Develop Your Riding Skills

by: Siu Yan Scott

March 9, 2010

Do you want to learn better throttle control, braking or shifting techniques, body positioning?

Did you ever wonder how to build more confidence in your riding skills?

Would you participate in a small group learning environment?

If you answer yes to any of these questions, then you're an excellent candidate for attending a motorcycle class at a closed circuit course.

Here are some places in Ohio that offer motorcycle classes:

• Moto Series can often be found at Nelson Ledges Road Course in Garrettsville, Ohio with their Fasttrax program
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• The Mid-Ohio School in Dublin, OH offers a schedule of Performance Track Riding classes.

Moto Series is a member owned organization offering track days, rider education, and racing at various circuits in the Great Lakes Region and conducts the Moto Series Road Race Championship. From the most novice beginner to the professional racer, the Moto Series offers everything from guided instruction and race certification to competitive sprint and endurance racing.

What you'll learn in one track day can be potentially worth six months in street riding. It's truly that life changing in terms of riding skill improvement.

Need more information? Just google "doing a track day" and you'll pull up a ton of information like this article by Sarah Lahalih called "Considering Doing a Track Day This Year? You Should..."

Track days aren't about racing. That is a-whole-nother article. Racers DO race at tracks because that's the only place they can go. Organizations like Moto Series organize a local amateur racing series but also uses it's expert resources to teach classes.

A number of our members thoroughly enjoy track days. Some of us participate in the racing aspect or both. Whatever the case, we invite you to participate with us at any level. We are also looking for folks to crew some of the races.This is a great opportunity to watching two wheel racing up close. If you are interested, please contact me at syscott@gmail.com

I hope you'll agree that if you're considering doing a track day this year...you should.