Ron Haslam School
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Mr2Mike said:
ylovebuffalo said:
Had a great time thier too. Would definately recommend it for someone who has never been out on track on two wheels before. My only gripe was the instructors frequently pulling you over to the left to let the blades through just as you were setting yourself up for a corner....very frustrating when you only get a finite amount of laps in the day.
One thing that made me laugh was my mate told me he had done a 1.42 on his GSXR-1000 there, when i told the instructor he said 'Ron does 1.42's two up on the blade' lol
when I went a couple of the instructors mentioned that Rons personal best time was on a CBR600, rather than a blade.One thing that made me laugh was my mate told me he had done a 1.42 on his GSXR-1000 there, when i told the instructor he said 'Ron does 1.42's two up on the blade' lol
ylovebuffalo said:
maybe...but 2up its on a blade. The instructors were saying on a thou they do 1.32-1.38's.....i was just impressed the speed some of them were barrelling into the corners and somehow making it out of the other side!
My instructor nearly had a big off just after Hollywood. I was looking back to check on us and somehow managed to get onto the grass at fairly high speed, but held it all together after a few wobbles. He was a really nice guy though, very enthusiastic and helpful.Mr2Mike said:
ylovebuffalo said:
maybe...but 2up its on a blade. The instructors were saying on a thou they do 1.32-1.38's.....i was just impressed the speed some of them were barrelling into the corners and somehow making it out of the other side!
My instructor nearly had a big off just after Hollywood. I was looking back to check on us and somehow managed to get onto the grass at fairly high speed, but held it all together after a few wobbles. He was a really nice guy though, very enthusiastic and helpful.McClure said:
Well, my first foray into track riding is booked - Premier course on a CBR600RR next year 
You will love it! I've been a few times now, was thinking about getting a track bike, but couldn't really justify it being in devon and so far from a decent circuit, so I bought a green laner for winter fun! But I always do haslems once a year as it's fantastic and cheap if you add things up!ylovebuffalo said:
One thing that made me laugh was my mate told me he had done a 1.42 on his GSXR-1000 there, when i told the instructor he said 'Ron does 1.42's two up on the blade' lol
1m42son the full circuit isn't too shabby at all & Doningtons not all about power either. If that was on road tyres, I'd be quite impressed. StuB said:
ylovebuffalo said:
One thing that made me laugh was my mate told me he had done a 1.42 on his GSXR-1000 there, when i told the instructor he said 'Ron does 1.42's two up on the blade' lol
1m42son the full circuit isn't too shabby at all & Doningtons not all about power either. If that was on road tyres, I'd be quite impressed. ylovebuffalo said:
StuB said:
ylovebuffalo said:
One thing that made me laugh was my mate told me he had done a 1.42 on his GSXR-1000 there, when i told the instructor he said 'Ron does 1.42's two up on the blade' lol
1m42son the full circuit isn't too shabby at all & Doningtons not all about power either. If that was on road tyres, I'd be quite impressed. 
Andybow said:
You will love it! I've been a few times now, was thinking about getting a track bike, but couldn't really justify it being in devon and so far from a decent circuit, so I bought a green laner for winter fun! But I always do haslems once a year as it's fantastic and cheap if you add things up!
Good stuff. Do you think it's worth me going for a track day before hand to get a feel for being on track, or wait for the school to get proper tuition and avoid developing bad habits?McClure said:
Good stuff. Do you think it's worth me going for a track day before hand to get a feel for being on track, or wait for the school to get proper tuition and avoid developing bad habits?
Ron haslems first. Then a proper track day. If you do it the other way around you'll likely be dissapointed with the track time vs cost of the school. Make sure you ask plenty of questions and get them to sit you on the static bike to sort out body position. Track days are by far more bang for your buck track time wise but the instructors on the Haslam course are much better (well not better but your paying for them to analyse you all day where as a track day instructor can only really help you for 15/20 mins and they don't see as much)
I loved the course and the improvement it made to my riding was like night and day. I'd of paid the money over again just for the speed and comfort improvement. I wouldn't do it again although the fireblade course does look appealing with its open pitkane and telematary stuff.
If you don't ask questions and don't push yourself I could see why it would be a frustrating day. Hence a lot of reviews about the lack of time and slow pace.
Also try and go with someone similar paced as you. If you pair up with someone much faster or slower you'll waste a session and again probably be frustrated
Enjoy and get the pics
ylovebuffalo said:
Yh...I think it was full circuit in hot tray endurance series so I assume he was on some good rubber. His team came third in the championship so half decent....
Which championship? I pretty much know the whole Hottrax paddock now. Commentating on the 6 hour at Donington was a bloody nightmare. Gassing Station | Biker Banter | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff