Biking at RAF Benson? - SV650.org

13-08-07, 06:32 PM

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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13-08-07, 08:20 PM

Yeah it is true, Benson's not particularly good though

14-08-07, 07:44 AM

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!

14-08-07, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by neio79

Obviously subject to interest that is!

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

14-08-07, 03:53 PM

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.

14-08-07, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by neio79

it would pretty much be a free to do what you want day.

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

14-08-07, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Zombie Jesus

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

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

14-08-07, 08:20 PM

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

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Originally Posted by Zombie Jesus

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

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

14-08-07, 09:06 PM

RAF Odiham is far better....honest.... i love it really!

13-08-07, 06:32 PM	#1
jonhunt Guest Posts: n/a	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. Streetmap.co.uk http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.sr...=newsearch.srf

13-08-07, 08:20 PM	#2
Sideshow#36 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: bikeing at RAF enson? Yeah it is true, Benson's not particularly good though

14-08-07, 07:44 AM	#3
neio79 Guest Posts: n/a	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!

14-08-07, 03:53 PM	#5
neio79 Guest Posts: n/a	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.

14-08-07, 08:20 PM	#8
valleyboy Guest Posts: n/a	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....

14-08-07, 09:06 PM	#10
Sideshow#36 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Biking at RAF Benson? RAF Odiham is far better....honest.... i love it really!

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