…Are you an aspiring young, novice or ‘slow’ motorcycle racer?
…Do you want your skills and abilities to grow and develop?
…Do you want to learn more of the art of motorcycle roadracing?
…Do you want your lap-times to decrease?
…Do you want develop the skills to step-up to the next racing class?
If you have answered YES to any of these questions then READ ON!
Moto Academy NZ is offering young, novice and also established riders who want to improve, the opportunity to learn the art of motorcycle road racing, through a comprehensive coaching and instructional programme that will be offered during the Actrix VMCC Winter Series 2011 and beyond.
Moto Academy NZ will provide a professional coaching and teaching infrastructure during the season that will include subjects and inputs that you will need to improve your racing knowledge, abilities and results.
Moto Academy NZ will be coaching the 2011 VMCC junior supported riders and we invite all other interested riders to join our group. All riders will equally be able to teach and learn lessons from the other riders in the group. We aim to have at least 5 riders, with a maximum of around 10. We will be coaching at all 6 rounds of racing and at the two club track-days in 2011. PMCC Manfeild events later in the year can be added at extra cost.
What are we planning to do?
· Provide you with a basic knowledge of motorcycle road racing including: safety, etiquette, equipment, preparation, attitude
· On-track coaching where we will follow you on track and provide feedback
· Track-side coaching where we will observe you from trackside and provide feedback
· Help you with your off-track training and preparation
· Classroom tutorials discussing a wide range of aspects of racing including: racing lines, braking, overtaking, concentration
What will it cost you? (as at 1 March 2012) $745 incl GST for local riders
$1450 incl GST for international riders
Payable prior to start of season. Season runs from May to October.
Contact Steve: steve@motoacademy.co.nz
Moto Academy NZ has provided a professional structure for junior and novice motorcycle road race training in New Zealand. Moto Academy NZ is based on fee paying riders having access to professionally prepared Honda RS125GP motorcycles, full riding safety equipment, paddock infrastructure and tuition, mentoring and guidance through a season of classroom instruction, testing days and racing.
The long term goal of Moto Academy NZ is to emulate the model and the success of the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup in Europe where over 600 riders compete in each continent for 28 fully subsidised places.
To this end we have secured a reserved place at the Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup selection for a rider selected by us to trial for the 2012 season.
In 2008 we sent Luke Jameson of Wellington to Portugal and in 2009 we sent Avalon Biddle of Orewa to Italy. In 2010 we had no suitable candidates. Other riders to try out for Rookies Cup have been Nick Cain (Christchurch 2008), Dan Mettam (Auckland 2010), Jake Lewis (Rangiora 2010). In 2011 we selected Tyler Lincoln of Havelock North, but he and his family were ultimately not able to take up the opportunity. We will look at him again for 2012.
As a rider in Moto Academy NZ what can you expect to recieve?
Moto Academy NZ will provide you with a fully prepared late model Honda RS125 Grand Prix motorcycle, full Alpinestars leathers, boots and gloves, Forcefield T-Pro back and chest protectors and a top quality helmet of your design choice which will be yours to take home (In 2008 this was Arai Helmet). If it is damaged you will be able to replace it at a greatly reduced rate. Moto Academy NZ will provide a full garage infrastructure and mechanical support for each motorcycle and rider. In order to develop each rider, Moto Academy NZ will provide off-track tutorial sessions where a range of aspects of motorcycle sport will be instructed from rider safety, rider ettiquette, rules, skill development, physical training, mental training and racing skill and strategy to more business related aspects such as relationship development, suppliers, supporters, sponsors.
Moto Academy NZ will help you to develop your skills and abilities at a range of testdays and racing meetings throughout the year at Manfeild Autocourse, Taupo Circuit, Levels Raceway and Ruapuna Circuit.
In addition, if you possess the required attributes; age (13-16 years), height (up to approx 165cm), weight (up to approx 65kg), ability/willingness to relocate to Europe, ability to learn and apply lessons, ability to interact with a team, then you could be the rider selected to travel to Europe to compete for a place in Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup 2010.
As a rider in Moto Academy NZ what are you expected to do?
Moto Academy NZ is just that, an academy. It is not just a race team where results are the only acceptable outcome, it is not a championship chasing race team. It is a space where student riders are instructed and mentored in the sport and art of motorcycle roadracing and where they get a grounding to develop their skills which they can then take to a racing team in the future. Students are expected only to learn and to improve.
We ask that you:
Take it seriously, but maintain a holistic view of life. There is always more than one thing in life and one should not necessarily be totally focussed on any one thing alone at a young age. Motorcycle roadracing can be dangerous and it can be expensive, but it can also be highly rewarding. It therefore pays to take it seriously so that you will cement the lessons and improve your skills.
Pay your bills on time. Motorcycle racing is a capital intensive activity. If you do not pay your bills, then we cannot pay ours and you will not be able to continue to ride.
Attend all tutorial and track events organised throughout the season unless prior arrangements are made with Moto Academy NZ.
Present yourself and behave in as professional a manner as possible whenever you are representing Moto Academy NZ.
Treat all Moto Academy NZ equipment and people with respect. If you are rough with it, it will be rough back. After all, it is you that is on the bike!
Demonstrate an ability to learn the lessons provided and to apply those lessons on the bike, on the racetrack and in the paddock.
Have fun!
Fees (not operating for the coming season)
Basic Season Package for 2012 included full tuition along with use of RS125 motorcycle, a high quality Shoei helmet that you choose and keep at the end of the season, paddock clothing, entries, running costs for season of racing at selected testdays and racing meetings. Currently we are planning: VMCC 2012, Motorcycling Canterbury (one meeting), PMCC (one meeting), AMCC (one meeting), The club racing season runs from May to December. Typically this will involve about 15 track days over the year. $9995 + GST
Gold Championship Package 2012 included Basic package above plus NZ SBK 125GP championship 2010. $16,495 + GST
If Moto Academy NZ is unable through circumstances beyond its control to provide any given event then Force Majeur will apply.
Payments must be made prior to signing of contracts.
Riders must commit to attending all meetings and pre-meeting tutorials unless prior arrangements are made.
Injury refund
If riders are injured such that they can no longer continue with Moto Academy NZ, a pro-rata refund will be available. Injury in Quarter 1 = 50%, Quarter 2 = 33%, Quarter 3 = 15%, Quarter 4 = 0%.
Riders injured during activities outside those of Moto Academy NZ will be entitled to refund at 50% of the aforementioned scale.
Withdrawal
Riders who decide to withdraw from Moto Academy NZ during the season for reasons not related to Moto Academy NZ will be entitled to refund at 50% of the injury refund scale. This is because various forward committments will have been made by Moto Academy NZ on behalf of the rider that will not be able to be undone.
Crash damage
Damage costs resulting from crashes that are due to machine failure will be at the cost of Moto Academy NZ.
Damage costs resulting from crashes that are the fault of the rider or due to racing accidents will be met:
Crash 1 = 50%/50% Moto Academy NZ / rider
Crash 2 = 50%/50% Moto Academy NZ / rider
Subsequent crashes = 100% rider
Crash damage costs will be made up from repairs where possible (e.g. fairings and painting) and replacement (e.g. levers, footpegs etc). Crash damage reimbursements must be made to Moto Academy NZ within a month of the incident itself and prior to the next event.
Marketing
Riders may be asked to take part in marketing activities such as school visits, TV interviews or documentary filming. Riders are not bound to take part in these activities, but they will form a vital part of the training included in Moto Academy NZ. Riders will be expected at all times to promote positively the products and services being provided to Moto Academy NZ.
Deportment
Riders will be expected to attend all Moto Academy NZ events in a clean and well groomed condition, with clean paddock clothing and to carry themselves and otherwise behave in a professional manner. Smoking is not permitted in the garage area of Moto Academy NZ during events. Alcoholic beverages must not be consumed prior to events nor are they permitted to be consumed during events until the termination of the event. Motorcycling New Zealand is a member of the NZ Olympic Committee and as such is signatory to the World Anti-Doping Association rules of conduct. Any Moto Academy NZ rider may be drug tested at any time and exclusion with no refund will be enforced upon a positive drug test.
Moto Academy NZ commitments
Moto Academy NZ will undertake to provide motorcycles in fit state to race as reliably and safely as possible. Moto Academy NZ makes no undertaking that the motorcycles will be the best or fastest on the racetrack, but solely that they shall be fit for the purpose of race instruction. The purpose of Moto Academy NZ is to educate riders in the art of motorcycle racing, not to provide championship winning machinery.
(Note however, that Moto Academy NZ machinery is not markedly slower than other machinery in NZ).
Moto Academy NZ will undertake to provide instruction, tutoring, mentoring and development options to riders. Moto Academy NZ will undertake to provide racing instruction at a range of events and circuits throughout New Zealand. Moto Academy NZ will provide racing safety equipment. Moto Academy NZ will provide paddock infrastructure. Moto Academy NZ undertakes to provide one rider of the appropriate age with the opportunity to compete at Red Bull MotoGP Rookies Cup final selection event for Rookies Cup 2010. Note that this rider might not necessarily be a Moto Academy NZ rider, but that Moto Academy NZ riders will have the first option.
Moto Academy NZ must make it clear that motorcycle sport is inherently dangerous and that equipment and rider failures can occur with even the most prepared teams, riders and machines. Moto Academy NZ cannot be held responsible for injury or loss resulting from failure or from rider error or accident or from incidents involving other riders beyond our control.
To enquire about taking your place within Moto Academy NZ please contact us.