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STT Eastern Regional Director
Name: David Podolsky
Profession: Chicken Hawk Racing Tire Warmers, Founder
STT Director, & Moto Journalist
Hometown: Red Hook, NY
Birthplace:
Experience: Roadracing since 1992, won 9 National Championships, mostly aboard big twins. Free lance moto-journalist for Roadracing World, Cycle News, Sport Rider and in 2007 will be writing a monthly column for 2-Wheel Tuner that explains How and Why explaining Chassis and Suspension Theory.
Current Bikes: Ducati 1098 (coming), Yama-Tigcraft mini mono,
KTM 400 EXC, XR100s, CZ 250 & CL 125
Recent Highlights: Have partnered with STT for 2007 and beyond.
Hobbies: I think all the work I do is considered a hobby.
Best advice I would give someone for track days: There is no place like a Race Track and you’ll never know if you don’t try it.
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STT Eastern Lead Instructor
Name: Renard
Profession: Have a small construction company and work in the TV business I added Racing to the name because I just love motorsport.
Riding experience: I started late at about 18, 2 years later a group of friends And I rented Willow Springs Raceway for a day to try the track and wow we had fun, later that year I started racing. For the next 11 years I raced and ran track days in California.
Bikes Owned: YZ250, CR250, XL 250, GS1000S, GSXR 750 (88) YZF 750, R1, R6, Current Ride an 2001 GSXR 600 and 05' ZUMA 50 (I think all kids should ride before they get into a car)
Advice: Ride ride ride. Working up to speed slowly is smart you can get into truble very easyly on a bike. I know bikes arw quick but turn slower then a car.
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STT Eastern Instructor
Name: Doug Boccuzzi, aka "redsazook"
Profession: Radiation Oncology Physicist
Home Town: Coventry, CT
Current Bikes: '04 GSXR600, '00 SV650, '06 CRF100
Hobbies: Guitar, boxing, cycling, shopping at Pottery Barn
(just checking if you were paying attention)
Experience: Motorcyclist since 1992. Track riding since 2000,
with over 100 track days.
Advice: Relax, breathe, and leave your ego in the paddock
(you will be humbled). Listen carefully at the rider's meeting and to
your track coaches, and ride at 80% of your limit to maximize your
progress.
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STT Eastern Instructor
Name: Jason Sweeney
Profession: Web Developer, MSF Instructor, STT Coach
Hometown: Washington, DC
Current Bikes: 2004 GSXR 600, 2001 Aprilia Falco, 2001 WR426
Hobbies: Motorcycles, Music, Computers
Experience: Grew up on dirt bikes, been riding on the streets since 1995, track day junkie since 2002.
Advice: its all about the throttle.
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STT Eastern Instructor
Name: Michael Blair
Hometown: Mahwah, NJ
Profession: Entrepreneur and Investor
Riding experience: Road racing since 1997. Won 1 AMA National Amateur Championship and contested SuperSport and LightWeight classes with FormulaUSA, CCS, and LRRS as both an Amateur and Expert. My last racing number was 29 with FUSA. Provided individual and group road racing instruction through numerous clubs including co-leader of REDUC School. Have raced aboard big twins, inline fours, 2-stroke GP, and Singles including Ducati, Suzuki, Yamaha, and Kawasaki.
Current Bikes: Yamaha R6 & Yamaha TTR125
Bike I had and never should have sold: 1994 Ducati 888 Superbike, 2001 Yamaha TZ250, 1986 Honda 500 Interceptor.
Advice for new riders at a track day or the dumbest bike thing you’ve ever done: I'd love to say the dumbest thing I've ever done has nothing to do with motorcycles, but I can't. However, that is a story for another time. As far as advice, I recommend that students use every bit of will power to focus on the specifics of each drill as they practice. Looking back, I know that I could have progressed more quickly if I had focused on the individual skills as they were learned. Not even the best rider in the world progresses without practice, focus on each element of speed, and with logical and planned incremental improvements on a strategic attack of the race course. A more specific example would be the progressively moving a brake marker further into the corner to determine exactly where to begin and end braking for each and every corner on the race track. If you are logical and strategic in your approach to getting around the race track you will go to your personal limits with confidence and far faster than simply riding by "feel."
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STT Eastern Instructor
Name: Johnny B.
Profession: Aesthete, SBTT Instructor
Home Town: NY, NY
Current Bikes: Honda CBR 600RR
Bikes Owned: Chronologically- Kawasaki KZ650, Honda CB-1, Yamaha FZR
400, Honda RC30
Hobbies: Riding erratically next to other SBTT instructors (at least that's what they say I do).
Experience: Riding Since 1991, Roadracing from 1995 - 1999.
Advice: Bring money
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STT Eastern-Mid Atlantic Instructor
Name: Kevin Link
Home Town: Brooklyn, NY
Occupation: Staff photographer macy's
Hobbies: Halloween photos & Cooking specialty dishes at home hangin' with
the wife
Bike owned: SV-650
Experience: moto-cross racing as teen, then CCS Club Racing, AMA Sports
Amateur National Championship in 2001.
Advice: Look where you want to go and be smooth |
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STT Eastern Instructor
Name: Katie
Profession: Claims Adjuster
Home Town: Philly, PA
Current Bikes: Yamaha R6
Bikes Owned: Chronologically- Honda f4i, Kawi zx636
Hobbies: Riding, Go Carts, anything that goes fast
Experience: Riding Since I was 18...
Advice: Be Smooth, accurate, and speed will come naturally..
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STT Eastern Instructor
Name: Mike Mills - #237-
Home Town: Pasadena Maryland
Experience: Riding since 20 yrs old. Track Riding since 2001.
Instructing with STT since '06.
Bikes Owned - '05 GSXR750, '03 SV650
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STT Eastern Instructor
Name: Thomas Gartner
Hometown: North Wales, PA
Occupation: Collision Repair Tech at a small body shop
Hobbies: Restoring vintage Hondas, Custom cars, Old BMX bicycles, Dancing, Hiking, Camping, Fishing, and more.
Bikes: Honda CBR929RR, Yamaha R6, CR125, Honda CB550 Bobber, Honda Dream 160, Honda CB77 Super Hawk.
Experience: Riding motocross since I was 6, Riding on the street since 1998, Doing track days since 2005 started with REDUC and now with STT.
Advice: Don't ride over your head, its not a race there is no winners and you really lose when you go home with a wrecked bike. Enjoy the day on the track and remember there is always someone faster out there then you, so be careful and have fun.
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STT Eastern Instructor
Name: CARLOS GARCIA
Profession: CONTRACTOR
Hometown: QUEENS NY
Current Bikes: 07 YAM R6.. 05 REPSOL 1000.. 97 DUCATI 916.. HONDA 92
F2.. 01 DERBI GPR.. 66 YAM YCSI..
Experience: 35 YRS RIDING.. /// RACED USCRA.. WERA.. AHRMA..
CCS.. ///
Hobbies: TRACK.. SCUBA.. RACKET BALL... ORGANIZING TRACK/SUNDAY
RIDES..
Advice: NO NEED TO FEAR.. IF YOU"RE WILLING TO LEARN
SOMETHING NEW WITH THE RIGHT GUIDENCE IN GETS EASIER EVERY LAP,
THEN YOU ARE HOOKED!!
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STT Eastern Instructor
Name: Charles Cabrera
Profession: Construction Manager (Con Edison), Entrepreneur, STT Instructor
Home Town: NY, NY
Current Bikes: TRACK BIKES -07 KAWI ZX6R, 06 YAMAHA R1, 04 CBR 600RR, STREET 04 SUZUKI GSXR 1000 AKA SPIDERMAN..
Bikes Owned: 03 GSXR 1000, YZ450F, YZ250F, YZ125, KX250, GSXR 600, GSXR 750.
Hobbies: Riding, Fixing anything that is broken especially motorcycles and cars.
Experience: Riding Motocross since 1992, Riding the Street since 1994, Track days since 2006 with STT.
Advice: Sign up for the track and get ready to put on the biggest smile and have the greatest time of your life. Practice, Practice, Practice.. Save your money on off season for track days and parts. Ride at your own pace, your out there to learn and enjoy yourself so have fun and be careful.. If you have never ridden the track, all i can say is WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!!
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STT Eastern Instructor
Name: Chris Gartner
Hometown: Quakertown, Pa
Occupation: Owner of Gothic Stone Inc. Granite & Marble Countertops
Hobbies: Boating, offshore fishing, old & new motorcycles, dancing, old school bmx bikes.
Bikes: 2006 CBR1000, 2001 GSXR750, 1994 CR500, 1973 CB350, 1966 CB77 Superhawk
Experience: Riding dirt bikes since I was about 6 years old. Riding on the street since 1995 & doing track days since 2004 with Reduc & now with SBTT.
Advice: Smooth & consistent equals faster laps |
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