CONFESSIONS OF BILL SINK
Most people don’t know how difficult it is for me changing tires. First you have to find someone that has stands you can borrow. Then you don’t want to borrow some tools from the same person. Don’t want to feel like a total loser so you borrow a 36mm socket from someone else and it’s […]
NCBike Track For Motorcycles
What key factors make a race track good for motorcycle training? This question is asked frequently. The answer is simple – ALL tracks can make a great training experience. What is your goal? Let’s take a look at NCBIKE track (also known as NCCAR North Carolina Center for Automotive Research). This facility has a great […]
FIXED AND GROWTH MINDSETS
Carol Dweck, a Stanford University Psychology professor, has spent most of her career studying why some people seem to reach their potential while others don’t. She believes a person’s internal belief system may be responsible for explaining, in part, why some people are more successful in achieving their goals. Trying to unravel the mystery of […]
Ben Walters And Bill Sink Invent YCRS TDT
EvolveGT and YCRS team up to create “TDT” Track Day Training. At select EvolveGT track days. Ben Walters will be lead instructor on this program . YCRS teaches “Champions Habits”, the techniques the best riders in the world use to go so fast without falling down. Simply put, YCRS coaches riders to “ride the bike […]
Michelle’s Story
Motorcycles that are smaller, are becoming proven track machines! This November in Long Beach, California motorcycle manufacturers, including Honda, Kawasaki, Suzuki, Ducati, and BMW, unveiled the biker industry’s newest trend to hit the states: a smaller, lighter motorcycle designed to offer wider appeal to a greater target audience. Makers are hopeful that the new design […]
Motorcycle Tracks
We have all ridden our motorcycles on the street. Practicing on the street is extremely difficult from the distractions we encounter, other obstacles, vehicles and rules that inhibit us to effectively learn more. This is where motorcycle tracks (commonly called road race courses) fill the gap for more advanced learning. You may ask yourself “does […]
Track STOP: NJMP Thunderbolt Turns 4 & 5
“Hey, don’t forget to pick up your paycheck!” (more on that in a moment….) As we do more mid-winter virtual laps around our favorite tracks, today let’s take a look at New Jersey Motorsports Park (NJMP) Thunderbolt and STOP at Turns 4 and 5, and the small straight that connects them together. All too often […]
Track STOP: NYST Turns 8-9-10
“I’ll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today.” Wow, who remembers that one? I’m really showing my age. But we’ll get back to that in a moment…. For the next STOP on our virtual track laps tour, let’s look at New York Safety Track’s sequence Turns 8-9-10. After the handful of seasons that NYST […]
MOTORCYCLE TRACK DAYS THUNDERBOLT
I sit here over the winter break waiting for the right time to start prepping my bike for next season I think back to some of the earlier track days. I was fortunate to have a large group of friends that I knew when I started, one of them my cousin. Going to a Motorcycle […]
TRACK STOP With Bill Sink
As we’re all slipping into hibernation mode and constantly doing laps in our heads, waiting for the new season to begin, let’s STOP and discuss other approaches to some of the corners that continually challenge us. Today, let’s stop at Turn 2 NCBike. Turn 2 is an extremely late apex that keeps you on the […]