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multi600 14-Nov-2005 15:39

go for it!!
 
Did Cadwell Park this weekend and the weather was fantastic, dry sunny and the full circuit for £69. Better weather than we had at the DD rounds this year. Go for it you know it makes sense. I have only ever had one wet track day and that was the Dave Harris evening at Brands but also probably one of the best track days I've done.

Jon 14-Nov-2005 17:51

No power at donny so if warmers are the order of the day. Take a genny.
I wouldn't venture out untill after 10.30 am and I would stop at around 3.30 pm. Once that sun goes down the temp will plummet and the track will start to condensate.

Grib 14-Nov-2005 19:20

Oh yes, last time we were there as soon as that sun started to go down the temperature dropped a lot. Being as we've had frost this morning, Jon's advice sounds very good to me!

GlennG 23-Nov-2005 12:59

Wow what a track .. my all time favorite track could now be Donny (instead of Cadwell)

We got out on track just after 10am, had to wait for a couple of ice patches to melt first. Numbers were low so they split us into two groups instead of the normal three, which meant more track time, I think I had 8 sesssions and did over 50 laps. But I still couldn't say I know the track well, say like like Mallory or Cadwell.

Highlights for me must be the run down Hollywood and through Craner curves - absolutely awesome, especially as you cant see them to satrt with :o and also the run up through Scwantz Curve is cracking when you get it flowing right - not many times yesterday for me!

But I still need to learn the track alot as I only started usign full thottle after lunch :lol: Kept forgetting the "slow in/fast out" approach especially at the Old Hairpin and Mcleans which messed up the exit line and speed. Approach to Coppice is weird as well going uphill/over a brow and you have to brake before seeing the corner - well at least I did, good job there was good run off for me in my early sessions :D

First time out on Diablo's and they took awhile to warm up (hardly suprising in Nov') but after 2 or 3 laps they seemed good.

I can't wait till August now.

Cheers

yeti 23-Nov-2005 15:49

Quote:

Originally posted by dubelg
Wow what a track .. my all time favorite track could now be Donny (instead of Cadwell)



What were you riding DG? I saw a few bods on Ducs but nobody I knew. I was running the YELLOW 996 with 65 on the number board in the fast group.

GlennG 23-Nov-2005 17:56

"What were you riding DG?"

Hi Yeti,
I was riding a black 620 Sport in the slow group.

yeti 23-Nov-2005 18:06

Quote:

Originally posted by dubelg
"What were you riding DG?"

Hi Yeti,
I was riding a black 620 Sport in the slow group.

Ah, that figures. Was vaguely aware of a 620


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