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I really couldn't belive how fast that some of the novice group were going!!! |
You're right there Stu, there were a few quick lads in with the novices, but I think on the whole we marshalls did a pretty good job moving them up to the Inters. I had one lad who really should have been in the fast group he was so quick, but that said he was very considerate and respectful, so I left him in the Inters at his own wish. |
Errm.. that might have been me. Never been on a trackday before, so Monty told me I'd be in the novices and they'd move me up if there was a problem. After the second novice session (no overtaking in the first) Yeti came staight over and moved me up to the intermediates. By lunchtime he suggested the fast group, but that just looked way too scary. Plus I didn't fancy being lapped by that bloke on the BMW 
Sorry if I bothered anyone, but I really had no idea of what to expect and I guess neither did Monty.
For a first trackday I surprised myself with consistent 61 second laptimes by the end of the day.
I bought a couple of mates with me (Aprilia RSV and Triumph 595) who'd like me to pass on thanks to everyone who put this together or helped on the day. The event was well organised, the riding was considerate and most all, the other riders were friendly and, despite some expensive looking crash damage, very good humoured. Looks like the DSC is another reason to by a Ducati.
The best biking day of my life, I can't belive it's not illegal.
Brilliant. |
The guy on the BM told me he was in the fast group because he didn’t like upsetting folks in the inters by overtaking them on his bimer.
Eighty thousand miles on that bike
Nothing left of his cylinder guards loading it on to the trailer Nice to chat to you mate
There was me thinking he was in the fast group coz he was going like stink.
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I think I might have made his day. I had just gone past him before braking for Paddock H Bend, I could hear a right clanter and thought some thing was about to drop off the bike so I was reluctant to peel into the turn at full speed. The beemer guy came past me then, I can imagine him thinking, To55er. Seeing nothing wrong I shot past him again braking for Druids, again I could hear this clatter behind me and again he came past He must have thought, yes a proper t055er. |
That was the backfire, it was like a gun going off in your face
if you followed him in 
Your RR is a Sweeeeeeeet bike by the way made my mouth water
[Edited on 6-10-2005 by ericthered40] |
Thanks Eric I thought your sps was sweet too, but it was definately a metalic scraping noise that I heard, I though my chain or something or other was hanging off