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Author Topic: Trackday tips from Kevin Schwantz  (Read 700 times)
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« on: October 16, 2006, 05:20:41 PM »

These tips look very good.
http://www.motorcyclistonline.com/howto/122_0608_kevin_schwantz_school_track_tips/
(I know that up until my last track day - I've been in the wrong gear!)
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« Reply #1 on: October 19, 2006, 08:14:05 PM »

I like this tip:

25. Get hard braking done early; don’t wait till you see God!
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« Reply #2 on: October 20, 2006, 10:41:59 AM »

32. If you crash, get wide. It resists flipping.

I'll be sure to keep that in mind next time that happens.

I really like Schwantz, and his way of explaining things.  His style and what he trys to teach makes a lot more sense than a lot of other guys', like Code, he keeps it simple.  When you read anything he writes, its just easy to understand just what he means.

I first learned about Schwantz from a Car & Driver article.  He's one of the few guys that's fast on 2 or 4 wheels and did a test between a showroom stock 'trackday car' (C5 Vette), and a stock GSX-R as an update to a similar test he did years before on corner speed a car can carry over a motorcycle.  The updated test proved that motorcycles today closed the margin just with tire tech.  BTW the C5 still had the lower lap times Smiley
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