Cadwell Park TD photos

[Tim in Belgium]

So yesterday was a jaunt down to Cadwell with the SV in the back of the sheep trailer. Got down there with a little remaining dampness on the roads and track. Booked in, had been put into novice/inters by the Focused Events organisers which I wasn't too pleased with, because I had only done 1 TD at Cadwell before and inters was jammed pack. As Cadwell is tight and the SV lacking in power it made for a lot of interesting overtakes, including 6 bikes on the brakes going heading down to Mansfield. Anyway by heading out towards the front of each group I got not too much traffic, and after a cold first session I soon got into the Cadwell flow.

Mansfield (where a little work is required on apexing :) ) :

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The money shot at "THE Mountain," ok the front wheel is barely off the tarmac but it felt like I was reaching for the sky:

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Exiting the hairpin:

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And coming off track:

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Another good track day, got some best lap times of 1min55 using my patented D.A.D timing device (not sure if that's good, bad or indifferent?), and had a nice ride home from Boroughbridge to home via Sutton bank and the Helmsley TT after dropping the bike off the trailer.

[simesb]

Great pics again Tim - I'm very jealous of the number of TDs you're getting in!

Shot over the Mountain looks like you are controlling it well to keep oil starvation to a minimum ;-)

[Blue_SV650S]

Still haven't got some rearsets then ;)

[custard]

awesome. looks like you had fun!
my problem with mansfield wasnt hitting the apex, its just that i decided to hit it with my chin...
slight thread jack. oil starvation??

[punyXpress]

You looked to be having fun gobbling up the opposition on the bends - probably better than Croft for that?
There were some ' interesting ' lines bit you didn't take long to work round them.
ps: sending PM

[Tim in Belgium]

Still haven't got some rearsets then ;)

I was hoping some kind .orger may pop a set in the post for me, but no luck yet! Running out of TDs this year to make a set feasible.... Unless I book some more :)

[Tim in Belgium]

......Shot over the Mountain looks like you are controlling it well to keep oil starvation to a minimum ;-)

Yep, that's exactly what I was doing, I had it all worked out ;)

[simesb]

slight thread jack. oil starvation??

SV's can have a problem with oil starvation if the front wheel is kept in the air too long...

[chris8886]

awesome. looks like you had fun!
my problem with mansfield wasnt hitting the apex, its just that i decided to hit it with my chin...

did you go and then bin it while there?!

[G]

Mansfield is the weirdest corner, downhill, lefthander and stupidly bumpy/uneven.

Looking good though, I need to get co cadwell on a bike soon.

[custard]

yeah, highside...

[chris8886]

ouch, hope you're alright my friend!! bike totaled or repairable?

[Warthog]

Nice pics Tim, you seem to be having a track day every other week!

[Dave The Rave]

Hi Tim,

What gear were you wheeling in? Just curious if you have different sprockets and it lifts its head up under accelaration or if you just dip the clutch before?

Great pictures. BTW you seem to be doing track days every week :-)

[G]

Its not a wheelie.......'The Mountain' is a short very steep slope just after a tight right corner, so your accelerating very hard out of it. You can get over 1ft of air time coming off the peak of the slope.

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[Dave The Rave]

Cheers m8. I see what you mean.

[Blue_SV650S]

Time 4 a shameless plug for another Blue_ video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjl-a2Zgp-Y) me things!! :D

[Tim in Belgium]

Yep the hill/bump makes the front pop up on any bike, it's not a power wheelie!

One guy stacked it big style on the top of the mountain, didn't see it myself, but there was fluid everywhere followed by an airlift to hospital. Hope he's alright.

[G]

Yep the hill/bump makes the front pop up on any bike, it's not a power wheelie!

One guy stacked it big style on the top of the mountain, didn't see it myself, but there was fluid everywhere followed by an airlift to hospital. Hope he's alright.


Blimey I have seen a whole race day canceled due delays caused by an air lift, let alone a trackday....sounds like you were lucky not to have a short day.

Hope the person is alright :(

[jumjum_0214]

AWESOME pics mate!!! :-)

[custard]

walked away from it thank god

me hornet was a bit of a mess, needed tank seat plastic, bars etc. coulda been worse.

the mountain is mental! have seen guys lift at the top and hold it into charlies (?). great stuff