Xtreme teaching methods!
By TMX Archives on 2nd Sep 11
The UK Honda Xtreme Academy riders enjoyed a fantastic day last week at Salters Lane Motoparc, Lincolnshire, where they received training from Honda motocross stars Evgeny Bobryshev, Rui Gonalves, Shaun Simpson, the recently crowned 2011 British MX1 Champion Brad Anderson and Xtreme Academy trainer, Brian Jorgensen.
With the hardpack track having been prepared and watered, riders were treated to a briefing followed by numerous training sessions with the stars on different sections of the circuit. Around 40 riders under the age of 18 on CRF150R and CRF250R machinery, who also received hydration kits from new Xtreme Academy partner, Science in Sport, came along to enjoy this special experience.
"It was really great today. To have the top pro riders that we see on telly each week come here and teach us was really special. They helped a lot by giving us advice to build on what I already know, and in some places they showed us lines that maybe we wouldn't have thought of before. The track was great too, I loved it," said current UK Honda Xtreme Academy series leader Brad Todd.
The Xtreme Academy is predominantly for CRF150R riders racing nationally and is available in five countries across Europe. It offers a separate Honda championship with access to a huge prize pool, recognition as a Honda rider, peer mentoring, pro training and much more. In the UK the championship runs alongside the ACU BYMX Big-wheel series and was last year won by Adam Sterry.
"Today has been a real success. It's the second year we've run the Xtreme Academy, and the first time we've arranged a training event of this type in UK," explained Honda Motor Europe Off-Road manager, Roger Harvey.
"The track was great, and the kids have all really enjoyed themselves. It was also good to see our pros get so into it, and quite passionate about training the youngsters, as they could see them progress throughout the day. This is an important part of our programme to help our young riders develop, and it was great to see all of the BYMX CRF150R riders here today. We wish them the best of luck for the rest of the season,"
"Riders went on to do start practice in the afternoon session, followed by open practice in the final part of the day. Having had a huge amount of track time, the youngsters were certainly happy as they came off circuit to receive their special achievement awards signed by all of the Honda Pro riders."
