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| Originally Posted by sye73 I also attended a CSS day at Silverstone recently.
On a personal level, I actually found it quite difficult to translate what I'd learnt in the classroom onto the track. The evironments are very different places and inevitably more things are 'going on' out on the circuit to take away your concentration.
The only slight critisism I had of the day is that when I booked, I had in my mind that I was actually going to be riding around Silverstone. In reality it was a part of Silverstone that I not only felt was too small, but also had poor surfaces in some areas.
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I felt the same way on both points, to some extent. The "quick turn" drill I found particularly hard to actively do on track - expecially when still trying to think about getting the entry speed, throttle control and turn in points drill from previous sessions. However, the relaxation drill, which was next, helped a lot on the next two sessions and then I could think a bit more about quick turning.
The Silverstone Stowe circuit (I think it's called) is a bit Mickey Mouse with loads of left handers. However, I wasn't too bothered by it. Firstly I need the left hand turn practice, but also I wasn't bother about riding quickly, just practicing the drills. This track I think was fine for Level 1. If/When I do Level Two, I think I'll try for a different track though.