Join Me At Freddie Spencer School [UPDATED]

bwhip · 03-23-2006, 2:13 AM

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Ferris · 03-23-2006, 3:11 AM

Ah...you lucky dog!! I'd love to attend one of these. Keep us up to date with how it goes

RRWANTR · 03-23-2006, 3:17 AM

Sawwweeettt! I will attend one day.

HondaGalToo · 03-23-2006, 6:09 AM

Nice write up! Keep it coming. I'd love to do that school someday, too, but it's pretty far for me...

colryn · 03-23-2006, 8:00 AM

Wow. Nice write-up whip. I am sure you will be on cloud-9 for a while. Congrats on doing something you have alays wanted to do.

phobiaphobe · 03-23-2006, 10:03 AM

Keep it coming... I'm jealous.

Someday....

Is there a Canadian guy there, about 5'7" with a shaved head?

bwhip · 03-23-2006, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by phobiaphobe

...Is there a Canadian guy there, about 5'7" with a shaved head?

No shaved heads, but one of the Canadians looks like a twin of Seth Green (best known for portraying Dr. Evil's son Scott in the Austin Powers movies).

BDA116 · 03-23-2006, 10:37 AM

That's the '03/'04 model, too. You can try an '05 in a week or so if you're so inclined.
I'd like to do the Freddie school this summer when he does it at Miller, but we'll see.
Dale is a great guy, know him from way back in the USBA. Haney is a great guy and very fast as well.
I'll do his school one day, but for now I'm getting very antsy to just get out there and play.

TraumaOne · 03-23-2006, 10:52 AM

Wow... I want to go!

ReaperAZ · 03-23-2006, 11:45 AM

It'll be good to have a real world write-up of the school. You read some in mags that journos write and while good, you just don't get the same details. Awesome write-up so far. Can't wait to read more.

Oh yeah.........I'm jealous.

clutchslip · 03-23-2006, 12:33 PM

Oh that Freddie. What a guy. "Old school", rules! Ride freakin dirt -FIRST.

Looks like fun, keep on posting.

Red Rider · 03-23-2006, 12:46 PM

Great report, 'Whip! Some day...some day...I'm going to do both Spencer's and Schwantz's schools...some day.

smoothrideronli · 03-23-2006, 1:26 PM

Please put some highlights from the video when you get them on the org...I would love to see them.

Zippy · 03-23-2006, 3:48 PM

Thanks for doing the write up. Nice job. I hope you have the energy to do another write up for the next day!

phobiaphobe · 03-24-2006, 1:24 AM

Sounds like it was worth every penny and then some. Great write-up.

TraumaOne · 03-24-2006, 1:26 AM

yeah, just a fantastic read! I looked up on their site; did you already do the 2 day school with them? It looks like that is a prerequisite to the 3 day school?

bwhip · 03-24-2006, 1:30 AM

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Originally Posted by TraumaOne

yeah, just a fantastic read! I looked up on their site; did you already do the 2 day school with them? It looks like that is a prerequisite to the 3 day school?

No - they have a three day level one school, which is the one I'm doing. I think they stop showing it on the website once they fill up. They still have some three day level one dates available at the new track in Utah this year:
https://www.fastfreddie.com/registra...nUpMiller.php3

bwhip · 03-24-2006, 1:33 AM

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Originally Posted by smoothrideronli

Please put some highlights from the video when you get them on the org...I would love to see them.

I definitely will. They said they'll be sending them to us soon. There was also a pro photographer there today (the same guy that took my avatar shot last month in Pahrump), and I hope I can get some shots from him to share. He was working for the journalist from Sweden, so I'm not sure yet if I can get some from him or not.

ReaperAZ · 03-24-2006, 9:37 AM

Spectacular bwhip! What a great read.

CBRVFR · 03-24-2006, 11:17 AM

Terrific write-up, 'Whip. Better than a lot of magazine work, and, of course, you don't have to fit it into 1200 words.

Can you give us a little more detail regarding how the front brake helps you turn? Is it because it compresses the forks and decreases trail, making it turn quicker?

What if you're inside your preferred line?

I'm enjoying your trip!

Gecko5 · 03-24-2006, 12:20 PM

bwhip, thanks for the great write-ups. I think I now might consider spending the extra money to do this after I graduate. You make it sound well worth the cost. Looking forward to seeing the video that you get from the school.

bwhip · 03-24-2006, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by CBRVFR

Terrific write-up, 'Whip. Better than a lot of magazine work, and, of course, you don't have to fit it into 1200 words.

Can you give us a little more detail regarding how the front brake helps you turn? Is it because it compresses the forks and decreases trail, making it turn quicker?

What if you're inside your preferred line?

I'm enjoying your trip!

Thanks very much - so glad you're enjoying it.

The front brake (under trail braking) really helps set the turn up, through speed control, and as you suggested, a decrease in trail. If you're under acceleration, the geometry of your bike changes, causing you to run wide. By gentle application of the front brake, along with proper weighting of pegs, head position, etc., the bike just falls right into the line you want. If you're inside the preferred line, that would be a time to shift your weight to the inside, standing the bike up, while applying some gentle throttle.

bwhip · 03-24-2006, 11:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Gecko5

bwhip, thanks for the great write-ups. I think I now might consider spending the extra money to do this after I graduate. You make it sound well worth the cost. Looking forward to seeing the video that you get from the school.

You absolutely would not regret it. Think of it as an investment in your riding safety and fun. It's all that and more.

NinerPilot · 03-25-2006, 4:22 AM

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Several times coming down the long straight into turn one, Jeff backs it in like no one I have ever seen. It is mind-blowing, hearing the rear tire squeal and watching him pitch it sideways for literally hundreds of feet, before perfectly NAILING turn one. We’ve all seen the pro racers do some of this on TV, but seeing him do it that well, and hearing it, is incredible. Just absolute control over the bike. And he does it again and again. Very cool.

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