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"The Real Racing Schools"

 

 

About The Advanced Riding & Racing School

 

This is not just some expert sitting with you under an easy up on pit road all day or two guys standing in front of the classroom rambling on and it's not some retired pro trying to cash in on a big name.  The Ed Bargy School is a "real school" with a "real instructor".  The school has formal classroom sessions with structured and organized curriculum followed by live track sessions with "true expert trackside instructors" not just control riders.   

 

The school has evolved over several decades (more than four to be exact) and is very comprehensive. The amount of material covered is equivalent to about a 4 credit hour and 14 week college course.

W.E.R.A. is offering a $50.00 discount to all Ed Bargy Racing School graduates towards their first years provisional license. Students will receive a coupon upon graduation to redeem the discount.

The Ed Bargy School will be counted as one of the two provisional weekends required to achieve full W.E.R.A. Novice status.

 

    
     

 

    

 

 

    

 

Racing School Specifics

 

The school days are divided up between classroom and track sessions. Each classroom lecture will cover one specific riding technique.  The lecture is then followed up by a live track session to try out and work on the information covered in the classroom while it is still fresh in the students mind.   To maintain consistency and depth of information and material covered this is not a school just carrying the Ed Bargy name.  Ed Bargy is the main classroom instructor.  Ed Bargy will, on occasion,bring in an outside expert in various fields for example a tire expert like Michelin or a chassis set up professional such as GMD Computrac.

 

There are times a student will have a new question which has not been answered during the classroom lectures.  Students are encouraged to ask questions.  As Ed says "There Is No dumb Question", "There are a lot of dumb answers though".  Our job as instructors is to pass the information that you need to you.  If you are not getting the information you need ASK !! :-)

 

Students ride their own motorcycles.  This will allow students to ride a machine that he or she is familiar with.  The student doesn't have to try to figure out a strange bike and work on all of the techniques covered in the school.   For students who do not have a track ready bike "Rent My Ninja.com" can supply a track ready bike with racing tires for a modest rental fee.

 

Items supplied to the students

  • Ed's book "Introduction to Motorcycle Roadracing" (the only school where students actually recieve a true text book)
  • Michelin tire discounts
  • WERA racing membership discounts  
  • Snacks (chips, candy and munchies)
  • Refreshments (sports drinks and ice water)
  • "T" shirts
  • Pens
  • Printed diplomas (suitable for framing)

Optional items for sale or rent at the track during the schoolday

  • "KOMODO" (and other brands) Racing leather suits for rent $75.00/day
  • Ed's first book "introduction to Motorcycle Roadracing" (Included with the school registration) $20.00
  • Ed's second book  "The complete Anthology of Raceing Lines"  for sale $15.00
  • Both books bought as a pair $30.00
  • "The Real Hanger"  (a solid wood hanger with a heavy duty steel hook, no plastic, for racing leather suits) for sale $8.00ea or 2 for $15.00
  • Pre-drilled trackday wiring kits for sale $25.00  
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    About TheTrack Sessions

    There are several track side instructors /observers available to give pointers and critiques about your riding.  The instructors will be lined up on pit roadwhen the students come out of the classroom.  We realize not all students will come to the school at the same level of talent or skill level.  Students are instructed to ride at their own comfort level.  Students are not required to ride extremely fast or extreamly slow. There are instructors designated to ride at different skill levels.  In this way there will be and instructor available for the hot shoe, the intermediate and the conservative student.  The student can then select which instructor to work with.  

    The track sessions are actually specific exercises.  The student is instructed to concentrate and work on the technique covered in the classroom.  This way the student can learn the technique while it's still fresh in his mind.  If the student comes out on the track and works on his own agenda, he will miss the point of the school.  Each technique covered will build on the previous technique with each one getting more and more advanced.

     

    		  
           

     

    		    

     

    		      

     

    Topics Covered

    The class will cover all of the material required by the majorsanctioning bodies such as WERA and CCS.  A written test at the end of the day will be on this material.  The class goes on to cover all of the highperformance riding techniques to be a safe, fast and competent racer.

    Base Curriculum

    • Basic race lines
    • Advanced and Alternate race lines
    • Overall gearing
    • Shifting
    • Crash avoidance
    • Precise steering techniques
    • Standard braking techniques
    • Trail braking techniques
    • Knee dragging & body position
    • Steering feedback
    • Visual reference points
    • Motorcycle dynamics
    • Walking the track
    • Flags
    • Warm-up laps & Girding
    • Track etiquette & rules of the road
    • Throttle control
    • Analyzing your line
    • Analyzing your over all performance
    • Double apex & late apex 

    This class will be perfect starting point for the “Next Moto Champion" contestants.

     

    		  
           

     

    		    
           

    Typical School Day

    Students should arrive early with:

    • A motorcycle completely ready for the track.  The student will not have any time in the morning to work on the bike. (see Bike Prep)
    • A motorcycle which is very reliable and easy to start.  Bikes requiring to be bumped started are OK but seriously not recommended for the school.
    • A full tank of gas and a can with extra gas.
    • A friend to drive home.  (just in case)
    • A good night's sleep
    • An open mind and plenty of questions
    • Good quality riding gear

    Schedule

    • Gates open 06:30 AM most tracks
    • Student sign in 07:00AM SHARP
    • Tech inspection of motorcycles 07:15AM
    • First meeting /lecture on pit road with motorcycles and suited up ready to ride 08:00AM SHARP
    • First track session 08:15AM
    • Alternation track and classroom sessions 09:00AM - 5:30PM
    • Written test 5:30PM. (racing school only)
    		    
     

     

    Ed Bargy Seminare Series

    On Sunday February 26th  at Jennings GP Ed Bargy will kick off a new program for the trackday riders.  This will be on a standard Jennings GP hosted trackday.  Riders who have signed up for a the trackday, will have the option, for a small fee, to attend a high performance riding seminare on Sunday.   

    Specifics

    The trackday will maintain the three group format.  

    The seminares will not require any separate track session.  

    The seminaries will be available to riders signed up for the "Intermediate" trackday group.  The seminar will be split into three (3) or four (4) twenty (20) minute lecture sessions in the classroom.  The lectures will be scheduled during the "Novice & Advanced" track sessions.  The attendees will then ride in their regular "Intermediate" track session.

    Over the trackday season there will be a series of of three (3) or four (4) individual seminaries, covering several different topics. On each succesive trackday a different individual seminare will be offered.

    Individual seminares are;

    1. Basic aggressive braking  & trail braking  techniques
    2. Basic & alternative racelines
    3. Optimal overall gearing & gear selection for each turn
    4. Proper throttle control & effective body position (why, when & how)  

     
     

    Package Deals

    Group discounts

     

    Groups of 6  or more will receive a $50.00 discount per student.  Entrants must all pre-register to receive the discount.  Any cancellations or forwarding to an other date will forfit the discount offer.  This offer is only available by Call-In pre-registration and not available on line.

     

    Military Discount

     

    Active & Retired military with valid military ID card will receive a $75.00 discount  This offer is only available by Call-In pre-registration and not available on line.