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05-11-10, 08:38 AM
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Runway madness desired
Am at Cosford (near Wolvo) on the train - looking out at the runway at RAF Cosford. Would love to let rip on there on the 675. Anyone know if the RAF - or any other airfield - allow it?
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05-11-10, 08:47 AM
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Re: Runway madness desired
Don't know but last year the Warwickshire Air Ambulance had a charity ride which stopped off at RAF Bruntingthorpe where you could have as many goes down the runway as you wanted!!! Got the 749 up to 161mph.
There quite a few track days that happen at RAF bases, one in particular uses a taxi way that's pretty much the entire length runway as the straight. Think it's RAF Waddington. http://www.waddington-ard.co.cc/track-plan
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05-11-10, 08:51 AM
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Re: Runway madness desired
Bruntingthorpe... 2 miles straight. Speirs and Pete&Lissa did a runway event thing there and dairly easily Vmax'ed their bikes from what I understand. It's not an everyday thing but theres a few events run out of there that aloow you to do it.
Edit: Damn... to slow lol.
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05-11-10, 09:48 AM
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Re: Runway madness desired
hey Ed you by me lol shudda popped in
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05-11-10, 10:05 AM
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Re: Runway madness desired
How bout the atcham straight
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05-11-10, 10:06 AM
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Re: Runway madness desired
Airfields can be a costly lesson when enthusiasm exceeds ability eh DavePreston!
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05-11-10, 10:06 AM
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Re: Runway madness desired
tim i going to kill you tonight
mmmmm which of the 3 runways i have access to should i go down next
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05-11-10, 10:37 AM
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Re: Runway madness desired
RAF Northolt have run track day type events through their own bike club.
It's not happening this year though - FG1 knows more |
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05-11-10, 11:08 AM
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Re: Runway madness desired
Quote:
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05-11-10, 11:31 AM
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Re: Runway madness desired
Elvington, for when you are in Yorkshire
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