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robbosliding

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California Superbike School
« on: June 02, 2011, 10:49:17 PM »

Following on from my earlier thread "riding like a fanny" my riding is coming back on form again. The focus of what I'm doing wrong has led me to think that after probably somewhere in the region of 50 track days over ten years, maybe more than that, I should be much quicker than I am. I not kidding myself that I'm ever going to be in the racer catergory but I should be lapping around my local circuit 10 seconds quicker than I am doing. I think I am programmed to ride the lines, entry, apex and exit, braking points, gear shifts etc etc, basically doing things not quite right all of the time. I have booked a day at the California Superbike School in a bid to rid myself of demons, learn new techniques and hopefully come out the other end smoother, quicker and a better rider. Can anyone post what I am likely to achieve at level 1 and would they recommend booking the next levels now as to avoid booking delays? Thumbs up or down on these training days?
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bond_yzf

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Re: California Superbike School
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2011, 05:02:58 PM »

ive just done level 1 mate, they basically strip your riding back to basics ie throttle control,relaxing on the bike,turn points etc ive got level 2 on the 16th of this month which is more to do vision etc

half way on level 1 i was lapping a lot faster than i was at the start of the day, level 1 sounds so basic but trust me it works.

as for booking 2 levels at the same time i suppose thats down to how fast you can learn level 1 ive been out as much as poss to pratice level 1 stuff before i do level 2 in 2 weeks time.

word of advice buy twist of the wrist 2 dvd or book full of very useful stuff
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Re: California Superbike School
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2011, 05:43:14 PM »

Dont know what its like these days, but when I did level 1 in 2003, (not 2001 as I said in my other post), It was Andy Ibbott who ran the whole  show. I used my own bike (CBR600) but I think you can hire them. The instructors all had R6's. The day was split up into alternate classroom and track sessions with 2 to 1 pupil instructor ratio. Each classroom session explained a technique which you then tried out on track with the instructor following. I think it was about 20mins for each alternate session

The group varied between complete novices and experienced track day riders/racers. We were split into sub groups accordingly

The first thing we did was a steering exercise to show that we understood the basics of steering a bike. We then had to ride on track in 4th gear with no brakes for the first session. Later sessions were less restrictive, but they try to get you to develop an appreciation of speed and smooth riding without relying on brakes to correct your speed.

As Bond says, it basically teaches the methods you'll find in Twist of The Wrist by Keith Code, which I bought afterwards (Book 2 is better and easier to follow than Book1).

I personally probably won't ever go for level 2 etc, mainly because I only do about 1 or 2 trackdays a year  and can't really justify the cost. But looking at your history of riding I'm sure you'll find it worth it if your wallet can stand it  :shock:

Did I get anything out of it? I certainly did, but as I have said I was more or less a complete novice with no previous experience of riding on the track. I managed to ride a lot faster than I had ever done on the road and my confidence was boosted enormously, especially in the corners (which is what the school is all about) :icon_thumleft:

I personally wouldn't book any more levels just yet, but wait till you see how you get on with level 1 first and whether you are happy with their methods of instruction

Let us know how you get on  :icon_thumleft:
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Re: California Superbike School
« Reply #3 on: June 03, 2011, 11:34:38 PM »

My wife and i have booked level 1 also for the 16th of this month, so we will see how we get on.
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Re: California Superbike School
« Reply #4 on: June 04, 2011, 10:31:38 AM »

Let me know if you cancel, that was the date I wanted!!!
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bond_yzf

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Re: California Superbike School
« Reply #5 on: June 04, 2011, 10:31:59 AM »

cool ill be on a rc8 redbull rep gimme a shout on the 16th
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Re: California Superbike School
« Reply #6 on: June 12, 2011, 11:01:57 PM »

Hey guys, enjoy the School, I did level 4 back in April, that is the level that is built around what you want to do.  As an added bonus I had Keith Code sign the back of my certificate  :-P
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Re: California Superbike School
« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2011, 10:29:31 AM »

My wife and i have booked level 1 also for the 16th of this month, so we will see how we get on.

how did you get on buddy ?
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