DaveInTransit
Member
Hello all.
Since this is the member feedback section, I thought that I would offer some feedback.
I attended the Advanced Training Program at NC bike today. AJ and EZ were our instructors. AJ was with me all day as I fumbled around the track pretending that I knew how to ride...
BLUF, this was the best $400ish that I've ever spent on motorcycling. I am the type of person that enjoys learning things on my own. I can't tell you how many hours I have spent scouring YouTube looking for instructional videos (Nick Ienatsch, Sylvain Guintoli, Gordon Ramsay) and watching MotoAmerica, MotoGP and so on. I thought that I was a decent rider and that I could maintain a pretty solid pace. Turns out that I was riding quite inefficiently and with a much higher level of risk than I could have been, all along. I took some GoPro footage of my riding at CMP on the 23rd of April and as hard as I tried there, I was still crossed up and not trail braking to any extent that I could be proud of. Upon noticing this, and being less stubborn than the younger version of myself, I decided to seek formal education (of which I've never had any when it comes to motorcycling). I found ATP and decided to give it a shot.
I was one on one with AJ all day and holy moly did I learn a lot. Without laying out the whole training, I'll say that I'm braking WAAAAAAAAY deeper, not just for the sake of braking late, but to put the bike in the right spot on the track to exit the turn, and for the first time my legs and core actually feel worked. I'm not ready to take a run at Cameron Beaubier, but my hips are more open, my shoulders are mostly pointed where they're supposed to be and my head is actually off of the centerline rather than just having an ass cheek hanging off with my head centered and a knee on the ground and damn it feels so much better when you get it right. I still have a ton to learn, and need to work to implement what I learned today and I'll continue to do so at various track days.
I'll return to the ATP when I feel confident that I've implemented today's lessons and continue to build on this foundation.
TLDR?
Yeah, it's pricy on paper but it's money very well spent.
Since this is the member feedback section, I thought that I would offer some feedback.
I attended the Advanced Training Program at NC bike today. AJ and EZ were our instructors. AJ was with me all day as I fumbled around the track pretending that I knew how to ride...
BLUF, this was the best $400ish that I've ever spent on motorcycling. I am the type of person that enjoys learning things on my own. I can't tell you how many hours I have spent scouring YouTube looking for instructional videos (Nick Ienatsch, Sylvain Guintoli, Gordon Ramsay) and watching MotoAmerica, MotoGP and so on. I thought that I was a decent rider and that I could maintain a pretty solid pace. Turns out that I was riding quite inefficiently and with a much higher level of risk than I could have been, all along. I took some GoPro footage of my riding at CMP on the 23rd of April and as hard as I tried there, I was still crossed up and not trail braking to any extent that I could be proud of. Upon noticing this, and being less stubborn than the younger version of myself, I decided to seek formal education (of which I've never had any when it comes to motorcycling). I found ATP and decided to give it a shot.
I was one on one with AJ all day and holy moly did I learn a lot. Without laying out the whole training, I'll say that I'm braking WAAAAAAAAY deeper, not just for the sake of braking late, but to put the bike in the right spot on the track to exit the turn, and for the first time my legs and core actually feel worked. I'm not ready to take a run at Cameron Beaubier, but my hips are more open, my shoulders are mostly pointed where they're supposed to be and my head is actually off of the centerline rather than just having an ass cheek hanging off with my head centered and a knee on the ground and damn it feels so much better when you get it right. I still have a ton to learn, and need to work to implement what I learned today and I'll continue to do so at various track days.
I'll return to the ATP when I feel confident that I've implemented today's lessons and continue to build on this foundation.
TLDR?
Yeah, it's pricy on paper but it's money very well spent.