What techniques do some of the best riders in the world use to stay safe when going too fast? Yamaha Champions Riding School, led by racer and author Nick Ienatsch, aims to impart this wisdom to the participants at its many events. Along these lines, the 2023 partial ChampSchool schedule has been announced, with events from coast to coast and a score in between – and promises more to come. Read the press release below from Yamaha Champions Riding School for more information
GARYSBURG, NC – Yamaha Champion Riding School, the leading equestrian school in North America, is proud to announce a partial 2023 schedule that includes events in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Texas and Washington. This is a partially scheduled release with several more dates to be added over the next few weeks. Collectively, the ChampSchool 2023 schedule will include more than 30 events including ChampSchool, ChampStreet, ChampGrad, and Racer Only 2-Day curriculums. All schools offer significant “Early Bird” discounts up to 60 days in advance of the event, and most schools sell out weeks in advance.
CEO Nick Ienatsch explained: “We have been doing our best to partially complete the 2023 schedule because of the incredible demand. “We keep our classes small because we feel that horseback riding must be taught specifically and individually, but we have filled all of our classes in 2022 with the waiting book is extremely long! We’ve added some new events, changed some programs, and we’ve included our new Champ U online curriculum with every purchase directly at the school. Thanks to all interested riders; See what events fit into your schedule and let’s ride a bike together in 2023.”
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Miami Vice
The first event of the year can be the best event of the year! Yamaha Champions Riding School is coming to Homestead Miami Speedway for what has turned into our lavish four-day annual motoring vacation! ChampSchool has partnered with N2 Track Days for four days of fun in the sun. Thursday and Friday, January 19-20, will have our ChampSchool and ChampStreet 2 Days.
N2 Race Day will host a Race Day event on Saturday and Sunday, January 21-22. Track prep rental bikes will be available from Bike Pass Motorsports, Track Bike Rentals and BobbleHeadMoto. Street-based rentals will be available from ChampSchool and our new partners at Eagle Rider. ChampSchool 2 Days students will also have the opportunity to receive one-on-one “third day” coaching from Kyle Wyman, Ben Walters, Chris Peris, Eziah Davis, Stefano Mesa, Robertino Pretri and others at Event N2. Call the boss and take your time on vacation now. This event will be sold out.
Winter sports car
ChampSchool’s traditional winter home is the Inde Motorsports ranch in Willcox, Arizona. Inde is a trailblazer’s dream with its stunning 75,000-square-foot facilities, 5-acre rink and amazing, newly restored 21-turn slide. We will be holding traditional 2 Day ChampSchool events in Inde on February 20-21 as well as adding ChampStreet to the program.
On March 20-21, we will be holding a “Races Only” school. This event will not include our usual 2 Day curriculum but will have a special focus on racing, sailing, training, nutrition, sponsorship and racing as a business… as taught by a American guy.
We will be returning to Inde for the “Graduates Only” event May 9-10, open to any ChampSchool graduate regardless of pace or location for riding.
The next ChampSchool at Inde will be on October 9-10, followed by Grad schools on November 28-29. Inde is the perfect destination to improve your skills while your friends are at school. shovel snow. Chris Peris provides private coaching for “day three” at most Inde Motorsport Farm events. Yamaha motorcycles are available to rent at all Inde events for a true “come and go” experience.
California love
ChampSchool loves California, and California loves ChampSchool. How do we know? Simple: Every event in California is sold out! YCRS will return to California for up to six events in 2022. However, we can only feature a few events at this time. We can confirm events at Streets of Willow have been refunded March 31 to April 1 as well as November 13 to 14. Don’t worry California, we have more info to announced in the coming weeks. Keep stable.
Texas State: Before MotoGP
We’ve had requests to Texas for years, and we finally made it last year. The event is sold out and all we hear is more events in Texas, so we’ll be back with two events in 2023. We’re going to Cresson Motorsports Ranch just outside Dallas/ Ft. Worth for 2 Day ChampSchool on 11-12 Apr. This is Tuesday/Wednesday before MotoGP at COTA. Come join us at this very exciting track and then take the 3.5 hour trip to COTA to see the best in the world. We will be back to Cresson on September 5-6.
Big news! We’re bringing our ChampStreet program to both events in Texas.
Illinois: Mid-West Sunshine
We have a huge following in the Midwest who have traveled across the country to come with us, and now we are finally reaching them. On August 7-8, we will be hosting a 2-Day ChampSchool at the beautiful Autobahn Country Club just outside of Chicago. New for 2023 will be the addition of our ChampStreet program. This is a great establishment at the perfect time of year.
Carolinas
Big news! We have moved the ChampSchool East Coast home base to Garysburg, North Carolina, to the North Carolina Center for Automotive Research (NCBike)! We’re celebrating by hosting a six-day event for our housewarming party.
Our first event of the year will be a big one. We’ll be kicking things off with ChampSchool 2 Days on Thursday and Friday, April 27-28. We’re partnering with N2 for individual lessons and Graduation April 29-30. After all that fun, we’re hosting our first East Coast Racers Only school on Monday and Tuesday, May 1-2. It will be a blast, the national No. 1 will be trained
We’ll be returning to NCBike for a nearly identical program on Thursday and Friday, October 19-20, followed by N2 Follow-up Day with private lessons on October 21-22, after it’s a Grad Only event on Monday and Tuesday, October 23-24. Stay tuned for at least one more Southeast day in 2023.
Mile High in Colorado
ChampSchool is returning to Colorado for Memorial Day weekend at the High Plains Raceway! Saturday and Sunday, May 27-28. This event will showcase our full 1 day ChampStreet and 2 day ChampSchool program. This event is sold out and has limited rentals, so pack your bikes and ride with our team, which includes six-time MRA #1 Ryan Burke and champions competitors like Michael Applehans and Joe Clark
Pacific Northwest
ChampSchool is back with a full program at The Ridge in June. Ridge is the premier road training facility in the state of Washington, and ChampSchool is excited about returning for our sixth year in a row. The event will be held on the Tuesday and Wednesday following the MotoAmerica weekend: June 27-28. Watch the pro race weekend and then learn from the same riders during the week.
Northeast: Pitt and NJMP
The Northeast will have four events in 2023. The Pittsburgh International Racing Complex is one of the best in the country. Pitt Race will be the focal point of motor racing in mid-August with our 2-day event at the centre. The N2 National Endurance Race and the WERA Sprint will kick off a week with ChampSchool next Monday and Tuesday, August 14-15.
The best riders in the country (and some of your instructors) will be next when MotoAmerica takes place August 18-20.
We have a long history at New Jersey Motorsports Park and will be hosting three events May 16-17, June 19-20 and September 26-27. Reach more than 45 million people within hours of driving. car from the famous Jersey south track, NJMP is a hugely popular and a lot of fun facility. All three events this year will be part of the Thunderbolt course and feature our 2-day ChampSchool program and a pair of 1-day ChampStreet programs.
Stay tuned for more events on the ChampSchool 2023 schedule
The schedule of the Yamaha Champions 2023 Circuit will continue to expand with new events being added throughout the rest of the year. Check back often at ChampSchool Website for the latest information.
- January 19-20, 2023 – Homestead Miami Speedway, Miami, FL (ChampSchool and ChampStreet)
- February 20-21, 2023 – Inde Motorsport Farm, Willcox, AZ (ChampSchool and ChampStreet)
- March 20-21, 2023 – Inde Motorsport Farm, Willcox, AZ (Racers Only)
- March 31 – April 1, 2023 – Willow Street, Rosamond, CA (ChampSchool and ChampStreet)
- April 11-12, 2023 – Motorsport Farm, Cresson, TX (ChampSchool and ChampStreet)
- April 27-28, 2023 – NCBike, Garysburg, NC (ChampSchool)
- May 1-2, 2023 – NCBike, Garysburg, NC (Drivers only)
- May 9-10, 2023 – Inde Motorsport Farm, Willcox, AZ (Graduation)
- May 16-17, 2023 – New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ (ChampSchool and ChampStreet)
- May 27-28, 2023 – High Plains Raceway, CO (ChampSchool and ChampStreet)
- June 19-20, 2023 – New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ (ChampSchool and ChampStreet)
- June 27-28, 2023 – The Ridge, Shelton, WA. (ChampSchool and ChampStreet)
- Aug 7-8, 2023 – Autobahn, Joliet, IL (ChampSchool and ChampStreet)
- August 14-15, 2023 – Pittsburg International Racing Complex, Beaver, PA (ChampSchool and ChampStreet)
- September 5-6, 2023 – Sports car ranch, Cresson, TX. (ChampSchool and ChampStreet)
- September 26-27, 2023 – New Jersey Motorsports Park, Millville, NJ (ChampSchool and ChampStreet)
- 9-10, 11-12, 2023 – Inde Motorsport Farm, Willcox, AZ (Retail) (ChampSchool and ChampStreet)
- October 19-20, 2023 – NCBike, Garysburg, NC (ChampSchool)
- October 23-24, 2023 – NCBike, Garysburg, NC (Graduate)
- November 13-14, 2023 – Willow Street, Rosamond, CA (ChampSchool and ChampStreet)
- November 28-29, 2023 – Inde Motorsport Farm, Willcox, AZ (Graduation)
About Yamaha Champions Riding School
Yamaha Champions Riding School (ChampSchool) is the nation’s leading motorcycle training program. ChampSchool is an evolution of the Freddie Spencer High Performance Riding School and is led by rider, author and former Spencer right-hand man, Nick Ienatsch. ChampSchool uses “Champion Habits” to teach all riders the skills and techniques used by the world’s top riders to go faster and safer, while focusing on the way modern motorcycles are designed to ride. ChampSchool is dedicated to helping all motorcyclists be safer and more in control of their riding, no matter what type of riding they do. For more information, visit ChampSchool Website.
Yamaha Champions Riding School is proudly sponsored by: Yamaha Motor Corporation USA, Dunlop Motorcycle Tires, Dainese, Omnediem, Arai Helmets, YamaLube, GYTR, Chatterbox, GB Racing, ModOp, Chickenhawk Tire Warmers, Techspec, Payless Rental Cars, Core Moto and N2 Day tracking.
