Donnington 16/02/08

Originally Posted by lylej

whos in the novice class then?

Me, plus I have a man with a red flag walking in front of me too !

Have a great day fella's. I loved Donnington when I did it .... post some pics!

Originally Posted by Tomcat

Have a great day fella's. I loved Donnington when I did it .... post some pics!

I was a bit disappointed (with myself mainly).
It was very cold, my hands where so cold they hurt after each session.
I don't know whether I just wasn't getting enough heat into my front tyre but I nearly lost the front a couple of times.

Skulked of home with two sessions still to go.....

Originally Posted by tricky

I was a bit disappointed (with myself mainly).
It was very cold, my hands where so cold they hurt after each session.
I don't know whether I just wasn't getting enough heat into my front tyre but I nearly lost the front a couple of times.

Skulked of home with two sessions still to go.....

Must admit, I might have been tempted but I decided that it would be difficult to get any heat in my fingers let alone my tyres! Do it again on a warmer day and I am sure it will feel different again Did you do the full circuit with the hairpin or not? Any photos?

Originally Posted by Tomcat

Must admit, I might have been tempted but I decided that it would be difficult to get any heat in my fingers let alone my tyres! Do it again on a warmer day and I am sure it will feel different again Did you do the full circuit with the hairpin or not? Any photos?

i had a mint day to be fair.. i felt like crap for couple of sessions but after lunch time it was much more productive, i have a stack of photos.. bit blurry but i will sort some out and post them up soon

A lady came up to me in the Cafe at lunch with a camera and showed me a photo she had taken of me which looked really good.

I asked her to email it to me as it was a cracking picture.

I just couldn't get into it today, combination of factors I think.
The main one being having no faith in the front end.
I think today was my little SV's last trackday. I want a track bike that I can really go for it on and not be too bothered if I hurl it into the scenery

I would be very upset if I binned my SV, plus I wouldn't be able to get home

Originally Posted by tricky

A lady came up to me in the Cafe at lunch with a camera and showed me a photo she had taken of me which looked really good.

I asked to email it to me as it was a cracking picture.

I just couldn't get into today, combination of factors I think.
The main one being having no faith in the front end.
I think today was my little SV's last trackday. I want a track bike that I can really go for it on and not be too bothered if I hurl it into the scenery

I would be very upset if I binned my SV, plus I wouldn't be able to get home

We are looking for a track bike this year as we feel the same. Thinking of a cbr600rr ...... we will share it as we will be in different classes anyway, best laid plans, we will see what happens!

Only my opinion but unless you upgrade forks etc. the sv isnt really built for regular track days.

Originally Posted by Tomcat

Only my opinion but unless you upgrade forks etc. the sv isnt really built for regular track days.

+ 1 (million)

here is a pic of me undercutting two Gsxr's on the melbourne hairpin

Originally Posted by lylej

+ 1 (million)

here is a pic of me undercutting two Gsxr's on the melbourne hairpin

Hehe - They've (not you Lyle) got the 'pushing a shopping trolley' riding style off pretty good!

Hey nice photo lylej looks like you had a fun time!

I know what you guys meant by the cold Brands wasn't that warm but got lucky with the weather for sure that day, I used my heated grips on the last session as I was cold

I would do a track day in the summer, will feel different as your not cold, being cold zaps your energy fast and you tire quicker, its worth being fit if you gonna do a few track days.

Lets hope Silverstone will be warmer, probally a good job I didn't come up I haven't been feeling great for the past week, so I wouldn't have enjoyed it.