| Yep, great day out, think we got through 200+ bacon rolls as some of you greedy feckers had more than one and both of the catering size kettles were going all day with tea and coffee and still people were asking for biscuits!
Best £69 I’ve not spent in a long time, what a bargain! I know you take a risk on the weather at this time of year, but that was like a summer’s day, albeit the fleece and winter gloves were on for the novice session sighting laps. The track was in fine shape apart from the braking zone into Foggies which was damp early on, particularly bad for me as it’s a favourite overtaking spot as the bigger bikes go past me on the straight, I have to go off line up the inside to out-brake them and it was scary a few times as they were on the dry and I certainly was not. Despite that, I was taking it easy as even with tyre warmers, the tyres were not up to temperature on such cold tarmac. Still had fun though, particularly on the CB5.
Fordie was indeed looking good, best I’ve seen you Pete to be honest, glad you liked Donny mate, maybe get you out on track more often eh?. Fil and Rattler on their Jap IL4’s looked understandably tentative on their shiney road bikes……need some fairings, bobbins and sticky tyres boys so you can ride ‘em like you do your DD bikes.
Funniest bit of the day was convincing Phil to have a go on the CB5…. ‘’I’ll just take it easy’’ he says, but rounding Goddards for the first lap out, Phil was using the rumble strip on the exit and went past head on the tank with ‘The Shed’ screaming with every gear change…oh how we laughed. Phil was first out on track at the start of the session and the bet between Fordie, Rattler and myself on the pit wall was would he still be in the front by the end of the lap….well…end of the session more like, as I don’t think anyone overtook him.
I’m off to Snetterton on Saturday and back to Donny full noise full GP on Monday 20th for only £69 again. Then it’s the long wait until Jerez, Nogaro and Cadwell!!!!!
Ray – how can you say Donny is expensive at £69??? Appreciate you’re talking about the summer and you’re right, it’s a lot, but it is a full MotoGP circuit and there is no noise problem at Donny – just come on No Limits days….we don’t do the 98db days, only full noise (except for one evening we did this year). Roll on the 20th.
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