YAMAHA CHAMPIONS RIDING SCHOOL
“Welcome to the Yamaha Champions Riding School. We aim to change your riding life by introducing you to Champions Habits: The techniques, approaches, skills, and the mindsets of the best riders in the world. These Champions Habits are the foundation of safety and consistency to whatever speed you ride, in any venue on any bike. Street riders, this is just as much for you as track riders. The best way to make safe riders is to make good riders.“
Nick Ienatsch – Lead Instructor
OUR PROGRAMS
Whether you ride the street, ride the track, or just want to elevate your riding to the next level, ChampSchool has a program to match your needs. Choose from our programs below and see which is right for you.
NJ
6/21-23
New Jersey Motorsports Park
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WA
6/29-30
The Ridge Motorsports Park
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CA
7/16-18
IMS Sonoma
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ChampSchool 1 or 2-day curriculum builds upon two overarching principles called “Champions Habits”: How the best riders in the world ride -and- how a modern motorcycle is designed to be ridden. We shortcut your learning curve, make new riders excellent, make veteran riders even better by limiting class size and focusing on each student’s needs.
ChampStreet is based on our street rider Sunset Clinic and was used as a baseline for the REST (Riders Essential Skills Training) program for the US Marine Corps. ChampStreet is for ANY type of motorcycle, comes in half and whole day versions, and does not require you to have full track gear (leathers).
Whether you are early in your street riding career or headed for MotoAmerica national racing, ChampSchool is laser-focused on your riding improvement. You can bring your bike or choose a motorcycle from our ready-to-go Yamaha fleet. From the moment you arrive, prepare to be immersed. Breakfast through dinner, your instructors will be part of your every learning moment.
Need gear? No problem. We have a large selection of Alpinestars riding gear and Arai helmet rentals available. But most importantly, we’ll provide a notebook-full of Champions Habits and an experience that will serve you for the rest of your riding career.
Upcoming Schools
PA
Pitt Race
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8/9-11
CA
Buttonwillow Raceway Park
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10/18-20
NJ
New Jersey Motorsports Park
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9/7-8
AZ
Inde Motorsports Ranch
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10/25-26
SC
Carolina Motorsports Park
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9/30-10/1
AZ
Arizona Motorsports Park
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11/13
AZ
Inde Motorsports Ranch
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11/15-16
NV
Las Vegas Motor Speedway
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12/10-11
AZ
Inde Motorsports Ranch
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12/14-15
FEATURED ARTICLES
Why Body Position Matters at the Track
We mimic our heroes’ body position while cornering because it allows us to run less lean angle at the same radius. Less lean angle “points” allows for more brake and throttle points to be used (see YCRS’ 100 Points of Grip video). Add in rain, new tires, non-track tires, cold tires, or worn-out tires—or trying to set your new personal-best lap time—and running less lean angle at the radius you need gains more and more importance....
Motorcycling Consistency, Part 4
On every back-road ride for the rest of your life, use corner entries to get the bike to a speed and position to safely negotiate the middle and exit of the corner....
Motorcycling Consistency, Part 3
”Get your eyes up.” Great motorcycling advice because vision feeds our brain to make future decisions. The earlier we see our future, the better we can plan for it. ...
Motorcycling Consistency: Part 2
If we can find a way to reduce ourselves as a variable, everything else becomes a math problem....
Motorcycling Consistency: Part 1
Consistently placing a motorcycle at a desired spot at a precise speed is at the heart of rider safety. Do that on every street ride and you will arrive at destinations while your confidence and skills grow due to consistent rider health....
Cold-Tire Crashes – Part 2
Tire experts Tony Romo and Mark Schellinger have witnessed cold-tire crashes as top-level racers, tire-manufacturer employees, and winning crew chiefs....
