It works!

[tsanterre]

The advanced class @ Penguin!

I was very excited to take the class (even though I could only attend 1 of the 2 days) before the national. I knew I needed the instruction and the 1 on 1 time would be more beneficial than me trying to "teach" myself alone out in practice. I ended up being able to break through the 'wall' that I had been hitting and shave over 3 seconds off of my PB lap time.

My previous personal best felt like I was riding as hard/fast as possible (flaht out).
After the advanced class, I dropped 3 seconds and felt like I was riding slower than before (IE - could mentally pick out places I knew I could easily gain time). Also, I actually feel safer out there now. I was previously blaming things like tires / suspension for either a crash or the bike acting abnormally, but after the class - I learned that those specific things happened because of my input (specifically giving bar-input late in the turn). Having a better feel for what your bike is doing is priceless.

The insight and help with trail-breaking was also super beneficial. So...thanks for the great instruction! I have tons of notes to get me through the rest of the season...

[CBR929RE]

1:25s I'm assuming?

[Doc]

Great to hear! Remember to take it again in a couple years too! Congrats!

[BrianC]

I'm looking forward to at least doing the 1 day advanced school one of these weekends... glad to hear it helped you out.

[union]

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I'm looking forward to at least doing the 1 day advanced school one of these weekends... glad to hear it helped you out.

Come do it the July weekend. Ill be there. Certainly worth the money. Just be prepared for your brain to explode with all the info Eric gives.

[tsanterre]

1:25s I'm assuming?

Actually my best laps were in practice - 26:8 and 27's...

Races were 27's and 28's - but consistent across the board.. which I was happy about.

The lap times obviously aren't what I want them to be - I'm shooting for consistent 25's this weekend - but my biggest gain was breaking through that barrier - and now actually knowing what to do to gain seconds.

I'm looking forward to at least doing the 1 day advanced school one of these weekends... glad to hear it helped you out.

Nice! Actually...wait... bump to AM then take it

[BrianC]

Nice! Actually...wait... bump to AM then take it

Nah... I want a bunch of hand-me-down trophies

[union]

Nah... I want a bunch of hand-me-down trophies

Dont be a cherry picker. Youre ready to race with us.

[BrianC]

Dont be a cherry picker. Youre ready to race with us.

I kid, I kid... I'll be am. for Aug.

[BrianC]

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Come do it the July weekend. Ill be there. Certainly worth the money. Just be prepared for your brain to explode with all the info Eric gives.

I'm still trying to save up for your old shock! Though, I can possibly make it happen if I skip paying rent next month

[union]

I'm still trying to save up for your old shock! Though, I can possibly make it happen if I skip paying rent next month

Its good enough to get you into the teens. At that time youll be racing with the front of the pack.

[CBR929RE]

I kid, I kid... I'll be am. for Aug.

can I join you?

[Woodcraft]

Thanks for all the great feedback. We work very hard to put together a program that helps you guys make these type of improvements. It's one of the things that feeds that addiction -making progress. It never ceases to amaze me how much to learn there really is. I still figure out new things every year....and my first race was in 1988!

The key to not "making your head explode" is a notebook. I try to talk to riders at all levels in the class, so there is a lot of information floating around. Take the information that we talk about, wirite anything down that seems like it might apply to you at your current level, and then pick the one or two things that you are going to focus on for the day. They'll be plenty of time to work on the other stuff on the list down the road.

I look forward to seeing you guys up there soon.