6 Race Wins for Young Gun Peter Lenz
Jun 20, 2007, From a press release issued by California Superbike School
How much is coaching worth? If you ask California Superbike School sponsored racer Peter Lenz he would tell you that this weekend it was worth two seconds off his lap times and six wins.
California Superbike School’s founder Keith Code along with riding coach Misti Hurst have been coaching Lenz for several years. This past week Code and Hurst provided an updated curriculum for Lenz to work on to ensure the skills he had been taught were applied consistently and correctly… what resulted was nothing less than incredible.
"The simple truth is that good techniques, that are flawlessly applied, build a solid foundation under any rider, young or old," says Code. “The single digit age bracket isn't immune to the identical problems that adults battle with. The rider is smaller, everything else is the same."
Once Lenz was able to apply the skills consistently he decreased his overall riding fatigue and dramatically broke his own track record times. Prior to the weekend Peter’s fastest time at the MAC (PKA Kart Track in McMinville, Oregon) was a 48.5” - good enough for the 65cc class record. After spending a couple days applying the skills he learned through coaching he was able to take a full two seconds off that time.
“I think the coaching has really improved my riding. Changing my body position allowed me to carry more speed through the corners,” said Lenz. “My weekend went great. I had a really good race with my FNB Racing teammate Bennie Taylor and I turned my fastest lap while racing him on his RS85. My 65 started the day with a whole bunch of chatter but we were able to get rid of most of it by the mains. I was able to get on the throttle early enough to get a great drive and win.”
The resulting improvements in riding skill carried across all three of his bikes and culminated in a dominating performance from Lenz as he took wins in all six of his classes. Racing success isn’t something new to him, as he is currently leading the points in two mini road racing national championships and will again be coached by Hurst at an upcoming mini road racing national next month.
For more information on Peter Lenz visit http://www.peterlenz.com
For information on the California Superbike School visit http://www.superbikeschool.com or call the office toll-free at 1-800-530-3350.
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