Braking into the big turn
How a rider picks a brake marker before the corner at Eagles Canyon.
0:30Kyle Talks Racing: pick a topic and watch
Pick a topic. Watch Kyle talk racing.
The camber turn and the V section
Going down a camber, why you can't be on the brakes, and the next sequence of turns.
2:12Who is Kyle?
22 years old, Sam Houston State business major, works part-time.
0:08From the car wash to racing
The job that helped him pay off his first bike.
0:55Looping his first bike and finding a mentor
Financing the bike, a scary wheelie, and the older rider who got him on the track.
2:04Why the track is safer than the street
What the safety course taught him and why he chose the track.
0:41First track day to Eagles Canyon
Month by month, how he went from beginner group to race pace.
2:51The family that got his bike race-ready
The help with safety wiring, coolant, belly pan and getting to the first race.
1:17COTA weekend and moving up a skill level
A last-minute weekend at the Circuit of the Americas, then the next group.
1:01Getting sick and the license school crash
The setback, the first license school, and losing the front end.
2:46Suspension trouble before race weekend
Setting the bike up when he could not trust it.
2:01Failed again: the instructor's feedback
What the instructor said, and how he used it.
2:32Almost quitting, then a 7 a.m. phone call
A second chance at his racing license.
1:20His first race: first place provisional novice
Two races, two wins in his group.
1:11The bike: 2018 Honda CBR600RR
What it is and why people call it the slowest 600.
2:10Suspension: what it does and what it costs
Stock versus race suspension and the cost to upgrade.
1:54Bodywork and fairings
What race bodywork costs and what a sponsor gets.
2:28The engine
Stock rules, a new crate motor and what it costs.
2:08Brakes, and why he skips the rear brake
How braking works on a race bike.
2:06Race data and learning a track
The data system on the bike and how he uses it with a coach.
3:07Gearing and sprockets
Changing gearing for each track and the package price.
1:17The steering damper
The part he says he should have mentioned sooner.
0:52Towing the bike behind a Corolla
How the bike gets to the track.
0:50Sleeping at the track
Sleeping in the car on race weekends, and what would help.
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