The Levels

Level I addresses the six most common errors riders — from novice to world-class racers — make, and why. You will realize exactly how they have stopped or slowed your own improvement as a rider. There will be a technical briefing for each one, including on and off-track drills that put you in control of them. Your assigned coach will observe and correct any difficulties you have with each drill. You will be coached as an individual, according to your skill level. You will improve.

Students often comment that Level I answers questions they didn't even know they had.

Confidence and control are shattered when riders experience vague fears about turn entry speed, finding good lines, bike stability, and their own rider-induced errors. These fears and uncertainties are addressed and replaced with confident, precise bike control. Within the boundaries of good sense and safety, the speed you ride is up to you.

We are very particular about track control and we do have rules. Chief among them: riders may not interfere with each other's progress or safety. Because of this, after twenty-nine years and over ten million miles of track riding, the school has a phenomenal safety record.

Keith was the first to tackle the problems of vision and riding, and the drills he developed to handle them are uniquely effective. Once an understanding is achieved of what a motorcycle can and should do for you from the Level I drills, we move on step-by-step to sharpen visual skills. Level II is all about solutions to the problems we face with our eyes.

The school's visual drills put you in control of the road. We define our visual enemies and how to overcome them. Everyone knows that target fixation is dangerous — but how bad is it? With logical, step-by-step procedures, your eyes become precision instruments. The results of Level II are remarkable. Riders lose their claustrophobia in corners and gain the freedom to really use the roads they ride.

As with Level I, there are five technical briefings and five track sessions during the day.

Level III addresses five more proactive technical points on riding. We thoroughly cover how you interface with the bike — your body position choices and how these affect the cornering process. Once rider position and stability are completely understood, it paves the way for line-selection options you may never have imagined.

All five of the exercises done in Level III are indispensable tools that will put you in control of any set of twisties that exists. The final exercise, Attack Angles, will give you a whole new approach to cornering because you'll have a plan.

Level IV takes a completely different turn — we ask you what needs to be improved.

Now that a rider has spent at least three levels with us and discussed and practised over fifteen different riding skills, we design a programme uniquely for that rider. At Level IV we take a very focused look at your skills and tie up the loose ends to your satisfaction.

Level IV is custom-designed for each rider. Aside from their assigned on-track coach, we also provide a highly trained consultant who will coordinate with your coach throughout the day and give you one-on-one attention on your riding.

Depending on track circumstances and bike availability, Level IV students can be given an extra ride to work out their individual programme steps.