July 2009 Newsletter

STAR is just back from our first school at the greatest track you've never heard of - High Plains Raceway in Colorado. Our Colorado students patience has paid off. If you have a chance to ride there before the snow-drifts start again, do it!

Instructors at the Racetrack

Jason and Instructor Damian Cudlin are both at Suzuka for the 8 Hours this weekend. Pridmore's best finish is a 4th in 2003, while Damo finished 13th in 2008. You can follow Jason's Tweets on the STAR site - as expected Damian has a, um, colorful Twitter feed also.

Jason waits while teammate Dani Ribalta steps off and heads for the Ferris Wheel

Jason was at Mid-Ohio with his many hats, this time as co-announcer for the Speed broadcast in addition to his standard tasks of giving 2-up rides to the National Guard Michael Jordan Motorsports Racer Experience.

Pridmore and OTTs David Williams at Mid-Ohio

Trevitt Headed Home!

Instructor Andrew Trevitt is headed home for good this week. GetWellTrev!

Lower Prices for Streets of Willow and Thunderhill
STAR has lowered its prices for Thunderhill and Streets of Willow Schools. Thunderhill is now $250/day, and the Streets is $195/day. Still the same world-class instruction and 2-group format.

Snowed Out Pahrump Rescheduled
Our friends at SoCal Trackdays were kind enough to reschedule our snowed-out February Spring Mountain School for October 10th/11th.

Group and Individual Discounts Available

Checked out the SuperSTAR Discounts? You should, its free money.

That's all for now. Ride Safe,

STAR

Google Alerts turns up the strangest things

June 2009 Newsletter

Low Low Low Prices!
STAR has lowered its prices for Thunderhill and Streets of Willow Schools. Thunderhill is now $250/day, and the Streets is $195/day. Still the same world-class instruction and 2-group format.

Snowed Out Pahrump Rescheduled
Our friends at SoCal Trackdays were kind enough to reschedule our snowed-out February Spring Mountain School for October 10th/11th.

Instructors at the Racetrack

Jason was back in action at the Road America AMA races, coaching riders and giving 2-up rides to the National Guard with the Michael Jordan Motorsports Racer Experience.

Pridmore back in action - Road America 2009

Instructor Damian Cudlin experienced the high highs and lows of racing, crashing while leading the Oschersleben round of the FIM World Endurance Championship but rebounded with his best finish of the season in AMA Daytona Sportbike - 5th place at Road America in race 2.

Pridmore and Cudlin are headed to Albacete on July 4

Oschersleben featured the first podium for American ex-pat and STAR student Will Gruy on the Amadeus X One team. Congratulazioni Will!

Instructor David Stanton is finally starting to come to grips with his new R1 - Stein put it on the podium in the Formula Pacific race at the last AFM event at Infineon Raceway.

Jimmy Wood finished 4th in the Larry H. Miller Superbike Challenge GTU Race At Miller Motorsports Park during the World Superbike weekend. Congratulations to all the STAR students in the field: Robertino Pietri, Michael Beck, David Lewis, Royce Mclean, Elena Myers, and Jim Davis. Elena qualified 6th!!

Jimmy Wood on his way to 4th place in the Larry Miller Superbike Challenge GTU race. Photo by Latebraker Photography.

Congratulations to student Aaron Colton on a top 15 in his first AMA Supersport race!

Group and Individual Disounts Available

Checked out the SuperSTAR Discounts? You should, its free money.

That's all for now. Ride Safe,

STAR

Jimmy redux - featured in his hometown paper. We don't call him the Paper Boy for nothing!

April 2009 Newsletter

STAR is heading out to the World Class Miller Motorsports Park on April 27th and 28th. Too far to drive? We have 2009 GSX-R600s for rent. That will be as close to channeling Max Neukirchner as most of us will ever get! Take another lap around Miller with Jason
May is a busy month for STAR with our various racing commitments, just one school scheduled on May 11th and 12th at the Streets of Willow. April 15th has come and gone like Y2K. Come out and ride!

Thunderhill was Amazing!
STAR had three unbelievable days at Thunderhill. Sunny skies, 2009 Suzukis on our truck, bored (but alert!) cornerworkers and medical personnel, and great students. We're thinking about expanding our sold-out Pro School an extra day next time, as the end of the day always comes too soon. Special thanks to STAR student Aaron Coulton for servin' it up for us at lunchtime!

Jason and Damian at Le Mans

Jason's 2009 season in the Endurance World Championship starts this weekend with the Le Mans 24 Hour. His team BK Maco Moto was not able to attend any of the preseason testing, but were able to qualify 12th (just out of Superpole) for one of the most grueling races in the world. Look for Pridmore to move up during the race.

JP giving it the berries - Le Mans 2009

New STAR Instructor Damian Cudlin is also racing at Le Mans with his team Phase One. We sure scored when Damian and his wife Amy traveled from Australia to Jason's house for winter training and decided to stay. Damo's been racing all over the world for several years, with podiums in various National Championships and the World Endurance Championship (and a 13th in the Daytona 200 this year in his first visit). He has motorcycle teaching experience in several countries, has been a development rider for motorcycles like the Kalex AV1, and didn't even flinch when Gallardo suggested jumping on an SV to work on body position. He might look PG-13, but the Tin Man has a heart. Look for Damian at a STAR school near you.

You can follow the boys in the race on Le Mans live timing and scoring. Jason is also doing updates on Twitter.

As Stanton would say - Cudlin looks to be having a "Nice Time"

STAR In Ultimate Motorcycling
Mike Quindazzi from Ultimate Motorcycling came out to the Streets and spent two days with us. You can read his review of STAR on their excellent site here.

Group and Individual Disounts Available

Checked out the SuperSTAR Discounts? You should, its free money.

That's all for now. Ride Safe,

STAR

March 2009 Newsletter

STAR still has space at our upcoming Thunderhill schools on March 23rd/24th, and at our exclusive Thunderhill Pro School which is filling up fast. We will also be at Buttonwillow on April 6th/7th, which is a month before the WERA West Regional. Jason loves Buttonwillow (he won the AFM opener there in 2008). Come out and ride!

The Streets Rocked!
Our first school of the season at the Streets was epic. 2009 Suzuki motorcycles, 75 degrees and a great group of students. Instructor Corey Neuer was even there :)

Instructors at Daytona
Pridmore was back in action with the Jordan Motorsports team, this time as the starring role in their 2009 Racer Experience.



Richie Alexander and the Jordan guys made their debut in the new AMA American Superbike class with riders Aaron Yates and Geoff May. Both riders finished in the top 10. Lick's new guy Santiago Villa arrived at Daytona with a broken right hand and proved himself a "hard maun" as the Brit announcers would say, moving up twenty places from qualifying to finish in the top 20 in the Daytona 200. Or so we think - as the results on the AMA site are still changing!

Group and Individual Disounts Available

Checked out the SuperSTAR Discounts? You should, its free money.

That's all for now. Ride Safe,

STAR

A classic shot of Instructor Jimmy Wood at the cage match. It's coming up!

February 2009 Newsletter

Upcoming Schools
STAR still has room at our Streets of Willow and Thunderhill schools. Don't forget about out Thunderhill Pro School, where Jason and Instructor Dave Stanton promise to finally reveal the secret!

Jason Checks In - Schools, Danica! Aussies and AMA 2-Ups
I was hoping to headline this by telling you how great our first school of the year at Pahrump was, but we were snowed out! We’ve been caught in the snow while at Pahrump before, and thought it better to delay the school until later in the year. Our make-up date should be out soon. We are still adding schools. For you Midwest folks, Topeka Kansas will be on the calendar in late August. Keep your eyes on starmotorcycle.com for more information.

Late race pit stop

I did my big car race - nothing like jumping in the deep end :). Spirit of Daytona is a team based in Daytona and and they gave me, Scott Russell and Jeff Ward the opportunity to team up with their regular driver Guy Cosmo. The "motorcycle team" as we were known had a bit of a rough go, but at the end we finished the race 11th in the Daytona Prototype Class. A few problems: no clutch, low amps and a stretched throttle cable. That was in the first hour! Add some spin outs,

a cockpit fire, and other things I’ve tried to forget and it was entertaining to say the least. We were the only team running a Coyote Porsche V8 engine/chassis combo and the consensus is that we did well with what we had. I think the coolest part for me was the Gathering of Champions photo that I was fortunate enough to be part of. Obviously my two motorcycle teammates were beyond worthy, but we also had Jimmy Johnson, Juan Pablo Montoya, Darren Law, Casey Mears, AJ Allmendinger and many more. There may be a few more car races in the works this year, and I am looking forward to that opportunity should it appear. There is more in a podcast on PitPass Radio.

Pridmore and a bunch of famous cagers!

Damian Cudlin is over here from Oz training with me. We’re both getting ready for the Le Mans 24 Hour in April. Damian will be racing an ESP R6 at Daytona, so keep an eye out for him. He is also planning on doing some schools with STAR this year.

I know many of you have taken 2-up rides with me in the past. Well I just got contracted to give the 2 up rides at all the AMA events at lunch time on race days. This will be part of the Jordan/National Guard team. The idea is to take military, celebrities, and press for a closer look at what we do. Should be good fun. They’ve definitely put their trust in STAR, as Dave Stanton is filling in for me at the AMA events that conflict with World Endurance. Maybe I will have to get a full Superstock bike for rides at the school?

Longtime STAR Student Aaron Coulton rides pillion with JP

Keep Andrew Trevitt in mind at getwelltrev. A great daily read on Andrew's blog. Trevitt is very motivating – I can hardly wait to get him out to a STAR school.

Starmotorcycle.com - Not Just Bold New Graphics
Our new website should be live soon. While it requires you to create an account to register for schools, the process is quick and easy and subsequent registration are a snap. Communication with the office (and students) is streamlined. It's going to be a good thing.

Group and Individual Disounts Available

Checked out the SuperSTAR Discounts? You should, It's free money.

That's all for now. Ride Safe,

STAR

Pridmore high-centers it.

Pridmore Ready for Rolex 24 at Daytona

Norwalk, CA - Two-time AMA Champion Jason Pridmore is at the World Center of Speed in preparation for Saturday's 47th Rolex 24 at Daytona.

Making his four-wheeled debut in the No. 09 Spirit of Daytona Racing AMA Pro Racing Porsche Coyote, Pridmore is joined by five-time Daytona 200 winner Scott Russell, motocross legend Jeff Ward, and Rolex Series veteran Guy Cosmo.

“Just walking around the paddock today is like a who’s who of auto racing”, Pridmore said. “Montoya, Jimmie Johnson, Kyle Petty, Danica Patrick. It’s unbelievable.”

“We just had a team meeting today in preparation for qualifying tomorrow. During the race, the goal is to drive smart and pass the car off to the next guy in good shape. Our stints will be up to two hours at a time, and I know from my motorcycle experience in World Endurance that anything can happen during a twenty-four hour. But I have to remind myself to have realistic goals, just like we suggest to our students at the STAR School.”

Pridmore will be making updates during the Rolex 24 via Twitter to his STAR School website www.starmotorcycle.com. The Rolex 24 starts at 3:30 p.m. ET Saturday. The start of the race will be televised live on FOX, with the remainder of the coverage on SPEED.

For additional information on Jason Pridmore call (562)802-7061, FAX (562)802-0337, mail@starmotorcycle.com and visit us at www.starmotorcycle.com

January 2009 Newsletter

Jason Checks In

Finally - 2009! Last year was an interesting year for me. I have never traveled as much in my life as I did this past year. I started the season club racing out of my van at Buttonwillow, and ended it with a World Endurance Championship podium in Doha, Qatar. In between there was a top-5 AMA finish at Fontana, and a very ill-fated trip into the World Superbike Championship. WSBK wasn't what I was hoping for but still, (mostly!) no regrets. I had the opportunity to ride at some amazing racetracks against the World’s best.

World Endurance Championship Podium Qatar 2008

As for STAR, we saw many old friends, and made plenty of new ones. Moving forward, we start our 2009 season right with our traditional February Pahrump school. We have Pro Schools at Thunderhill, and we added Buttonwillow back onto our schedule. For our Pacific Northwest students, STAR is finally headed to Portland! I used to go to PIR with my father and can hardly wait to go back. And we are still looking at dates at two tracks in Colorado, including Pueblo. STAR will end our season at the new Chuckwalla Valley Raceway at the beginning of December, with the last day for STAR CLUB members only.

I know that many of our students are watching the bottom line right now, which is why we’ve reduced our prices at every 2009 school while still only running a two-group format, regardless of the location. We’ve also opened up our individual and group discounts. And if there is a group, club or organization that would like me or STAR to come to their track for an event – we are open to that. Get in touch with us and we will see if we can work that into our schedule..

Closer to home, as many of you know our very own Andrew Trevitt was in a horrible street bike accident in November. AT is still battling numerous injuries and a certain long road to recovery. I am going to dedicate all my 2009 two-up rides to the fund that has been set up to help Andrew and his family. For those of you that would like to donate now, you can do so at:

Getwelltrev
c/o Andrew Trevitt
1119 Linden Ave #2
Glendale CA 91201

For those of you who made 2008 two-up ride donations for my old teammate and dear friend Fritz Kling, I cannot thank you enough. Fritz finally succumbed to his battle with brain cancer on November 7th. Godspeed Fritz.

In closing, I can’t wait to see what 2009 brings. The season starts with a new challenge – car racing! I am racing the Daytona Rolex 24 hour with Scott Russell and Jeff Ward. It’s interesting that Scott and I are teammates in cars fifteen years after being competitors in 750 Supersport. Wardy is a recent addition to our team, and his car experience should help us. We have been testing the car, and the learning curve is steep. Tune in January 24-25 on Speed Channel and watch us rip around.

Promoting Motorcycle Racing - What a Concept!

I still enjoy racing and the training that goes with it, so I’ve committed to one more year of the World Endurance Championship. I also have some plans for AFM racing with my WEC friend Damian Cudlin. And STAR kicks off 2009 at Pahrump February 14-15. Thanks to our friend Micky Grana from SoCal Track Days for that date. We’re thinking about you, Micky.

Hope you all had a great Holiday Season, and all the best for the New Year.

Cheers,

Jason Pridmore

STAR Instructors at the Racetrack

Jimmy Wood and Angie Loy are having a happy New Year - both won races in the 2009 WERA West season opener last weekend at California Speedway. Bill Syfan was confirmed as the AMA Road Racing Series Manager. And Dave Stanton wrapped up yet another AFM #1 plate.

Stein is actually Yiddish for "Stud"

Group and Individual Disounts Available

Checked out the SuperSTAR Discounts? You should, It's free money.

That's all for now. Ride Safe,

STAR

Where's the STAR logos, dude?

Our 2009 Calendar is Up!

Check out Jason Pridmore's STAR School 2009 Calendar.