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Woman Power Joining FAST Motorcycle Race Training Course

Last Update: 28 October 2021

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Woman Power Joining FAST Motorcycle Race Training Course

When you reside in Ontario or Quebec and you’re looking to improve your higher speed motorcycle riding skills or even get a motorcycle racing license, there is but one school, the FAST School run and owned by famous Michel Mercier’s.

Woman Power Joining FAST Motorcycle Race Training Course - Vicki Gray
FAST Motorcycle Race Training Course

I’ve been fortunate to join the Racing School as one of their race instructors. I’ll be teaching the level one as well as specialized women’s race groups. As said, the school is owned and operated by Canada’s renowned – Michel Mercier who has about 25 Canadian National titles in four different divisions of motorcycle racing. This includes five Canadian National number one plates in ice racing and three Canadian National; number one plates in road racing-this with an 18 year career. I am very excited to hang out with one of Canada’s greats! Michel started the school back in the 80s and has made a most amazing success of it–in fact its so popular you often have to book a year in advance to get a spot.

Woman Power Joining FAST Motorcycle Race Training Course - Vicki Gray
Woman Power FAST Motorcycle Race Training Course

As part of my “instructor-in-training” I attended the Phase 1 course, observing and learning the teaching methods Michel has developed over the years. The race licensing training and various track/race academy courses I’ve taught with in Europe each use their own unique language yet the science is pretty much the same. I needed to understand Michel’s methods. One impressive observation was that Michele personally headed up each lesson! Huge added value if you ask me—students get to learn direct from the talent himself. When I took the 3 day camp of the California Superbike School in Almeria Spain, I wanted nothing more than to be taught by Keith Code himself—who wouldn’t? Keith often traveled to Spain to run the course, yet the camp I booked, unfortunately not—sigh (Keith Code in my books is the Guru of road race training). So it’s an extreme bonus for FAST students to be under the training of Mercier himself.

Woman Power Joining FAST Motorcycle Race Training Course - Vicki Gray

The courses I teach will be but a handful this season. Two of the other instructors I met had been with the school for over 18 years! FAST is partnered with Suzuki, Yamaha and Kawasaki who provide riders with superb machinery in the 600 cc range to learn on. FAST supplies all the kit when you enroll including Arai  helmets, leather over-all race suit, boots, gloves and even ear plugs if you forgot yours—“Fete de complete” as the saying goes.

Woman Power Joining FAST Motorcycle Race Training Course - Vicki Gray


 


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