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Loz
21-Jul-2005, 15:18
A little bird told me that Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit will no longer be hosting motorcycle trackdays for the foreseeable future.

A call to the Circuit itself has confirmed this. The reason - motorbikes go too fast.

Next, I suspect that car parks around the country will begin to close because they tend to fill up with cars.

I ask you ... ffs.

:flame::flame::flame:
Iconic944ss
21-Jul-2005, 15:20
Sounds like maybe the nasty 'litigation' word has reared its ugly little head once more ???

Frank
skidlids
21-Jul-2005, 15:24
Maybe the outcome after a nasty accident to a motorcyclist there last year.
Loz
21-Jul-2005, 15:27
Originally posted by skidlids
Maybe the outcome after a nasty accident to a motorcyclist there last year.

We know that happens on other circuits. :(

Mr Bushell, can the club afford to buy Goodwood? :o :rodent:
Mr_S
21-Jul-2005, 15:41
That would really upset the neighbours :D

The noise restrictions are far too tight for it to be our circuit :(

Shame, as it's my local, and a great, fast circuit.
NBs996
21-Jul-2005, 15:43
Won't stop us going through the tunnel on the rev limiter tho!
psychlist
21-Jul-2005, 19:42
Originally posted by NBs996
Won't stop us going through the tunnel on the rev limiter tho!

Never realised the Espace had a rev limiter :o
Jamcoly
22-Jul-2005, 00:00
my 748 with 50mm termi's pasted the noise tests- just about at 3/4 thottle 7500rpm:P

don't know what they mean bikes go to fast!
I was only pulling 10,500rpm in top gear down lavent straght
skidlids
22-Jul-2005, 09:48
Originally posted by Loz
Originally posted by skidlids
Maybe the outcome after a nasty accident to a motorcyclist there last year.

We know that happens on other circuits. :(


The case i'm thinking of when all the other participants were sent home was I'm told by a mate who was there was put down to the dangerous condition of the track surface.
phil_h
22-Jul-2005, 10:28
I was at a td at goodwood last year that was cancelled by the management because it was too slippery for bikes ... and he said it was because of all the crap the _cars_ leave on it from their fuel additives and water additives not just their oil which stayed _in_ the track surface for several days after a meeting :puzzled:
It _was_ damp, and not clearing very fast, and a complete **** did plough into the chicane way too fast for the condidtions, so it didnt seem a bad judgement actually.
Loz
22-Jul-2005, 15:57
Originally posted by skidlids
The case i'm thinking of when all the other participants were sent home was I'm told by a mate who was there was put down to the dangerous condition of the track surface.

Then they should close Rockingham for the same reason.

The surface at Goodwood was completely adequate when I was there in June this year. Dry, except a tiny touch of rain around lunchtime, no problems at all. None of the 21 participants came off. The organiser said that they would end the TD is the circuit got wet, due to its slippery nature - fair enough, perhaps, but the same could be said for any circuit.

I'm not a happy lepine here. :mad:
Andy Ibbott
24-Jul-2005, 21:04
I'm sorry to say it guys but noisy cans on tracks is going to kill our fun. More and more circuits are facing noise restrictions and it won't be long before you will HAVE to have a road can to do track days.

It F%^&ing crazy but the writing is on the wall.

Andy:flame:

[Edited on 24-7-2005 by Andy Ibbott]