Castle Coombe Bike Safe 2011

[squirrel_hunter]

This thread is for the pics from the Castle Coombe Bike Safe 2011. Odd that...

The day consisted of a Police assessed rideout where I went grass tacking and then a 15 minute track session. I put a standard can on the SV and took it round for a couple of very slow laps as there is something up with the front end. Not happy. But others faired better out on track.

Time for some shameless photowhoring...

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s216/squirrel_hunters_photos/Castle%20Coombe%20BikeSafe%202011/bikesafety1081.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s216/squirrel_hunters_photos/Castle%20Coombe%20BikeSafe%202011/bikesafety1062.jpg

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s216/squirrel_hunters_photos/Castle%20Coombe%20BikeSafe%202011/bikesafety1113.jpg

Oh and Wideboy, what time's your track session?

[metalhead19]

What you mean you went Grass tracking? never asked how the road ride went.

Here are a few of my pics from the day....
http://img839.imageshack.us/img839/447/24750210150618173675387.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/839/24750210150618173675387.jpg/)

http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/2344/25046810150618173935387.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/690/25046810150618173935387.jpg/)

And now my personal favourite....
http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/1941/25061810150618172965387.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/39/25061810150618172965387.jpg/)

[_Stretchie_]

Here's my tuppence worth.

Had a great day, I want to spend more time on track, it's awesome.

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/Stretchie_/Bikes/Castle%20Combe%20Bikesafe%202011/bikesafety1031.jpg



http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/Stretchie_/Bikes/Castle%20Combe%20Bikesafe%202011/bikesafety1064.jpg



http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/Stretchie_/Bikes/Castle%20Combe%20Bikesafe%202011/bikesafety1065.jpg


And MY personal favorite SHAPOW

http://i76.photobucket.com/albums/j11/Stretchie_/Bikes/Castle%20Combe%20Bikesafe%202011/bikesafety1099.jpg

[Wideboy]

Knut!

I got some photo of you guys I'll up load tomorrow when I have a computer, Helen got a few aswell

[Quiff Wichard]

Dan.. did you take a picnic? planning on stopping half way round?

[_Stretchie_]

Cool, nice to see you fella, we're quite knarked off you didn't get on, there were deffo louder bikes than yours.

I didn't hear yours when you went for the test but I heard others that got on. Sucks mate.

Yes Quiff, we stopped for Pimms after the first chicane ;)

[gruntygiggles]

I may have turned up late, but was fab to watch Metalhead flying around like Rossi :-)

[federer]

Well, not quite the heroics shown by the other chaps but not a bad effort having only passed my test 16 days ago.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2080/5797831096_168032670a_z.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/5797274299_b7a9eeabeb_z.jpg
http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5309/5797829690_acf0981507_z.jpghttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2576/5797273147_d7224591cd_z.jpg

Looking forward to the next track day now!

[_Stretchie_]

You should be happy with them mate, we watched you at that corner and you definitely got better with each pass

[Milky Bar Kid]

Awesome pics you guys!

[federer]

You should be happy with them mate, we watched you at that corner and you definitely got better with each pass

Cheers guys, I enjoyed it so much.


Bar down changing to much into quarry!!

[AndyBrad]

bikesafe, ontrack? hows that then?

[Wideboy]

basically you go out with a biker plod and they observe you, if they think your good and you listen bla bla bla you get about 10 laps (i think) as a reward. they only do it as no one would turn up to pay money just to have their riding scrutinised by a policeman so the track bit was to entice people in..... which is why i went :lol:

these are all i got, the rest were rubbish and couldn't be bothered to walk far as it was baking hot so this is at quarry which was the fastest bit.

http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m97/Gavino5/IMAG0076.jpg
http://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m97/Gavino5/IMAG0075.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m97/Gavino5/IMAG0074.jpghttp://i102.photobucket.com/albums/m97/Gavino5/IMAG0077.jpg

i have to say out of all the groups we watched, dan and two of the instructors where the only ones close to getting their knee down there

[metalhead19]

this is at quarry which was the fastest bit.


No its not. lol Thats on the pit straight, leading up to Folly which leads into quarry :p

[Wideboy]

oh yeah my mistake, that was avon rise. The sv's sounded awesome as they pulled out that kink unto the upward straight to quarry

we didn't stay to long as we had to be back by late afternoon so we didn't get yours two slots

[minimorecambe]

Ok these are mine - they arent great Im afraid.

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g137/littlehelen_2006/014-20.jpg

Stretchie

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g137/littlehelen_2006/031-7.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g137/littlehelen_2006/029-11.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g137/littlehelen_2006/020-15.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g137/littlehelen_2006/019-17.jpg

Squirrel Hunter

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g137/littlehelen_2006/030-6.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g137/littlehelen_2006/028-12.jpg

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g137/littlehelen_2006/026-13.jpg

Way home

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g137/littlehelen_2006/036-7.jpg

[Daveog]

Love the pics guys! Wish my bikesafe had that as a reward!

[andrewsmith]

Cracking pics!

We get a bollocking from Durham Constab with bikesafe.
Gav wern't you meant to be doing this?

[squirrel_hunter]

What you mean you went Grass tracking? never asked how the road ride went.

My road assessment did not go well. Without going through the list of excuses I basically ballsed up a corner and ran very wide.

Well, not quite the heroics shown by the other chaps but not a bad effort having only passed my test 16 days ago.

Took me 10 years before I got on a track...

You should be happy with them mate, we watched you at that corner and you definitely got better with each pass

Totally agree. I could see the learning and improvements you were making each time round. Well done.

[_Stretchie_]

I have to say out of all the groups we watched, dan and two of the instructors where the only ones close to getting their knee down there

Cheers Gav

:)

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g137/littlehelen_2006/029-11.jpg


Cheers, love this pic, nice to meet you by the way

[gruntygiggles]

Federer, first few times round that corner you were upright and steering around. By the end you were counter steering and leaning in a bit. I think you should be very pleased, I bet you had a good ride home ;-)

[Luckypants]

Bikesafe? On a track? With your reputation? ;) Excellent pictures.

I wish our Bikesafe had a track element! It would be awesome on Trac Mon.

[federer]

Federer, first few times round that corner you were upright and steering around. By the end you were counter steering and leaning in a bit. I think you should be very pleased, I bet you had a good ride home ;-)

Cheers, I can't wait to get out on track and try again. I did have a good ride home, much more confidence, enjoyed following _Stretchie_ didn't always keep up mind!

Many thanks again to him for leading me back to Brizol.

[metalhead19]

I may have turned up late, but was fab to watch Metalhead flying around like Rossi :-)

lol, me unleashing all the built up boredom from the Mway trip up there.
Is there any chance of that video being uploaded, would very much like to see it again.

My road assessment did not go well. Without going through the list of excuses I basically ballsed up a corner and ran very wide.

O right, thats a shame. Due to your bike being weird or rider error?

[squirrel_hunter]

O right, thats a shame. Due to your bike being weird or rider error?

Bit of both really.

[metalhead19]

On the plus side though Squirrel, they got a picture with your bike in it

http://www.flickr.com/photos/castlecombecircuit/5810870893/in/set-72157626789081795

[_Stretchie_]

For those that don't know, his bike is the blue and yellow shed third in from the right

[gruntygiggles]

For those that don't know, his bike is the blue and yellow shed third in from the right

Ha i love that you have the audacity to call anyone else's bike a shed!

[Milky Bar Kid]

Ha i love that you have the audacity to call anyone else's bike a shed!

in fairness...at least Stretch has the sense to put oil in his bikes....

[squirrel_hunter]

Oi, I resemble that remark.

[squirrel_hunter]

I do like this photo...

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s216/squirrel_hunters_photos/Castle%20Coombe%20BikeSafe%202011/BikeSafe.jpg