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[mat2hew]

Originally Posted by skidlids

Why not look to see what Sam was doing at Snetterton

Here we go

Snetterton 2009 Timed Practice

Sam West 1m 12s in SoT Ducati 1198
Mike Tessyman 1m 26s in Maxxis on Ducati 853
Mark Lister 1m 20s in DD on Class A 620
Matt Larrett 1m 26 in DD on Class B 583

Matt larrett's 2009 time was 129.20
Harriet Ridley 127.12 (2 seconds slower than her lap record)
Matt Lawson 127.26 (After my first ever crash, in Qualifying)
Sam West 127.29 (on Davids bike if I remember right)

[mat2hew]

Originally Posted by mat2hew

Matt larrett's 2009 time was 129.20
Harriet Ridley 127.12 (2 seconds slower than her lap record)
Matt Lawson 127.26 (After my first ever crash, in Qualifying)
Sam West 127.29 (on Davids bike if I remember right)

Mark Lister wasn't in it in 2009 ???

[bradders]

so how much on the straights then matt from bigger capacity? You think given an 848 or 600 or 1000 you'd be competitive in a race series?

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by mat2hew

Mark Lister wasn't in it in 2009 ???

Oops I meant 2010


SO

Snetterton 2010 Timed Practice

Sam West 1m 12s in SoT Ducati 1198
Mike Tessyman 1m 26s in Maxxis on Ducati 853
Mark Lister 1m 20s in DD on Class A 620
Matt Larrett 1m 26s in DD on Class B 583
Matt Lawson 1m 27s in DD on Class B 583 (just for you Matt)

[mat2hew]

Originally Posted by bradders

so how much on the straights then matt from bigger capacity? You think given an 848 or 600 or 1000 you'd be competitive in a race series?

I honestly don't know, on test days there are always some 1000's and some 600's going slower than I am so I wouldn't be right at the back, at the end of last year I did the Donington November round and entered the up to 1000's race, I was about 5th to last which I was really happy with given the 3x power advantage that the other competitors would have had,

but,

I think it would take a bit of getting used to. Big bikes have more power less weight and better suspension, I know from my 999 that I can go about 4 or 5 seconds faster around brands on a big bike, probably slower in the corners, but every time I rode it, me being used to the 600ss that I raced, it scared the pants out of me, I was very carefull and I know I never got anywhere near its potential.

the question is, if I raced one would I ever get used to the power and be confident enough to thrash it to within an ince of its life????????

Don't know??

[bradders]

[quote=
the question is, if I raced one would I ever get used to the power and be confident enough to thrash it to within an ince of its life????????

Don't know??[/QUOTE]

ar yes, the same I am asking myself

[Simps]

Originally Posted by bradders

ar yes, the same I am asking myself

Dont know till you try. Anyway, what the worst that can happen

If I can get the money together I will be doing a bigger bike series as I am not doing class B next year. If money is tight then I might be doing A or nothing at all.

[bradders]

Originally Posted by 955SP

Dont know till you try. Anyway, what the worst that can happen

If I can get the money together I will be doing a bigger bike series as I am not doing class B next year. If money is tight then I might be doing A or nothing at all.

get yer mate Jolley's 848 and see how that goes

kinda really regretting (like I wasnt already!1) chopping my 848 and getting the numpty, would have been a perfect tool to try with

[Jolley]

Race at what level, in what series? 848 challenge I suppose, but I don't see how you could be competitive unless you had at least £10k to play with (plus bike)... And if you are not competitive, why bother?

[Simps]

Also Rons bike is a bit pretty and new for me (read 'budget') think a Cat D would be more my style.

The one thing that most of us in DD (except NealC) have never had to worry about is "the highside" and really the loss of front / rear crashes are generally the ones you get up from easy. But I feel that racing on a 100bhp+ bike a highside is an absolute certainty (at one stage or another).

So me moving up requires me coming to terms with the fact that in 2012 I might exit Clarke Curve at Brands (or any other) too hard on the gas and do a superman that could end up pretty bad.

Also I doubt that even at Brands (my favorite track), on a good day and an 848 setup just right I doubt I could get into the top 10, perhaps that is even wildly wrong and I might not even get out of last place? In which case it is a lot of money and risk?!