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.

STAR School 2008 Calendar

The 2008 STAR School Schedule is online. VIR baby!

Jason Pridmore Back on Top - at Ventura Speedway!?!

Jason was back on top of the box on Saturday night in his hometown of Ventura. This time the environment was a little bit different. Responding to a challenge from STAR Instructor and Factory Suzuki flat tracker Jimmy Wood, Jason gridded up on a Jim Wood Sr.-prepared Suzuki RMZ-450 at the Ventura Speedway round of the Eddie Mulder West Coast Vintage Series. And he won the Vet "B" Main!

The local paper was there.