So while all the DD\'ers are on the way to Cadders
 

Us non racer types sitting at work etc, who do you think is the odds on favourite this weekend?

Who's gonna be podium?

Who's gonna be chewing gravel (heaven forbid)

Just a bit of banter for Friday

ok, I reckon the podium will be Senna3, NBS996 and MW .... not sure what order though .....

eating gravel will be TP (red mist) ......

I'm not sure TP is going to make it through SoT qualifying!! :sing:

number 13 is a definite dark horse....

Yeah I've got Tony down for the gravel award, don't mean that in a nasty way but going with the numbers.

DSC boys I think Tim could be up there too, not seen too many of them on track to give an informed choice

Who knows Steve, saying that when he came up to Oulton that time on that R6 thing :lol: he wasn't hanging around then, plus he's done all the CSS levels (I think) so he's got a good idea I'd guess.

I wonder how Dave from JHP will go, no idea what he's like as a rider/racer, nice guy though and you know the bike will be prepped to death

Dave's a crasher eh?

banter a, look out
:saint:

I am going to see it for meself on sunday, glad their all up there now, let them get the first race out the way and with a bitt of luck they should all be buzzin and chilled next week :lol::lol::lol:

i recon,

still i'll find out soon enough.

my aim really is to finish both races. i'll take that for my first meeting.

Hmmm...there are a number of dark horses in the DD grid. All the dealer guest riders, all the people who've already got race experience etc...I think there's a pretty safe bet that those guys will be having their own race out front.

I've seen a few of the 'DSC Regulars' ride and there are a couple of them that I reckon could get up towards the front of the pack and mix it with the more experienced racers...Fil2 and Rattler, NBS maybe, but first time nerves will be a big factor here.

I don't think the circuit is going to help settle nerves either to be honest, there are no long straights where you can relax for a few seconds, draw breath and get your head together, it's all going to be quite frantic on board and the person that can keep their cool and get the better of their nerves under those circumstances is going to do as well as a better rider whose nerves get to them.

Yep, I ride a lot with Fil2 on BHC rideouts - definitely a very quick bloke on road and track.

I ride with Ali as well and he could do quite well on the day.

Anyhow, they're the guys I'm going to be cheering on. I wish every DD racer good luck, but there's nothing quite like a bit of partisan support for the guys you ride with. When you meet up for brekkie, a good blast and a few beers all year round it's your mates out there not faceless racers.

Yeah, going back to Weeksy's earlier thread about fisticuffs in the pitlane if someone punts you into the gravel?

If it happens to be Fil that you're riled at, don't even think about taking a pop....unless you're a 4th Dan :ninja:

Ive not been on the Forum long enough to get to know anyone rider in all honesty so i,ll just be cheering them all on and enjoying what promises to be some close racing hopefully :cool:

Well i,m not to sure going round and telling everyone i,m screwy:o is really the way to impress but i,ll give it a go ;):P:D

Half decent, half decent Steve-I reckon it's a PERFECT introduction line with most of this lot..........:lol:

John

NBs for my money, always seems pretty cool and plays down his chances, MUCH faster on the track than the road (probably bit o partisan in that too!)

Really dont know many of the others, I guess Paynep will go well, heard he is pretty quick and looked it when I saw him a cadwell last year, not sure how skids will do or senna, but I'm looking forward to seeing psychlist out there!

None of us know the whole grid, so it's a bit of a lottery. I've not seen some on track and others I've never met, but from the people I've actually seen on track/know of....

Jeff
Domski
Nick
Graham Butcher
Phil2
Rattler
Skids

....will all be in that order in the top ten interspersed with the ringers I don't know.

I wish I could go and spectate, but I'm teaching CBT on Saturday and on a work course Sun, Mon, Tue and Weds (and I'll be in the office until gone midnight tonight:mad: )

I think this is a fabulous series, it'll grow and grow and probably have two grids next year - a bit of history in the making this weekend.

Good luck to them all, I hope they all get what they want out of it. After having 'published' an extract from my diary, I'm soooo excited for them, it really brings back that sinking feeling in my stomach.

WeeJohnyB

My money is on Geoff Spencer, he was the guy wearing the green & white leathers at last years Cadwell track day in the fast group. very fast.


Chris.:burn:

im watching my local riders with interest -paynep is only based a few hundred yards up the road,NBs996 on the clockwork monster partially sponsored by my local ducati dealer Snells(brilliant crew)
i wish CK+AK all the bestest luck cos they have a lot of badluck,sweat and tears in prepping the bike
i hope that the skidlids has a good race and does well on the 583cc bike that he has put together himself on a tight budget (true spirit of the series)and kept us all informed of his progress
fil2 cos he sorted me some rear sets and seems a terrific bloke
ali and TP always make me laugh with the banter on this board
As for podium finishers i wouldnt like to guess at anything except that the top three will be the more experienced riders and not neccessarily the fastest bikes!!!

oh i will take a guess -i havent seen any of these riders in action on the road or track
domski/fil2/nbs996/paynep and the dark horses rattler/senna3/guest rider

fingers crossed that every body gets home safely

Bloody hell the rest of them must be slow if i'm going to be 4th!!!
Me thinks you mean Chris Johny?
Butch

Who will be good in the rain??

Its chucking it down here and the forecast dont look too good for the weekend?

Hope Skids does well as he has shown what can be done on a budget (probably cos I funded it with the 748 purchase ;)

Good luck to everyone and I will see you all tomorrow.

I have a feeling Nick will do well, but broke down this morning I believe, but of an intermittent problem from what I am told....Weather dry now, quite bright.

I'll be cheering on the aussie boy!