Mini Twin Race Bike Pace

The bestest corner in the whole wide world for getting big Kahunnas on corner entry speed is Duffus at Knockhill!!

Talk about going off the edge of the world with ya knee down!!

I'm sure someone else will have a different opinion tho!!

Are you going to the Island on Monday to watch the Manx GP??

Oh it must be me then!!!

TC252

bit like paddock at brands hatch. I had been told its proper scarey..... and to be honet, never found it that bad..... until i upped my pace..... going into it, flat out, knee on the deck, not seeing wheer your heading, and HOPING its still there...... as you go over brow of the hill,,, the cambers going the wrong way, you can see the massive gravel trap that plenty have been into, the bike goes light, you pray the fornt sticks... then just as you think its all over,,,, you hit the bottom and you guts fall out your ****...........

scarey but bloody good fun !!!!

Hey TC, I'd agree with that Especially when the river is running across the track just over the blind crest on an other wise dry track! Blind crest entry, full knee down, adverse camber and a track that turns hard right. I lost both tyres on the SRAd there quit a few times. The BSB guys cut the curbs on the left ahnd kink and on the right too!.

Hows the injuries healing?

C

Hello big fella-how ya deein like???

I'm doin fine mate-all healed up apart from a bit of restricted movement in right shoulder-consultant reckons it's the plate and he may remove it in Feb-been told not to crash till then!!

I've been back on the road on the old beemer and off to Manx GP on Monday-whoopee doooo!!

I'm sooo missin our tussles on track-it's 12 months since Leeming-that was a superb day eh??

How's it goin ower the water?

Take it easy mate-good to hear from ya!

TC

Originally Posted by darrens_here

only when you rech the limits of the bike will you really need to then spend money on it.


ps - sam - might have a look at your bike, thinking of minitwins next yera... fancy swapping wanna r6 ?

Agreed on first point - our minitwin has had lots spent on it to get reliability and performance (now for sale on this forum) and i honestly think its at the limit of lap times you could get on a minitwin. It wouldnt surprise me though if the sub 51 barrier went at brands in the last round of the MRO series - Helm, Cousins and Cox all vying for the top three places.

Sorry darren we have already gotten a new T3 Triumph 675 in preparation for next years Triumph Challenge series and am testing it now at various tracks. In a way this shows that minitwins are good for race development as well as a stepping stone to quicker classes.

holy crap! Opening the throttle on the 675 is like the difference between a bus accelerating and a souped up lotus! Still love that old bus though....

I second Richard "Whitty" on it being cheap at three sisters,done a year there and aint broke the bank.Whitty fella well done for getting rider of the day at the last round,you told me it was your first time there, as we were sat on the line in the rookie race.You back next year? Rick #18,fourth behind you in the rookie,and my first trophy for third in the twins class,you got two trophies,good on ya! Could do with more twins to race against next year,more the merrier.Off to Anglesey 4th December,whats a respectable time for a first timer round there then? although it will probably be brass monkeys! Coastal circuit too.

When you say it hasn't broken the bank, how much are we talking? I'm going to try and get at least one or two races done this year and need to start figuring out the costs. It looks like it'll set me back about £600 for an ACU licence!!! Do you have to do the course or can you just take the test? Well I've got a bike sorted anyway just need to do the rest.

Hi mate,did my acu last year at warrington.It was run by the wirral100 club and cost 100 quid for the course plus 15 quid to join the club.At end of the course they stamped up my acu licence application form,therefore you need to do the course to get your licence.When you have got that all important stamp,send it off to acu with a 50 quid cheque(And 7 quid for your novice bib). I have a full bike licence so got a clubman "A".Not sure what your status is pal,but 600 quid seems a bit steep.All in mine cost me 172 all in.
Did not even bother with wirral,coz joined Preston and district instead,race entries were 65 quid per class so 2 races there,and 10 quid for any extra classes.So 4 races in a day for 75 quid,or 6 for 85.All be it they are rather short 5-7 lappers.But coz of the nature of sisters,and my lack of fitness,i found that was enough!....Now then tyres thats the biggest expense.But not to bad depending on what you think you need.At the beginning of the year i had my old peugeot and single bike trailer,and a cr**py gazebo from argos.Even dossed in the car parked up next to some fancy set-ups,nobody cares pal,its just the fact that you are there that counts.At Preston it is real friendly,with no big eds,an everyone helps out.Good luck anyways fella.

P.s pal its not a test as such,you just have to attend, and do a multi guess at the end.You cant just do the test.But it is worth doing,just for the safety side of it.Phone acu and ask where and when your nearest course is.Probs next year now pal.