On a recent track day our staff was told there would be a film crew filming footage for videos and we were on strict orders not to crash!  Of course that’s not on anyone’s agenda ever, but as we all know too well, s#**t happens.  Com’on we are at a track after all and we knew that their presence could trigger people to do some interesting stuff.   The film crew, Creative Media Alliance (headed by Jai Suh) was excited to film track footage and ask questions pertaining to why advanced or continuous education for riders is essential to our sport. We were told the footage would be used by Washington state in-house and for www.ItsA FineLine.tv to further get the word out about continuing education for motorcycle riders.

This endeavor is remarkably close to all of us who work in the track companies missions…to educate motorcycle riders and enhance their skills to make them more aware and safer riders.  I remember the time when all I wanted was some where I could go to learn to not only ride (really ride), but ride competently and confidently.  That was why I started MotoVixens, because information was scattered and I Google/Yahoo searched like mad for motorcycle classes which only turned up MSF classes.  While those classes are great and serve a purpose, I was looking for something more and that’s when I came across track schools.  We are fortunate enough to have a few in our area, 2 Fast and OPRT, with a mission to make lifelong riders of everyone who wants to come and learn.

Our community is small, but as riders our family and outreach is very big.  It doesn’t matter what you ride, it’s only that you ride and know the dangers we must face everyday on the streets.  It’s a battle and we know as riders our best defense is knowledge and with knowledge comes confidence.  So if you haven’t tried a track school, what’s keeping you?  Fear of the track, the mentality of people there, people that attend track days are racers, etc…?  Try it, I’d be surprised if you weren’t a little intimidated, but the truth is by the end of the day you will have a confidence you never experienced before and a big ass grin on your face you won’t be able to wipe off for weeks.  It just makes sense to learn in an environment closer to the speeds we would be riding on the freeway, getting a true sense of what our motorcycles can do (they can do more than we actually challenge them with) and gaining some technical and actual skills that will translate to riding on the streets.  Check out www.ItsAFineLine.tv who’s mission is Target Zero…Zero Motorcycle deaths by 2030.  It is and will continue to be my mission to provide you resources to becoming the most educated and confident riders you can be.

Vixens Ride!