Advanced Rider Training
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Rapid Training are one of the countries best Advanced Rider Training companies. I would like to do a days training with their top instructor between now and the 10th April. I need another 'student' to join me though. The day costs £130 and would start in Banbury (Oxfordshire).
If you would like to brush up on your skills and put good riding practices in to place before the riding season starts - let me know.
I have no connection to this company, I just need someone to share a day with. I will be riding an R1.
The companies website is here. [url]www.rapidtraining.co.uk/n/home.htm[url]
Thanks
Ben
If you would like to brush up on your skills and put good riding practices in to place before the riding season starts - let me know.
I have no connection to this company, I just need someone to share a day with. I will be riding an R1.
The companies website is here. [url]www.rapidtraining.co.uk/n/home.htm[url]
Thanks
Ben
R1_nur said:
Rapid Training are one of the countries best Advanced Rider Training companies.
I can't get up to Banbury at the mo. However, I've been out with Andy Morrison from Rapid a few times in the car and can vouch that Rapid provide some of the best real world instruction in the country (bike or car). You'll have a wicked day!
Hi Ben,
Have a brilliant time on the 30th!
Andy Morrison is a former bike racer, and teaches every police course (pursuit, surveillance, etc) on both car and bike. Thames Valley Police Driving School considered him to be the best rider they had ever seen! He's virtually equally talented in the car. Plus he loves teaching and bringing people on - very confidence building - and a nice bloke to boot. Sickening, eh? I know people who've been out with other instructors from Rapid Training and they were of similar calibre to Andy.
People who've not experienced this calibre of advanced instruction don't know what they're missing
I'd definitely do a day or so in the car if you can. I've found advanced car training helped my biking substantially, and visa versa.
If you do a day in the car too, my recommendation would be to split it into two half-days with the same instructor. You can reach information saturation in a day, but two half-days gives you time for things to sink in and practice before going back for a second session. Also, I've found it extremely valuable to return to the same instructor for more than one session.
Have fun!
Mark
Have a brilliant time on the 30th!
Andy Morrison is a former bike racer, and teaches every police course (pursuit, surveillance, etc) on both car and bike. Thames Valley Police Driving School considered him to be the best rider they had ever seen! He's virtually equally talented in the car. Plus he loves teaching and bringing people on - very confidence building - and a nice bloke to boot. Sickening, eh? I know people who've been out with other instructors from Rapid Training and they were of similar calibre to Andy.
People who've not experienced this calibre of advanced instruction don't know what they're missing
I'd definitely do a day or so in the car if you can. I've found advanced car training helped my biking substantially, and visa versa.
If you do a day in the car too, my recommendation would be to split it into two half-days with the same instructor. You can reach information saturation in a day, but two half-days gives you time for things to sink in and practice before going back for a second session. Also, I've found it extremely valuable to return to the same instructor for more than one session.
Have fun!
Mark
Hi again,
Yeah, I've done all sorts of training and stuff in the car, but found Rapid to be the best. I'll go back to them on the bike too, in due course. One of their write ups is here:
www.hondavfrclub.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27245
However, the only thing I'd say to you is that it does take a critical mass of this sort of training to make the most of it. (Although you'll still get loads out of just one day.)
Do you know whom your instructor is yet? (If it happens to be Andy Morrison, you could ask him about the High Performance Club, with which he's also involved. If you enjoy this style of driving, you might enjoy HPC a great deal - see www.hpc.org.uk )
Cheers
Yeah, I've done all sorts of training and stuff in the car, but found Rapid to be the best. I'll go back to them on the bike too, in due course. One of their write ups is here:
www.hondavfrclub.org/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=27245
However, the only thing I'd say to you is that it does take a critical mass of this sort of training to make the most of it. (Although you'll still get loads out of just one day.)
Do you know whom your instructor is yet? (If it happens to be Andy Morrison, you could ask him about the High Performance Club, with which he's also involved. If you enjoy this style of driving, you might enjoy HPC a great deal
- see www.hpc.org.uk ) Cheers
Then you'd best give 'em a call!
HPC training has just moved on from John Lyon, who is no longer authorised to train people for Club membership.
Things have moved on and you now have two training options to get into the High Performance Club: Hugh Noblett at Cadence or Don Palmer. www.hpc.org.uk/guests/guestjoin.html should have links to both their web sites. I'd give 'em a call and see whom you prefer.
Normally, you do a half day's training to start with. This gives you a chance to see if you're up to HPC. It also means you're only commiting yourself to half a day's training before you make your mind up whether it's for you.
The High Performance Club is amazing and well worth the effort to get in.
>> Edited by Mark_SV on Tuesday 12th April 22:17
HPC training has just moved on from John Lyon, who is no longer authorised to train people for Club membership.
Things have moved on and you now have two training options to get into the High Performance Club: Hugh Noblett at Cadence or Don Palmer. www.hpc.org.uk/guests/guestjoin.html should have links to both their web sites. I'd give 'em a call and see whom you prefer.
Normally, you do a half day's training to start with. This gives you a chance to see if you're up to HPC. It also means you're only commiting yourself to half a day's training before you make your mind up whether it's for you.
The High Performance Club is amazing and well worth the effort to get in.
>> Edited by Mark_SV on Tuesday 12th April 22:17
Mark,
My training was delayed (Andy had a puncture) until yesterday. We spent all day in the Cotswolds -awesome.
You were absolutely right, it was well worth while and I have picked up quite a few top tips. Andy is going to spend a day working on my car driving next and then I will decide wether or not to pursue the HPC thing.
Right - the weather is good and my R1 is full of fuel ...
>> Edited by R1_nur on Sunday 15th May 10:53
My training was delayed (Andy had a puncture) until yesterday. We spent all day in the Cotswolds -awesome.
You were absolutely right, it was well worth while and I have picked up quite a few top tips. Andy is going to spend a day working on my car driving next and then I will decide wether or not to pursue the HPC thing.
Right - the weather is good and my R1 is full of fuel ...
>> Edited by R1_nur on Sunday 15th May 10:53
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