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CSS India first set up camp in India at the MMSC
Track in Chennai in 2010. This indeed was the very first time that The
California Superbike School, recognized as the foremost motorcycle racing school
in the world, operating in 27 countries came to South East Asia.
The School was founded by the legendary Keith Code, the best known and most
successful on track motorcycle instructor in the world. The school is dedicated
to the improvement of riding skills for racing or just street riding.
CSS has trained numerous Moto GP, World Superbike (WSBK), AMA Supersport &
Formula and British Superbike Champions. Notable champions trained include
Multiple World 500cc Champion Wayne Rainey, World Superbike Champions James
Toseland & John Kocinski, MotoGP 125cc World Champion Thomaas Luthi (personally
coached by Andy Ibbot, who is part of the Chennai Camp), British Supersport
Champion Leon Camier, and AMA Supersport & Superbike Champions Ben Bostrom, Eric
Bostrom, Doug Chandler & Tommy Hayden.
CSS completed its 2nd successful Year in India, at Chennai and is currently
embarking on its 3rd school in the country. CSS has trained over
150 students in its first 2 years of operation in Chennai. Riders are trained
over 3 days to receive the most effective progression of skill sets ever devised
for learning the techniques of riding and cornering.
The Camp has a larger objective of using revenues
earned to support the discovery, mobilization and training of talented
youngsters who cannot otherwise afford to pay for training and track time.
Sarath Kumar, trained at CSS, Chennai, took part in the 2011 125cc class in Moto
GP, the first Indian to do so. Initiatives such as this are needed to ensure
that, one day, India would have its very own riders competing in the
International Motor Sport arena.
The plan is to eventually run the school at the Buddh
International Circuit in Noida.
Of course India, being a country where more than 1 Cr (100 Lac) Motorcycles are
sold each year, also needs a curriculum and emphasis on the improvement of
riding skills whether for racing or just street riding.
CSS -India attempts to therefore to satisfy two socially relevant objectives as
it defines its presence in this country:
 Providing the
right set of skill sets that are necessary to perform at the highest level of
motorsport to talented youngsters who do not have access to world class training
and track time.
Improve the riding skills of every motorcycle rider
to make him/her conscious of safe and skilled riding practices which is the
responsibility of any motorcycle rider on the road. |
