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What is the best brake & corner course? QLD
Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:29 pm
by ozx6r
for me bday getting the above and they have asked where i want to go
so please tell me ppls who runs the best course?
also cost if if u know!
thanks in advance
pat...
Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 9:39 pm
by Barrabob
What do you require out of a course??
Toprider do one these days out of mt cotton you learn to stop and you learn to go around a corner, i did like a level one course it was okay but the class was a bit big and i thought a lot of it was pretty basic like great if your on your first bike and in the first six months or earlier of riding.
would it be more road skills or more track skills that you require??
I did a day with a coach at a champions ride day it was great and the class was smaller like 4 or 5 of us in the group and he went through a few things track focused for half the day and spent the rest either behind you or in front of you towing you around and showing diferent lines and stuff.
Or you can follow red leader to pi you will learn plenty there.
Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:53 pm
by ozx6r
yeah looking for more advanced i guess
help me out b 4 i do any track days
i have heard that the mt cotton 1 is crap and was after something sim to what madfab and ponti did...
Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2006 11:44 pm
by Barrabob
yeh run by the same bloke that was doing the darlington park ride days/cournering courses the mount cotton one.
Well the choice is easy do the Qld raceway one, cost is 150 for the course plus 125 (trakdaze discount)for a weekend champions day and i thought money well spent actually.
Go to the champions site and ring and find out who the instructor is ring and book and explain that your new to track daying and want to do a course and your away, geez you didnt look slow and wobbly last time i saw you on the road.
They start earlier than the reguler guys and do a track walk and talk about turn points and stuff and you go out as a class rather than as a graded group and they have a few diferent things to do earlier in the day.
By about the third session you are ready for a good fang anyway and the instructer comes around to see what you are doing and you can chase him around for a bit and he will let you know whats going on.
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:33 pm
by ozx6r
k so its $275 for the day
i heard of a two day corse where the brake and corner was on sat with the track day on sunday!
is this no longer offered?
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 12:45 pm
by Barrabob
No pat they where the toprider courses that where run at darlington park which is now closed.
I think you can do a stay upright course as well but its also at mt cotton, the venue may be fine for training truck drivers on the use and abuse of b double trucks but probably not the best for a bike.
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:53 pm
by PeteZX12
Do the Stay Upright # 2 course - Braking & Cornering. Check out their web-site. It is at Qld Raceway. I did it last October. There were 14 on the track and we fanged around all day. I did twice the kilometres I normally do at a Champions track day and had to refuel at lunchtime! I recommend it.
Posted: Wed Mar 15, 2006 8:56 pm
by ZX10R King
PeteZX12 wrote: had to refuel at lunchtime! I recommend it.
Yes, lunchtime is always a good time to refuel, I think that is what ot is for?.......
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 1:11 am
by Nanna10r
Pete's QR sounds like the go Pat. I may even go myself if they are that quiet. The Toprider one we did over a year ago was a big group & we didnt get as much tuition time as i would of hoped. Still learnt heaps But i dont think any B&C course would be a waste of money.
Cheers Brett
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 2:09 am
by Barrabob
yep that sounds better than doing it with a trackday going on, how much was that one pete?
Posted: Thu Mar 16, 2006 4:30 pm
by elrond
A friend and I have been looking at doing the same thing.
http://www.stayupright.com.au/dates.htm
Quotes the B&C course at $360
Times aren't'a'cheap it seems
Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:19 pm
by thewonderer
I was gonna go last year with toprider for the break and cornering... the course was cancelled as the yocals had therre way with the track and it got closed
Been wanting to do a course still..
Looks like the stay upright advanced course would be ideal for me..
n e 1 been on that 1? 270 doesn't sound too bad..
Is mt cotton circuit a pretty deccent one ? (safe and not too many ripples?)
Thanx
Martin
Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2006 10:24 pm
by Mojo67
Barrabob wrote:Or you can follow red leader to pi you will learn plenty there.
Worked for me!
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 6:13 am
by greenmeanie
I think i'll have a closer look at these courses. I would like to do some more rider training this year.
Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2006 6:24 am
by ttc
The Mt Cotton course is good, but the track is small with no run off and trees close to the track.. but it is fun