April 25th 2007, Glendale California- A second edition of the popular riding techniques book, A Twist of the Wrist I by Keith Code is being reprinted in German and will contain Notes and a Forward by 2005 World 125 GP Champion Thomas Lüthi. The original version of A Twist of the Wrist contained a Forward by 3 time World 500 GP Champion Wayne Rainey and commentary side notes from 4 time World 500 GP Champion Eddie Lawson. The second edition in German will continue to include Lawson’s notes, now at the end of the chapters, and will feature Lüthi’s notes in the side columns as well as all new graphics. This re-edited version of A Twist of the Wrist showcases the impressive lineage of World Champion contributors from the 80’s, 90’s and now into the 2000’s, spanning 8 world championships. Keith Code felt that Thomas Lüthi was the perfect candidate for writing the notes for the second edition in German because, as he says, “Thomas Lüthi is the product of the California Superbike school training which is based on data covered in the books, and is a shining example of the workability of the concepts and the schools theory and techniques.” Lüthi began racing mini-bikes at the age of 8 and riding a 125 at 14, while his real racing started in the German championships on a proper 125 GP bike. He rode for eight years without any formal training and it wasn’t until 2004 when his sponsor and student of the California Superbike School, Peter Kern said that Lüthi must attend the school. “The first day at the School was boring for me,” says Lüthi in the Forward of the book. “I rode around on a 600 and I thought that the schools would do nothing for me. I decided to complete the School just to keep Daniel Epp (my manager and the team owner) and Peter happy. But then I tried the techniques (taken from this book) more and more on my 125GP bike and then I discovered that I was getting very fast, step-by-step! Then I could see the difference and I really started to believe in the techniques. “Everyone is different,” explains Lüthi, “some riders can do it alone and be fast. Some riders need to be shown the way to be faster. For me I needed to be shown the way. It worked; in 2005 I won the 125 World Championship.” In February 2005 Andy Ibbott, director of the European, Middle Eastern and African arm of the California Superbike School took on the role of private coach for Lüthi. Together they travel to all of the races and test days. “When I was asked to work with Thomas,” said Ibbott, “I looked at his previous seasons and could see that he was fast but also crashed a lot. It was obvious he had a lot of natural talent but it was unfocused, he didn’t know why he was fast and why he crashed so much. “Thomas was a really quick learner and was soon putting all the tech from the book into good use. The proof came at the end of the year when he set five pole positions, one lap record, four race wins and won the Championship!” A Twist of the Wrist I was first published in the USA in 1983 and has remained a world wide bestseller ever since. It has been translated into German, French and Japanese and can be purchased at any bookstore or online through the California Superbike School website at www.superbikeschool.com For more information call the office at 1-800-530-3350 or visit the website Twist Of The Wrist ~http://www.atwistofthewrist.com~