Typical school day & Curriculum
The amount of material covered is equivalent to about a 4 credit hour and 14 week college course. Some of the topics covered are,
- Basic race lines
- Alternative & advanced race lines
- Proper overall gearing
- Proper shifting techniques
- How to prevent "False Naturals"
- How not to crash from a False Natural
- Selecting the proper gear for the turns
- Throttle control
- Proper and effective body position and the true science behind it
- Increasing entry speed
- What to look for and why to walk the track
- Proper steering techniques (hint not "counter steering")
- Crash avoidance
- Handlebar feedback and how to interpret it
- Analyzing your cornering
- Aggressive braking
- Trail braking
- Visual reference points, how and why to use them
- All the racing protocols the race sanctioning bodies want you to know
Typical school day,
- check-in at 07:00AM
- 07:15AM tech inspection
- 08:00AM first meeting with instructors and students on hot pit road
- 08:15AM first live track session
- refreshments and snacks provided in classroom
- pens and paper provided
- "Introduction to Motorcycle Roadracing" provided
- "Mock" race at end of day