Brands Hatch today (5th Oct)
 

Any news yet as to how its all going?

C

round and round i think

Just as I thought then Dickie:D

am so glad its dry for them, but am gutted I couldnt swing the day off, as its the 2nd ever DSC trackday I've missed!:(

yeah would have liked to have done it myself but for many reasons it was a non starter. looks ideal weather really not too hot etc. hope everyone is having a hoot out there.

just on my way back in the van. great day no rain. quite a few crashes, scott (784arse) being one of em. knocked himself out but was fine. i did manage a 58 sec lap which was good. had a great day thank monty and team. what else can i say :)

Fantastic day, one of the best i have ever had. Thanks Monty and all those that helped make this happen. 63 sec best lap.

Had a really good day. First time round Brands - 7 sessions, perfect weather and great company - big thanks to Monty.

No times for me in the novices (and no fallers in the novices). I did discover (thanks Mutters) before the last session that the 749 has a lap timer if you press the start button, but I'd only have confused myself, so I didnt. :D

Rally's DD bike was going well until the engine went in some sort of expensive way. Hope it gets sorted soon.

Yup. It's forked. Guess I need a new lump... a 620 would be nice :D

I was having a good day up til then. It handles real nice and nothing fell off... well, nothing major at least.

Thanks to all for a good day.

It was fab. I had more fun than it's legal to have in south london. Lovely to be amongst all the old stalwarts. Rattler, CBushell, Monty, Ericthered40, his cousin who went grass hopping but survived to ride the next session, Brent, a chap called Richard from Putney who doesn't post but apparently reads the board, TP (injured but still smiling), Lizzie and Mike, Dibs (not riding because he was wearing slippiers) Webby, and tous les autres, de trop a dit ... (I'm on the french wine ce soire sorry):bouncy::bouncy::bouncy:

The track, in spite of all my misgivings, proved to be extraordinarily manageable, I've overcome my fear of paddock hill and I had some great tuition from Yeti and all in all thought today was one of the best track days, if not the best, this year.

So thanks DSC. Wot's even be'er is we all got 20 quid back ----- don't quite understand why but it pays for the petrol :D

That was a great day. I couldn't enjoy the last Track Attack I took part in (Snetterton), because I had problems with the bike. But as today all went fine for me and the bike (I didn't say I was going faster than before :D ) I could meet and speak with a lot of DSCers, and that was good.

Thanks Monty and Chris, that was a wonderful day.

I've never been to a trackday so went along to spectate and met the guys in the moto rapido garage, there were about 6 of them there, some in the fast group (fast by name ... wow) and more interestingly some in the slow group, who made me feel that i should have had a go (was there in the car though) I was made to feel very welcome by everyone so thanks guys.

looked like a great day for those riding, slow group didnt look that slow for an onlooker! and would stay well away from the fast group! timed some of the quick ones doing lap times at 54 something seconds! but convinced to have a go next year.

really ??? cheeky ??? lol ... good to see you gorgeous .. x

Wanna buy a 583 engine??

I too enjoyed the day greatly, but I'm absolutely knackered!!!!:yawn::yawn:

A cheeky curry in Eltham last night with Dibbs, Jon, Steve and a guest appearance by Chi meant that a late night / early start did not prepare me well for a day of thrashing the nuts off my poor Monnie to try to keep up with the "bigger boys" ;)

I did get some quick laps in though, only because I blagged a couple of rides on a very, very trick 749R - many thanks Butch and on a very well sorted CBR600RR - many thanks Jon.

Both these bikes need to be worked, but when you get them up into the top of the rev range - fcuk me - they are extremely rapid and handle sublimely.

Now if I can only get my Monnie to turn half as quick as the 600RR and feel any where near as stable and planted as the 749R I'd be a very happy boy.:roll::roll:

It was great to catch up with DSC'ers old and new and many, many thanks to Monty et al for "keeping the faith" and making TA5 a reality.

Here's to the TA6 - Jerez 2006 (now that's a good idea!!!! ) ;)

Tim:frog:

And on a more serious note, another top day - thanks to Monty and co for organising a good day, keeping the rain away and spending the day in a day-glo jerkin (!)

Also thanks to the MotoRapido guys for the beer and dancing girls at the end of the day, it was worth staying around for :D:D

Anytime Paul, had to do something to cheer you up with those lap times:lol:

Seriously, thanks to all at DSC, Steve and i had a mega day, even seemed to get the hang of the track by the last session.

Very very well run trackday, friendly day and the only track day i've been to with no idiots on track, not that i saw anyway (just thought... maybe it was me???)

Count us in for next years days. we'll try and round some more of our customers up again.

Wilf and Steve - Moto Rapido

:) Ace day. Worth the travelling, getting up at some untimely hour and not getting in 'til 9-15pm...........

big thanks to Monty, Philippe and Yeti.

That was the best trackday i've done. I've learnt so much in such a short time today. got down to 1' 1"'s

Great to see everyone from down sarf to :)

Excellent day which will be my last trackday - what a way to end! Goodish weather, excellent organisation and fantastic folk to name but a few - Stuart who popped his trackday cherry on the R1 and blasted past everyone on the straights :o Dave on the amazing sounding Benelli TNT, Wilf for really enjoying himself :D Webby for being just as fast as his last trackday, Ruthie for being lovely, and Simon for buying the drinks :sing: Stout fellows all. H ;)

what can i say my first track day. thanks for all the help from those boys in the yellow vests. infact everone made me fill realy at home. i had a great day. think i need to work on the times felt like i was standing still sometimes.i came home with a grin from ear to ear thats what its all about whens the next one cheers again

Good to see you as well Ruth - but when did you get your £20 back? Perhaps I was in one of my (many) trips to the gents.....

What an excellent day. Very relaxed atmosphere, well run & lots of tracktime with very few stoppages.

Tonio.....a big thank you for letting me loose on your DD bike for a session.

Ruth.....you seem to be the only person in our garage that got your £20 back :puzzled:

Big thanks to Monty et.al for the Trackday today, even more effort than normal required organising this one, so well done.

Thanks Monty for the tuition, made the day:sing:

Sorry if I held anyone up in the Inters, only just graduated from Novice:o

Cheers, Roy

Gosh! Glad I stayed at work and had two meetings!...Sounded boring as hell!:(:(:(

Nice people all having fun, It can’t get better than that.

Big personal thanks from cousin roger and I for the track time this year, It’s the only place to be riding a duke.

Loved every minute.

Ruth, dib TP Ratler (overtaking git) Ant, chi, Dom , well everyone , all the new guys I met today.

Best fun I've had with me pants on.
:o

Well done Monty & the team. TOP day. as always run by top blokes/ladies. What a lovely track. First time on the
( cougth ) Track Gixer for me which took ages for me to get the hang of screaming the nuts off it to get anywhere. So used to the Duke pick and gear and leave it. But by the third sesion was doing alright. Its a keeper i reckon.
Was there a photo guy there ?

Too many names: but great to see you all again,

Craig

Was indeed an excellent day, one of the best I've done and only the second one for 2 1/2 years! Anyway my biggest thanks go to Dibble for letting me use his bike which I managed to keep upright and return in one piece - top bloke! Cheers mate. Apparantly I was consistently lapping at 66 sec and felt comfortable with some more to come as felt I was dawdling in a couple of places.

Good to meet up with friends old and new and for the excellent atmosphere and camaraderie in garage 11 - even if Richard couldn't catch me!!!!

So roll on the next one and where's my £20? How come Ruth got her's?

"So roll on the next one and where's my £20? How come Ruth got her's?"

Because she's better looking than you silly!-and perhaps you should have been asking what did Ruth DO for her £20?:o

Thanks for all the comments people, glad you all enjoyed it, I have never had so many people come up to me to say thanks at a trackday. I reckon I did about 150-200 laps yesterday and my legs are knackered. There was I think only one black flag-it was me-apparently the Gilera was shaking the tower as I went past so they put a meter on me-109db-whoops, and that was measured from the pitlane as I rode past :lol:-loud or what??

I know I said that I wouldn't run another Brands day, and the club has lost a fortune on it(we are talking in £1000's here)-however-I will be speaking to Brands today to try and get us a date next year-but May/June time. If I do you lot had better support it or I will be getting the sack from Trackday Organisor.:P

John

My legs hurt!
My back hurts!
My wrists are simply killing me!
I'm too old for this job...............

But worra hoot! :sing::sing::sing:

... not good enough Chris ;) That guy on the BMW R1100, 87000 miles on the clock, heated grips, luggage racks, Heron Suzuki leathers was doing consistent 59second laps :o Superb!!

Steve Hilary of Moto Rapido was on a mission - low 54s - top man, gave Wilf someone to chase :lol:

;):P

Just to reiterate what has been said already. Thanks so much for a great day yesterday. Brilliantly organised, lovely people and the bike stayed upright all day!!! the only downer is that I spent all last night looking for trackbikes

Thanks to everyone for helping me to lose my trackday cherry.I really couldn't belive how fast that some of the novice group were going!!!
I think that i might have to get the R6 (FS1E)set up for the track as i really couldnt seem to get much power down on the exit to a lot of those corners.

Has anyone one got picmans web address???

Cheers me dears

... you're right barnsey - one or two of the first-timers commented on that, some found it a bit intimidating - perhaps there could have been a few up-grades during the day ...


[Edited on 6-10-2005 by Henners]

anyone got any idea where i can find the pics from brands track day
cheers :o

AND - the balls of my feet are agony.............:sing:

You're right there Stu, there were a few quick lads in with the novices, but I think on the whole we marshalls did a pretty good job moving them up to the Inters. I had one lad who really should have been in the fast group he was so quick, but that said he was very considerate and respectful, so I left him in the Inters at his own wish.

Did Picman actually turn up? Don;t recall seeing any photographers out on the circuit other than the TV bods.

Monty,

Is Brands Indy really the best place for a "extra" DSC trackday??


Cadwell was over subscribed?? Why not go there twice??

Donnington would be an awesome choice as well but I know the price is in the same league as Brands and we would need a noisy day, not easy to come by.

I know there are pros and cons for just about every circuit in the UK for the DSC as a whole.

Maybe some number cruncher could work all this out with a DSC members profile price/distance/I wanna do that circuit ratio??!!

Ray