c0ck O' the North 11th-12th July / OLIVER’S MOUNT

I would have loved to come along mate but I'm back on shift starting Tuesday so Sat & Sun i'm down to work. I think it might be 6pm-4am shifts which isnt great as I'd miss the afty's racing...

I might well be able to make this

I might be taking the battle bus and the big tent to stay the weekend. Room in the tent if anyone wants to doss on the Saturday. Beer tent and bands to fill in the evening

C

Me, Paul the 6th and poss my bro will be going up or the Saturday, I've never been though, where is the best place to watch for excitment and picture opportunities?

Pretty much anywhere!

If you start off at the Esses and then follow the track clockwise during the day you'll easily see it all twice.

Once the races have started watch them come up the hill from mere hairpin. Drop down over the bridge tot he start finish straight.

Must see's include the entry into the chicane (farm bends) just before the start finish. Watching someone turn into a serious drop off 30 degree kink, at full lean about 80mph and the bike leave the ground and regain grip is awsome!

The jump on the back straight is always popular, especially with the 125s as they don't back off at all.

The top of the bottom straight allows you to see them leaving mountside hairpin and right down the bottom straight over the jump.

Mountside hairpin is my favourite. The late braking action down the hill always leads to lots and lots of action regardless of which class you're watching but the sidecars are the best there!

Back up the (leg breaking) bank to Drury's Hairpin which aslo has lots of late breaking and a good view up the track from memorial.

And another must see is the big boys along the back straight. There's a hole in the hedge half way along and if you watch from there you'll see R1s and fireblades full tilt on what is essentially a farm track 10 ft wide which takes your breath away! The bikes are all over the place and doing about 140-160 on the twistiest, bumpiest "straight" I know of.

You'll easily be able to see the whole track in a day. Anticlockwise is easier on the legs than clockwise.

There's a map in the program or you can find one here...
and there's some video from the circuit...
http://www.oliversmount.com/?f=track&id=25




C

[Paul the 6th]

I'm bringing my DSLR me and lee are gonna have a photo shoot off

Give me a bell on my mobile if you want to come around the track with us. I've PM'd you it.

C

Originally Posted by Paul the 6th

I'm bringing my DSLR me and lee are gonna have a photo shoot off

Not of the racing that would be silly.......... Pictures of lunging and silly knee down poses!

I'm going to but in here - but me and IP are heading down for the weekend - my Grandad stay local wd be good to meet up if poss at some point

[punyXpress]

Amarko got some ace video of Guy Martin at last year's Gold Cup - a whole string of fastest laps.
Me? I've done 83 mph ( on a private road, officer ) but when you see the place you'll realise how impressive it is to average that.