Keith Code CSS October (10/27-10/28, RACE) - 2009 TBD

[madmatt]

was there on Friday. cornerworking in 2. soooooo windy. 1 small student crash towards the end of the day, no biggie.

all in all, was fun.

[MetalDuc]

ok kids, tell us how it went   

Ok well I am am working on a write up and damn am I a blow hard (no not that kind). I don't want to leave anybody in suspense though so here it is in a nut shell. CSS is a very well organized and run school which meets every need you can think of. Students are well taken care of both physically and mentally with food, drink encouragement and friendliness.

The class sessions largely reflect the information contained in Keith's books Twist I/II. As good as the books are it comes across much better in person and you have the ability to give and receive live feedback about the concepts and techniques.

If you have some riding experience under your belt you may wonder what you are getting out of this after the first couple of sessions on the track. It seems to be stuff you already know. By the end of the day though you have processed the fundamentals of riding, practiced applying it on the track made improvements and gotten both faster and smoother.

My slowest lap was 2:29.12 in session 1 and my fastest was 1:54.54 in session 5. Throwing out the erroneous times in each session my average lap times per session were:

Session 1 - 2:18.4

Session 2 - 2:10.5

Session 3 - 2:04.1

Session 4 - 2:02.9

Session 5 - 1:58.9

The times speak for themselves, marked improvement each time out. All while getting smoother, more relaxed and most importantly more in control. Not bad for the first time ever on a track.

I was even taking it easy in Sessions 4 & 5!!!

As said before this is a *HIGHLY* recommended course 

[MetalDuc]

Oh yeah, a couple of more things. The weather was just about perfect. Durring the peak heat of the day it was just into the hot range but by no means unbearable. Still had to keep on top of hydration and electrolytes but it was very nice not to have to worry about actually feeling cooked.

There were couple of crashes in my group durring different sessions. Both were by people on their own bike (ridden to the event) who happened to come together. Both were most likely cold tire crashes and pretty minor with no injuries. Bothh were able to keep riding for the rest of the day. I am actually surprised that none of the staff made a comment to people riding their own bikes to be cautious of their tires cooling between sessions. The provided bikes were in contineous use so it was less of a factor.

Just something to keep in mind if you are taking your own bike. Give it a lap or two to get the tires warm.

[MetalDuc]

Time to start looking at the next round of CSS. First post updated accordingly, so let's hear it if you are interested 

[sqweak]

Quite a few of us are going to be out of the country on 9/20

How bout 10/11?  I'm down for l2.  Did you kids sign up already?

[MetalDuc]

Not yet, but I wanted to get some advance notice going for this very reason. A Level 2 Day in October works just as well for us

[gm2]

Quite a few of us are going to be out of the country on 9/20

yeah, about that.. you(r wife) will get an email today.  maybe you won't be.  we won't be anyway, with very good reason.

[joekarati]

I'm down for L2 and my schedule is (so far) flexible.

[SteveG]

L2, yep! By then this project will be history and I'll be able to sneak away for a change... Which day should we do this?

[hydra]

hey folks, i think i'm going to sign up for L1 in sept. (can't wait that long to go)
but maybe i can do L2 in oct to catch up with y'all 

did most of you use their zx-6's?
and if you bring your own, do you have to use water in your radiator?

[MetalDuc]

hey folks, i think i'm going to sign up for the in sept. (can't wait that long to go)

did most of you use their zx-6's?
and if you bring your own, do you have to use water in your radiator?

I rode theirs as I think the others did so I don't know about the tech inspection. There may be some info on the website. They seemed to be pretty lax about bikes and gear though.

Just remember your tires will probably get cold between sessions so take it easy for a lap or two each time you get out there.

[gm2]

and if you bring your own, do you have to use water in your radiator?

you mean WaterWetter?  no, you don't.

but water in your radiator is a pretty good idea.   

[sqweak]

yeah, about that.. you(r wife) will get an email today.  maybe you won't be.  we won't be anyway, with very good reason.

just heard, sorry

I still vote for Oct.

[hydra]

you mean WaterWetter?  no, you don't.

but water in your radiator is a pretty good idea.   

 

yeah i didn't know what it was called.

[uclabiker06]

I'll probably be signing up for L1 on 9/21.  Does anyone know if there is a deposit required in addition to the $650 fee if you use one of there ninjas?  I would think that there is just in case you drop one of their bikes.