If you can ride same road and track it makes sense. I find the only time I really go wrong is when stopping or starting, especially going into fuel stations when I am concentrating on avoiding spills and manhole covers. Took me about 5 to 6 rides to get to grips with it. The tip I had and works well for me is to have your foot in the right place before, not just 'when' you are changing gear. I.e. if driving and accelerating, I leave my foot hovering above or below (depending on bike) then just knock the next gear in the direction my foot is point, so to speak. Same when braking.
I rang CSS today and spoke to Wendy, the dates for next year have just gone up, there is a discount for any courses booked before Dec 31st.
Yeah just booked my Level 1 and 2 for £760 it's a decent saving if you're intent on doing more than one...
I notice quite a few replies advise how to get heat into your tyres in response to you question about scrubbing in. Is that what you meant or did you mean how to handle it when you have a pair of brand new tyres?
Give yourself the best chance of a good/safe day out by understanding and setting up your suspension properly. It is even more critical on a race bike. If done properly it will have a massive impact on your performance and confidence. Weigh yourself suited and booted, go to a race shop and £50 later you should be good to go. After that simply adjust tyre pressures up/down for ambient conditions.
I'm in Almeria with CSS in Dec. They have two days tuition on the Andalucia Circuit on the 12/13th and then two days of track days on the Almeria Circuit (same complex) on the 15/16th, and you can pick and choose which to do I'm doing Level4 again on the 13th, and then two days track on the 15/16th. They're taking my bike for me, but I have to book my own flights, hire car and hotels. Bizzarly, the rtn flights from Bristol are £36 inc taxes, which is less than half of what it costs me to park my car at the airport for the duration ! I believe they still have slots if you fancied some winter sun and coaching in the dry (hopefully)
That's a good tip, I'll remember that My road bike (Honda Africa Twin) is so different to my track/race bike that it's pretty easy to remember the gears are different. I'd definitely struggle if I tried to ride a Sports bike with Road shift now. The only times I got it wrong going to race shift on the track was at first I'd have a couple of moments where I'd barrel into a corner and find myself trying to drive out in 6th instead of 2nd. I only tried to go down instead of up once, never again
Sounds like a good deal, and £36 flights!! my other half is from Granada so am over in Andalucia every few months but sadly no track days yet, but I'm gonna put off trackdays there until next year as spent far too much on bits for my new to me GSXR that I've bought for mainly track use...apparently I also need to start saving for a wedding rather than buying "silly" things for my bike.... I did try to tell her that Calipers and rearsets are not silly! a bit blingy yes but very functional and of course they only cost me a "couple" of hundred quid :wink: I am looking forward to the CSS school a lot though as really feel that after 6 odd trackdays I could do with some proper coaching to learn properly...
