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DSN_KLR650@yahoogroups.com, "ilv2wheels" wrote:
>
> I don't know if this is of interest, but Ned Suesse, Lyndon
Poskitt,
> and thier teammates are going to run the Baja 1000 this year. To
> underwrite thier efforts, they are having some DS clinics in
Muenster,
> TX, Phoenix, AZ, and Southern California. If you're interested,
check
blah,
> blah. I only want to encourage and support them to race in Baja.
> Unfortunately, my ankle still isn't healed enough to ride off
road, or
> I'd be in Muenster on 10/5 or 6, learning how not to repeat my
mistake.
>
> Tony G.
> Fort Worth, TX
> A16
>
I went to Ned's clinic in Ocotillo Wells last year and I feel it was
money and time well spent.
He had a couple of other expert riding instructors helping him,
inclucing Les Walker who used to be a member of this group years and
years ago (Surfphoto, anyone remember Les?).
It was a full day class, 8 am - 9 am "classroom" type lecture and
pre-ride instruction, 9-about 3 on the desert doing drills,
hillclimbs, descents, how to get unstuck in sand, turning in sand,
etc. and it was very well presented in a professional and technical
manner.
I went with a friend of mine that has a Husky TE-610, and we both
had a really good experience, adn I can say that I definitely got a
lot out of the class. Specficially, higher speed sand turns (which
were always my nemesis) became a lot easier for me.
Plus, after the class was over, a few of us went on a great
trailride and got to be humbled by the experts riding up stuff that
made us mortals feel like a bunch of schoolgirls.
I may do it again if I can fit it into my schedule.
If you want to become a better rider through some expert instruction
(instead of trial and error) I highly recommend it.
Thanks
CA Stu