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<\/p>\nWhen it comes to paying for coaching, it still concerns me that some people may initially think that personal tuition is an unnecessary expense.\u00a0Whether it be to improve racing, track day, or simply road riding skills, if they paid to tutor themselves, to assess and improve their riding, then this ‘personal performance tuning’ would\u00a0 lasts them a lifetime.<\/p>\n
The world of motorcycle racing is getting more competitive, and top riders know that success takes more than natural talent and a great bike.\u00a0If you’re not getting better, you’re falling behind.<\/p>\n
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To elevate your game, get yourself a coach as getting round particular obstacles, mental or physical – on your own can be very time consuming, difficult and expensive.\u00a0Coaching can provide you with an advantage over the rest of the field; it can help you fast track through to a skill level that you could take all season to achieve on your own.<\/p>\n
On track coaching is essential, it allows real time assessment. Observed riding is invaluable, when building a strategy; where the coach can provide the fresh viewpoint of an experienced outsider.<\/p>\n
With a little effort now through coaching, you will build a solid base of knowledge, giving you purpose and goals that will pay off in race results for the rest of your career.\u00a0If you use your mind as much as you use your body and there is no telling how far you will go.<\/p>\n
Coaches are not for the meek though, they’re for riders who value unambiguous feedback. All sport coaches have one thing in common; it’s that they are excited by results.\u00a0Coaching is not therapy. Coaching is product development, with you the rider as the product.<\/p>\n
Motorcycle racing is one of the most complex and exacting of motorsports; yet it has no tradition of rider instruction or coaching.\u00a0Footballers, golfers, swimmers and athletes all have personal coaches who play a large part in their success, but motorcycle racers are generally assumed – often wrongly – to have an inbuilt talent which needs no nurturing.\u00a0Consequently, many riders are unable to make full use of their natural ability, and their supporting teams struggle inadvertently to come to terms with the rider’s “personal style”<\/p>\n
Some teams and riders find it difficult to allocate finance for coaching, and yet spending thousands on bike modifications.\u00a0Unlike so many other approaches – engine tuning, chassis alterations or bolt on accessories – coaching is a unique, ongoing, one to one, life skill improvement.\u00a0Mechanical mods are fine and good, but any advantage tends to be lost over a race season.<\/p>\n
With coaching, you work to improve and build on your own skills over a period of time, to ensure that the learning is relevant, and you actually learn it. You’ll notice the changes in your riding immediately; and the improvement will stay with you for as long as you continue to apply suggestions.<\/p>\n
The relationship with your coach is different from relationships you have with your mechanic, team manager, family or friends.\u00a0Those relationships follow a more conventional structure, whereas a coach is usually closer to your level, he knows first hand what you are experiencing, on track he works equally with you toward a common goal. You will feel more comfortable discussing problems and issues with your coach.<\/p>\n
In almost all cases, my race coaching will focus on two main areas – the line chosen round a corner, and the technique required to allow the rider to take that line as smoothly and quickly as possible.\u00a0These aspects are very closely related, as it is of no help to know the best line round a corner if the wrong riding techniques are then used.\u00a0Attention is also paid to correct braking technique; this can greatly improve lap times and is also most useful for ‘psyching -out’ your opposition!
\nErrors in any of these aspects can prove to be expensive in terms of lap time, lapping consistency and tyre wear.<\/p>\n
Fortunately, I can spot these scenarios easily, and then with a down to earth explanations, I can help you to work round them.<\/p>\n
Client comments:<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n …however, prior to this happening (first lap on the second session) I was having my best day ever. After studying your how I ride Silverstone DVD and armed with my notes I was a billion times better than before. The lads I go with were amazed at the difference) I hired a r6 after the incident and finished the day on that (which I actually liked riding). I wasn’t overtaken once and loved the massive boost the DVD gave me. I’m more than looking forward to our day their now) Ps I’m booked at Donnington for the end of the month……..you’ll note my order for how I ride Donnington DVD.<\/p>\n Ps I could not believe I was passing bikes in short sections with ease like Maggotts & Becketts round to Chapel, Village to the loop and between Brooklands and Luffeild. I think I could have sold 300 copy’s of your DVD – love you man xxx I wanted to thank you both as well. Having never had any ‘real’ coaching I was a bit concerned that I might be asked to completely deconstruct my riding and be overloaded with information. That couldn’t be further from the truth. Everything you told me was easy to understand, logical and easy to put into practice so I was soon making improvements to my riding. Now I’m in a position to move forward with the confidence to experiment with different techniques, rather than a rigid framework which I might not be comfortable with.<\/i><\/p>\n Jennifer, thanks for generally looking after me with a constant supply of tea on what was a pretty chilly day, the nutritional advice with regard to isotonic drinks \ud83d\ude09 and your general helpfulness through the day. Cheers Mike,<\/p>\n Be back in touch early next year for some coaching sessions it did sink in eventually and really helped.<\/p>\n John Kilcar<\/p>\n Hi Mike, I did find Redgate a bit of a struggle to get right as I found myself running wide a lot of the time even though I felt I was hitting the apex ok. By the last session I was turning in much later and that made all the difference. I got a great drive out of the turn. The only trouble was that I shit myself going down over craner at a much higher speed than I’d been travelling all day!! I did manage to get the bike through the old hairpin……..Just!!<\/i><\/p>\n I’m there again on May 28th for a Ducati trackday which should be fun! Hi Mike,\u00a0Hope all’s good with you. Hi Mike, As for improvements to the day generally, tbh there’s not a lot I can think of, as everyone is different it just takes finding the best method they understand. although I do think some riders would find it easier to understand if they had some on bike footage, I’m saying this as I’ve just got a bike cam set up, and after reviewing the footage I can see very clearly where I’m going wrong, regarding braking\/lines\/power on etc…..<\/i><\/p>\n the only other thing I can think of really is regarding the price of the day, maybe in some way on your website try to show some kind of comparison of the day, what you get\/learn etc. against what it costs for full system, or having engine work done. I’m not saying your days are expensive by any means and in comparison to the above and what they give you (bike mods) it’s by far the best money you’ll spend, but not everyone can or appreciate that. Hi mike, Over all very happy indeed! I really feel like a winner!! My aim was to get to 2mins flat and I did better than that!!! \ud83d\ude42 Another great DVD Mike. First time at Oulton since watching the DVD. Not been to this track much so it was interesting to spot loads of RP’s highlighted on DVD that I’d never noticed before. I may even improve if I can pay attention for long enough. Hi Mike, Rode Oulton park on Tues 19th June having studied your DVD for a good few days before the event. I just want to say how helpful and ‘cock on’ all of your advice is on the DVD. It was my first time there but when i went out on the sighting laps it seemed so familiar. By the 3rd session I was completely relaxed around the track and after a mate of mine followed me and told me that I was trailing the brake to far into the corner and could work on carrying a little more corner speed i was flying!! What was so nice about having the track knowledge from the DVD was that I didn’t have to spend the majority of the day learning the track and or getting things too wrong and given that the day costs\u00a0<\/i>\uffe1150 you probably saved me that and much more as I wouldn’t have learnt the track in three days let alone 3 sessions!! Well…around 2.5 seconds faster as a fastest lap, realistically 3-4 seconds faster in general and racing people I don’t normally race. Including (in the cold on Sunday morning) someone who was 5 seconds faster than me round the national circuit in June. Obviously some of that is the fact I was at a race not a TD but still, sizeable improvement. So, money very well spent indeed. Also in places (specifically on approach to the Old Hairpin) going so much faster I’m making a mess of the corner, so there’s more to come with practice and I never came near crashing (except for in the last very wet race as I tried nicking a bit of time back on the guy in front of me into Coppice, it just let go mid corner and I had to run off) which is either good or bad depending on your point of view. What I’m saying is my lines were so much better I was considerably faster and failing to actually go fast enough to take account of that. Obviously when you’re in my position (basically a rubbish club racer) you daydream someone will tell you something, flick some switch that will give you an instant 10 seconds a lap, but in the real world we all know that’s just being silly and chipping away, 0.2 here, 0.5 there is the way forward so all in very happy indeed. I got the DVD yesterday and have watched t a couple of times so far. It will certainly help me when I go for my track day on August 6th. I am hoping to get something a little better for the track than my current Blackbird although i am sure it will do fine if needs be. The last time i was at Cadwell was on a steeley CBR. I’ll certainly be reporting back once I have been there but hopefully in between times too. Hi Mike , great DVD nice to see you showing the lines and braking markers , I like the way you explain as you ride the track. I myself only just started doing track days later in life but can see the buzz it gives people . Hope to see you out their and good luck for the season (no1bloke ) yours Martin.<\/p>\n Hi Mike, Thanks for the Brands DVD. I found it very useful. I’d not ridden Brands before, but after numerous watches of the DVD it felt familiar and I soon settled into it. Paddock Hill wasn’t as bad as I thought, but I guess a wrong line, or too much entry speed and it would be a very different matter. Druids was a different matter. The apex is so far round that I just couldn’t get to grips with it. Got close once or twice, but more often than not I apexed way too early. Still, practice makes perfect and it’s a track I will certainly ride again and again. Thanks again for the DVD. They’re more than worth the cost. Cheers Mike, as always there’s a little nugget in there, I’d never thought about the corner as being such a large part of the lap time. The video clip helped also. I’d be interested in the DVD. Hi Mike, Just wanted to post some really positive feedback on your Brands DVD. I rode the GP circuit last week having not been there before and, having studied your “How I Ride” DVD for a couple of weeks before going, I couldn’t believe how at home I felt on the track. Every turn was made so much easier by your easy to understand approach. The amount of times I witnessed people getting it properly wrong on numerous corners and nearly coming to grief\u00a0which, in most cases, looked like they were struggling with the correct line was unbelievable. ‘Surtees’ really caught a lot of people out with its luring curve on entry, making them apex way too early and then spitting them out on to the grass on exit or just sitting them up mid corner making the rider continue into the Indy chicane. Your knowledge is invaluable Mike and we’re all so lucky to have guys like you who are willing to share what you’ve grafted for all these years to make our riding more enjoyable. If only the GP circuit was available more often!! dear Mike \u00a0– Thank you for a great session on track yesterday.\u00a0 I really felt major improvement on getting out of the corner. Hi Mike, Cheers Mike. I’m really impressed with that. Give yourself a pat on the back. Knocking three and a half to four seconds off my Lap times in such a short space of time. Amazing result. WISH I’d used your services sooner. Hi Mike just a txt to say thanks again for your help at the beginning of the season. I’ve managed to get a 5th and 6th at Donington today with NG on the national track and did a best lap of 1:13.4. Thanks again bud. Hi Mike Thank you to you mike and your wife for a great day. The weather didn’t spoil it for me as it has given me loads more confidence to ride in the wet. Thank you very much for your tuition, I couldn’t have\u00a0spent the day with nicer people. All the best with your future racing I will be looking out for you!;) Just got 2 seconds off my lap time at a cold cadwell and 2 x 1st in the Lansdowne! Hi Mike just a txt to say thanks again for your help and advice at the tuition day we had. It was great to meet you both Mike, I’ve had a great day and picked up so much that I hope to keep utilising. Hi Mike, Hi mike, Hi Mike, After the first session, my legs were shaking, my hands were shaking and if you’d have said let’s call it a day I would have been very relieved! \u00a0But having just watched the DVD over again, I cannot believe the progression I made. The last session was so different to the first it’s amazing! \u00a0Yet I can still see so much more room for improvement, my lines still need a lot of work but that will come with practice.<\/p>\n If I can keep improving like that with some more days with you I will be very happy. \u00a0I found your teaching style brilliant, not just telling me what I should be doing but also what I am doing wrong. \u00a0Giving me a couple of things to work on each session really helped and I could see the benefit straight away of putting your advice into practice. \u00a0I have also written down what you have said to help me remember and to get help get rid of the bad habits… Hi Mike, Hi Mike, Mike, Thank you so much for Kevs day out at Cadwell, he had the best ever time!!! The only problem is he has this age thing where he keeps repeating himself, I think I could write a book for you, and if he squeezes my arm once more to demonstrate how hard he should be braking I am going to deck him lol!!!\u00a0We just have to watch the dvd now over and over and over again! I can highly recommend a day with Mike We worked through a lot including; lines, body position, suspension set up, attitude to overtaking, mechanics of weight transfer. This was all fantastically backed-up by Mike’s video analysis, there were no excuses then, and it all became crystal clear what I was doing wrong.\u00a0 Mike also nobly mucked in and helped fix my bike on more than one occasion.<\/i><\/p>\n His tuition style is excellent, he speaks in plain English, he realises the day is about the rider and focuses completely on you, not once did I hear an old war story, he has the patience of a saint, is enthusiastic and never once gave the impression he didn’t want to get out on track even in the grimmest of weather conditions (I would have been very interested in his old war stories though).<\/i><\/p>\n If I could start my racing career again, I’d get a decent reliable stock bike and go see Mike, before spending any money on the newest gizmos. The greatest gains in lap times are in a brain re-map, not a few more bhp. I’m seriously considering another tuition day to see what I can learn in the dry. 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\nIn saying that, the Iranian restaurant \/ bazaar had to be the highlight, I’ll\u00a0recommend it to everyone.
\nOnce again, thanks for all your help and I look forward to next time.
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\nHad a cracking day at Donny on Monday and really managed to put your advice to good use. I felt so much more confident on the bike after our day at Oulton and what with the more flowing nature of Donington it didn’t feel quite so savage exiting corners! I spent the first couple of sessions really trying to sort out my body position and by the third I was hanging off the bike well which in turn made cornering much easier and allowed me to get on the gas much harder and earlier.<\/i><\/p>\n
\nThanks again for your coaching and advice Mike. It’s made so much difference to my riding on and off track.
\nCheers, Dan Phillips.<\/i><\/p>\n
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\nA quick message to say your hard work with me in April has helped massively. Just done a day at Llandow (about 6th time there) and there was a HUGE difference from the last time I was there and yesterday. I felt so much better braking into the bus stop and others who I’d been to that circuit with on a number of occasions before commented on the difference.\u00a0Thank you again! Hopefully see you next year for a second day \ud83d\ude42
\nCheers, Sam Rowland<\/p>\n
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\nFor me, the day has been very helpful for my riding style generally as I have seen over the last few times I’ve been on track, but also the bike set up help as well, raising the seat thickness has made the bike far more comfortable to ride, and also easier to move around on. I was just a little unfortunate with the weather towards the end, but I did have fun pushing the bike in the wet :).<\/i><\/p>\n
\nso that’s about it I think, I’ve no doubt I’ll be contacting you in the new year to arrange another day as there’s still plenty of work to do \ud83d\ude42
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\nJust wanted to say thank you greatly for sending the Snetterton DVD so quickly. It arrived in double quick time.
\nI’ve been off sick today, so have already watched it twice. one word describes it. ‘brilliant’. it’s really insightful and massively helpful to get that insight from such a seasoned professional. I’m racing at Snett at round 1 of Hottrax endurance for my very first visit to Snett 300, and it’s already helped me build out my planned for RP’s lines.
\nI have to say, if I can turn a hot lap, like that in a few weeks time, I’ll be made. poetry to watch that was fella. really smooth and flowing, barely looked like an effort.\u00a0I’ll let you know how we go, but I’ll be back getting Oulton & Cadwell DVD’s, even though I know Oulton really well, I’m in no doubt any input is good input.
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\nThere is still plenty of work to be done to improve my technique to become competitive but I feel VERY positive after this weekend!! I am a learner who needs to practice!! \ud83d\ude09 and I proved it!!
\nWell, thank you again for showing me the way to go and giving me the ideas how to improve!!!
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\nthank you so much for yesterday,\u00a0it was a wonderfully relaxed day of fun and some very useful insights.
\nMany thanks again and will let you know how I got on in Silverstone
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\nI just wish there were more races left in the season to practice it.\u00a0 As per your advice I’m going to spread myself around a few more clubs for next year and I look forward to seeing you on the P&H 848 again next year.
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\nJust a line to be able to say many thanks for a wonderful day at Donington Park. Before my days coaching, I really felt my track riding, had hit a plateau and was getting generally getting frustrated with my ability to go faster on track. With your vast knowledge and experience and your excellent communication skills, being able to put your points across gave me the ability to improve throughout the day and I came away feeling that I had achieved a lot in both my confidence and handling skills on the bike had vastly improved, Once again Thank you and I hope to be able to book another day in 2013.
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\n<\/i>Just a quick message to say all went well today managed a 3rd in class and got my lap time down to 1.21.48 so really chuffed\u00a0thanks a lot for yesterday again
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\nManaged to set a new PB at Donny yesterday using the techniques you taught me. Hope to see you in the paddock if your at Thruxton bsb, I’m racing in the stocks again. Thanks again
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\nThe day flew by but certainly loved every second of it. Really appreciate your time, hope to catch you again at some stage. Safe journey
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\nJust wanted to let you know that this weekend, despite all the crashes I made jump from the back of the grid to the back of the mid pack.\u00a0I have gone from being a minimum of 7 secs a lap off the fastest lap to 4 – 5 secs.
\nIt has all come from better corner entry and braking. I can see I still have another ‘easy’ second to come from the same area but I think I need to ‘settle in’ at my new pace and get some consistency. Next big area to work on is my starting technique as I’m getting swallowed up at the start.
\nThanks for all the help. I’ll be back again for some more, hopefully on a sunny day!
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\nI received the DVD from Tuesday and spent many hours boring my girlfriend watching it. Just like to say thank you again to you and your wife for a truly great day and i can say i have learnt a lot and feel faster and more confident. I’m looking to hire you again maybe in July at Cadwell Park but will email closer to the time.
\nThank you once again.
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\nThank you for the DVD which turned up today. \u00a0It was a pleasure to meet you and your lovely Mrs on Tuesday.
\nI have been meaning to email you every day but I have been really struggling to put into words how much I fantastic the day was, I have not stopped thinking about it. \u00a0For me, without doubt it was the best day on track I have ever had. I learnt so much about my riding that I never would have done in a 100 years of going round a track on my own. I can’t emphasize enough how my confidence has improved after the day and I was very sad that it ended just I was getting the hang of putting what you had taught me into practice. \u00a0I barely thought about my crash from last year and it is really just a distant memory.<\/p>\n
\n…So once again thank you, thank you, thank you Mike for an absolutely fantastic day.
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\nThanks again for a brilliant day, I was riding the circuit in my sleep with a new found appreciation of its charms and can’t wait to get back there now.
\nI have run out of cheques so will bring you the rest of the cash I owe you to Silverstone on Friday.\u00a0<\/i>\uffe165 if I remember rightly.\u00a0See you then. Will try to get into Garage 7 as that is our allocated slot for the Saturday race.
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\nGot the CD through today – was it really that wet?
\nWeather was a bit of a pisser but we do live in the UK. It may not have seemed like it but I do think I got a lot from the day, which I’m sure I can develop at Cadwell and elsewhere both in the wet and the dry. One advantage of the wet may have been to give my rebuilt engine a bit of a run-in
\nThanks to you and Jennifer for your hospitality and efforts, it’s not easy for you in those conditions.
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\n<\/i>A very big thank you for Friday. I like to think I progressed leaps and bounds from first to last session. I learnt more in that day than all the previous tuition put together. My confidence is now being rebuilt and the object now is to build on your training over the next track days and will re book you so you can monitor my progress (or regression!!).
\n<\/em>My braking improved 100% as did my Full Throttle till you brake!\u00a0 Again many thanks to you both for a great day.
\nI look forward to watching the DVD (Video) to see the progress through the day.
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\nThank you both so much,\u00a0Hope to see you soon,\u00a0Kind regards
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\n<\/i><\/strong>Rather than spend 1,000’s on the bike anymore I decided to spend the money on the nut on the saddle.\u00a0 At a very wet and gloomy\u00a0Cadwell\u00a0Park\u00a0in August Mike gave me insights into my riding techniques – he knew what I was thinking and my attitude to corners before I could even elucidate them, which showed me he really knew what he was talking about.<\/i><\/p>\n
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\nI think the main benefit for me was raising my awareness about how important it is to be on (or near) the correct part of the track (i.e. the racing line) to be able to achieve a fast lap.
\nPrior to our day together, I actually thought I was always on this racing line, but following you on track and then re-visiting the video footage – both during the day and after on the DVD – made me realise that initially I wasn’t!
\nI’ve since tried to re-evaluate my track position\u00a0at\u00a0every circuit that I have re-visited and this, along with other factors (i.e. growing in confidence, extra track time, learning limits of bike etc.) have culminated in some vast improvements in my riding and most importantly lap\u00a0times (back marker in my first season with NG and prior to training, now regular top ten and even a podium in 600’s)!
\nI appreciate that everyone needs help in different areas, and that there is only so much you can do in one day, but looking back on things and for me personally,\u00a0if we had had more time together (or\u00a0when I book another session with you),\u00a0I would have liked to have spent some time going through braking points and braking technique (i.e. trailing brake), gear changes etc.
\nObviously, our time together was limited, and the weather wasn’t great, but I have to say it was the best money I’ve spent so far on track time, and will definitely be coming back to you early next year (believe me it would be much sooner if I had more free time and money) for some more training.
\nI hope you find this helpful and looking forward to working with you again in the near future!
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\nThe main thing I needed was a push to get me out of the rut I was in in terms of performance (i.e loss of confidence after some off’s and poor results, just running around at the back with no real drive or expectation\u00a0to\/for improvement). I think what you gave me was a feeling that I could get better and some pointers on how to go about it. Despite the weather I could feel the difference particularly at the end of Park\u00a0straight but elsewhere too. Although I\u00a0was still working on the smoothness of the transition from braking to turning and there was (and is) a long way to go, I realised there was something I could do to improve.
\n<\/em>You treated me like an adult with\u00a0good feedback and despite my level of ability worked with me to get the result I wanted.
\nI’m still working on what we went through and seeing definite continual improvements in lap times, results not changed much but this is due to the makeup of the grid with a lot of people at the level I should be competing against, not entering. Not too concerned about that as if the lap times keep on falling the positions will come.
\ne.g Brands Indy July 2010 – 1 minute 7 seconds, July 2011 –\u00a01 minute\u00a03 seconds, in similar weather. Still a long way to go but feel this year that I’m still improving and have a real desire to do so.
\nI’ll definitely be calling on you again when I think the time is right, i.e I’m not progressing as much as I would like or have a particular issue to resolve.
\nNot sure what you could improve based on our day together (I assume the weather is out of your control !).
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\n…For me, the day has been very helpful for my riding style generally as I have seen over the last few times I’ve been on track, but also the bike set up help as well, raising the seat thickness has made the bike far more comfortable to ride, and also easier to move around on. I was just a little unfortunate with the weather towards the end, but I did have fun pushing the bike in the wet :).
\nAs for improvements to\u00a0the day generally, tbh there’s not a lot I can think of, as everyone is different it just takes finding the best method they understand. although I do think some riders would\u00a0find it easier to understand if they had some on bike footage, I’m saying this as I’ve just got a bike cam set\u00a0up, and after reviewing the footage I can see very clearly where I’m going wrong, regarding braking\/lines\/power on etc…..
\nThe only other thing I can think of really is\u00a0regarding the price of the day, maybe in some way on your website try to show some\u00a0kind of comparison of\u00a0the \u00a0day, what you get\/learn etc.\u00a0against what it costs for\u00a0full system, or having engine work done. I’m not saying\u00a0your days are expensive by any means and in comparison to the above and what they give you (bike mods) it’s by far the best money you’ll spend, but not everyone can or appreciate that.
\nSo that’s about it I think, I’ve no doubt I’ll be contacting\u00a0you in the new year to arrange another day as\u00a0there’s still plenty of work to do \ud83d\ude42
\ncheers<\/p>\n
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\nSorry for late reply, if I’m honest Ii\u00a0think\u00a0the service you offered was very good and it was me and my preparation that stopped me from gaining more from the day. I’ve since made many changes to my bike body\/seating position wise and also sorted the suspension\u00a0and I’m\u00a0a lot happier on the bike (and in my mind)\u00a0and looking back\u00a0I should have done this before I booked my day with you.\u00a0Also instead of booking onto a normal No Limits\u00a0trackday Ii would have gone on either\u00a0a Focused chrono day or even a Mallory test day\/afternoon with you\u00a0as I feel with\u00a0normal trackdays due to me being on a small bike and\u00a0still learning I would\u00a0always get\u00a0stuck behind people as I was not confident enough\u00a0to out corner them\u00a0so I’d\u00a0then\u00a0get wasted on the straight by them\u00a0like we saw at Cadwell…
\nThanks
\nJames\u00a0Sledmore<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nI think confidence was what I gained most from our day – as you know I didn’t even want to try riding on wets, but by the end of the day I didn’t want to come in from the track!
\nCheers
\nTom Barrett<\/p>\n
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\nThe day of coaching I had was excellent, As the day went on I could feel many improvements from myself and even though I’m sure I was getting quicker each time I also felt safer with it. Since then I’ve done a further three trackdays and have gone back to the points you made to me and tried to keeping practicing them. Although moving house had ended this years trackdays for me I’ll be back hopefully next year and will be getting in touch then for another day of tuition for yourself.
\nGood luck with the rest of your season on the Ducati.
\nMany thanks,
\nRob Whittaker<\/i><\/p>\n
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\nit’s a difficult question to answers, how about loads.
\nConfidence on the track
\nBraking
\nCorrect line
\nRider position on bike ( seat measurement)
\nPassing (remember i was a trackday wally)
\nCornering into three parts
\nRelaxed environment
\nOne to one
\nFilming
\nO and the hat.
\nPs came second in rookie 1000s with bemsee.
\nCheers
\nTim Cripps<\/p>\n
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\nFor me, I don’t think that you could improve the way my day went,
\nI was very impressed how quickly you picked up on what I was doing and started to sort me out.
\nYou focused on my weak points and didn’t waste time on anything else
\nThe day was focused 100% on me and my riding
\nBeing able to watch the onboard video (with a brew) between sessions was very good and helped me to see how exactly what I was doing.
\nYou have helped my riding greatly and I am faster now (almost 2 sec a lap at cadwell) and with what you taught me I’m sure I’ll get faster still with time and practice. Thanks.
\n<\/i>Rick Owen<\/em><\/p>\n
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\nI think I was a general wandering willy having had no coaching, training or tuition. You have given me the basic tools to be able to improve my riding, speed, safety and therefore gain in confidence.
\nI think you do a fantastic job with how you approach and conduct the coaching days especially how you explain things, it has completely changed the way I ride mentally as well.
\nThe type of sport it is offers no guidance unless you seek it, which in hindsight is very dangerous, my only regret would be not coming to you earlier.
\nTo sum up, “if its not broken don’t fix it”, I enjoyed my day thoroughly and can’t think of a single thing that would have made the day better.
\nHope you and Jennifer are well and hope to speak soon. Cheers.
\nSteve Bentley<\/p>\n
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