JackFlash

Advanced Riders Course

Butler Technology & Career Development Schools (S)
5140 Princeton Glendale Rd Room 200
Hamilton OH, 45011

4 seats left

4/19/2014 - 4/19/2014
Saturday(4/19) 07:45 AM - 05:00 PM

Plenty of seats left in Columbus.

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The chance of move up to a faster group is slim

due to the faster guys leaving first and the likelyhood

of you seeing them again is next to none.  They will

have gassed up and left the fueling point before

you arrive and finish gassing up, if you even see

them there at all.

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I'll ride with the slow group.  I'll be leaving from

Newark in case anyone wants to ride along.

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The course description says one day, nine hours. But the schedule is two days, a Tuesday and Saturday for the course.

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You can do like I'm doing and wait until August to take the course.  Those are only one day.

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Here they are!!!  The Advanced Rider Courses for 2014.
   
Butler Technology & Career Development Schools (S)
5140 Princeton Glendale Rd Room 200
Hamilton OH, 45011
 
Currently 11 seats for the following:
4/19/2014 - 4/19/2014
Saturday(4/19) 07:45 AM - 05:00 PM
 
Currently 6 seats for the following:
5/10/2014 - 5/10/2014
Saturday(5/10) 07:45 AM - 05:00 PM;
 
 
Ohio Department of Public Safety (B)
1970 West Broad St.
Columbus OH, 43223
 
Currently 8 seats for the following:
5/20/2014 - 5/24/2014
Tuesday(5/20) 06:00 PM - 09:30 PM; Saturday(5/24) 08:00 AM - 02:00 PM; (This course requires 2 days of attendance.) 

Currently 12 seats for the following:

5/22/2014 - 5/25/2014
Thursday(5/22) 06:00 PM - 09:30 PM; Sunday(5/25) 08:00 AM - 02:00 PM  (This course requires 2 days of attendance.)

Currently 10 seats for the following:

8/2/2014 - 8/2/2014
Saturday(8/2) 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM;

Currently 9 seats for the following:
8/3/2014 - 8/3/2014
Sunday(8/3) 08:00 AM - 06:00 PM

There are 17 seats available before the Gap trip in Hamilton, Ohio.

== AND ==

There are 20 seats available before the Gap trip in Columbus, Ohio.

Here you go, you three.  Before you go flying off the mountain,

take this course.

cmh_sprint

Dizzledan

Dying Shadow

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We'll know Friday morning at 8:00 AM what is being offered

as long as they post everything in a timely fashion.  If an

ARC course is offered before the Gap trip, I'm sure some of

our guys will sign up for it. 

Knowing about how many are interested after that will give

me something to present as a reason for an additional

class.  I'll find out what is the minimum number of riders they

want before they will post a class and we'll beg and threaten

the rest of OR until we have enough. 

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THIS FRIDAY...

I was driving to work earlier in the week, on one

of those cold mornings where just to breathe,

it stings your nose and causes your eyes to

water.  Six o'clock was coming fast and the

time clock was awaiting my arrival.  That means

I was zipping along briskly so as to not be late

for work twice in the same week.

This was one morning when nothing was

falling from the sky, but I noticed my windshield

kept icing up when I switched the heat from

defrosting the windshield to defrosting my cold

feet.  I had heard of it, but I had never seen it.

I believe what I had encountered was freezing

fog. 

Approaching the tunnel in Westerville, on 161

and getting onto I-270, there in the curve, I

could feel the front tires beginning to lose their

grip.  I could see tracks on the roadway and

noticed the car seemed to be acting a little

squirrely.  A slippery curve convinced me to 

back 'er down a bit, else I might find myself 

on a stretcher and being asked how many

fingers I see.

So, for you hard core cold weather riders out

there, beware of freezing fog.  It could ruin

your day.

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That was painful to watch.  I saw a lot

of excessive speed for road, traffic,

and weather conditions.  Especially

painful was seeing two motorcycles

collide with each other.  Let's be

especially mindful when riding with

others.  We don't want to be the one

who causes a life changing problem

for one of our friends, or become the

victim of a fellow rider not as aware

of what can go wrong, or how quickly,

as one with many miles behind him.

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I don't know what it is, but there is something about

Honda's that for me, appearance wise, they have a

generic look about them.  The wow factor is missing.

They look like bikes for the masses, with no real eye

catching pizazz.  I would like to see them jazzed up.

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You can tell it's a long winter.

This place is getting weirder

by the post.

I think we need a poll on what color T-Shirt to get.

And it will take at least nine pages.

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I vote for the weekend of June 21, 22 for the

Advanced Rider's Course, if we have a choice.

That will be two weeks after the trip to Deals Gap.

Any comments?

Any of those dates are good for me,

as long as I can get off work.

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Is it common for it to be difficult to find an ARC to enroll in?  

The only ARC courses posted last year were at the Butler Technology

& Career Development Schools in Hamilton, Ohio.

A posting from last year reads: 

Connie14, on 27 Feb 2013 - 11:32 AM, said:

    I sent an email to the email address on the website. They currently

are not planning on having an Advanced Rider Course in Columbus

unless there is enough interest.

Somehow the ARC was finally posted for Columbus, much later in

the season.  I'm thinking in August, possibly, and only after someone

called them.  I can't find any details from last year, to show you.

We'll have to express an interest earlier this year so we can get

them to offer us an ARC class.

So far, the interested posters are:

JackFlash

Tigerpaw

SMcCrory

-Friend 1

-Friend 2

DizzleDan

Cdubyah

cmh_sprint

Casper

Connie14

-maybe his brother

-maybe his dad

Dying Shadow

Bakemono (cause you know you want to)

JohnG

It looks to me like we have a class right there.

After sign-ups open, we'll know more.  If a

class has to be scheduled for us, we should

make sure it's far enough in advance for

everyone to be able to make arrangements

to attend without any problems.  I think six

weeks notice should be enough. 

Anyone else interested in the Advanced Rider's

Course?  I know there are more of you out there.

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...it is kind of disappointing to hear that they didnt have enough riders for the ARC though. 

I think they offered the ARC because of a phone call from someone on here.

I don't remember the details, but it wasn't offered until it was asked about, I

don't think. 

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...just post up a day or two in advance when the forecast is decent and you can get a ride going....

I work weekends.  I need more notice so I can try and get off work.

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I'd be in if the dates planned fit all right. 

SIX.

Bring your GoPro and set it on a tripod.  I'm still looking for my 15 minutes of fame. 

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Okay, Tigerpaw.  That's one. 

Me.  That's two.

Add me and two friends.

Add SMcCrory +2 = FIVE.

After sign-ups open we'll know what they are offering.

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...and it looks like he's building an engine,

on the stand back there.

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