02-13-2016, 08:24 AM
I did all four levels at Phillip Island in Australia, and it is probably the best thing I have ever done when it comes to improving my riding. At the time I was living in Singapore, and I would take a vacation to Australia to attend the MotoGP, and follow that up with two days the following week to complete two levels. As a result, I also rented the sports bikes they were proposing which I found a perfect combination. However, there would always be quite a lot of locals attending with their own bikes, and there would be all types.
I still remember vividly the very first actual track time we did in level 1. After a fairly long introduction theory session, we got to go out on the track. Our instructor told us the first session we were to go around in 4th gear and not use our brakes. I think pretty much all of us thought this sounded crazy, but as I did it the logic became so clear. The objective was to begin learning throttle control, and the result was that not a single rider went out on track pushing too hard in the beginning, and so not a single crash. It also opened our eyes right away to actual corner speed.
Given that level 4 is really one where you decide what to focus on, you can actually do it as many times as you want, and I look forward to going back to the Island again in the future for another round. Highly recommended!
I still remember vividly the very first actual track time we did in level 1. After a fairly long introduction theory session, we got to go out on the track. Our instructor told us the first session we were to go around in 4th gear and not use our brakes. I think pretty much all of us thought this sounded crazy, but as I did it the logic became so clear. The objective was to begin learning throttle control, and the result was that not a single rider went out on track pushing too hard in the beginning, and so not a single crash. It also opened our eyes right away to actual corner speed.
Given that level 4 is really one where you decide what to focus on, you can actually do it as many times as you want, and I look forward to going back to the Island again in the future for another round. Highly recommended!