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[neilkeogh]

I am/would be a complete track day virgin (whahey!)
But I would be interested in a 1 or 2 day course with whoever just as long as I learn something and that it is done at a pace I could keep with, you hear so many bad tales of people like myself been left behind somewhat and that the track speeds are beyond them.
I don't mind going fast at all it's just that i don't fancy binning my pride and joy trying to keep up.
The above probably sounds a bit girly to most of you guys and gals, but hey, I don't mind being honest and kidding myself, your comments would be appreciated.

[JPM]

Originally posted by weeksy
John, could we get some sort of breakdown on what's taught on a day to day basis from Andy ??? It seems so bloody secretive.....

All i wanna know is, one day 1 i do This, that, that and that.... i can then decide from there.....

All we seem to hear from people is, yeah it's great, go and do it.... i know it's great... i wanna know why before throwing a chunk of next years race budget at it.

Get twist of the wrist 1 and 2... breaks it down in there, but nowhere near as good as sitting in a classroom, being told what to do and why, and then going and doing it

[dickieducati]

Originally posted by neilkeogh
I am/would be a complete track day virgin (whahey!)
But I would be interested in a 1 or 2 day course with whoever just as long as I learn something and that it is done at a pace I could keep with, you hear so many bad tales of people like myself been left behind somewhat and that the track speeds are beyond them.
I don't mind going fast at all it's just that i don't fancy binning my pride and joy trying to keep up.
The above probably sounds a bit girly to most of you guys and gals, but hey, I don't mind being honest and kidding myself, your comments would be appreciated.

do the CSS. you wont regret it the spped is built up throughout the day and there is no way you will either be left behind or presurised to go faster than you want. it is a school first and foremost not a trackday. the first session of the day starts with one gear and no brackes so it starts off at a steady pace. you concetrate on learning how to ride properly not on going fast initially

[TopiToo]

Hello

I would be intrested in either one or two day course, just out of intrest if it were to be a two day course would they be consecutive days?

Also being a novice, was wondering if the days were a few days apart would help to take on board every thing learnt on day one. or maybe thats not how it works.

regards

TopiToo

[dickieducati]

if you do 2 days they are most likely to be consecutive days.

i did levels 1 and 2 on consecutive days and thought it was great. it is tiring though but it gave me the chance to really push home some of the level 1 stuss on the second day still

[JPM]

TT,

Usually 2 day courses are just that 2 days back to back, the classroom exercises are at a good pace, and I doubt you would feel that you weren't taking something in, so the second day would IMO help cement what you have already learnt, and moves the bar up further

You could argue that if you left it a week or more what you have learnt wouldn't be fresh in your mind

[yeti]

I have had it confirmed from CSS thst they will give us a 10% discount on any of their courses next year prvided we have at least ten members attending. I am going to stick my neck out and suggest we try to go for levels 1 & 2 on consecutive days in March or April that way we get the rest of the season to practice the skills with a view to doing 3 and 4 later in the year.

Based upon the above, cost for the course only would be £574.20 plus of course a couple nights B&B. Bike hire is around the 200 quid mark for an R6, but don't see the point in that except maybe for the jocks to save them the long ride. If SERIOUSLY interested in this, U2U me and be prepared to chuck £100 deposit at CSS to hold your place and show your commitment.

Come on guys, money - mouth time.

[JPM]

Yeti,

Sounds promising, but I have done level 1, and a few others have too, so I would obviously want to go down the level 2 and 3 route...

[dickieducati]

they normally run levels 1-4 concurrently so you should be able to fit in somehow over 2 days. i will be doing level 4 at some stage but obviously need to know the exact dates.

[TP]

Originally posted by yeti
I have had it confirmed from CSS thst they will give us a 10% discount on any of their courses next year prvided we have at least ten members attending. I am going to stick my neck out and suggest we try to go for levels 1 & 2 on consecutive days in March or April that way we get the rest of the season to practice the skills with a view to doing 3 and 4 later in the year.

Based upon the above, cost for the course only would be £574.20 plus of course a couple nights B&B. Bike hire is around the 200 quid mark for an R6, but don't see the point in that except maybe for the jocks to save them the long ride. If SERIOUSLY interested in this, U2U me and be prepared to chuck £100 deposit at CSS to hold your place and show your commitment.

Come on guys, money - mouth time.

Yeti, I've already done 1 and 2 so I want to do 3 and 4. Dickie has already done them all and wants to do two days of 4 I suppose? It's a practice of all the other skills/your weaknesses really. I don't think it will really matter what levels we want to do because they do all of them in separate groups on the one day.

I'd prefer March too but I'm getting kinda lost here. Whereabouts are you thinking? Laguna Seca - Rockingham?

I would really prefer not to go back to Rocky, not because I crashed there but because I want to learn some other circuits.

I forgot to add, I don't have cash until the end of this month for this so it would have to wait until then. Buit I want to know when and where first.

[Edited on 5-11-2004 by tp-996]