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Motorcycle Racing revs up at Apex Racing Academy
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All budding motorcycle road-racers in the country now have a place to master the craft of motorcycle road-racing at the Apex Racing Academy that holds regular sessions at the Kari Motor Speedway in Coimbatore
Ever wondered where and how to start your motorcycle road-racing career? While there are plenty of karting locations for beginners to learn the ropes of car racing, sadly for motorcyclists there aren’t as many options around. But thanks to an initiative taken up by some dedicated and enthusiast bunch of bikers from Bangalore, now we have a full-fledged motorcycle racing and riding school where one can not only go to hone his or her racing skills but also understand the science of motorcycle riding. Whatever might be the intent to learn – in the end it is only going to benefit the rider improving his riding skills on the track as well as the streets. Welcome to Apex Racing Academy (ARA). ZigWheels attended the two day course conducted by ARA at the Kari race-track located near Coimbatore on 21-22 April, 2012, and the experience was nothing short of exhilarating and exciting. Now while I would like to believe that I am not exactly a newbie rider, the belief was shattered when the Apex racing’s top racers present at the school went blazingly fast around the 2.1km long circuit showing how it’s done. But then the idea was to make everyone get a clear view on what is on the agenda for the two days. Control and speed – in that order.
The coaches, who have decades of experience in motorcycle road-racing on local as well as international soil, they are eager to help and posses a candid way of imparting knowledge to the enthusiastic bunch of riders. Riders can bring their own motorcycles to the training camp or then they can rent a motorcycle from ARA’s fleet of race-ready machines consisting of Yamaha YZF-R15, the Honda CBF Stunner 125 and the TVS Apache RTR 160. The racing programme is divided into three levels based upon the experience of the participants. The first level is for absolute newbies and it helps them get the ropes of riding and racing a motorcycle straight before proceeding to more complex riding techniques.
Level One –
Introduction - Licensing procedures, bike preparation, riding gear, at-track modifications and repairs, entries, medical requirements etc.
Track Etiquette – Unwritten rules of riding on the track, behavior on the track, language of flags signaling
Track familiarization – Track walk and explanation of types of corners, camber and lines
Riding Basics – Unlearning of regular mistakes from riding on the street – On track session with timing and video
Basics of riding on track – Theory session smooth riding (throttle control) techniques
Basic of Riding on the track – Drills – No brake single gear drill (for smoother riding) and then move on to selected gear with braking helped by a video footage
Free run on the track with timing and video
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kunal
want to make career in motorbike race .please assist me in this sir
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kunal
want to become career in motorbike race driving pls assist hw i can make career in this?
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ajay jugdhare
hello sir my name is ajay jugdhare from aurangabad maharashtra I want to join your academy but because I dont know how should I do it i request you to help me in the same my contact number is 8554855559
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MOHAMMED
I want to join in racing academy and to participate in racing so pls help me 9995392644
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annamalai
I have intrested to bike race any classes are there pls tell me 919042626900
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