Track Day - Lydden

[Viney]

Originally Posted by jambo

And I shall bring a camera to provide you with months of Avatars

Not done Lydd, I may pop along for this, not sure if I'd be riding or not but sounds like an excelent day out

I aint doing it.

Originally Posted by jonboy

Yes, but they can on the road too.


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as I have well found out

I'm interested - could do 5th Aug or 23rd Sept. Just depends on work / funds really, so won't know until nearer the time.

[rictus01]

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

I can't understand this attitude, really I can't.

Now don't take this as being rude, I fully appreciate that no-one actually wants to crash, but you'll happily ride your bike on the road, with traffic and rubbish surfaces, potholes and and gawd knows what other risks, but worry about 'smashing up' your bike on the track, where everyone is going in the same direction, no-one will pull out in front of you, the surface is good and known, there are no blind corners that something nasty is hiding beyond, (in the unlikley event that there is something in your path you will need to know about, there'll be a marshall waving a flag at you). Is that attitude realistic?

Think of a track day as being your favourite bit of road but with everything that makes you back off removed, and I'll bet on your favourite bit you don't always back off as far as is scrupulously legal, but then neither do I, sometimes, and, if you'll do that, why not at a nice safe track?

It's of course entirely true that you can crash at the track, but if you take the excellent advice given above there's no reason why you you should risk crashing any more than you would on the road, where you ride every day most likely, and in reality the chances of a crash are probaly lower then on the road, and if you should be unfortunate then the consequences are likely less serious, plenty run off etc etc, no-one to tangle with once you've slid off.

Do it, you'll have a grin a mile wide after the first lap, and it won't go away for days.

Listen to the man, I'd also add that it's more a track for braking so the heavier bikes tend to be slower (have to brake earlier), the SV is fairly light so does well, now the Speedtriple on the other hand, although wothwhile you'll know you've been there by the end of the day (lots of strong arming it round) won't be a match for the SV, so make the most of it people you may even overtake some of the bigger bikes, what a hero .

(Cazza, great if you could make it, your GS would be fine here).

the payback in road confidence is more than you can imagine, I've only known one person not to have gained by the day (excluding the three mentioned prevoiusly ).

Cheers Mark.

Originally Posted by Sid Squid

I can't understand this attitude, really I can't.

Now don't take this as being rude, I fully appreciate that no-one actually wants to crash, but you'll happily ride your bike on the road, with traffic and rubbish surfaces, potholes and and gawd knows what other risks, but worry about 'smashing up' your bike on the track, where everyone is going in the same direction, no-one will pull out in front of you, the surface is good and known, there are no blind corners that something nasty is hiding beyond, (in the unlikley event that there is something in your path you will need to know about, there'll be a marshall waving a flag at you). Is that attitude realistic?

Think of a track day as being your favourite bit of road but with everything that makes you back off removed, and I'll bet on your favourite bit you don't always back off as far as is scrupulously legal, but then neither do I, sometimes, and, if you'll do that, why not at a nice safe track?

It's of course entirely true that you can crash at the track, but if you take the excellent advice given above there's no reason why you you should risk crashing any more than you would on the road, where you ride every day most likely, and in reality the chances of a crash are probaly lower then on the road, and if you should be unfortunate then the consequences are likely less serious, plenty run off etc etc, no-one to tangle with once you've slid off.

Do it, you'll have a grin a mile wide after the first lap, and it won't go away for days.

true but on the road I have insurance

Just been looking and they have a date on 6th May for anyone who want to go a bit sooner.

I may be up for the 6th May

[Viney]

Originally Posted by svsk2

I may be up for the 6th May

Having a lay in then doug?

[rictus01]

Just for thoughs that haven't been before a couple of shots showing most of the track.



the first shows the hill with the sweeper at the top, the only lefthander on the track & the "start straight" ( well sort of straight) fore ground.





More of the "start straight", also showing the exit to the hairpin and the slight down hill (slight "s" bend but you can't see it).

Cheers Mark.

So which date will people be looking at then?