I finally made the move this past weekend and signed up for the N2 Race School at Pitt-Race. I've been doing track days since 2004 and have quite a lot of on-track and off-track experience. I have seen a bunch of my friends "Go Racing" and was always jealous, but enjoyed the track day experience so well it never really mattered. Now that I have a competitive bike that isn't 3 generations old, I thought it might be time to see what this racing thing is all about. That and I'm getting older every year and this has been one of my bucket list items for some time.
Scott Covington and John Hvizdak, both CR's, both accomplished racers were instructors for the school. Most of us who plan to race will either join CCS or Wera. Scott has been racing with CCS and knows their procedures extremely well. John is a Wera racer and is exceptionally knowledgeable about the Wera procedures.
Both guys took half of their day to run the class and go over a lot of information. More so than I expected. With my extensive riding history, I expected the information given to be already known. I was mistaken and learned a great deal about the procedures of a race day.
Scott and John were both great instructors and made the class very enjoyable. They kept the information flowing and were very professional yet keeping it fun. I am glad I finally decided to sign up.
After lunch, we had a mock race so we could see the starting procedures and race procedures. There were 9 riders in the class with a wide range of skill level. It was a blast to say the least. No, it wasn't a real race, and I don't think the adrenaline was kicking like it will be when I finally grid up in a real race, but it was really fun.
If you are on the fence and thinking about racing, I highly reccommend take the class that N2 offers, you will not regret it. Thank you Scott and John for putting together an informative and fun program. Hopefully, I will not embarrass the N2 Racing shirt I wear when I finally grid up!
Scott Covington and John Hvizdak, both CR's, both accomplished racers were instructors for the school. Most of us who plan to race will either join CCS or Wera. Scott has been racing with CCS and knows their procedures extremely well. John is a Wera racer and is exceptionally knowledgeable about the Wera procedures.
Both guys took half of their day to run the class and go over a lot of information. More so than I expected. With my extensive riding history, I expected the information given to be already known. I was mistaken and learned a great deal about the procedures of a race day.
Scott and John were both great instructors and made the class very enjoyable. They kept the information flowing and were very professional yet keeping it fun. I am glad I finally decided to sign up.
After lunch, we had a mock race so we could see the starting procedures and race procedures. There were 9 riders in the class with a wide range of skill level. It was a blast to say the least. No, it wasn't a real race, and I don't think the adrenaline was kicking like it will be when I finally grid up in a real race, but it was really fun.
If you are on the fence and thinking about racing, I highly reccommend take the class that N2 offers, you will not regret it. Thank you Scott and John for putting together an informative and fun program. Hopefully, I will not embarrass the N2 Racing shirt I wear when I finally grid up!
