CSS teams up with BMW

[DesmoDiva]

Just got the newsletter from California Superbike School with the 2010 schedule and HUGE announcement.

They will no longer be fielding Kawi 600s.....

Instead students will get the pleasure of riding the all new BMW S1000RR.  

"The NEWS is our recent partnership with BMW North America. What that means to you is that you will have the opportunity to ride the amazing new S1000RR at all of our school sessions."

 [moto]  

Schedule as follows:
  
March 2                Laguna Seca   all levels
March 3                Laguna Seca   all levels
March 15    Sears Point (Infineon Raceway)   all levels
March 16                Sears Point (Infineon Raceway)   all levels
March 20 & 21   Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Classic Course   2-Day Camp
March 25 & 26   Streets of Willow Springs   2-Day Camp
March 27                Streets of Willow Springs   all levels
March 28                Streets of Willow Springs   all levels
March 29 & 30   Code RACE Streets of Willow Springs   RACE
April 17 & 18         Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Classic Course   2-Day Camp
April 22 & 23   Streets of Willow Springs   2-Day Camp
April 24                Streets of Willow Springs   all levels
April 25                Streets of Willow Springs   all levels
May 10                Thunderbolt Raceway   all levels
May 11                Thunderbolt Raceway   all levels
May 12 & 13   Thunderbolt Raceway   2-Day Camp
May 14                Thunderbolt Raceway   all levels
May 17                Virginia International Raceway   all levels
May 18                Virginia International Raceway   all levels
May 19 & 20   Virginia International Raceway   2-Day Camp
June 4 & 5            Barber Motorsports Park   2-Day Camp
June 6                 Barber Motorsports Park   all levels
June 12                Streets of Willow Springs   all levels
June 13                Streets of Willow Springs   all levels
June 14 & 15   Streets of Willow Springs   2-Day Camp
June 29 & 30   Miller Motorsports Park   2-Day Camp
Aug 2               Thunderbolt Raceway   all levels
Aug 3               Thunderbolt Raceway   all levels
Aug 4 & 5            Thunderbolt Raceway   2-Day Camp
Aug 17               Virginia International Raceway*   all levels
Aug 18               Virginia International Raceway*   all levels
Aug 19 & 20   Virginia International Raceway*   2-Day Camp
Sept 6               Thunderbolt Raceway*   all levels
Sept 7               Thunderbolt Raceway*   all levels
Sept 8 & 9           Thunderbolt Raceway*   2-Day Camp
Sept 18               Streets of Willow Springs   all levels
Sept 19                Streets of Willow Springs   all levels
Sept 20 & 21   Streets of Willow Springs   2-Day Camp
Oct 7 & 8   Streets of Willow Springs   2-Day Camp
Oct 9                Streets of Willow Springs   all levels
Oct 10                Streets of Willow Springs   all levels
Oct 12                Sears Point (Infineon Raceway)   all levels
Oct 23                Streets of Willow Springs   all levels
Oct 24                Streets of Willow Springs   all levels
Oct 25 & 26   Code RACE Streets of Willow Springs   RACE
Oct 30 & 31   Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Classic Course   2-Day Camp
Nov 8 & 9     Sears Point (Infineon Raceway)   2-Day Camp
Nov 20 & 21   Las Vegas Motor Speedway - Infield Course   2-Day Camp

*Follows AMA races at that track
**To Be Announced Fall Laguna Seca Dates

[Cider]

Does it actually say no more Kawasakis?  What does a beginning track rider do with a 190hp bike?

[DesmoDiva]

Does it actually say no more Kawasakis?

Basically.  The website is already updated with the BMW colors (Blue, red and white).

Updated logo

What does a beginning track rider do with a 190hp bike?

Be gentle on the throttle....

Should be interesting to see how they work out.  

 

[desmoquattro]

What does a beginning track rider do with a 190hp bike?

[Cider]

 

[Speeddog]

Holy crap, S1000RR's at Streets of Willow?  

Are they 'throttle-by-wire'?
They could 'limit' 'em that way I spose.....

[Speeddog]

OK, 27 RR's and 4 F800's in the fleet.

http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=38803

A bit more research, the rr's are available with the race ABS and TC, as well as 4-mode power control.
So perhaps they won't be flying into the weeds as often as one might think.

[Raux]

OK, 27 RR's and 4 F800's in the fleet.

http://roadracingworld.com/news/article/?article=38803

A bit more research, the rr's are available with the race ABS and TC, as well as 4-mode power control.
So perhaps they won't be flying into the weeds as often as one might think.

ooo rode an F800... don't like. doesn't want to turn.

[gm2]

Does it actually say no more Kawasakis?  What does a beginning track rider do with a 190hp bike?

there are very few occasions @ CSS where you're given full gears.  the exact same thing could have been said about the kawis. 

it's not a go-fast school.  or at least it's not until you're really able to.

[Cider]

there are very few occasions @ CSS where you're given full gears.  the exact same thing could have been said about the kawis. 

Personally, I think it's kind of cool.  However, it does seem to fly in the face of traditional wisdom (e.g. learn faster on a slower bike, etc.).

In fact, I probably wouldn't have ever done a CSS school, but I might actually consider it just to get a day on the BMW.

[gm2]

indeed, i think it's something that will get even more students in the door.

i'm just sayin' that if you're hot-doggin' it/not doing the drill, you get yanked.  they have a specific curriculum and it's a very controlled environment.

[OT]

I'm still gonna bring my own bike 

[sbrguy]

when i went to the css school otehr guys there were saying that when they went around the track they couldn't get the bikes to rev over a certain amount something like 11k or so, it still had more but it was basically electronically limited to not go full bore.    one guy came back the next day and told us that on the kawa 600 there is a wire you can detach so that the bike really doesn't make much power over a certain rpm so that is how they are limitin it.

i can see them telling the bmw dealership to do the same thing. afterall the bmw have so many computers and such in them i'm sure if you wanted to limit it to 10k rpm or so you could easily do that. just move the fuel cutoff down.

it is pretty cool that they are using bmw though.