First trackday of 2007-Brands Hatch Indy Saturday 3rd March

[lukemillar]

Getting itchy feet, and since winter hasn't really happened, I think I'm going to book this:

http://www.focusedevents.com/event_details.asp?eid=648

Brands Indy
Saturday 3rd March <- Still plenty of time to get a little warmer and you don't need a day off work!
£119

Anyone game?

Thanks
Luke

EDIT: Going to book this tomorrow as there is no-one in the office at the moment and I have a voucher :wink:

[BLK SV]

I'd like to do a track day soon but it'l be my first so can anyone tell me what the minimum requiements are? i.e clothing / bike alterations?

cheers

[thor]

Usually the organisers will provide this, but the standard is that you need full leathers (two piece zip together is ok), ACU gold sticker helmet. Bike has to be in decent condition, sump bolt done up tight, decent state of tyres etc.

My modifications to the bike are remove reg plate, unbolt mirrors, remove fuses for lights and tape up headlights.

More here. https://www.focusedevents.com/terms.asp

It's a bit intimidating at first, so make sure you take it easy. Speak to the instructors, they are great. Make sure you keep yourself fed and watered so you don't get tired, and a plastic petrol can is useful.

[BLK SV]

My modifications to the bike are remove reg plate, unbolt mirrors, remove fuses for lights and tape up headlights.

thanks Thor, so do u remove the fuse for the brake light aswell? I know race bikes don't have brake lights but was thinkin if i'm a novice and braking a lot earlier than others it might be best if they had a brake light to give em a bit more warning...?

[lukemillar]

It's down to personal choice really. Some remove wing mirrors, others fold them in. Tape over lights, number plates etc. The only thing the organisers have said is tape over you speedo, so you're not tempted to look to see how fast you're going.

As for brake lights - Don't give 2 thoughts as to what is going on behind you - just concentrate on what's ahead - Let the guy behind you worry about when you're going to brake!

[chunkytfg]

I'll be at anetterton on the 25th feb with FE for a mere £45....BARGAIN!!!!!!! :lol:

[Blue_SV650S]

I'd be game 8) but would want to book nearer the time ...


chunkytfg - Snett sounds interesting tooo ... same deal though if I booked, it'd be nearer the time ;)

[lukemillar]

I'd be game 8) but would want to book nearer the time ...


chunkytfg - Snett sounds interesting tooo ... same deal though if I booked, it'd be nearer the time ;)

Snett is cheap, but if I have to ride there on the morning, then I rather it was a bit warmer still. Booking a B&B + petrol doesn't make it such a cheap deal :roll:

Brands on the other hand, is only about 25 miles for me :wink:

[Blue_SV650S]

I'd be game 8) but would want to book nearer the time ...


chunkytfg - Snett sounds interesting tooo ... same deal though if I booked, it'd be nearer the time ;)

Snett is cheap, but if I have to ride there on the morning, then I rather it was a bit warmer still. Booking a B&B + petrol doesn't make it such a cheap deal :roll:

Brands on the other hand, is only about 25 miles for me :wink:

Brands is 100 miles for me, Snett is 200 miles ... if I wasn't prepared to travel then I'd never do trackdays as they are all too far!! :D Apart from being an awesome track, the only reason I can justify doing tracks like Cadders (which is even further still!!), is that the entry fees are normally lower than southern tracks ... so although more fuel, this is offset but entry cost ... so basically then way I look at it, wherever I go a trackday costs about the same in total, but it's nice to have a bit of variation!! ;)

BTW for me it's not Snett OR Brands I am considering, its Snett AND Brands 8)

[chunkytfg]

tripple post even :roll:

[chunkytfg]

oops doubel post

[chunkytfg]

I'd be game 8) but would want to book nearer the time ...


chunkytfg - Snett sounds interesting tooo ... same deal though if I booked, it'd be nearer the time ;)

Snett is cheap, but if I have to ride there on the morning, then I rather it was a bit warmer still. Booking a B&B + petrol doesn't make it such a cheap deal :roll:

Brands on the other hand, is only about 25 miles for me :wink:

snett is only 10 miles from me hence me going there.

Blue_sv650s BE good to put a face to thename if you do come along. I'll be in the intermediates finding my feet on a new bike

Edit. god what i've just written looks like a total cop out to what i said in the other thread :lol:

[lukemillar]

I'd be game 8) but would want to book nearer the time ...


chunkytfg - Snett sounds interesting tooo ... same deal though if I booked, it'd be nearer the time ;)

Snett is cheap, but if I have to ride there on the morning, then I rather it was a bit warmer still. Booking a B&B + petrol doesn't make it such a cheap deal :roll:

Brands on the other hand, is only about 25 miles for me :wink:

Brands is 100 miles for me, Snett is 200 miles ... if I wasn't prepared to travel then I'd never do trackdays as they are all too far!! :D Apart from being an awesome track, the only reason I can justify doing tracks like Cadders (which is even further still!!), is that the entry fees are normally lower than southern tracks ... so although more fuel, this is offset but entry cost ... so basically then way I look at it, wherever I go a trackday costs about the same in total, but it's nice to have a bit of variation!! ;)

BTW for me it's not Snett OR Brands I am considering, its Snett AND Brands 8)

I don't mind the distance - just not when it's f***ing cold! Snetterton is on my list of tracks for this year, but maybe more towards the summer.

EDIT: Just noticed looking on the map, my step-grandparents live in Thetford and they are long overdue a visit! Hmmmm :-k

[Blue_SV650S]

I don't mind the distance - just not when it's f***ing cold! Snetterton is on my list of tracks for this year, but maybe more towards the summer.

EDIT: Just noticed looking on the map, my step-grandparents live in Thetford and they are long overdue a visit! Hmmmm :-k

Well quite, its much nicer when you have a nice warm and cosey van to travel up in - it may be an old battered piece of s***, but at least it has a heater!! :D

Chunky - Bearing in mind my bike is probably only good for ~130 (and it's not going to get there very fast :D), I have to say I am not sure how frustrating Snett is going to be on the SV!? :shock: , but hey, I have actually grown to love the circuit and if I race the SV, would probably do one there!! 8)

If you put yourself in inters then that's where I would go too, we could always move about as the day progresses. But my experience of inters is that the level of ability in the group varies so much that it could get frustrating real quick, especially at a track like snett where we (well me even more than you ;)) are bound to get annihilated down the straights by the 600s and Thous and then they will pull in front and park it for the corner :D which if you are trying to 'get your thing on' is annoying after a while to say the least ... at least SOME of the people in the fast group might have actually cleared off by the time we get there?!? ;)

[chunkytfg]

I don't mind the distance - just not when it's f***ing cold! Snetterton is on my list of tracks for this year, but maybe more towards the summer.

EDIT: Just noticed looking on the map, my step-grandparents live in Thetford and they are long overdue a visit! Hmmmm :-k

Well quite, its much nicer when you have a nice warm and cosey van to travel up in - it may be an old battered piece of s***, but at least it has a heater!! :D

Chunky - Bearing in mind my bike is probably only good for ~130 (and it's not going to get there very fast :D), I have to say I am not sure how frustrating Snett is going to be on the SV!? :shock: , but hey, I have actually grown to love the circuit and if I race the SV, would probably do one there!! 8)

If you put yourself in inters then that's where I would go too, we could always move about as the day progresses. But my experience of inters is that the level of ability in the group varies so much that it could get frustrating real quick, especially at a track like snett where we (well me even more than you ;)) are bound to get annihilated down the straights by the 600s and Thous and then they will pull in front and park it for the corner :D which if you are trying to 'get your thing on' is annoying after a while to say the least ... at least SOME of the people in the fast group might have actually cleared off by the time we get there?!? ;)


Bear in mind i'm a shade over 20stone the extra power isnt going to be a huge advantage i rekon.

I did snett on my mintwin when it had styandard suspension front and back!!!! now that was interesting :shock: :lol:

I agree about the grouping but last time i did a TD with FE at snett the slowest guy in the fast group was doing 14's :shock: :cry:

[Blue_SV650S]

Bear in mind i'm a shade over 20stone the extra power isnt going to be a huge advantage i rekon.

I did snett on my mintwin when it had styandard suspension front and back!!!! now that was interesting :shock: :lol:

I agree about the grouping but last time i did a TD with FE at snett the slowest guy in the fast group was doing 14's :shock: :cry:

You are right at 20st I'll be able to slip stream nicely!! ;)

:shock: You had a fast day there, I have been in fast groups at Snetterton a few times and most of the people were probably in 1:20s-1:30 (or less, well more :D), there was only a handful of us in the sub 1:20s, certainly sub 1:14s …


Anyhoo, if we do get a fast day and everyone else is doing 1:14s then they should be generally clear, not wobblers … I don’t care about the rest of them … as far as I am concerned it is me-v-you fella!! ;) … See if you can convince Sarah to go too 8) {slams a PAIR of gauntlets down!!} :D

[chunkytfg]

Bear in mind i'm a shade over 20stone the extra power isnt going to be a huge advantage i rekon.

I did snett on my mintwin when it had styandard suspension front and back!!!! now that was interesting :shock: :lol:

I agree about the grouping but last time i did a TD with FE at snett the slowest guy in the fast group was doing 14's :shock: :cry:

You are right at 20st I'll be able to slip stream nicely!! ;)

:shock: You had a fast day there, I have been in fast groups at Snetterton a few times and most of the people were probably in 1:20s-1:30 (or less, well more :D), there was only a handful of us in the sub 1:20s, certainly sub 1:14s …


Anyhoo, if we do get a fast day and everyone else is doing 1:14s then they should be generally clear, not wobblers … I don’t care about the rest of them … as far as I am concerned it is me-v-you fella!! ;) … See if you can convince Sarah to go too 8) {slams a PAIR of gauntlets down!!} :D


Nope dont think sarah will do it. she's got trips to ascari as such like to practice on as opposed to deepest darkest norfolk.

If the fast lot are doing 20's-30's then i'll deffo ask to go up. bear in mind the fact it's 2 weeks before bemsee starts though so i'd bet there will be a few racers out there(and i suppose that'll include me aswell :? )

[Blue_SV650S]

Nope dont think sarah will do it. she's got trips to ascari as such like to practice on as opposed to deepest darkest norfolk.

If the fast lot are doing 20's-30's then i'll deffo ask to go up. bear in mind the fact it's 2 weeks before bemsee starts though so i'd bet there will be a few racers out there(and i suppose that'll include me aswell :? )

But won't she be racing in norfolk not ascari?!!? ;) :D

Suck it and see hey, I doubt the groups will be full anyway ...

[rob13]

Tis ok for you southern lot, you seem to have quite a few tracks about. Up here, we've got Croft but nearest to that is gonna be Cadwell Park.

[Blue_SV650S]

Tis ok for you southern lot, you seem to have quite a few tracks about. Up here, we've got Croft but nearest to that is gonna be Cadwell Park.

Not only do you have Croft on your doorstep, but Cadwell is ~140 miles from you, as is Oulton, ... Knockhill and Mallory are about 150-160 too ... so not only do you have Croft on your doorstep, but you have some of the most exhilarating tracks in the UK with a 150 miles radius ... :roll:


I have Brands 100 miles, Silverstone 120 ... the next nearest is 200 miles!! The problem with Brands is that it is stupidly expensive (in season)!! And to be fair ... a little boring after a while ;)

[rob13]

Aye, ok ill take that back :lol:

[lukemillar]

Tis ok for you southern lot, you seem to have quite a few tracks about. Up here, we've got Croft but nearest to that is gonna be Cadwell Park.

Not only do you have Croft on your doorstep, but Cadwell is ~140 miles from you, as is Oulton, ... Knockhill and Mallory are about 150-160 too ... so not only do you have Croft on your doorstep, but you have some of the most exhilarating tracks in the UK with a 150 miles radius ... :roll:


I have Brands 100 miles, Silverstone 120 ... the next nearest is 200 miles!! The problem with Brands is that it is stupidly expensive (in season)!! And to be fair ... a little boring after a while ;)

Goodwood is probably your local - Shame they don't have bike trackdays there :roll:

[hovis]

pembray or llandow for me............a freind of a freind is a marshel at pembray

[Blue_SV650S]

Goodwood is probably your local - Shame they don't have bike trackdays there :roll:

There are plenty of minor tracks up north too that I didn't even mention ;)

The only other well know track that is within 100miles of me is Thruxton, but they don't do trackdays there (well perhaps 1 or 2 a year, but that is it).

Hovi5 - Llandow is really good VFM, never been there but looked into it once ... if you get 30 odd ppl together then it works out at ~£100 a day* even in the summer and that is open pitlane (i.e. come and go as you please)

*I can't remember the exact figures/numbers, but it was good VFM.

Pembrey is a fun little track, been there a few times 8) Its got a really nice beach out the back too ... nice for a summer BBQ 8) ... the Welsh are really friendly too ... I was shopping for supplies late night on my way to Pembrey one time ... I had this person follow me round the store for a bit ... I thought they were following me to see if I was gonna nick something ... but then they came up and asked if I was ok had a smile on their face and asked what was I looking for??? ... this wasn't lip-service, they genuinely wanted to help and were genuinely happy ... that's a strange concept round here!! :D

But yes, you have to travel a bit boy-o if you want to visit any of the big name tracks ;)

[Jdubya]

Dont forget lydden hill for the southerners :wink:

[Blue_SV650S]

Dont forget lydden hill for the southerners :wink:

True enough ... Lydden is still 145 miles from me ... and hardly a major 'big name' track ;)

I'd say if it is on the BSB calender it could be considered a big name track ...

[Jdubya]

Dont forget lydden hill for the southerners :wink:

True enough ... Lydden is still 145 miles from me ... and hardly a major 'big name' track ;)

I'd say if it is on the BSB calender it could be considered a big name track ...

Not on BSB calender but certainly a club favourite... :roll:

[Blue_SV650S]

Not on BSB calender but certainly a club favourite... :roll:

So is Pembrey ... but apart from people in the game, who the hell has heard of that?!!? Certainly not many of your average armchair racers ;) :D

[TSM]

I will do one, which one i dont know, but im not going to travel too far for one, max around 100 miles from me.

[hovis]

llandow looks like a good track for beginers

[weazelz]

I'm tempted, it'd be unlikely to be wetter than my last trip to Brands :-)

[lukemillar]

Now booked into novices. Come on! A chance to make good on all those aspirations from here:

http://forums.sv650.org/viewtopic.php?t=48616

[sdusk]

Hmm, sounds like a superb way to start the track-day year... Be good to see all of the folk who were at Lydden Hill last year too.

[weazelz]

I'm booked, in intermediates. what are you doing in novice millar, you big wuss?

[SV650Racer]

Nope dont think sarah will do it. she's got trips to ascari as such like to practice on as opposed to deepest darkest norfolk.

If the fast lot are doing 20's-30's then i'll deffo ask to go up. bear in mind the fact it's 2 weeks before bemsee starts though so i'd bet there will be a few racers out there(and i suppose that'll include me aswell :? )

But won't she be racing in norfolk not ascari?!!? ;) :D

Suck it and see hey, I doubt the groups will be full anyway ...

Am booking for Brands on Sunday 18th February..if you fancy that. Will be mainly running the bike in and helping my team mate Paul... :wink:

Ascari or Norfolk in the cold...nooooooooooooo contest!..plus i get paid to go to Ascari and ride...so cant say no can i!!! :D

Snetts my favorite but everytime i have done pre season testing there its ended up like this! :shock: - yes we did go out too..!!

http://img114.imageshack.us/img114/158/snett19thfeb0068sq.jpg
http://img263.imageshack.us/img263/200/snett19thfeb0138iz.jpg

[lukemillar]

I'm booked, in intermediates. what are you doing in novice millar, you big wuss?

New bike - want to take it easy for the first few session to get used to it :wink:. Oh yeah, and I'm also sh!t.

[weazelz]

three palces left if anyone's interested:

http://www.focusedevents.com/event_details.asp?eid=648

blue - you up for this one?

[Blue_SV650S]

three palces left if anyone's interested:

http://www.focusedevents.com/event_details.asp?eid=648

blue - you up for this one?

Places getting thin on the ground, but I only really wanted to book it the week before ... last time I booked a trackday at Brands this time of year it was snowed off :cry:


http://upload6.postimage.org/103176/1.jpg (http://upload6.postimage.org/103176/photo_hosting.html)

http://upload6.postimage.org/103181/2.jpg (http://upload6.postimage.org/103181/photo_hosting.html)

[weazelz]

three palces left if anyone's interested:

http://www.focusedevents.com/event_details.asp?eid=648

blue - you up for this one?

Places getting thin on the ground, but I only really wanted to book it the week before ... last time I booked a trackday at Brands this time of year it was snowed off

pah - you've got wets haven't you? :lol:

[Blue_SV650S]

pah - you've got wets haven't you? :lol:

They actually tried getting us out!!! they just threw a bit of salt about!!! :shock: Like that was ever gonna work!! :D

[Daimo]

Hmmmm, do i take the SV on track before i sell it, or not, hmmmmmmmmmmm... :?

[chunkytfg]

pah - you've got wets haven't you? :lol:

They actually tried getting us out!!! they just threw a bit of salt about!!! :shock: Like that was ever gonna work!! :D

that wasnt a ESS day was it?

[Blue_SV650S]

Hmmmm, do i take the SV on track before i sell it, or not, hmmmmmmmmmmm... :?

No, that is asking for trouble!! ;)


that wasnt a ESS day was it?

Can't remember the 'provider' but according to my photo album it was 4th March 05 ...

[thor]

Can't go - skiing.

[monkey]

I'm off there with a few mates. C ya there! Have PM'd you.

:)

[Blue_SV650S]

http://www.focusedevents.com/event_details.asp?eid=648 :cry:

[lukemillar]

http://www.focusedevents.com/event_details.asp?eid=648 :cry:

Man, and I was so going to kick your ass this time - A one chance deal! Ah well, nevermind! ;)

[weazelz]

Man, and I was so going to kick your ass this time - A one chance deal! Ah well, nevermind! ;)


lol - & you'd been so looking forward to it

[lukemillar]

lol - & you'd been so looking forward to it

I know! I even had some T-shirts printed!
http://www.lukemillar.co.uk/blue_sv650s.jpg

[Blue_SV650S]

I know! I even had some T-shirts printed!
http://www.lukemillar.co.uk/blue_sv650s.jpg

:D :D :D :D :D

I reckon it still has to be worth a ring the Friday before just to see if they have had a last min drop-out?!?! :-k

[monkey]

:D :D :D :D :D

I reckon it still has to be worth a ring the Friday before just to see if they have had a last min drop-out?!?! :-k

Blue I've heard you're a bit of a demon. Was looking forward to seeing an SV all over the 600 boys. My lot had two dropouts last track day. You're first in line.

:smt023

[Blue_SV650S]

Blue I've heard you're a bit of a demon. Was looking forward to seeing an SV all over the 600 boys. My lot had two dropouts last track day. You're first in line.

:smt023

Cool, keep us informed if somone is looking like dropping out :)

[lukemillar]

Cool, keep us informed if somone is looking like dropping out :)

Erm......yeah....about my previous posts........!

[Blue_SV650S]

http://www.focusedevents.com/event_details.asp?eid=837

Bearing in mind 3-3-07 is full ... ne1 game for this?!!? :)

[lukemillar]

Maybe, depends if nothing bad happens to my bike on Saturday. Was probably going to look into April though for the next though, possibly:

http://www.hottrax-online.com/product_info.php?cPath=22_45_112&products_id=15009

or

http://www.focusedevents.com/event_details.asp?eid=661

Though Silverstone is looking pretty booked up already

[Blue_SV650S]

...

Might be up for a bit of 'the rock' :cool: ... I like Silverstone GP, but it seems like thats all I did in 06 ... so fancy a change to mix it up a bit ...

[weazelz]

don't fancy brands again quite so soon - did it in mid-dec so I'd rather do somewhere different

how about Donington? that might make a change, we haven't done a .org day there

edit: I haven't done Rockingham before, so I'd be up for that

[lukemillar]

Ok, payday is wednesday, probably book Rockingham then if people are game :)

[Blue_SV650S]

Ok, payday is wednesday, probably book Rockingham then if people are game :)

Yeah, I'd be game ... but how can you book stuff that far in advance?!?! God knows what will happen to me between now and the start of April!! :D

[Jdubya]

don't fancy brands again quite so soon - did it in mid-dec so I'd rather do somewhere different

how about Donington? that might make a change, we haven't done a .org day there

edit: I haven't done Rockingham before, so I'd be up for that

What about Lydden...theyhave just posted there dates for the year and its only £90:smt114

[weazelz]

Yeah, I'd be game ... but how can you book stuff that far in advance?!?! God knows what will happen to me between now and the start of April!! :D

think of it as an incentive not to damamge yourself (again) :D

[weazelz]

What about Lydden...theyhave just posted there dates for the year and its only £90:smt114

http://www.lyddenracecircuit.co.uk/bike_track_days1.htm

9th June might be a good day for a repeat of last year (except for the falling off)

[lukemillar]

Yeah, I'd be game ... but how can you book stuff that far in advance?!?! God knows what will happen to me between now and the start of April!! :D

Just have to take a punt. If you try and wait until the last week, then you miss out, like this time! Or maybe that's just because it's Brands......

[Blue_SV650S]

think of it as an incentive not to damamge yourself (again) :D

Unfortunately it doesn't work like that with me!! :D

Just have to take a punt. If you try and wait until the last week, then you miss out, like this time! Or maybe that's just because it's Brands......

Indeed, as **** seems to happen, I tend to be a bit reserved in booking stuff too far ahead ... let us know when you book on and if I am in the mood I'll book on there and then meseln too! :)

[Blue_SV650S]

Ok, Ok, the chances of me booking on sooner rather than later just got significantly higher 8)

I have a +1 … this dude is my x-team-mate from way back ... his main track bike now is a 996, second bike SP1 (for when the 996 breaks down!! :lol:) … we both love ‘the rock’ but haven’t been there for like 6 years … oh my ... it is gonna get messy out there!! :D

[chunkytfg]

Ok, Ok, the chances of me booking on sooner rather than later just got significantly higher 8)

I have a +1 … this dude is my x-team-mate from way back ... his main track bike now is a 996, second bike SP1 (for when the 996 breaks down!! :lol:) … we both love ‘the rock’ but haven’t been there for like 6 years … oh my ... it is gonna get messy out there!! :D


Were you not supposed to be out at snetterton on sunday?:smt045 ;)

[Blue_SV650S]

...

It was my dads birthday this w/e (well technically it is tomorrow, but he came down at the w/e to celebrate) … now bearing in mind I missed his 60th birthday last year due to taking up a last min trackday … well It’d have been a bit rude 2 years on the trot!! :D

Are you up for a bit of Rockingham??

How did you get on at Snett? :)

[lukemillar]

See here:

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?p=1126253

[Blue_SV650S]

Any Drop-outs yet?!?!? :? no official dropouts on the web. :cry:

[lukemillar]

Any Drop-outs yet?!?!? :? no officialdropouts on the web. :cry:

Maybe PM teriyakimonkey - didn't he say one of his mates was dropping out a few posts back??

[SV650Racer]

am at brands with MSV Thursday 8th March...should be fun!

[chunkytfg]

It was my dads birthday this w/e (well technically it is tomorrow, but he came down at the w/e to celebrate) … now bearing in mind I missed his 60th birthday last year due to taking up a last min trackday … well It’d have been a bit rude 2 years on the trot!! :D

Are you up for a bit of Rockingham??

How did you get on at Snett? :)


No point going to rockingham tbh. for the same moeny i could get a day at a circuit i am actually racing at. That and the fact i've been there soo many times before i'm a little bit bored of it.

Got on well at snett though. was ****ing it down most of the day so had a right laugh taking far to many liberties with the wets finding out what they are capable of.

[monkey]

Maybe PM teriyakimonkey - didn't he say one of his mates was dropping out a few posts back??
Somehow he's convinced a mechanic friend of ours to take his engine to bits. Mechanic reckons he'll be up til midnight doing it!

I'd much rather another SV man carving it up than an R6 geezer! He he he.

;)

[Blue_SV650S]

I'd much rather another SV man carving it up than an R6 geezer! He he he.

;)

You could always sabotage the rebuild :smt077

[Blue_SV650S]

...

Are doing all the Tunderbike rounds? (i.e. first one Brands next w/e?) I could always sign onto the practice day! 8)

[chunkytfg]

Are doing all the Tunderbike rounds? (i.e. first one Brands next w/e?) I could always sign onto the practice day! 8)
Not unless you're doing the race weekend you cant.

But yes i am.

Rain dances are being done currently at every avaliable opertunity

[Blue_SV650S]

Not unless you're doing the race weekend you cant.

Why not? Its not like they ever double check you are racing there ... (or at least they never have in the past ;)). Places like Lydden might be a bit tough to get it by, but Snett and brands etc that are owned by MSV? and you book with them direct I can’t see a crosscheck being done?!!? ;)

Besides many times you will only get your entry form through 3 days before the actual race … so its not like you can confirm if you are deffo racing or not if you book your practice a few weeks in advance ;)

[chunkytfg]

Bemsee practise days are booked and run by bemsee and not the circuit owners so yes they can check;)

[Blue_SV650S]

Bemsee practise days are booked and run by bemsee and not the circuit owners so yes they can check;)

Must be a new thing … it never used to be like that … many of the days were booked direct with the track; BEMSEE had nothing to do with it (other than have the day allocated). :?

To be fair it may have been booked through BEMSEE for the past few years and I’d never have know any diff … think the last practice day I did was in 2002 … I never needed practice, I was that good*!!! 8)

*Ok when you are on as tight a budget as I was, you can’t afford practice so just turn up and race is more the case!! :oops: :D

[monkey]

Wish me luck peeps. Raining now and meant to be raining tomorrow. Great. Haven't got a great history in rain and like luke said " I'm ****" except I'm probably one hell of a lot ****er! At least it'll be a nice cold, wet ride down there. Thermals methinks.

I'm off to bed. WISH ME LUCK!!!!!!!!

[INSERT HERE THE PRAYING SMILEY-NOT WORKING. Is that a sign?]

[-o<

[lukemillar]

Wish me luck peeps. Raining now and meant to be raining tomorrow. Great. Haven't got a great history in rain and like luke said " I'm ****" except I'm probably one hell of a lot ****er! At least it'll be a nice cold, wet ride down there. Thermals methinks.

I'm off to bed. WISH ME LUCK!!!!!!!!

[INSERT HERE THE PRAYING SMILEY-NOT WORKING. Is that a sign?]

[-o<

Don't stress! It's supposed to stop raining in the next hour or 2 and the morning is supposed to be dry! Well, that's what BBCi say anyway so who knows. See you tomorrow

Luke

[Blue_SV650S]

Well it is a lovely day where I am ... hopefully you boys are having fun out there in the sun 8)

I expect a full report this evening :)

[lukemillar]

Just got in - f*** me, I am exhausted! Pretty good day. All kept it shiny side up. Got there at 7:00 to get a garage and was the only one there! Weather had been showers/spitting the whole way there, though by the briefing it had stopped, the track was still pretty damp.

1st session/sighting laps absolutely sucked. Probably because I didn't know the track + we were the first out so there was no drying line yet, but the bike felt like it was going to disappear from under me - especially around paddock hill bend. Considered sitting out the next session until it had dried a bit, but was glad I didn't. Every session got drier and by the one before lunch - it was sunny! Probably my best session of the day as well.

[weazelz]

an excellent day, the weather came good, damp track first session, mostly dry line second session, fully dry thereafter :-) I didn't crash, which is becoming something of a habit, clearly need to be braver/stupider. luke timed me on a 1:01 lap in the 3rd session, I was faster in the 4th, so I'm going to claim a 1:00

good to see luke again, didn't get a chance to speak to teriakimonkey

was chatting to a couple of guys in the adjacent garage ( 18 ) who were going to be doing the gixxer cup. one of them (sorry mate, forgot your name) had just bought an SV so I directed him to here. say hello if you read this :-)

roll on rockingham

~andy

[Blue_SV650S]

Right, I better book onto Rockingham tomorrow then :)

If you were doing 60s laps under trackday conditions, then you would be able to tag onto the back of the clubman minitwins pack 4 sure:-

http://www.mylaps.com/results/newResults.jsp?id=373566

:cool: (http://www.mylaps.com/results/newResults.jsp?id=217384):cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

You would however need to drop a few more secs to tag onto the back of a Dyna-Pro minitwin pack ...

http://www.mylaps.com/results/newResults.jsp?id=373570

:smt095 :smt095 :smt095

a 51.673 is very impressive on a minitwin!! :shock:

Wetted ya whistle??? Come on - get out there in Clubman minitwins!! ;)

[weazelz]

Right, I better book onto Rockingham tomorrow then :)

you still haven't booked?!?

If you were doing 60s laps under trackday conditions, then you would be able to tag onto the back of the clubman minitwins pack 4 sure:-

http://www.mylaps.com/results/newResults.jsp?id=373566

:cool: (http://www.mylaps.com/results/newResults.jsp?id=217384):cool: :cool: :cool: :cool:

You would however need to drop a few more secs to tag onto the back of a Dyna-Pro minitwin pack ...

http://www.mylaps.com/results/newResults.jsp?id=373570

:smt095 :smt095 :smt095

a 51.673 is very impressive on a minitwin!! :shock:

but surely a piece of cake now that you have your ohlins? ;-)

Wetted ya whistle??? Come on - get out there in Clubman minitwins!! ;)

hmmm

[Blue_SV650S]

you still haven't booked?!?



but surely a piece of cake now that you have your ohlins? ;-)



hmmm

LoL, I did say from the off that I was only going to book on this week ;)

I laugh at your 51s and foresee 47s .... :---) :D

Where do you see you could make more time on your next visit?? 8)

[monkey]

Not long woken up after getting in. Excellent day. Miserable start and only had one hour sleep last night due to nerves. I am a wimp.

I done all of the sessions and apart from a slight detour over the grass due to someone cutting me up and finishing midway through the last session (I survived!) I done all the other sessions. I was as slow as slow can be but gradually improved. I measured my chicken strips disappearing on my new tyres (bit twitchy) and even got my toe down on the last session! Tyres got all bobbly too. I got to love paddock and druids-especially druids as I could feel it coming together there. Who'd have thought that one day I couldn't do right handers? I liked the lightness at the back of the bike from braking for paddock. Silly thing, but I found braking hard for Graham Hill bend hard after a few sessions. I got an instructor out with me who put me straight on my terrible braking and who also got a complete moron moved up to intermediate from our group. He must've cut me up 6 or 7 times and the other people I was with had seen him being a fool too.

All in all it was a good day. The R1 with us spat out half of it's oil at the very end of a session as he was coming into the pit lane. That's what I call lucky. The people there were excellent. Friendly and very helpful. I got some advise about weighting the outside peg and it made a huge difference. I found the whole experience better organised and safer than Cadwell Park. I'm afraid I succumbed to getting the 30 quid photo CD although they definitely didn't get my best moments ;). I'll find a good one and put it on tinterweb.

There was a downer put on it though. On the way back one of our gang who'd just passed his test and came up with us to watch came off. I pooped my pants when I came round the corner and saw the bike on it's side smoking. Luckily he was ok but his bike is definitely a write-off. I think he froze and got the bike standing up on a very tight slip road off of the M25. He said it just wouldn't lean. The bike hit a barrier support and snapped it. It brought it all back down to Earth with a hefty thump. His lid did a very good job. Poor fella.

Was nice to meet Luke. I'd have talked more if I could've found his garage! I did see him on track in a blurry, getting overtaken fashion. Didn't realise there was another from here there.

I'm definitely up for another. Mates want to do Silverstone GP although I think it'll be too fast for me. Any thoughts?

P.S. Why do I look like and feel like I have windburn? I ache.

:D

[monkey]

tripple post even :roll:

oops doubel post

He he he.

:p

[lukemillar]

.... who also got a complete moron moved up to intermediate from our group. He must've cut me up 6 or 7 times and the other people I was with had seen him being a fool too.




This guy was sharing the other half of our garage. I noticed him being a nob and funnily enough, when he got kick up to the inters, Weaselz noticed he was a nob too!

[Blue_SV650S]

...
I'm definitely up for another. Mates want to do Silverstone GP although I think it'll be too fast for me. Any thoughts?

P.S. Why do I look like and feel like I have windburn? I ache.

:D



Sounds like you had a good time, thanks for the writeup 8)

I love Silverstone GP, there is no such thing as 'too fast for you' ... just put yourself in the appropriate group, as you probably gathered form Brands, there is always someone else out there that is a noob too. :) I got some onbord videos of Silverstone GP that will give you a 'heads up' on where the track goes :study: :) I want to do a couple of other tracks to 'mix it up' a bit, but happy to do Silverstone GP again, so if/when you wanna go, then give us a shout. Its always nice to have people you know (or semi-know ;)) there too :thumright:

I bet it is your thighs that ache the most!!??!? \\:D/

[lukemillar]

Sounds like you had a good time, thanks for the writeup 8)

I love Silverstone GP, there is no such thing as 'too fast for you' ... just put yourself in the appropriate group, as you probably gathered form Brands, there is always someone else out there that is a noob too. :) I got some onbord videos of Silverstone GP that will give you a 'heads up' on where the track goes :study: :) I want to do a couple of other tracks to 'mix it up' a bit, but happy to do Silverstone GP again, so if/when you wanna go, then give us a shout. Its always nice to have people you know (or semi-know ;)) there too :thumright:

I bet it is your thighs that ache the most!!??!? \\:D/

Actually Blue - Have you got any on board stuff for Brands Indy as I'm curious?

[Blue_SV650S]

Actually Blue - Have you got any on board stuff for Brands Indy as I'm curious?

Not on the SV as I haven't been there yet ... but I do have some onboard at Brands indy on another bike :)

[lukemillar]

Not on the SV as I haven't been there yet ... but I do have some onboard at Brands indy on another bike :)

linky??

[Blue_SV650S]

linky??

Clicky (http://www.sharebigfile.com/file/79952/brandspractice070204small-WMV.html) :riding:

[monkey]

Sounds like you had a good time, thanks for the writeup 8)

I love Silverstone GP, there is no such thing as 'too fast for you' ... just put yourself in the appropriate group, as you probably gathered form Brands, there is always someone else out there that is a noob too. :) I got some onbord videos of Silverstone GP that will give you a 'heads up' on where the track goes :study: :) I want to do a couple of other tracks to 'mix it up' a bit, but happy to do Silverstone GP again, so if/when you wanna go, then give us a shout. Its always nice to have people you know (or semi-know ;)) there too :thumright:

I bet it is your thighs that ache the most!!??!? \\:D/

Certainly was, and still is thighs. Can you send me a link to the Silverstone vids? The Brands Hatch one was mental. I wasn't quite up to their standard!
:)

[Blue_SV650S]

Certainly was, and still is thighs. Can you send me a link to the Silverstone vids? The Brands Hatch one was mental. I wasn't quite up to their standard!
:)

It looks like a nice day ... but that Brands was the first week in Feb (04) ... brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr - cold! :D

SilverstoneGP (http://www.sharebigfile.com/file/76647/silverstonegp110906-wmv.html)

[monkey]

Blue-Were both of those videos shot by you?????!!!!! They were blindingly fast. It's amazing how far from the limit I was riding!

Silverstone GP all booked up! 14th May-Monday. It's a shame they don't do a lot of weekends. My mates are Firemen too so they can't get time off together.

This is gonna start hurting my wallet.

\\:D/ :smt023

[Blue_SV650S]

Blue-Were both of those videos shot by you?????!!!!! They were blindingly fast. It's amazing how far from the limit I was riding!

Silverstone GP all booked up! 14th May-Monday. It's a shame they don't do a lot of weekends. My mates are Firemen too so they can't get time off together.

This is gonna start hurting my wallet.

\\:D/ :smt023

Oui, both were me :riding: (diff bikes though obviously!! :D)

There are plenty of Silverstone GP's on the calender ... or at least there were last year! 8)

You fancy 'the rock' next month?!!? :)

http://forums.sv650.org/showthread.php?t=84704

[monkey]

I'll probably be doing the Family thing that weekend but you never know.

Which track is it at Rockingham?