Dates confirmed! - GAME ON.

[Chris Wood]

Hot of the email press.....


26 March Cadwell Park - Full

23 April Brands Hatch - Indy

6/7 May Assen

10/11 June Castle Coombe - 1 race each day.

8 July Oulton Park

13 August Donington Park

3 September Snetterton (long race)

8 October Cadwell Park - Full


WELL DONE to CB and the MT for putting this schedule together...only 7 weeks to go!

Rollin, rollin, rollin....:D

[fil2]

:burn::sing::sing::sing::sing::roll::roll::sing::r oll::burn::burn:

[dickieducati]

yep, bring it on just booked my castle coombe trackday as i havent been there before. :roll:

[Chaz]

When are you doing castle coombe Dickie.

[TP]

Originally posted by dickieducati
yep, bring it on just booked my castle coombe trackday as i havent been there before. :roll:

It's easy mate ... you just head down the main straight, turn left ....

Stop at the pub and buy us all a beer - nice one :)

I'm starting to get excited - BRING IT ON!!!

[Edited on 1-2-2006 by TP]

[dickieducati]

Originally posted by chass
When are you doing castle coombe Dickie.

7th june

[fil2]

take your noise killers dickie as they will test you and are strict...i was tested at 7500 revs which is full bore for me...and i failed...luckily i took noise killers.!

[couchcommando]

Originally posted by fil2
take your noise killers dickie as they will test you and are strict...i was tested at 7500 revs which is full bore for me...and i failed...luckily i took noise killers.!

I take it that's just for trackdays ?

[TP]

Originally posted by couchcommando
I take it that's just for trackdays ?

Nup, they still test for racing as well but they are more lenient than the track days.

My understanding is that they are supposed to test at 2/3rds (can't remember) revs at a distance of 1m from the can and at a 45 degree angle. On the track day the guy made me hold the bike at 8k and practically climbed in the can with the noise pressure meter! I just scraped through with Leo Vince cans on the 620.

On raceday I measured a lot less as he actually did stand back etc and I held the revs at 6k'ish.

[TP]

Ali failed on the track day and amused us all with his drilling of his end can and subsequent 'mechanics' :D

Even more amusing was when he shot the baffle out of the can later on!

:lol:

I remember following Phil on that day and seeing a bit of smoke every now and then. We came in and he had a leaky fork seal. The guys threw a rope or something over a tree behind us to lift from the yoke and got the fork changed.

All in all a very amusing day!!

[dickieducati]

mines not too loud, or at least it wasnt before the re-bore errr i mean 'slight modifications'. will get some db killers anyway i guess.

[couchcommando]

So what noise is it for trackdays ? I've got a db meter so will check mine out ;)

[TP]

Originally posted by couchcommando
So what noise is it for trackdays ? I've got a db meter so will check mine out ;)

I think it's still 105db ... but there's 105db and then there's Castle Combe track day 105db ... measure it at 3/4 revs and shove the meter inside the can! If it's over 105 I'd take some DB killers with you!

[couchcommando]

Who is that day with dickie ?

[dickieducati]

i think they are all run buy the circiut themselves i booked it up direct:

http://www.castlecombecircuit.co.uk/

[couchcommando]

Ta, how do their days work, says max of 12 bikes on circuit at once ? I did hear it's 6 groups at 10mins each, if that's true then I think I'll just do the race meeting and enter SOT as well for more tracktime.

[TP]

Originally posted by couchcommando
Ta, how do their days work, says max of 12 bikes on circuit at once ? I did hear it's 6 groups at 10mins each, if that's true then I think I'll just do the race meeting and enter SOT as well for more tracktime.

Yep - that's it.

You actually do get a decent amount of track time over the day but not as much as a normal track day I don't think. The benefit though is that you have almost the whole track to yourself.

Rattler, Phil and I were chasing each other everywhere and there was all sorts of mindgames starting - people just following each other and not overtaking when they could etc.

It was a classic!

[couchcommando]

Originally posted by TP
[quote]Originally posted by couchcommando
Rattler, Phil and I were chasing each other everywhere and there was all sorts of mindgames starting - people just following each other and not overtaking when they could etc.

It was a classic!

Pah I aint slowing down to play with you lot :o:o:o :P:P:P

translated means

'please wait for me' :roll:

[fil2]

Originally posted by TP
Originally posted by couchcommando
So what noise is it for trackdays ? I've got a db meter so will check mine out ;)

I think it's still 105db ... but there's 105db and then there's Castle Combe track day 105db ... measure it at 3/4 revs and shove the meter inside the can! If it's over 105 I'd take some DB killers with you!

On the track day they tested me at 7500 but on race day it was like 4500....a huge difference in noise lol...failed track day passed race day......

LOL at TP..i forgot all about the hanging from a tree changin fork scenario.............

[Edited on 1-2-2006 by fil2]

[uncledunnie]

my 620 monster with standard header/link pipes and new c/f Termi's was recorded at 104/105db @ 4500 rpm on race day

[fil2]

Originally posted by uncledunnie
my 620 monster with standard header/link pipes and new c/f Termi's was recorded at 104/105db @ 4500 rpm on race day

then i would think it would fail on track day......mine read 97db at 4500 on race day but 107db at 7500 on track day...

Phil

take noise killers to be safe

[couchcommando]

Oh great we've got to race in the cold, couldn't we start in April ?

[weeksy2]

Originally posted by couchcommando
Oh great we've got to race in the cold, couldn't we start in April ?

you could start in Feb, you still won't win the championship :frog:

[fil2]

Originally posted by weeksy2
Originally posted by couchcommando
Oh great we've got to race in the cold, couldn't we start in April ?

you could start in Feb, you still won't win the championship :frog:

LMFAO..........................best reply today.....................:D

[couchcommando]

Originally posted by weeksy2
Originally posted by couchcommando
Oh great we've got to race in the cold, couldn't we start in April ?

you could start in Feb, you still won't win the championship :frog:

That's the first time I've seen your username and 'win' and 'championship' in the same post :)

[Tonio600]

Message original : weeksy2
Originally posted by couchcommando
Oh great we've got to race in the cold, couldn't we start in April ?

you could start in Feb, you still won't win the championship :frog:

:lol:

[ericthered40]

I feel better now I know were my first proper race will be :D

At a cold wet foggy snow ridden ******* of a place in the middle of nowhere :D

see you all there

[dickieducati]

Originally posted by weeksy2
Originally posted by couchcommando
Oh great we've got to race in the cold, couldn't we start in April ?

you could start in Feb, you still won't win the championship :frog:

still got a better chance than you. ;)

[skidlids]

Sounds good to me I was already planning on two days at Castle Combe, now just need to find a Ducati for the Superbike race for my mate Simon Knowlson to ride.

Hopefully my van will pass its MOT next Wednesday and my eyes will pass their test on Thursday, then I can sort my licence and go racing

[Mark]

I've the pictures at home i think of the tree side workshop!