Originally Posted by carleton

I would have him race Cat 3/4 for several race nights before moving to 1/2. Maybe 2 months, depending on if he got it or not. AND I would require him to stay in the pack until the final sprint. No TT'ing off the front. This is the only way to learn what happens in the pack and get confidence being there. If he kept making bone-headed mistakes or lacked the confidence to stay in, he would never be upgraded. Period.

If he's not comfortable in the pack at 25-30MPH, he'll be terrified in the pack at 35-40MPH...and there's nothing he can do about it as he can't simply ride off the front and get away from the mayhem.

When Sir Chis Hoy started his motorsport career what do you think he raced for months?

Top speed 130MPH:


Now he drives this for a living at over 300MPH:



See my point?