Trackside Services LLC will be hosting six open track days at Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows, CA. We will have a 50 rider maximum, open track format, and we'll be sharing the track with the CRST Suspension School (see below). Price per event is $220 and we ride rain or shine. These will be no-frills events; pack some consumables and plan on more track time than you can probably handle in one day! Register by clicking on your choice of date(s) above or contact Eric for more information.
Dito from gotbluemilk.com Motorsports Photography will be there to take pictures like the one above... well, not exactly like the one above, that's an AMA National race. But great pictures of you!
Viets Performance will be on hand to provide Dunlop, Bridgestone and Pirelli slicks and DOT race tires and parts support. Need a particular compound or tire size, like 16.5" slicks? Let them know in advance and they'll have it at the track for you. On site mounting and balancing by Craig “R1” Smith. Viets Performance also offers Trackside Services riders 15% off Ferodo brake pads. They stock the popular Vesrah Super RJL pads, XT lap timers and other products to enhance (or save) your track day!
Axial Video will be on hand to provide on-board video systems for short term or long term rental and for purchase. Capture the excitement of your track day experience with high quality on-board video. Axial Video specifically engineers and tests their systems to endure the stress of high performance conditions. Their secure mounting systems require no drilling or modification to bodywork and are guaranteed to pass tech. Equipment is low profile and operation is hassle free.
Catalyst Reaction's Suspension School
Dave Moss, AMA/AFM racer, noted suspension expert, and CRST founder, is proud to present Catalyst Reaction's Motorcycle Suspension Schools. There will be a total of five schools over the course of the year at Thunderhill Raceway Park in Willows, CA.
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Offering riders a very unique learning experience, the schools will be specifically aimed at helping every rider gain an in-depth understanding of motorcycle suspension, based on classroom learning combined with direct on-track experience designed to show why suspension is such a critical component in ensuring fast yet safe riding. Covering all aspects of a motorcycle’s suspension adjustments that often baffle even the most experienced racers, students will learn why the motorcycle must work with you and how to tailor the suspension to your riding style and ability so that you can continue to learn while trusting the motorcycle at all times. This is a hands-on school where you will be required to work on your own motorcycle in a guided, systematic, and logical way to gain a practical as well as theoretical appreciation of the motorcycle’s suspension, matched with on-track, real-time experience and feedback allowing you to gain direct insights into how the changes you make affect the handling of the motorcycle. No special mechanical skills are required and you will be guided though every phase of the course. Click here to read Ken Hutchinson's MotorcycleUSA.com review of the May 6th School! Click here for MotorcycleUSA.com video of the class. |
"Knowledge creates understanding, understanding creates relaxation, relaxation creates speed."
School Overview
Riders will be required to bring a motorcycle that has the ability to adjust preload, rebound and compression in the front forks and rear shock. They will need to bring all the appropriate tools required to make changes to those settings.
Riders will also need to bring one 10 x 10 canopy and will set that canopy up in the hot pit lane. They will be allowed to have a table, tools, stands for the bike and, if they wish, a generator for tire warmers, under the canopy. Vehicles and non-essentials must be in the paddock area.
Sessions will be from 9:00 - 12:00 am, lunch from 12:00 - 1:00 pm and then 1:00 - 5:00 pm on track. There will be more time in the afternoon as the track and the riders will have warmed up fully and we can gain more knowledge from the track while working on mid corner speed and drive out of the corners.
A typical session will have the riders learning roughly 10 minutes of theory in the classroom, 30 minutes of on track riding, stopping every 2-3 laps to make pre-planned changes and jot down notes, and 10-15 minutes of debriefing in the classroom.
Riders will be expected to ride at between 75-80% of their potential at all times to ensure as much attention as possible can be focused on feeling the differences they have made as a result of making a suspension change.
All motorcycles will be tech inspected prior to going on track between 7:30 am and 8:00 am. Coolant must be replaced with Water Wetter or other replacement. New or slightly used track/race tires (i.e. one previous track day at most) will be required. No one will be allowed to ride any laps with OEM tires.
School Cost
$300 ($220 for the track day plus $80) per student (10 students max)
Register by clicking on your choice of date(s) above and choosing the CRST Suspension School option or contact Dave for more information.
Complete information/curriculum on the Suspension School will be sent out to all confirmed attendees one week prior to the event date via email.
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