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[bradders]

well for this year anyway

I started Doom hating it, and ended hating it no less. Flat (not the tarmac), featureless, boring place which demands point & squirt riding on a surface that can only be described as a Surrey B road transported to a small village a few miles from Chippenham

Still, had a couple of great races, and few trials and tribulations like the 0345 gazebo incident and beat my best by over 5 seconds. Also helped with my improvement ion braking and carrying speed thru chicanes

Close, fair and fun....but please lets not go back next year!!

Won't be at Oulton so I'll hopefully see a few DD'ers at the Hottrax dinner thingy, and a few at the end of year curry I'll be organising soon------need to collect my winnings

But what a great year. Never, ever, did I think I could win a race. Of course I tell myself its possible, why do it otherwise, but to have 4 big trophies come August is amazing and if I can do it, anyone can

Mostly been great year, had a few disappointments, but generally good enough to make me want more. So bike will be stripped, sorted and ready to go come march who knows, maybe I will be competing at the last round for the title this time in 2012

Been great sharing with the Dentist, who next year will be improving as I have; he has the racing instinct already a very calming influence....or is that the drugs!

TTFN

[Dementor]

Noooooooooooooo you gotta do Oulton, it's your sort of track?

[Bionicle]

Will miss you at Oulton Paul, it was fun to scrap with you in the first race yesterday, think its the first time this year i have been even close to you like yourself though i hated Castle i dont think there was a smooth surface to be found anywhere and hope we are not back there next year unless they resurface it over the winter.

Congrats on your trophys this year all well deserverd.

See you in the paddock and on the track next year all being well.

[mat2hew]

What you talking about man!!!

Castle Combe is awesome!

2 wins last year and 2 wins this year for me mate.

Castle Combe rewards good lines and smooth riding. One of the fastest circuits in the country! not point and squirt,

bumps are o.k. in a straight line,

Pot hole nearly had me off when I was off line in that first right hander though, Dallas got the front row seat to that one.
If your on the right line they arn't too bad.

If all tracks were the same it would be boring - adjust your riding to suit the track.

and what a crowd................. where else do we get that?

If I did crash I would chainge my opinion immeadiately!

Matt 'Awesome' Lawson - The Great!

[ells]

You,ve had a good year. I am unsure of Castle Coombe. Yep it is a terrible surface and silly chicanes. But thats what makes it different! Now theres an A class bike up for sale are you tempted ????

Mark

[bradders]

Originally Posted by mat2hew

Castle Combe rewards good lines and smooth riding. One of the fastest circuits in the country! not point and squirt,

etc...

well I'll disagree; 1 fast chicane, two stop start chicanes and long straights especially the start/finish with the uphil portion...and smooth is normally how I ride, its difficult when your teeth are rattled from your head at full lean!

all I know is it felt like Pembrey all over; catch in the corners, and on the exit, feck off down the straights....story of the year

[mat2hew]

mallory's the biggest point and squirt circuit.

at Combe, you can carry plenty of speed through the first chicane then the tightish right hander afterwards is flat out giving you plenty of a start down the down hill straight with a super fast corner at the end leading into the second chicane which again is a lovely right/left then you can hug the right hand kerb all the way down to the tight chicane, go in tight brush the orange tyres with your elbow, by which time you can be full on the gas all the way round the next right and over the start line

the first 2 chicanes have smooth kerbs that you can run over on the entry with no problems as well. (not that I did,,, that would be cutting corners and cheeting!)

*simples

[Ghost]

You were very gracious to me in that second to last chicane. Especially as it was to the flag.

[Jolley]

Either my bike is so badly set up that I am used to being all over the place, or I like it rough and loose……. But thinking about the lap, there are only a couple of bumpy bits worth worrying about.

My lap….
Start/Finish straight – Fine
Avon rise – a few bumps, but in a straight line, so no worries
Quarry – as smooth and flat as any bend anywhere
Farm Straight – Fine
The Esses – a nasty dip on the apex of the left that I just make sure I go wide of, then there is no problem. Not slow though as it is easily flat in 3rd.
Old Paddock Bend – proper bumpy and probably the worst section of track for bumps, but the bike goes through there with no problems if you are brave enough.
Hammerdown – No problems
Tower corner – A strange downhill bend, but plenty smooth enough
Bobbies – again, I find I cannot cut the left at all because it has quite a dip, but it is still a 3rd gear chicane, so not exactly stop/go
Westway – some undulations, but not really bumpy
Dean straight hairpin – down to second gear (but high in the revs, so not exactly crawling), but a bit bumpy on the way in, so you can’t leave braking too late because there is nowhere to go….. an easy place to make up time on everyone by making sure you are slow in and on the power early.
Camp Corner – as smooth as any corner anywhere, and as fast as you are brave enough to take it.

…so fast and smooth for 80% of the lap (or I’m just not as sensitive to bumps as the rest of you).