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Post by xltracing on May 27, 2010 14:40:30 GMT -6
Members,
My name is Taylor Tarr and I'm a Junior here at Baylor. Motocross is my passion in life and I'm here to offer you an opportunity to learn more about riding and racing, on and off the track with personal MX lessons.
I could write a novel explaining the fundamentals and techniques that I learned during my training in southern California during the summer of 2006, but I would rather speak with members personally about what I have to offer. So, that being said, if you are interested in learning more about me and the training i have to offer then send me an e-mail at Taylor_Tarr@baylor.edu, or if you'd rather speak with me on the phone then feel free to give me a call at 325-518-9926.
I'm not here to steal your money or charge you an outrageous amount, I am simply here to teach riders of all ages how to better control their machines to have a safe and enjoyable experience. And, of course how to become a faster, more competitive rider!
I look forward to hearing from you!
Taylor Tarr #325
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Post by cody15 on Jun 2, 2010 13:37:08 GMT -6
Im willing to learn ,but I have a few questions first.---are you a member of WEMC.----Do you ride if so,( what class ),at the next race on 20 June maybe you could say hi at the riders meeting.
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Post by xltracing on Jun 4, 2010 0:27:47 GMT -6
Thanks for replying Cody15,
No I am not a member of WEMC. I would very much like to be I just don't really have anything to ride at the moment. I have a 2004 YZ250F mod that is in great shape that I'm trying to get rid of and am trying to save some money so I can put a down payment on a new or fairly new bike.
I currently am not riding but i started racing when I was seven years old and raced until i was about 17. Just before my 17th birthday I had a very bad crash at Nocona where I shattered my wrist and ever since then I haven't been racing or riding full time like I used to. I was racing in the intermediate class when I had my accident though.
I'm very interested in speaking at the next race to get the word out to more members because I am extremely eager to get back to my roots. If you know a way that I could make that happen please let me know. But as I said before if you are really interested please e-mail me or call me on my cell and i'd be happy to talk to you any time about setting up a time where we could get together and talk more about the possibility of giving you some instruction.
Thanks for the post!
Taylor
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Post by charlie willie # 402 on Jun 5, 2010 17:53:14 GMT -6
good luck on your recovery and selling your bike as well. However, I think your gonna find your services a hard sell, mainly because nobody has seen you ride or even at the track. Why cant you race the 04 yz250f ? I saw a guy on an 87 cr 500 at the last race.
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Post by xltracing on Jun 6, 2010 15:31:00 GMT -6
Well here's the deal, My father is terminally ill with melanomic cancer and he doesn't really want me riding at all right now due to his condition and I don't want to put pressure on him by asking to borrow money to support me because he's out of work and my income at the moment isn't sufficient enough to support me either. And there's no way my mother is going to financially support me because she doesn't desire to see me swing a leg over a bike ever again due to my bad get off a few years ago. All of these circumstances combined has put me in a bind. I can't do what I love so I want to share my knowledge of riding/racing with others that share the same passion as me. I understand the skepticism i'll be facing. I ran into the same hurdle last summer when I ventured out to a track 30 minutes away from my hometown (Abilene) and tried to find people interested in receiving instruction. I got my feet wet by giving lessons to a middle aged man who had only ridden a bike once and went out and bought himself a '09 KX450F. I gave him lessons every sunday for about a month and a half. In that month and half I had him jumping a 50 ft table and also taught him how to control the bike with his legs and core. Not bad for a 40 year old. Anyways, after officially instructing him last summer it really got me motivated to branch out and spread my knowledge and experience. I turn 20 in 9 days and i understand that sounds young but with 10 years of racing and riding experience and training in California with Dr. Arm Pump at his school (XLT School of High Performance Motocross) for a few weeks I feel as though I know enough about the sport to be able to instruct others on proper riding fundamentals. Dr. Arm Pump was Mike and Jeff Alessi's official instructor and trainer while they were at KTM on 80's and during the first year or two of their pro careers. Also John (Dr. Arm Pump) has worked with James Stewart on several occasions. He owns Racetown 395 in Adelanto, CA. His track is home to the tests that all the main motocross mags do on all the new model bikes every year. You can check him out at his track's website www.racetown395.comAnyways, Here's how I will run my program, #1. I'm open to work with riders of all ages and ability levels The first 10 people to sign up are going to recieve two hours of instruction free so they can get a feel of what I'm all about and my depth of motocross knowledge. In those 2 hours I will ask the rider to take a few warm up laps so I can get a feel for their style and riding ability. After the warm up session I will bring the rider in for stretching (mainly lower body and trunk). Then, depending on the riders current riding level I will go over basic fundamentals and have them work on those fundamentals off the track until they understand how to use them. After establishing our foundation we will eventually move to the track so the rider can see how to use those techniques on the actual obstacles. Every rider is different, from age to riding ability to height and weight. That being said every rider has a different pain factor and fear factor so how I would work with rider A would be completely different with how I would work with rider B. My first lesson wasn't even at John's track, it was at his ranch where we only worked on flat ground with no obstacles. I learned more in that day than any other day I was there. This is why I would begin instruction off the track. I will work with riders in the main areas of: Cornering (the most critical obstacle in motocross) Jumping Whoops Starts Accelerating Braking Throttle Control Body Positioning Vision Lines Rider and Track Awareness Bike Setup Stretching Fear Factor Vision It may sound like a lot to cover but many of these areas run into eachother. It's a lot to try and instruct someone on all of these areas so I would prefer to have both rider and mechanic (usually son and father) present so that the mechanic can receive and understand the instruction as well. I'm not intending to come off as some motocross know-it-all, I just simply want to help others become better riders. I intend to be at the race on the 20th of this month to share further information and to hopefully get more people interested in what I have to offer, but I just thought I would give a little more information on me and my situation and how I would go about giving instruction. I hope to get more responses and hear more from you guys! Thanks, Taylor
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