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What is being taught during a 2Fast one-day performance riding school by some of the best motorcycle riders in the Northwest? Read on and see what participation in our school is all about… Getting Started: Complimentary Track Ride-Around After registration, and from 7:40am to 8:10am, 2Fast provides students and first time track day attendees with an introductory ride around of the track in vehicles (not motorcycles). We not only give riders a quick preview of the track, we also give a brief corner-by-corner analysis of the recommended lines around the circuit. 2Fast asks that everyone have completed tech inspection and registration by 7:30am if they wish to participate in the ride-around. Mandatory Rider Meeting for All Trackday and School Participants: From roughly 8:15am to approximately 8:40am, we gather everyone – students, staff, instructors, and track day riders not in our schools - for a briefing. During this briefing, 2Fast covers details important to both students and non-students:
Then, at 8:40am we depart the rider meeting: students head to the teaching area for a school orientation while Expert session riders (fastest group) prepare to hit the track at 9:00am sharp. Performance School Orientation for Students: From approximately 8:45am until 9am, 2Fast students go through an additional briefing in our classroom. We use this time between the rider meeting and our first on-track session to cover critical details we don’t want to spend time on during our classroom and on-track sessions. Some of these details are:
We also discuss the issue of “time management” in our orientation: every student is expected to hustle off of the track at the end of each session, park their bike, remove helmet and gloves, and get back to the classroom as quickly as they can. Each new class segment begins roughly 2 minutes after an on-track session has finished – so there’s very little time to waste. Therefore, we ask students and instructors to hustle onto the track - and off - with each new session so that we can maximize our teaching time. Session One: Body Positioning Utilizing the Lean Machine At 9am, and as our first group of riders (Expert) hits the track for a twenty minute session, the 2Fast classroom teaches the following to students (Relaxed Level 100 and Intermediate Level 200 both):
At 9:20am, the classroom session ends, and Intermediate Level 200 riders (students and non-students both) hit the track for their first 20 minute session. During this on-track session for Intermediate Level 200 riders, course marshals accompany the riders onto the track and ride within the session to ensure that rules are followed. 2Fast has little tolerance for unsafe riding and people who think track days are race days: therefore we enforce rules to ensure a level of safety is maintained for all participants. With the Intermediate Level 200 riders now out onto the track (9:20am – 9:40am), the Relaxed Level 100 students remain in the 2Fast classroom for additional time to discuss questions and go over the teachings of the session. 2Fast refers to these twenty minute segments as our "Q&A Period." While Level 200 students are on the track practicing what they learned in class, Level 100 students remain in the classroom for an additional 20 minute Q&A period. Then, upon the time the Intermediate Level 200 on-track session ends, Relaxed Level 100 students hit the track (9:40am – 10am) for their own on-track session while Level 200 students come back to the class (hustle back!) for their own 20 minute Q&A period. This classroom/on-track/Q&A format will repeat itself with each session throughout the day. Again, we will be timing our sessions and starting each session quickly and promptly – so students are asked to waste no time between on-track sessions and making it back to the classroom. Our goal is to give students the greatest amount of teaching time possible: therefore, we ask for everyone's cooperation in hustling back to the classroom promptly. Session Two: The Turn 9 Experience From 10am until 10:20am, our Expert Level 300 riders go back onto the track for their second session. Most Level 300 riders have a good grasp of proper body positioning, while others do not. Students of the Performance School depart the classroom and head directly to the inside of Turn 9 where Mark and Brian will point out the good and bad habits of our Level 300 riders and instructors during their on-track session. An opportunity to view riders this close is a rare treat you won't forget, and ties together the points taught in Session One using the Lean Machine. 10:20am – 10:40am: Intermediate Level 200 Students Go onto Track, Relaxed Level 100 Students Remain for Q&A. 10:40am – 11am: Relaxed Level 100 Students Go onto Track, Intermediate Level 200 Student Return to Classroom for Debriefing. Session Three: Welcome to the Lean Machine From 11am until 11:20am, students now take their own turns aboard the Lean Machine. The Lean Machine is a teaching tool that 2Fast designed and custom built for our schools which can be seen on our Home page. No other school in the country has this tool! During this session, we ask students to climb on the Lean Machine for student-by-student analysis of their body positioning while cornering. Brian and Mark will work with students offering feedback and constructive critique regarding the subtleties between arms and body, legs and feet, shoulders and torso, and finally head and eyes. Session Four: Mid-Day Break (No Classroom Session) From 12:00 noon to 12:20pm, we offer this break for those that need or want a little rest, want to hang out with their friends for a bit, grab a bite to eat, etc. We do not stop our on-track sessions for lunch... we ride all day long! New for 2006: 2Fast will be serving lunch for our guests! Session Five: Braking Techniques From 1pm to 1:20pm, students are now becoming familiar with the track, the lines around the track, and the improvements in body positioning that we have been illustrating for them. We now move to a discussion on proper braking techniques.
Session Six: Throttle & Acceleration Techniques From 2pm until 2:20pm, we next discuss one of the most abused and misused controls on a bike:
Session Seven: Panic Control and What to Do When Things Go Wrong From 3 pm until 3:20 pm, the 2Fast classroom discusses panic control and managing fear in its final session of the day:
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