Practice @ Castle Combe...
 

Hi guys,

Am I wrong or there is no way to ride on the track before the next DD round ?
I had a look on uktrackdays.co.uk and there isn't anything about this track.
Also I contacted the circuit, and here is their answer:


It means I will discover the track on Saturday the 4th for the timed practice (or untimed practice if we are lucky...). I guess the top ten is far far away for me :(:(:(

Tonio, I don't think you'll be the only person effected by this. Combe is more known for car racing than bikes. I don't know anyone whose done a trackday there. I used to live fairly close by as well.

ok Flanks. So I won't be the only racer lost there ;)

There's a few who have done the track before. Fil2, Ali, Rattler, Pheonix and Max and myself are doing the track day there on the 18th of this month to see which way it goes and to figure out how to get around the chicanes. I've just checked their website and the 18th is fully booked. They do have other dates before the race weekend though.

We are all a bit concerned about the noise limits and requirement for the bike to comply with MOT standards - I don't think any of us have come up with a cunning plan for this yet. We definitely need to though.

Any thoughts people?

[Edited on 3-5-2005 by TP]

I think I won't be allowed to ride there with my rat's race bike, even if I do paint my fairings... :(

[Edité le 3-5-2005 par Tonio600]

I have not done the track before.!!!!...plan take standard exhaust incase dd bike fails noise test...as for MOT standard i cannot see how they will enforce that....have given thought to taking two bikes.? but ideally want to run DD bike for gearing etc...........

Phil

[Edited on 3-5-2005 by fil2]

Dodgy "e" mark sticker and a bolt-on db-noise killer both from ebay?

eg:
http://search.ebay.co.uk/bsau_W0QQsojsZ1QQfromZR40
http://search.ebay.co.uk/db-killer_W0QQsojsZ1QQfromZR40

Sorry mate, I didn't mean to suggest that you had - I guess I worded it poorly. I meant to say that a few people have done it before, a few of the guys have raced there previously. But the names I listed haven't and we are going for the track day so we know which way it goes etc ...

:(

There was some noise testing done on the bikes at Cadwell on Sunday, does anyone know exactly how they did that test (distance from cans, revs, angle etc) and what the readings came out as?

well noe of them could have been over 105 otherwise they would have been excluded from racing

do they advise " road legal " cans only at castle coombe or is it noise test restricted, not wether the can is legal or not.?

Phil

ps..dont want to ring them again..cos she is sooooooooooo helpfull NOT

[Edited on 3-5-2005 by fil2]