has any one here lately taken the  racing corse?if so can u share ur experience

I took the California Superbike School back in '90...I still have the t-shirt.

Keith Code did the classroom instruction and I learned alot about countersteering and setting up the turns, and setting up for the turns.  Then he went over the track layout, the flags, what to do, and then let us all out to get our gear on and ride the bikes.  First was a couple of warm-up laps following one of the on-track instructors, and then we were basically let loose.  I pitted and chose a new '90 250 Ninja, as I was intimidated by the size of the 600.

Quote from: nick_villan on April 18, 2006, 10:17:17 AM
has any one here lately taken the  racing corse?if so can u share ur experience

Where are U from?  I took the FAST course (phase I) at Shannonville in Canada.  Awesome! Most fun on two wheels! 

Everyone should HAVE to take this course to get your licence.  They teach you how to corner, lean off the bike, look for the entry and exit points of the corner, throttle control in the corner, braking before the corner, ...

The first couple of sessions, you follow the instructor around the course and they show you the lines to take.  On these laps, I thought I was going about as fast as I could go - lap time about 1 minute 50 sec.  It is a fairly short course.  By the end of the day, most people were running lap times from 1 minute 7 to 17 sec.  Pros do it in about 53 sec. 

I am signed up this year for Phase I and II combined May 10 and 11.

im fro maimi florida and im interested in taking the corse on december. Do they lend you bikes or do you have to bring your own? im asuwming (sorry for the type errors im spanish) that the corse helps one develop skills that u can use on the road on a normal day?

check down in homestead, im told there are track days down there and some schools in held in seabring.  its alittle far for me to get and i dont even seem to have extra cash to do a trackday  (no leathers,tires, and cheapy helmet)

sweet thanks, didnt know they did it at homestead, i was hoping for moroso. hey are any of the schools better than others?

I am doing the pridmore star school the end of may

2 full days of track time

Do you think i need a lot of years of riding before i take the class or shold i just go ahead and take it so that i can learn more about motorcycles?

take it, just cause you will be taking the class doesnt mean you have to ride at a pro level. As long as you know the basics you will be fine, and come out with a way better understanding of riding.

ok sweet, good idea ill probably take it with my dad, hey do you have to bring ur own bike or do they usualy suply u with one, becuase i think it might be better to bring my own so that i get a better feal for my bike but im afraid of wreckeing it