European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 03, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 1985 the stars and stripes?.-.  It Page 13 Safe operation in High performance envelope american riders go to school on ring to a Tea Char instructor by profession. S i though Why not in id american riders Over Here How to handle to their bikes Al High Speed. I like to Call it Safe operation in a High performance envelope " spiking was Cort. Lawrence an american rider who races in Germany and works As program manager for fire Protection technology for City colleges of Chicago in Europe. Before arriving in Simbach Germany in the autumn of i982. He raced in the United states win Ning 350cc-class races on such circuits As Road Atlanta and Talladega. Uis total racing and Motocross experience encompasses in years so Lawrence teaches at his High performance Cycle school with Complete authority. He held his first school on the new Lucr Burgering in june then followed up with his second session last week again on the ring. The sessions arc open Only to american id card holders with Dod licenses. When we arrived at the circuit to Check out the proceedings Lawrence was standing in the Middle of a group of Bik ers pointing out what they did right and what they did wrong in the various turns. He was assisted by other instructors that Day. Including German racer Dieter Kirch and american riders Brent Davis and Bob by inc. Both servicemen who raced in the states. Davis is continuing to compete Here in Europe. Nils Van nor Man another american racer helped instruct at the june school session. The instructors Check out the riders in the Lurns and evaluate their performances. Some 20 riders were at the first school and More than 20 attended the september session. Riders arc taught carting shifting at Speed braking proper \ is for Corners. Tiding out of turns passing l ing passed and All the rest. It was All quite thorough and profession ally done. It is not a school for beginners most of the students being skilled riders although Al -"-j2-�si=si2ls speeding past the grandstand four american riders Speed past the main Start finish line Section during a High per designed in help riders Deal safety with grandstand on Germany s Lucr Burgering for manic raining session. The school is High Speed situations. Of mixed abilities. They were at the school to Sharpen their talents on a genuine grand prix racing circuit and to learn More about High Speed Riding. The High Speed performance Angle is important Lawrence says and especially so for safety reasons. The c arc a lot of Guys out on the autobahn with fast machines but with no High Speed experience or training. Hell gel that training Here. Hell also learn How to get the most out of his Bike and his tires and generally speaking learn to ride better and to ride right. As a teacher if i can teach 10 Guys to do it right then those 10 can teach 10 others to ride right. That s the Way i look at it. And Well All Benefit and survive. It s a hard world out there in today s traffic situations. We also have Tun at these sessions and i enjoy teaching on a track working with a sport that i enjoy and one thai has been Good to me. There s no Money making involved in the school. My Only concern is to break  Cost of the school is a per person and Tuiai includes tuition and five hours of track time. When not on the track the students gather for lecture sessions Siml just before lunch in the hotel dining room Lawrence gave a blackboard lecture with maps showing the turns in detail. Discussions on Riding arc also held on the night before the riders take to the track. Lawrence s sch a i was an obvious Suc Cess All of the riders that we talked to thoroughly enjoying their time on the track and having a  As they put it. They also had High Praise for the critiques that followed sessions on the track. In discussing their cycles Many riders agreed that the Bike is belter than i am. But that s How it should be because in leaves room for a lot of personal in off track lecture time cortex Lawrence wearing sunglasses tells riders How they fared during heir last few laps on Che nuer Burgering circuit. Lawrence who raced in America and who now races in Europe. Is Ibe founder and chief instructor at the High performance motorcycle school. Some 20 riders at tended the school s second session. The initial one was held in june.  during the Day the rulers continued to bring their Lap limes Down becoming More confident gaining a belief knowl Edge of the track and learning from in so Duclion How to enter and exit the turns faster and Mac efficiently. The Lap record at he new 2.milc nuer Burgering circuit is held by the Amer ican world Champion i Reddie Spencer who set it during he  grand prix of i�k4. I race hat he Uon. The Prand prix was held Al  this year and will return to inc King in 11 s6. Riding a 500cc Honda racer. Spencer s pole Posi Tion Lime was one minute 42 75 seconds an average Speed of 9s.66 Miles per hour. During the race itself Spencer s record Lap time was one minute 4.1.43 seconds an average Speed of 9k.oi Mph. We Point this Oil Only to establish com Parison purposes and using Spencer s re Cord Lime As the ultimate we will see thai the school s american riders All did very Well indeed. Tor instance the highly experienced Betke turned a Lap at 2 05 aboard a modified Loo oct Honda while Mike Shanks recorded 2 07 on a modified 900cc Kawa Satti c1iv. Lawrence said that the must consistent Lap limes were recorded by Brian Regnier. Who Rode a Stock Kawasaki ninja give 600r and clocked a Best Lap of 2 16. Many riders were in the 2 20s, while the Lone female student Susan Hoffman clocked a 2 37 on a Slock Kawasaki 550gp7. Tops on the big bows were Larry l Irle and Greg Fields who were in the Low 2.40s. Throughout the session All bikes bore numbers to help instructors make Quick notes on the riders Progress and at inc end of the school each participant received a High a erf orman a school certificate the Outlook for More sessions next year appears Bright. Lawrence said because of the positive response during this initial  Lawrence is hoping to con duct at least three sessions next year the first one planned for april or May and the  circuit joining the Lucr Burgering As a training site. With More than 4,000 motorcycles registered in usar Lur alone there should be no shortage of prospective students. Those interested in attending a High performance training session next year or who would like additional information on the school May write Lawrence Al . Box 1581, Apo 09130. Or Postrach 1581. Flu Plutz. 6751 Simbach West Ger Many. Randy Burnett