Curborough Twisty Sprint 30 July
 

My first race, a Twisty Sprint at Curborough. Made a mess of my second start and lost time so ended up 16th out of 20. I was 0.2 sec away from 14th so there will be places to be gained at the next race. But then again, not bad for a first timer!

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Very pretty....but is it fast?

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Through the chicane

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Head down for the finish.

Re: Curborough Twisty Sprint 30 July
 

Awesome!! Are you on wets?

Re: Curborough Twisty Sprint 30 July
 

Do you know, I was thinking the same.
Nice one Talan :thumleft:

Re: Curborough Twisty Sprint 30 July
 

That is what i was thinking.

Glad to see you enjoyed it and get luck for next time

Re: Curborough Twisty Sprint 30 July
 

Nice one Talan!

I can tell you they're Metzler wets by the tread pattern

Re: Curborough Twisty Sprint 30 July
 

I guess the question then becomes 'why are you on wets?'

Re: Curborough Twisty Sprint 30 July
 

Ok, the 'Wets' issue - well, racing Hill-Climb/Twisty Sprint you aren't allowed tyre warmers, so most of the racers use wets (they warm up very quickly and grip a lot better). There are some that use a wet front and a slick rear, but these guys are normally on MX bikes and do burnouts to warm up the tyres as well as drifting the bike through the corners. As I can't do that, I'm in the wet front and rear category of rider. Hope that answers the question.

Talan

Re: Curborough Twisty Sprint 30 July
 

PS my wets are Pirelli

Re: Curborough Twisty Sprint 30 July
 

Pirelli, metzler same firm

Talan are they toast after 1run?

Re: Curborough Twisty Sprint 30 July
 

The wets have lasted ok. The runs are only quite short, but there is degredation. I can imagine after two more race meets I'll need a new set. The block pattern on the rear is probably worse, as the front is doing fine and will last a lot longer.