Definately find a spot and practice in a parking. Practice braking, clutch control, 90 degree turns, and the dreaded box (which officially I’m not supposed to call it that ). Many new riders struggle with 90 degree turns from a stop, especially those to the right as they are tighter. You can always use painted lines if they already exist for parking. For cones, buy tennis balls and cut them in half.
If you can find a lot with the MSF lines already painted, continue to use the box for the BRC and not the ERC (my opinion only). The ERC box is quite a bit larger. The cops use a box that’s roughly half the size of the BRC, and a really good rider can do it even tighter than that…It’s a GREAT exercise to develop overall control.
If anyone needs the dimensions of any of the exercises, drop me a line and I’ll help you out.