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jonhunt 13-08-07 06:32 PM

Biking at RAF Benson?
 
bloke at work was sayin on the weekend they where lettin bikers onto RAF Benson at a cost of £36 to go up and down the run-way on the weekend??

anyone here no anythink about it or did it

RAF Benson ,Benson , South Oxfordshire.

was it any good.

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Sideshow#36 13-08-07 08:20 PM

Re: bikeing at RAF enson?
 
Yeah it is true, Benson's not particularly good though ;-)

neio79 14-08-07 07:44 AM

Re: Biking at RAF Benson?
 
They do it at a lot of RAF Bases. Usually cheap as well.

I am currently right at in the begining stages of trying to sort out a track day on the Military Airfield where i live for the Org.

Obviously subject to interest that is!

Zombie Jesus 14-08-07 03:48 PM

Re: Biking at RAF Benson?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by neio79 (Post 1260713)
Obviously subject to interest that is!

I'd go, I'm sure a few others from SW&W would go too.

neio79 14-08-07 03:53 PM

Re: Biking at RAF Benson?
 
Hope so as i am intending to build my case on the fact that it will be for .Org members. Wont be till next year as the Airfield (Colerne nr Chips n ham ) is fully booked till then. But i am hoping to get a few of us to have the whole airfiels to ourselves. i will have to look into insurances and med cover first, see what they require of us in that respect. But i am hoping it would pretty much be a free to do what you want day.

Zombie Jesus 14-08-07 04:29 PM

Re: Biking at RAF Benson?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by neio79 (Post 1261281)
it would pretty much be a free to do what you want day.

ok, I'm going to try drag racing a tornado jet :cool:

neio79 14-08-07 05:19 PM

Re: Biking at RAF Benson?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Zombie Jesus (Post 1261334)
ok, I'm going to try drag racing a tornado jet :cool:

With a few exceptions, although i would like to see that if you have one!!

valleyboy 14-08-07 08:20 PM

Re: Biking at RAF Benson?
 
Colerne is an ex RAF base, now an Army signals base if I remember correctly, but they keep a AEF there.. so have a few prop trainer aircraft and such that they take cadets and UAS members up in... flown from there 2 times, and got to do loops over the severn bridge, and practice stall recovery.. which was rather boring in a bulldog....

pitty StAthan is no longer RAF, you could have tried it on against Tornados, Jaguars, and various Harriers!
Youd probably find you would beat most up to 60, but after that you would be toast! quite literaly if you got too close! the only one you'd struggle with is the Harrier.... being as its the one with the highest thrust to weight....

Richie 14-08-07 08:36 PM

Re: Biking at RAF Benson?
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Zombie Jesus (Post 1261334)
ok, I'm going to try drag racing a tornado jet :cool:

You'll have to come up to see uslot at RAF Leeming then... ;)

Sideshow#36 14-08-07 09:06 PM

Re: Biking at RAF Benson?
 
RAF Odiham is far better....honest.... i love it really! ;)


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