What and how we teach.

A day at the California Superbike School is a full one, it is intense but in a relaxed, easy to learn atmosphere. It starts at 7am with registration and ends at around 5.00pm with a school debrief and a final chance to chat with your Riding Coach again before you ride home.
There are 63 students on a day split into 3 groups of 21 riders (South Circuit has 3 groups of 24). You will be assigned a fully qualified Riding Coach for the whole day and he works with you one to one during a session although he has two other students to service too. There are five classroom based technical briefings per Level as well as five track sessions and an off track drill to perform. After each of the track sessions your Riding Coach will give you a personal debrief of your progress in that session.

You need to bring…

• A willingness to learn
• Your riding kit (One or Two piece (zip all the way round) leathers, full faced crash helmet, leather gloves, motorcycle boots)
• Your driving licence or race licence
• Your bike or hire a 2010 Yamaha R6 from us.

Everyone starts at Level One and works through the program. You will be assigned to a group of riders of a similar Level to you. Level one is the start of your journey of continuous cornering improvement. It does not reflect your current abilities.

A Day at the School includes

• The option to hire one of our beautifully prepared new 2010 Yamaha R6's fitted with Dunlop's latest tyres or you can bring your own bike.
• Five 20-minute on-track sessions each day
• Five technical classroom sessions each day
• Your own personal qualified Riding Coach for the day
• The only fully cornering trained on track and off track Coaches in the World
• 33 years of research and development on cornering a bike
• The best cornering tuition on the planet
• Snacks at the track
• Off track training
• Be brimming with cornering confidence at the end of the day

Level I covers the six most common cornering errors. These are the foundation on which you can build from.

1. Corner entry speeds. In too fast? In too slow?
2. Throttle control errors. Too much too soon, not enough, the timing is crucial
3. The turn is started at the wrong place. Turning too early? Too late? How do you know?
4. Steering errors and corrections. Leaning into the turn too quickly or too slowly. Correcting lean angle mid corner?
5. Inappropriate rider input. Too much or too little for the situation you face.
6. Inconsistent apexes. Too wide, too tight or varying?

Anyone with a trained eye can spot these errors. We not only have the trained eyes but the exact, correct remedy for each error. That is what Level 1 is all about. We even supply the reasons why mastering each of them is crucial and what rewards to expect for getting it right. Imagine for a moment that you have practised and mastered each of these six points.
What would your own riding be like if you had?

1. Perfect turn entry speed. Just the way you like it every time.
2. Flawless throttle control. The bike feels stable through every corner.
3. Precision turn entry. A turn-in point that really handles the corner – every time.
4. No nervous steering corrections. Just one clean, sharp and accurate sweep through every turn.
5. Complete relaxation. In harmony with the bike under all conditions.
6. Laser cut lines. Consistent ones like a pro can do.

Is this possible? We'd be lying if we said it was easy or that we could coach you to perfection on any one of these points in one day. But, after Level I, you will know why it went wrong and have a way to correct it! Each technical point is fully explained and has an on-track training drill.

It's easy to prove that target fixation is every rider's worst enemy and it has many forms. Training your eyes is the key to smooth, fast and confident riding. Level II brings them into focus and helps you to build on the solid foundation of understanding all or what you achieved from Level I. “The eyes have it.”

1. What is a reference point and how many do you need for each and every turn you ride?
2. What is the key to improving a riders understanding of their riding space and can you create and use more?
3. What do you do when you restrict your vision and how do you cure this?
4. What is the best way to use your eyes to the maximum and gain the most information with the least effort?
5. What signals the end of a corner? Can you change it or are you a lazy end-of-turn rider?

A rider's visual skills are the ultimate foundation of his riding, the more you see, and the more confident you are. The better you can interpret what you see the easier and more confident riding becomes . In other words, you are as good as your visual skills, no better. If you don't know where you are then it is very difficult to decide where you want to go and how to get there. Level II addresses this vital aspect of riding. As always, one step at a time.

1. Ride with cornering precision.
2. Have a choice of lines.
3. Have more space in the corner. More space equals more time and ‘rhythm’
4. Cure target fixation, any rider’s worst enemy.
5. Drive harder to the next turn - just like the MotoGP guys!

Vision is everything and after Level II you will know how it works and how to avoid and beat the pitfalls that you naturally have. You will beat the survival reactions that make you do the wrong thing at the wrong time in the wrong place.

Third timers at the school get to work their bodies. Being obviously committed to serious improvement, we go all out to put them in full command of the bike through better lower body stability. We take the toughest cornering situations for the bike and rider and lighten the load. We look at the how and when's of body position and how to apply the techniques to get the right result - stability of you and the bike.

1. How do you alter your arc without changing suspension settings?
2. When is the bike at its least stable and what aspect of the bike/rider combination is the most crucial to good control?
3. How do you maintain stability when faced with a chicane, esses or roundabout?
4. How do you get from one side of the bike to the other quickly and with stability?
5. How do you plan for a series of corners so you get a good result with minimum effort?

Level III has much to do with how you look and feel on the bike. On this level, most riders have doors open up they never even knew existed; in fact we teach you two techniques that are completely new to your riding! Do you ever feel disconnected or awkward on the bike? We've been there; we know how it feels and how to correct it.

Your own customised coaching program is the heart of Level IV. With our rider evaluation sheet, we find out what your program should include:

1. Which of the core technical skills are you still struggling with?
2. What is the current major barrier to your improvement?
3. What specific riding situations are unresolved?
4. Where do you notice inconsistency?
5. What areas of control are your weakest?

From the questions on our rider evaluation sheet, we design your program. The program can be built on and include any of the 15 technical--drill points from your earlier three levels or anything else you need. This is how we teach racers at the highest levels, with continuous refinement of Levels I, II and III.

We will also video you in the day and you will have one of our highly trained coaches on hand off track to go over the points your on track coach has spotted and to identify and clear up any sticking points in your riding. Level IV is the striving for perfection under expert eyes!

Our very exclusive Two-Day Camps are the elite cornering courses we run, normally in Spain
Naturally we start out with the foundation skills for first timers but if you have seen us before you can continue your progress through our levels of cornering techniques or re-visit earlier levels or do two days of Level IV. With only 28 - 32 students split into 2 groups and 7 - 8 on track Coaches plus nearly half again the amount of track time of the regular schools and onboard video, riders experience a complete refit of their riding skills.

The Two Day Camps are semi-private training.

Two-Day Camps Include

The option to ride the BRAND NEW, beautifully prepared 2010 Yamaha with Dunlop's latest rubber OR we can transport your bike there for you. Heck, you can even ride there!
"Follow you" video and reviews by our onboard video "coach" (This is an awesome coaching tool. Can't see the problem? We rewind it until you can).

• Maximum group size of 16 riders on track
• Assigned on-track riding Coach - 2 students per Coach MAXIMUM.
• Food and refreshments at the track
• Six 30 minute on-track sessions each day
• The finest training available on Earth
• In riding there are milestones of accomplishment, this will be a big one.

This is as intense as it can get. One-to-one with one of our senior riding coaches. This is what we do with the Caffe Latte team in the MotoGP. This is the best of the best. You WILL improve.
Private coaching can be done in several different ways depending on your level of riding and the goals you seek.

With a Riding Coach working with you on track.
You pay for the Coach for the day, his track day slot and the transport and use of one of our bikes for him to use, plus other expenses such as food.

With a Riding Coach working with you. (Not riding).
You pay for the Coach for the day, plus his expenses such as food, travel and accommodation.

CSS Riding Coaches start from £600 per day. It helps the effectiveness and efficiency of the private coaching if you have attended at least Levels I and II of the schools first.