Well, no-one has guessed right this year even for the tracks we had already been to... we will know by Sat night... or maybe not, judging by the weather!

Cheers matey, and Ron, but I'll defo be missing this weekend. Bigger issues and priorities atm. :(

No worries chap. We all realize we are only here once... Part of the reason we race while we can. Sometimes though, very occasionally, something is more important than racing (very occasionally). Joking aside, I hope things work out for the best.

Hurry back though... I need someone to occupy Bradders before he gets too fast!

I think its a little late for that following Bradders 1st place :)

think I may have a record too then...quickest B race time?! Yeehar :D

Yes, you do. Now I am back from the deepest darkest depths of the Swedish countryside I have updated the Wiki page.

I wasn't too far off the mark in the end, with Class A coming out at 2m16s and Class B at 2m 22s.

Sorry I didn't ride fast enough Ron!

sure you had a second or two in the tank ;)

I may have had a second on the back straight but dont think I could have made any more time up in any corner - possibly excepting the last - and am amazed we broke the 23's (Phil and Neal the 22's)

wonder what will happen to the Pembrey time

Not a lot. Dallas posted a superhuman time he couldn't even match on the same bike with a 620 motor upgrade!

To be honest Dallas didn't do that many race laps last year and Friday Practice and Saturday racing were Wet so again not a lot of track time compared to the year before, when we had 3 days of glorious sunshine.

The Pembrey Class B lap record is the closest percentage wise to the Class A Lap record at any of the Circuits we visit, so should be the hardest to beat, but in the dry these Dunlops have got to be better around the Woodlands kink and Honda curve than the older Diablos.

Still in a few weeks we'll find out

Honda Curve - no brakes, down a gear flat out is the plan - or roll off top then on again.....hold breath and tunr method works for me :D Was brake and down 1 last year and will be trying higher gearing this time, same as Snetterton, so with a bit of luck may be going a little quicker

But I have cadwell to work on first next week.....wonder if they will have the beacon on for the open pit day; or try and get someone to chuck a stopwatch on for a session or two

I'll be putting the camera on. Bike already to rock to test for oil leak fix. :D

fantastic, hope I'm close enough to get a shot or two at least once

I've got all day, so not going banzai in the early sessions. :devil: :rolleyes:

See, I don't think the Pirellis were that bad in those types of bends if you pushed them hard enough... Same at Mallory and Brands. There are a few types of corners where they feel a bit better... But it is just that they feel better, rather than that they grip a significant amount better. Although that is just my opinion, as usual I could be talking nonsense!

think Dallas did that time on the old Diablos too which IMO (probably tosh too! :lol: ) were faaaar better than the Rossos

ha no, its a trackday too; you saw at Anglesey my TD head is different to race head. Its abouyt having a laugh and gentle competition with mates rather than 'must pass' etc

On the Tuesday, however, its open pit so will be messing with stuff and using as a test day

Thats the spirit exactly, just hope its dry. :eek: