ACU Licence Course

**nogaromill999** · 10 Sep 07, 07:46 PM

Bloody hell, talk about hanging a little bit of info out as long as possible......they could have covered all they did in an hour......talk about bleedin' obvious too, its obvious they feel the need to cover their corporate arses.......I havent been so bored since I dont know when.....

**Imola Duke** · 10 Sep 07, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by nogaromill999

Bloody hell, talk about hanging a little bit of info out as long as possible......they could have covered all they did in an hour......talk about bleedin' obvious too, its obvious they feel the need to cover their corporate arses.......I havent been so bored since I dont know when.....

David, Did you get all the questions right ? 19/19.

**nogaromill999** · 10 Sep 07, 07:50 PM

IM, has the Pope got a balcony? Lol!

**Imola Duke** · 10 Sep 07, 07:52 PM

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IM, has the Pope got a balcony? Lol!

**Gilps** · 11 Sep 07, 06:38 AM

It's all a bit of a farce really isn't it. They could do it in much less time. On my course one guy got a question wrong so they went over it afterwards and he then got it right second time round. I don't think anybody has ever failed the test. You only have to do it once though.

**hhhjesus** · 11 Sep 07, 07:27 AM

um without adding to my idiot tag

whats the ACU?

**Gilps** · 11 Sep 07, 07:42 AM

It's the Auto Cycle Union. They are the governing body for motorcycle racing in this country. If you want to race then you must have an ACU licence, and to get it you have to go through the one day course and exam that is being discussed above.

**nogaromill999** · 11 Sep 07, 08:03 AM

Steve Sawford ran my course....good former 250 GP racer he may have been, adept at holding an audience spellbound he was not ! Lol!

**Imola Duke** · 11 Sep 07, 09:33 AM

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Steve Sawford ran my course....good former 250 GP racer he may have been, adept at holding an audience spellbound he was not ! Lol!

That's who ran the course i was on, Talk for england that man

**nogaromill999** · 11 Sep 07, 10:20 AM

I just think if they're going to run a course, it should be track based and we worthwhile attending...it could easily be tacked onto a track day and would be so much more worthwhile........I think I'll write to the ACU and suggest it......

**Imola Duke** · 11 Sep 07, 10:29 AM

I think im right on this !
If you don't have a full motorcycle license, you are required to attend a ACU race school ?

**harriebird** · 11 Sep 07, 11:14 AM

plenty of clubs already do a training day where the ACU course is done and dusted in the same day as some tracktime. they are normally run towards the start of the season.

i think bemsee insist that you do one to be able to join, new era only need you to do the ACU bit.

**Nigel101** · 11 Sep 07, 04:41 PM

I have an ACU board meeting,(north west centre) in a couple of weeks ,i'll put your suggestions forward,if any one out there fancy's racing and wants any help/advice please feel free to get in touch

**nogaromill999** · 11 Sep 07, 06:18 PM

That would be good Nigel, that course could be so much improved.....for a start if they insist on running it in Rugby, then it could all be done in a morning...not starting till 11am spreads it and ruins a whole day, and there is little in it that isnt covered in a 10 minute trackday briefing, so to spread it out over 5 hours is so bloody tedious........and to be honest, I found it quite patronising to kid people along that there was 5 hours of training.....there wasnt.

**Lin** · 12 Sep 07, 03:44 PM

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Originally Posted by nogaromill999

Bloody hell, talk about hanging a little bit of info out as long as possible......they could have covered all they did in an hour......talk about bleedin' obvious too, its obvious they feel the need to cover their corporate arses.......I havent been so bored since I dont know when.....

Yep - I was too - had to be woken up at one point!