Since Danny Walker normally fields this questions dozens of times a week, we thought it simpler to ask Danny himself to answer the question here on the website so he can spend more time making the camps better and paying the bills.

If you are undecided about whether you should take the first two days (usually Friday and Saturday), normally called 'non-racer,' or the second two days (usually Sunday and Monday), normally referred to as 'racer,' then read through what Danny has to say below. We think it will give you the information you need to make the right decision. If you are still unconvinced, then you can contact Danny by e-mailing him. Who knows, maybe we'll add a paragraph to this page detailing your decision dilemma and how to deal with it.

DW:There's really absolutely no difference in the program between our racer and our non-racer camps. The problem is, we get people that are just enthusiasts - people that have never raced any type motorcycle in their lives, and we don't want them out there in the same session as the racer groups.

The racer camp applies if you are a street rider wanting to be a road racer, an amateur or expert road racer, amateur dirt tracker, expert dirt tracker, a guy that wants to get into flat track (racing), any type of motocrosser whatsoever - it doesn't matter. If you want to use this technique to help your racing, it doesn't matter what kind of racing it is (except for maybe if it's speedway, because it doesn't apply), that's what the racer school is for. You don't have to be a dirt track racer guy to take the racer camp. You just have to have the mind set of, 'Hey, I want to apply what I'm gonna learn to help with my racing,' whatever type of venue that may be for you.

Our non-racer program applies to people that have ridden before. We don't take beginners that have never ridden a motorcycle before in the non-racer enthusiast program. We want people that have some motorcycling experience, but it's going to be a little bit more of an aggressive-type of school than you would find with the MSF or a similar safety school. But then again you've got to remember that we're riding in second gear on XR100, we're not reaching 60-70 mph or more, we're only going 15-25 mph.

Where does the beginner need to look if he or she has never ridden before?

DW: As aggressive as Honda and MSF are getting with some of the dirt bike training courses, and some of the regular street-riding courses, I'd tell the outright beginner to go through their program. Obviously, if you're a HRCA member, it's a no-brainer, because you get a discount on those courses. Get your feet wet there first.

I'm a middle-aged older guy, you used to race, but don't anymore. Which class do I take?

DW: Those kind of people actually fit in the middle, and we often do have people that fit somewhere in the middle. Is your goal to get from the school that you're just going to go back and do some street riding, you're going to be an enthusiast, and you're not looking at taking these qualifications and going to the track, then I would sign up for the first two days.

If you say, 'I used to race twenty years ago. I haven't ridden in quite a while, but I might want to start racing again.' Well, you could fit in the second two days (the racer camp.) Within both the racer and non-racer schools, we split you into three different groups. Those groups are also based upon, not necessarily ability, but on aggression level. We're trying to get people that can ride with each other and learn the most.

A guy like that - 40-ish, used to race, wants to maybe start riding again - it could go either way. It depends on how he's feeling. If he's one that fits in the middle, he could be in the aggressive group of the non-racer camp, or the non-aggressive group in the racer camp.

The difference is, in the first two days, we try and focus more on how the techniques that we teach help street riders. We still talk about how the racers use it, but not as much. In the racer camp we definitely try and focus more on how and why the racers use these techniques and what to look for an practice if you are wanting to be or planning to be a racer.