FEATURE
P64
KAWASAKI RIDER PROJECT
LEARNING
SPEED
R
acing a motorcycle is one
of life's great pleasures.
It's the only time I can
think of when my mind is abso-
lutely clear of any thoughts other
than the task at hand—about
passing the guy in front, or bet-
tering a lap time, or trying to keep
the guy behind me to the check-
ered flag.
Racing requires precision. A lot
of this you can learn on your own,
and you probably started subcon-
sciously figuring it out when you
began walking as a toddler, like
spatial awareness and perception
to velocity and danger. A good
set of these basic human skills
should enable most humans to
climb onto a motorcycle and ride
it, but a couple of months ago, I
thought I'd like to sharpen my own
personal precision skillset much
further. Therefore, I hatched a
plan with Kawasaki USA to ride
their Project Superstock ZX-10R
racer in a couple of rounds of the
Chuckwalla Valley Motorcycle As-
sociation's Winter Series, as well
as attend the renowned Jason
Pridmore Star Motorcycle School
in between races to try and coax
out some extra precision, and
therefore, speed.
WE TEAM UP WITH KAWASAKI USA AND
JASON'S PRIDMORE'S STAR MOTORCYCLE
SCHOOL TO TRY AND UNLOCK SOME
HIDDEN SPEED IN RENNIE'S ARSENAL
BY RENNIE SCAYSBROOK
PHOTOGRAPHY BY RS AND CALI PHOTOGRAPHY
