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Street to Track Blog: Track Days, Part II

Patrick Lambie — Mon, 14 Nov 2016 22:40:00 +0000

To be totally honest, my first track day of 2016 started out as a complete disappointment. I arrived at Castrol Raceway's road course confident and ready to ride, having just successfully completed Justin Knapik's On Track Performance Race School less than 24 hours earlier. In seemingly no time at all, my intermediate group received a five-minute warning, and in the time that it takes to start your bike, put on your helmet and gloves and line up, I was out on the track.

Trevitt’s Blog: Anti-Squat in Theory and Practice

Andrew Trevitt — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 23:25:40 +0000

In previous blogs, and in the print version of the magazine, I have discussed anti-squat and how it relates to chassis setup. Anti-squat is a very important tool in making a motorcycle lap quickly at the racetrack, especially a powerful superbike, but at the same time it’s one of the least understood setup parameters. Some […]

Flat Track Canada school a great way to have fun and learn a new sport

Graeme Jones — Tue, 26 May 2015 23:19:35 +0000

Flat Track Canada, the increasingly popular race series that’s now in its third year, is doing wonders for the sport of flat track in Canada. For the second year in a row the organization is hosting a series of flat track schools, open to anyone with an interest in the sport. Very affordable and a ton of fun, I got to experience the day-long school first hand with more than a dozen other ‘students’ at the Paris Speedway 1/8-mile bullring in Paris, ON.