LEARNING THIS WILL MAKE YOU MUCH BETTER AT THIS!

DIRT TRAINING FOR ROAD RIDING AND ROAD RACING.

CORNERSPEED'S CORNERSPIN™ SCHOOL

WHAT IS CORNERSPIN™? CLICK HERE TO SEE A VIDEO OF THE SCHOOL.

During the 1980’s, “King Kenny” (3 time world champion Kenny Roberts) began training up and coming riders on XR100 mini-bikes to improve and enhance the rider’s skills using bikes just like ours (mini-bikes that have less than 10hp). Riders such as Wayne Rainey (3 time world champion), Eddie Lawson (4 time world champion), John Kosinski (2 time world champion) have all utilized this valuable training even while competing at the world championship level. This not much talked about training has been used and is still used by current riders such as the Hayden brothers, the Bostrom brothers, Colin Edwards, Tony Elias and yes, even Valentino Rossi! How do you think all of these guys learned to slide a bike so well? The drills and techniques we use translate directly to all types of riding and all areas of riding: balance, throttle control, body positioning, traction, weight bias, peg weighting, vision and references, just to name a few points. All of these elements combine to make you a better rider no matter what type of riding you do. Street riders will find that they have a greater sense of awareness of their skills and improvement in their riding. Racers will find that and much much more. The training we do at Cornerspin™ is not new but new to most riders. Call it the best kept secret of the pros.

HOW IS THIS SCHOOL DIFFERENT FROM THE OTHER SCHOOLS TAUGHT ON DIRT?

THIS IS A ROADRACING SCHOOL TAUGHT IN THE DIRT. This is not a "dirt bike" school. This is not a flat track school. This is not a motard school.We are practicing skills to be used in road racing and road riding. Our staff of instructors are road racers with dirt skills and flat trackers with road racing skills. We are using flat track and motard riding techniques with drills that apply directly to road racing. We explain how it relates to road racing and how you can incorporate these new skills in your riding. Our drills are set up to enhance your overall motorcycle skills with the emphasis on road racing. Our facility is set up to simulate many road and track conditions; hairpins, camber changes, elevation changes, fast transitions, decreasing and expanding radius turns, all of these elements combine to challenge even the best riders.

I'VE NEVER RIDDEN A DIRT BIKE. CAN I TAKE THE COURSE?

Yes. Cornerspin is NOT a dirt bike school. It is a road racing school taught in the dirt. Many of our students had never ridden a dirt bike before the Cornerspin school and completed the course with as good if not better results than fellow students that came with dirt bike experience.

I KNOW HOW TO RIDE A DIRT BIKE. WHY SHOULD I TAKE THIS COURSE?

Because you are not going to be "dirt bike riding". This is unlike anything you've done before unless you have a background in Supermoto racing or Flat track racing. And still, it will be different because everything we do and everything we discuss relates to road racing and road riding. We are providing you as safe a place as possible to ride beyond the limits of traction, to ride beyond your limits as a racer/rider, to learn the highest level of control that isn't possible to do on asphalt without dire consequences for your mistakes. Here is where you can work on the concepts and practical application of what you've seen done in MotoGP, SBK and AMA Superbike.

DO I HAVE TO BE A RACER OR INTEND ON RACING TO TAKE THIS CLASS?

Absolutely not. The majority of our students just want to be better riders. What you learn in class with Cornerspin will make you a better, safer rider on the street as well as on the track. This class will help you no matter what type of riding you do. All riders find that they are more relaxed and more confident in all conditions where traction is affected after attending a class with Cornerspin.

WHERE IS CORNERSPIN™ LOCATED?

Located in the heart of racing, Cornerspin is 1 hour from Charlotte, 20 minutes from Lowes Motor Speedway and 30 minutes from Greensboro. Our facility is located in central North Carolina near the town of Spencer, North Carolina, less than one mile from Interstate 85 (Exit 81). There are many North Carolina attractions in the immediate area. Major airports are: Charlotte Douglas International (1 hour away) and Greensboro (30 minutes away). Another way to look at it: the Cornerspin training facility is conveniently located halfway between the metropolitan areas of Atlanta and Washington D.C.

I WOULD LIKE MORE DETAILS. WHERE ARE THEY?

Please click here for the Cornerspin™ information PDF form. It contains the basic information that will get you started. There are other link buttons at the top of the page to provide you with additional information. If your questions are not answered on this site, please email us with additional questions.

HOW MUCH IS THE CORNERSPIN SCHOOL?

The school is two days (usually Saturday and Sunday). The cost is $500 which includes the use of a Cornerspin bike, two days of instruction, lunches, bottled water, snacks, t-shirt and photos. If you bring your own bike, the cost is $400. Your bike must meet the tech requirements which you will find on the registration form.

WH0 ARE MY INSTRUCTORS?

INSTRUCTORS MAY VARY FROM SCHOOL TO SCHOOL. THE MAIN STAFF IS: AARON STEVENSON (Cornerspeed and Cornerspin Chief Instructor), SCOTT HARWELL (Pro road race), MICHAEL DILLON (Pro flat track and Expert road race). Also on the roster: Multi-national 125GP champion BRIAN KCRAGET, RUSSELL MASECAR and PHILLIP DOYLE.

HOW DO I SIGN UP?

Click on this link to download the registration form. OR CALL 704-332-3147 TO REGISTER. Or email at cornerspeed@carolina.rr.com

WILL I BE ABLE TO COME BACK AND PRACTICE MY NEW SKILLS?

Yes, we will be having track days for Cornerspin graduates starting in mid-January. These will be by reservation only and will never exceed 20 bikes on track. No walk ups are permitted.

HOW DOES CORNERSPIN COMPARE TO CORNERSPEED'S LEVEL 2?

The schools are actually very similar in content and in fact, Cornerspin will most likely replace Level 2 Cornerspeed in 2008. What you are able to do at Cornerspin is ride beyond your limit and the bike's limit. If you attempt to ride beyond your limit on your sportbike on asphalt at high speeds, the consequences can be devastating. In this environment, you have the opportunity to go beyond your normal limits to explore traction, weight transfer, peg weighting, braking and throttle inputs when in any other environment such as a high speed road course or public mountain road would not be prudent or safe. At Cornerspin, you can practice manipulating the chassis and handling through sliding the bike, pushing the front end and using body english (weight transfer) to actively change what you and the bike are doing. This type of training makes you one with the bike. That's why it has been used for 30 years by top pros and is still the training of choice by top riders. It may come across as a marketing ploy but honestly, if you do Cornerspin first and THEN do Cornerspeed Level 2, Level 2 will make much more sense to you and you'll have a much better understanding of what we are trying to get you to do with your sportbike. As one top pro rider (multi-national champion) told Aaron when talking about Cornerspin; "I wish there would have been this type of school available to me when I first started racing. It would have saved me a lot of broken bones....and dollars."

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E-mail Aaron Stevenson at: cornerspeed@carolina.rr.com