Art Basic - Sportbike Addicts

JimRBlue · 09-03-2008, 08:36 PM

Just figure I would throw this out there.. Of all the track crack addicts here.. where did you take art basic and what was your initial reaction?

I'll start the ball rolling.

Art Basic with Bill Sink - VIR Patriot.

I learned a great deal that day.. I took it with the FZ-1 Which was a tank for that track.. Extremely exhausting but learned that even a "street bike" was way more capable than I was as a rider at that time.

I also realized how much I sucked. A year later I went back with the R6 and it was a whole other world. I should say that a dozen track days between the start may have also helped.

sonny · 09-03-2008, 08:38 PM

VIR North. 10/1/07 - Kenny Roberts

It was awesome. I crashed.

Brian78 · 09-03-2008, 08:46 PM

Summit Main... R1 ... people buzzin me at 150+ while im doing 70 .. 'im gonna get fuckin killed out here'

Trackdaze · 09-03-2008, 09:23 PM

Pocono East, also with Bill Sink, I don't even remember how long agao. I was on a YZF600R.

Ant · 09-03-2008, 09:27 PM

Pocono North June of 2003. I don't remember who my instructor was but I was on my GSXR 1000. I remember thinking...holy shit i'm glad they make you do this, otherwise i would kill myself out here. lol

***carl_g*** · 09-03-2008, 09:32 PM

Pocono North 2003 on my F4i. The instructor was from LI and I think his name was Lou?

lateapex · 09-03-2008, 09:32 PM

I started before Art basic was created, 1999. Back then it was a meeting with Glen to go over the track basics and the white group was coach lead most of the day. Depending on how well the group was sometimes the last few sessions of the day they were not coach lead.

ISM409 that would be Lou Kohoth who coaches with nesba now.

Jimmy · 09-03-2008, 09:36 PM

Pocono East in 2004 with Billy Sink

Jake · 09-03-2008, 09:37 PM

East... with ART Basic in a group all by themselves. It was fun after the first few sessions but considering how much I rode twisties I probably went slower all day then I did on the street. Then the first session in red was a rude awakening when I realized that I really sucked.

**John712** · 09-03-2008, 09:48 PM

Pocono East on my gsxr1000 and yes with Bill Sink

I didnt crash but i did go off the track when they put the checkered flag up and just cut all the way to pit in.. but he did mention that when they put the checkered flag out that i have to complete the entire track, i was like ok cool, no problem

Ant · 09-03-2008, 10:10 PM

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Originally Posted by John217

Pocono East on my gsxr1000 and yes with Bill Sink

I didnt crash but i did go off the track when they put the checkered flag up and just cut all the way to pit in.. but he did mention that when they put the checkered flag out that i have to complete the entire track, i was like ok cool, no problem

extreme78 · 09-03-2008, 10:14 PM

May 07' with NYSBC (my street zx10r), than again June 07' with Billy (TPM) on R1(track bike).

RCM78 · 09-03-2008, 10:23 PM

March 2002 VIR North. The instructors name was Alex. It was Myself, Bill Sink and our friend Sean Mueller. We all rode on the street together most weekends before going to the track.

Since then Bill is TPM's Lead Coach and ART Basic instructor.
Sean has won several WERA championships on an SV650.
And I'm just a knucklehead that thinks horsepower is the answer to going fast...

CORNBREAD · 09-03-2008, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by RCM78

And I'm just a knucklehead that thinks horsepower is the answer to going fast...

Not if High_Revs17 says so. LOL

I started in 2007 w/ NYSBC on my 2003 Kawi 636

FDNYDANO18 · 09-03-2008, 11:01 PM

2003 @ Pocono East W/ Bill Sink & T Foti...