Gary Bailey MX School
Discouraged, I found comfort in Bailey's wo rds and decided to practice a
few times befor e I attempted to race
again. Two w eeks' and fou r practice
days la ter, I tried again..This time, the
results wer e much more favorable.
In stor ybook fashion, I snared two
huge hol eshot s and won both motos
with considerable ease. After considerable practice, all that Bailey taught me
had become second nature and I found
myself going not only faster than before,
but with less effort as well.
By simply flippin g thro ugh the pages
of d ifferent motorcycle publications, one
can find several d ifferent MX schools,
but only Bailey can claim to be the first.
They say that imitation is the sincerest
form of flattery, and in this case it is flattery well deserved.
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For informa tion on classes in your
area contact Gary Bailey Video and MX
Schools, P.O. Box 130, Axton, VA 24054,
703/650-1759.
Bailey offers two, three and four-day
classes, as well as private ins tru ction.
Two-day classe s cost $175, while th e
three and fou r-day sessi ons cost $300
and $400, resp ectively. Private instruc.
tion starts at $50 per hour.
Sounds a bit steep, yo u say? Trust
me, it's worth it.
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(Above) " Okay, you 've jumped three whoops, now try four; said Bailey. The
Profe;;sor has a way of pushing you to new limits, and all the while keeps a
trained eye on your progress. (Right and below right) Body Eng lish Is an
important part of Bailey's classes. (Below) After explaining the proper technique
for each section of the track, Bailey fires up his Kawasaki and demonstrates.
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Though I was scared, I wanted to jump
further and further into the whoops simply to prove to Bailey that I could do
it. I didn't want to let my teacher down.
. By the end of day two, my hindquarters were quite sore from such a considerable amount of time in the saddle, yet
I was anxious to get home, prepare my
motorcycle, and hit the racetrack the following weekend.
"Most of my students don't realize
that they have learned much until a few
weeks after they take the class," said
Bailey. "The y need time to pr actice all of
the new techniques for a while before
they become second nature."
Once again, the Professor was right.
The next weekend I arrived at the racetrack full of confidence. Sure ly my newfound skills would prop el me to a landslide victory, right? Wro ng . I rode as
stiff as a board and eventually finished
near the back of the pack. I was so busy
tryin g to remember all of Bailey's teachings that my arms pumped up and my
con tacts dried up and fell out.
