CSS at Laguna Seca - Dec 2005
 

... this has just been added to their schedule ..

http://www.superbikeschool.co.uk/uk/...date.php?id=43

after the pants 2004 I've had i may well book this as a 5 day break as my birthdays the 15th Dec ....

then i can crack on through the year with something special to look forward to ..

[Edited on 27-2-2005 by DIBBLE]

Nice one, I fancy having a bash at the corkscrew but it's a long way out for me yet.

When we get closer to the date ....

Hi Guys,

It may be much cheaper to put your own travel package together and book the CSS days direct with the US site.

I have done this before and I used to live in california, so I might be able to give you some advise..

Rob

If I have a good year I might even be there myself

[Edited on 28-2-2005 by electricsheep]

I've booked Silverstone CSS. If only I'd known....

(Ha ha some hope. I'm lucky to get a two day pass as it is....)

I have always wanted to do laguna seca, but I will have to leave to later in the year as I may well be broke if I keep damaging the monster, and annette needs another car.

dave

Rob I understand where you are coming from but probably minimal difference as the £1300 quoted by CSS UK is for the 2 day camp, not just 2 trackdays, the CSS US site quotes $2000 for the same 2 day camp ... so much the muchness, i did take a peek at the US site before talking to Andy ibbott.

Laguna is a great track, you'll have a great time. I can also give some recommendations on the local donut shops if you like.;)

Laguna is my bestest track in the whole wide World!

You can book with the USA team on www.superbikeschool.com or with us and to be fair the US dollar is soo good for us at the moment you'd get a better deal going direct.

Our price (UK GBP) also reflects the fact we have a hold on 5 slots which are as rare as hen's teeth and we can make all the arrangements for you from flights to hotels as well as the School.

We do send out a UK instructor too to 'hold ya hand' and get you to and from the track and hotel, even airport if ya want.

Finally, the circuit is being resurfaced in the places and the run off moved to a proper GP level! At Last!

Andy

oh god this is sooo tempting...... :(

I need a sugar daddy....

Freak...

book this for Lily ... call it her xmas present, and while you are at it book yourself on as well ....

you KNOW you want to .....

:frog:

Andy,

Can you give any more info on the Laguna dates? what's the script etc, I'm guessing it's the same as UK CSS, do they have helmets and leathers also? or do you need to take your own? I'd prefer to take my own, but the whole airport weight allowance thing would be a 'mare.

Plus I would probably want to go for at least a week, and do the dates at the end, once I've got over the whole jet lag thing.

no no no ... do the dates at the beginning ... otherwise i cant have my birthday out there on the 15th .......


he's coming round to the idea Lil ....

coming round to it.... bit late for that!! he was on about it yesterday!!!

you know what he is like if there is money to be spent he's your man!!!

surprised at the comments above though, would have just assumed he would get new leathers and lid when he was there :P

That would be a top idea!! :eureka:

But I'd have to leave them there.... again the whole weight thing, I was surprised my leathers went on straight away at the weekend, as they usually shrink over winter ;)

fat git .... ;)

mine havent so much shrunk, more like some pygmy has been in my storage cupboard and swapped mine for his .....

:flame:

you were naked underneath :P

If its scheduled flights then the weight thing should not be too much of an issue and you can take your lid as hand luggage. not like you need many other clothes as you can buy them there :)

Hi Guys,

A kit bag weighs in around 22kgs with lid for us at the Schools, the limit is 32kgs. You can hire riding stuff from them but....

I would take your own!

Andy

Dibble

If you are finding out about this both from booking through CSS UK and US ption can you post up or u2u details.

preference would be to do own travel/accomm etc and make it a few weeks with CSS towards end of first week...

I would also recomend taking your own kit, you will be much more comfortable. I did this a couple of years ago, just get a bit kit bag and you will be fine

ES... anything else you can recommend with this?

For the US schedule and pricing just follow the link on the CSS UK site. I will also try and find some info on the hotel and car hire that I used.

A few trips.
The most important is do it. Laguna is an awesome track :)

Tips

Check flights to San Francisco, Oakland and San Jose as they are all fairly close together. So you can fly into any of them

You are probably going to need to drive. It's cheaper to sort the hire car out in the UK (on the web) as they will include the insurance

Spend a couple of days in San Francisco is you can it's a great city.

Take you own gear, and travel light with rest of your stuff

hmmm $1200 for the two days at current exchange rate... is say £700??

got to be worth booking at that price!!

actually closer to 630 now i have checked...!:o

[Edited on 1-3-2005 by Lily]

ES

we were in SF last year and enjoyed it. Freak has been to Laguna to watch before, but not track day so should be ok.

What are the bikes like? I don't have much experience on IL4 (not much experience full stop tbh) so that is probably my biggest apprehension about doing it.

How much extra for flights, accomodation and a hire car?

I would LOVE to do Laguna Seca!

Riding a small inline 4 is a bit like tap-dancing with a bunch of angry wasps buzzing around your head :D

:lol: :P

Flight vary, but I would guess between £500 and £600
I have never paid over £600 London to San Francisco. About £30 per day for pre booked hire car.
I would budget $80 to $100 per night for hotels in monterey and $100 to $150 per night for hotels in San Francisco.
The hotel rate is for the room, so much cheaper if you are sharing. Food is cheap

Another tip, use US websites to find hotels, then book direct with the hotel it's much cheaper

Early December should be low season, so there may be some good deals around

Flights can be as little £300, The most I have paid from LHR to SFO is £329. Same as all flights, the earlier you book the cheaper it is... I'm keen to do this one too as the circuit would have been tweaked.

As Kenny Pryde from Superbike said of Laguna's Corkscrew:

"If you think I'm riding down there, you are very much mistaken!"
:bouncy:

Make sure you take a couple of extra pair of underwear as you'll need them after the first couple of times through the cork screw. I know I did.

Andy,

Stop it ... lol .. u in the office tomorrow ????

Yes, from about 11am

cool, will call u ....

I think that I am just going to book myself a place and work out how to pay for it later :D

well i'm booking it and hoping i meet the targets required to have it paid for ... :(

rob, want a chat tomorrow ??

Sure, I will U2U my work number

Hmmmmm.....

Well my daughter is getting married in August, so money's too tight to mention (there's a song in there somewhere), but...I'm also 50 this year and Laguna Seca is on my lifetimes 'to do' list. Mrs Jools keeps asking me whether I want to go anywhere special for my birthday, and I don't think she means Spearmint Rhino...so I feel a plan of wheedling coming on.

Andy is right about flights though, at one stage a year or so ago I was flying to and from SF every 6 weeks. Now I only go every 6 months because our company has got stingy on travel. That means flying economy as well, and the most expensive flight I've had was about £350. The cheapest was £159 which is rdiculously cheap for a 12,000 mile round trip.

I've used all my air miles, previously earned in business class, on upgrades as well so I've had to actually take a few economy flights daaahhhhlings. I have to say that in the see-saw competition between BA and Virgin, BA are currently tops with me - they have just a bit more legroom which makes the difference between my little legs hitting the seat in front and, well, not hitting it.

The only thing that I've found is that flights around this time of year get absolutely rammed with people travelling for Christmas, so real cheap flights are less likely and you're always gonna be cramped on the flight.