GS Training - Country Trax 24 - 26 July - UPDATE

I must confess - did the mud with the Yamaha and not the 1200...

Speaking of Country Trax... I'm looking to go at some stage. Anyone thinking of joining me?

(Admin - should I put this under Smalls: Wanted - company for Country Trax)

Marnus wrote:I must confess - did the mud with the Yamaha and not the 1200...

Speaking of Country Trax... I'm looking to go at some stage. Anyone thinking of joining me?

(Admin - should I put this under Smalls: Wanted - company for Country Trax)

Why someone small...?


I am also looking at doing the Advanced Country Trax - there was one in Feb and think there is only one more this year around August. Anyone (doesn't matter if you're small) thinking of doing it?

Marnus wrote:... Speaking of Country Trax... I'm looking to go at some stage. Anyone thinking of joining me?

(Admin - should I put this under Smalls: Wanted - company for Country Trax)

I'm long time in the dog box for not organising training for Marius and myself. So yes, we certainly want to join.
Although I think I should do the first course and not the advanced one?

As to the proper place for this topic... What about Share your view: Riders and Rider Techniques?

I can think of many wise crack remarks that are applicable to me but let's get serious and make a reality of this.......a concerted effort (that way we can all laugh at each other although I somehow think I'll be the biggest joker - read laughing stock - in the pack)

I'm in but I think I must also start a "grass roots" level and do the introductory first

Jip, you can't do Advanced without having done the Intermediate/first one (that includes day 1 as almost the same as Swartkop's 1-day Intro. But very different under Jan's guidance)

It's the kind of course that is great to do with friends - when I did it I think there were about 5 guys who were there again, doing it with buddies this time and as a refresher.

So, long time before August - or whenever the Advanced is - to squeeze in the first one and then join me later? When you do the course you will know whether you want to do Advanced or not - you'll see. It's more than a course, it's actually a trip/experience just listening to Jan and their wider experience - humble but confident as he is.

A date for the course will help me decide With other words I am interested but have to look at dates.

@ Dani You will not be allowed to do the Advanced course without first completing the Intermediate course. The Advanced course is also quite tough and I suggest that you are a good GS rider before attempting this. Otherwise you and your bike might suffer. I have done the intermediate and it is a very valuable course. I have found that even some of our "experienced" does not have the right technique when it comes to basic like braking and turning. Also you forget the basic over a time and start bad habits. Very good to do a refresher every now and then of the Intermediate

I was planning on attending the intermediary course at Country Trax. I've done the intro one at Zwartkops, but now need to take it a notch up at Amersfoort.

Jamie, you would do well to spend the +/- R600 for the Zwartkops one soon. I'll wait for you, then you and I and Dani & Marius can go down to Mpumalanga!

Who else wants to go? I understand winter is a great time to go there...

If you are not going to do Country Trax soon, I would say do Zwartkops Intro. I enjoyed it. But otherwise, I think save the money. Jan also does not agree that a 1-day course is effective - you will see how he does recursive exercises. They used to have a separate Intro 1-day and then 2 days Intermediate. They are now combined into 3 days - they just call it 'Weekend Course'. And there is one almost every month:

Country Trax Calendar

Pieter - the Advanced is from Thursday evening 20 Aug (he starts with theory that evening) - Sunday 23 August 2009.

Marnus wrote:.....Jamie, you would do well to spend the +/- R600 for the Zwartkops one soon. I'll wait for you,.........

hou myself net so stupid ........maar eintlik is ek maar vir alle praktiese doeleindes 'n "noob" oppie grond

het darem in 2004/5 hierdie 2 "bere" innie garage gehad





and did the Zwartkops thing back then

so, laat waai maar, ek is kreupel maar ek kom

Nou ja toe, dan gaan jy Country Trax soveel meer geniet met daai ysters in jou verlede! Tot voor daai kursus het ek gedog die Pig is die mees onpraktiese off-road bike wat jy kan kry (maar my bek stil gehou..) - toe sien ek hoe verander Jan 2 ouens se skills op hulle piggies binne die eerste twee dae dat ek nie kon glo wat ek sien nie! Hulle het daai swaar fietse so rondgegooi dat ek amper nie kon bybly met die Dakar nie!

Awesome.

En sedertdien het ek nogal 'n ding vir die varkies ontwikkel... Wat's daai song? 'I like big bums and I cannot lie...' of so iets...

Marnus wrote:
Who else wants to go? I understand winter is a great time to go there...

Good idea, you sweat a lot! And those log cabins and the boere jacuzzi is very cool and cosy in the winter.

Put more one in the list! I'm IN.
I gess Roger will attend this course as well. At list we've been talking about this issue lately.
Other sugestion for the people who wants to do the WEEKEND COURSE first, there will be one at the week before the ADVANCED one. So, if it fit your needs, you can transport your bike for the WEEKEND COURSE, leave the babies there till the next weekend, return and perform the ADVANCED COURSE!
If you have TIME and MONEY avaliable, It would sound a good idea!

Jamie I see the ?? ?? ?? have been filled by another BMW. Well done.

Ok... it seems that we have two different groups (seeing that nobody needs to go to Zwartkops... again ):

Intermediate (Weekend Course):
Marnus en sy varkie
Dani
Marius
MadnohB

Advanced:
Dakardrix
PdeKoker
Bon (?)
Roger (?)


The Intermediate course takes place on the following dates: 15-17 May or 19-21 June or 24-26 July. It looks like R3350 per rider, so start saving now (Unless Jamie wants to trade in the Akrapovic and sponsor us all!!!!)

The first Advanced course at Country Trax is only 21-23 August if I'm not mistaken, so you guys in the A-team have some more time to practice (picking up your bikes)...

Can we have suggestions of who can make it for when?

I'll trade the GPS and a few other things that spring to mind but the Akra...........never

15-17 May looks good to me

Marnus wrote:Ok... it seems that we have two different groups (seeing that nobody needs to go to Zwartkops... again ):

Intermediate (Weekend Course):
Marnus en sy varkie

Nee, jy't die name verkeerd - 'n 'Pig' is 'n 1150 Adventure (as jy 'n pig sien sy ding doen in Jan se geploegte lande sal jy verstaan hehe), 'n 'Mothership' 'n 1200 Adventure. 1100/1150/1200 is almal 'n 'GS' (blykbaar as jy van 'n GS praat, sluit dit die 800GS, Dakar en 650GS uit...)



Maar ja, sover ek kan is ek Augustus in.

kom in pas met die program kêrels

dakardrix wrote:.......blykbaar as jy van 'n GS praat, sluit dit die 800GS, Dakar en 650GS uit........

en so moet dit wees, die F800GS is in 'n heel ander kategorie

MadnohB wrote:... 15-17 May looks good to me

I'm sure this was an oversight?
Superbikes on Kyalami that weekend. Have the tickets in my pocket.

19 - 21 June ?

bloody new phone.......still busy getting my calender fixed.

for sure an oversight...........NO COUNTRY TRAX when WSBK is at Kyalami........not a chance.

19-21 June lyk voorlopig, min of meer, nie heeltemal seker, desnieteenstaande........of dit kan werk

before I commit, let me get my "support infrastucture" up and running first.

Provisionally in for June

I've checked with the minister of internal affairs and she's happy to let me go 19 - 21 June.

I think we now have some sort of quorum, so if you can, make your plans for then. I'll try to find out when we should start to book to reserve our places!

Thanks Marnus..
Ek het nog altyd weggeskram om te bespreek - daar's so ietsie bang in my.
Die stories van ry sonder 'n saal.. met een been op die saal.. en wat nog alles..
en ek weet dis nie net stories nie!
Sal bashplate en crash bars help? Screen en spieeltjies afhaal?
Die tannie soek morele ondersteuning!!

But I'm in.

Will need to check the dates but think I am in China those dates



Would have been good for me and Dorothy to have joined you.

Rejuvenated DaveS wrote:Will need to check the dates but think I am in China those dates



Would have been good for me and Dorothy to have joined you.

So check those dates. The more the merrier. Nothing is cast in concrete yet

This makes me think - perhaps Jan du Toit will consider a block booking deal seeing that half the club wants to go?

MadnohB wrote:

dakardrix wrote:.......blykbaar as jy van 'n GS praat, sluit dit die 800GS, Dakar en 650GS uit........

en so moet dit wees, die F800GS is in 'n heel ander kategorie

Ons sal moet 'n naam uitdink... boring om heeltyd te praat van die '800'. Iets soos die Leopard of Springbok of Fighter of Epic ....

Hoe like jy die 800 sover na jou GS van tevore?

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