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Title: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: silentbob on February 05, 2009, 10:43:30 PM I have room in the truck. Anyone else going?
Title: Re: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: madmatt on February 06, 2009, 04:12:49 PM Reg or Jason?
Title: Re: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: silentbob on February 06, 2009, 04:25:20 PM Title: Re: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: madmatt on February 06, 2009, 06:57:44 PM ahhh...Reg's class wasn't my cup of tea. Enjoy!
Title: Re: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: silentbob on February 06, 2009, 08:40:38 PM ahhh...Reg's class wasn't my cup of tea. Enjoy! What's it like? Title: Re: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: derby on February 06, 2009, 11:28:05 PM What's it like? everybody i've talked to says that reg's class is more street oriented. Title: Re: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: lawbreaker on February 07, 2009, 07:47:49 AM everybody i've talked to says that reg's class is more street oriented. ...That being said, would you recommend it to a mostly street rider looking to go to the track in the very near future? Title: Re: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: madmatt on February 07, 2009, 09:54:53 AM What's it like? My main complaint was the fact that all Reg really likes to do is ramble, about himself. Think war stories. His 'course' doesn't offer a curriculum (especially compared to California Superbike School). Towards the middle of the day, I skipped the 'lecture' and just used it like a regular track day - only more expensive. That said, IMO there is no such thing as bad track time. Lastly, I recommend taking a host of different courses. that way you can get a host of different 'opinions' about best practices. They vary widely. Once you have all of the information, you can pick and choose what works best for you. I did walk away with a very important piece of information regarding race lines that I would never have without my experience at CLASS. The rest went into the trash. Title: Re: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: DesmoCleaner on February 08, 2009, 05:45:42 PM I have room in the truck. Anyone else going? streets is kinda of boring. I probably do WSIR sometime this yr. Idk if the drive is worth for sow. Title: Re: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: DesmoCleaner on February 08, 2009, 05:46:39 PM My main complaint was the fact that all Reg really likes to do is ramble, about himself. Think war stories. His 'course' doesn't offer a curriculum (especially compared to California Superbike School). Towards the middle of the day, I skipped the 'lecture' and just used it like a regular track day - only more expensive. That said, IMO there is no such thing as bad track time. Lastly, I recommend taking a host of different courses. that way you can get a host of different 'opinions' about best practices. They vary widely. Once you have all of the information, you can pick and choose what works best for you. I did walk away with a very important piece of information regarding race lines that I would never have without my experience at CLASS. The rest went into the trash. you noticed my bike is in front of yours? Title: Re: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: madmatt on February 08, 2009, 06:34:32 PM you noticed my bike is in front of yours? Too funny. Hopefully I'll see you out there again. Title: Re: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: gm2 on February 09, 2009, 12:15:43 PM My main complaint was the fact that all Reg really likes to do is ramble, about himself. Think war stories. His 'course' doesn't offer a curriculum (especially compared to California Superbike School). Towards the middle of the day, I skipped the 'lecture' and just used it like a regular track day - only more expensive. That said, IMO there is no such thing as bad track time. Lastly, I recommend taking a host of different courses. that way you can get a host of different 'opinions' about best practices. They vary widely. Once you have all of the information, you can pick and choose what works best for you. I did walk away with a very important piece of information regarding race lines that I would never have without my experience at CLASS. The rest went into the trash. i agree with all of that. that said, ..... ...That being said, would you recommend it to a mostly street rider looking to go to the track in the very near future? esp when you have the option of first going to CSS: no. Title: Re: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: DesmoCleaner on February 09, 2009, 04:59:56 PM Too funny. Hopefully I'll see you out there again. I think this was the session were I passed 3 bikes coming into turn 3 at WSIR. That was my first time on WSIR. Title: Re: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: madmatt on February 09, 2009, 05:04:37 PM I think this was the session were I passed 3 bikes coming into turn 3 at WSIR. That was my first time on WSIR. Congrats? Title: Re: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: DesmoCleaner on February 09, 2009, 05:33:31 PM Congrats? yeah I had my jollies going for sure. It was definitely worth the 125 for the track day. Title: Re: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: gm2 on February 10, 2009, 02:02:30 PM yeah I had my jollies going for sure. It was definitely worth the 125 for the track day. mm, maybe you missed the tone there. Title: Re: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: joekarati on February 10, 2009, 09:51:46 PM A lot of folks on this Board seem to favor the CSS, including me. I value my $ to the extreme, I also teach and this was/ is an excellent class and priceless IMO. Can't say I've heard that about the 'other' guys class in terms of structure and value.
Gm2 said it before, if you ride a motorbike, even if you never ride track again, CSS is a must...I kick myself for waiting as long as I did (2yrs.) to sign up. Title: Re: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: silentbob on March 28, 2009, 08:37:51 AM Here is a summary of the CLASS trackday.
1. No flags. 2. No corner workers. 3. No crash truck. 4. Lecture on NOT counter steering. 5. Lecture on body steering. 6. Lecture on NOT late apexing. It rained out and I ended up crashing mid day. I had a dislocated shoulder, a bike stuck in gear, and i had to push it off of a hot track while dodging other riders. Title: Re: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: gm2 on March 30, 2009, 08:28:10 AM jesus! really sorry to hear that. >:( :(
i've used the term 'irresponsible' more than once in relation to Reg's school... when you heal up, go to CSS. i think you'll have an extra appreciation for it. take care. Title: Re: Pridmore class at streets of willow 3/2 Post by: gm2 on March 30, 2009, 08:37:17 AM fwiw: yesterday at CSS during one of the sessions 2 guys ran off track. course control red flagged the whole session, pulled everyone in and from across the track you could hear him yelling at them about settle down, this is not a race, you're out there to do specific drills not pass eachother, etc etc. they take safety there very seriously.
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