Knockhill schedule... It's that time again! - SV650.org

northwind · 20-02-06, 04:09 PM

http://www.knockhill.com/trackdays/schedule.php

First bike morning is April 8th- 3 groups, so we can all hide in the novice group. £55, 4 hours. First evening is the 28th of April.

There's also a novice course on the 18th of April, and an intermediate course on the 4th of May- or advanced courses with Niall Mac, though there's no dates confirmed yet. Last one in the gravel trap's a rotten egg!

21-02-06, 08:13 PM

Hello folks,

Ah, Knockhill Track Days!

Used to be £25 for a day!

What times do you get with the 650?

Back when i was flush

fast

and foolish

Persuaded my Divvy to a 1:07 the BROS650 1:05 and the Firestorm 1:03.

Most fun was the first two. VTR was too much for me and I am sure I was much slower in the corners but made up the time on the straights whereas the other two with proper tyres you could really thrash.Infinitely more fun.

The SV sounds ideal for there, hmmm

Andy

northwind · 21-02-06, 09:26 PM

Don't actually know to be honest. Last time I was up I was timing myself for the first few sessions (using my high-precision Motrax Little Ben!) 1:10s when the track was wet, but I stopped checking as it dried out- I knew I'd crash if I was trying to beat the clock. Then I crashed anyway

Anyone remember what we were doing on that evening, year before last?

21-02-06, 10:32 PM

Where did you go "grass cutting"?

Nil point for the hairpin!

northwind · 21-02-06, 11:08 PM

On the way into the hairpin, funnily enough

Never got there, though the bike did. Just wandered into a wet spot on heavy braking (I was trying to catch a guy on a 400-class race bike

) and locked the front- unlocked it a moment too late and the bike stood right back up and threw me over the other side- a sort of front end highside. Fast, but gentle

northwind · 21-02-06, 11:13 PM

Anyway, that's enough about crashing- who's going? I reckon I'll be doing one of the April ones and might do the intermediate bike course- having spoken to them it's not really all that intermediate, more post-beginner, which is fine by me.

22-02-06, 08:52 AM

I might give it a go

Will NOT be throwing my bike down the track...

22-02-06, 11:13 AM

ok ok, has anyone noticed... 15th / 16th July is BSB, but but but

17th is a full day track day

Whats that I hear? could that be evil temptation rumbling in the distance?

22-02-06, 05:10 PM

think june sounds good. may even be dry

northwind · 22-02-06, 05:23 PM

29th of May is the first Niall Mackenzie advanced school... They reckon that most people signing up for that have done a couple of trackdays, but not as advanced as you might think. She recommended it to me over the intermediate one

Not sure about that! It's the bank holiday monday. Not at all cheap, it hs to be said.

20-02-06, 04:09 PM	#1
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Knockhill schedule... It's that time again! http://www.knockhill.com/trackdays/schedule.php First bike morning is April 8th- 3 groups, so we can all hide in the novice group. £55, 4 hours. First evening is the 28th of April. There's also a novice course on the 18th of April, and an intermediate course on the 4th of May- or advanced courses with Niall Mac, though there's no dates confirmed yet. Last one in the gravel trap's a rotten egg! __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

21-02-06, 09:26 PM	#3
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Don't actually know to be honest. Last time I was up I was timing myself for the first few sessions (using my high-precision Motrax Little Ben!) 1:10s when the track was wet, but I stopped checking as it dried out- I knew I'd crash if I was trying to beat the clock. Then I crashed anyway Anyone remember what we were doing on that evening, year before last? __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

21-02-06, 11:08 PM	#5
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	On the way into the hairpin, funnily enough Never got there, though the bike did. Just wandered into a wet spot on heavy braking (I was trying to catch a guy on a 400-class race bike ) and locked the front- unlocked it a moment too late and the bike stood right back up and threw me over the other side- a sort of front end highside. Fast, but gentle __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

21-02-06, 11:13 PM	#6
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	Anyway, that's enough about crashing- who's going? I reckon I'll be doing one of the April ones and might do the intermediate bike course- having spoken to them it's not really all that intermediate, more post-beginner, which is fine by me. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

22-02-06, 05:23 PM	#10
northwind Moderator Mega Poster Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: In the garage where I belong Posts: 17,083	29th of May is the first Niall Mackenzie advanced school... They reckon that most people signing up for that have done a couple of trackdays, but not as advanced as you might think. She recommended it to me over the intermediate one Not sure about that! It's the bank holiday monday. Not at all cheap, it hs to be said. __________________ "We are the angry mob, we read the papers every day We like what we like, we hate what we hate But we're oh so easily swayed"

21-02-06, 08:13 PM	#2
kazglasgow Guest Posts: n/a	Hello folks, Ah, Knockhill Track Days! Used to be £25 for a day! What times do you get with the 650? Back when i was flush fast and foolish Persuaded my Divvy to a 1:07 the BROS650 1:05 and the Firestorm 1:03. Most fun was the first two. VTR was too much for me and I am sure I was much slower in the corners but made up the time on the straights whereas the other two with proper tyres you could really thrash.Infinitely more fun. The SV sounds ideal for there, hmmm Andy

21-02-06, 10:32 PM	#4
kazglasgow Guest Posts: n/a	Where did you go "grass cutting"? Nil point for the hairpin!

22-02-06, 08:52 AM	#7
Scooby Drew Guest Posts: n/a	I might give it a go Will NOT be throwing my bike down the track...

22-02-06, 11:13 AM	#8
Halonic Guest Posts: n/a	ok ok, has anyone noticed... 15th / 16th July is BSB, but but but 17th is a full day track day Whats that I hear? could that be evil temptation rumbling in the distance?

22-02-06, 05:10 PM	#9
Anonymous Guest Posts: n/a	think june sounds good. may even be dry

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