"...i saw your post on the "show your bike" thread. and that you race flat track. How did you get into that? i love watching it and i'd love to race, but i just dont even know where to begin, and if theres like a series for vintage flat track thatd be even sicker. thanks man. "
Gene Romero - Sideways!
My exposure to flat track racing began four years ago with Hugh Mackie, the owner of the British motorcycle shop "Sixth St. Specials" located in NYC. Hugh had been flat track racing for several years and asked me to come give him a hand one Sunday when he was going racing alone. Well, I was pretty much hooked after watching the first few practice laps. I spent the entire ride home asking Hugh a million questions. The first of which was "How do I start?"
Sixth St. Special's very own Hugh Mackie on his Trackmaster Triumph 750
PART 1: AMERICAN SUPERCAMP
Flat track racing is INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. The bikes are flying full speed within millimeters of each other with no front brake and very little rear brake. There is a huge amount of trust between the riders as there is very little margin of error. Learning correctly is an absolute must to keep you and everyone else on the track safe.
Danny Walker's dirt track school "American Supercamp" should be everyone's first stop on the road to going sideways. The school provides their own bikes and covers all the essential skills such as form and throttle control. Besides, where else can you get hands on training with expert racers like seven-time AMA Grand National Dirt Track Champion, Chris Carr?
Another benefit of taking the Supercamp class is this skill will make you much more confident in emergency situations on the road. The sliding that flat track racers do when cornering is pretty much an exaggerated emergency stop on the street.
Gene Romero - Sideways!
My exposure to flat track racing began four years ago with Hugh Mackie, the owner of the British motorcycle shop "Sixth St. Specials" located in NYC. Hugh had been flat track racing for several years and asked me to come give him a hand one Sunday when he was going racing alone. Well, I was pretty much hooked after watching the first few practice laps. I spent the entire ride home asking Hugh a million questions. The first of which was "How do I start?"
Sixth St. Special's very own Hugh Mackie on his Trackmaster Triumph 750
PART 1: AMERICAN SUPERCAMP
Flat track racing is INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS. The bikes are flying full speed within millimeters of each other with no front brake and very little rear brake. There is a huge amount of trust between the riders as there is very little margin of error. Learning correctly is an absolute must to keep you and everyone else on the track safe.
Danny Walker's dirt track school "American Supercamp" should be everyone's first stop on the road to going sideways. The school provides their own bikes and covers all the essential skills such as form and throttle control. Besides, where else can you get hands on training with expert racers like seven-time AMA Grand National Dirt Track Champion, Chris Carr?
Another benefit of taking the Supercamp class is this skill will make you much more confident in emergency situations on the road. The sliding that flat track racers do when cornering is pretty much an exaggerated emergency stop on the street.
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