Donington trackday before next DD round?
 

Just looking through some trackday stuff and Focused Events have got a quiet day on August 4th for £99! I assume the Duc could pass the noise limit with a DB killer in?
There are noisy days near to the race meeting, but they're around £50 more. There's a quiet day Saturday 12th, before the meeting too, but that's £135.

Anyone up for the cheap day....not that I'm tight or owt :p

I'm booked on the noisy day on the friday before as I'm not convinced I can get the DD bike down to 98db, even with db killers. I also need the rest day in between as I discovered this weekend!

Cheers,

Ali

I'm on the quiet day (Saturday) as the new turbo seems to keep the exhaust note nice and sedate like ;)

I don't need a day of rest seeing as I'm such an athelete, although my mechanics may want more time depending on whether the oil cooler works or not, and whether I decide to T-bone someone again.

:D

u rich and sponsored riders get all the perks..........no wonder you lot are so quick

Donny trackday the day before the race.....................I WISH

Stop moaning Huntley!!

We need the practice for when you turn up next season :lol:

i need the practise to catch you front running 680 boys...............LOL

balancing out the costs of 2 x £70+ worth of diesel for 2 trips to Donny: once for a TD (also having to take a days hol off work too) , then again for the meeting,
it is therefore cheaper for us to do one trip for the TD on the Sat & race on the Sun - what we save on the fuel, the lads have paid for the TD (which was booked in early May)

:)

Who is running the Saturday TD ?

the track itself I think...

695 :rolleyes:

Had a sit on one of those at the weekend! mmm, 2008 bike....

Well, if you lot are all going on Saturday, I'll look at booking that too :)

Friday anyone??? :eek:

:lol:

I thought you were nice too, despite what everyone else told me :(

:p

I'm booked on Saturday! And double transport arranged, plus a kind offer from Cleggy just incase too! I WILL get there this time :D

What groups everyone in? I'm in Inters

Inters for me !!!!!

Why are all you hardened racers :rolleyes: in the inters group?

I guess it is due to the straight line speed, especially the 583s, and people being modest. Unfortunately having a 600/620m, whether you race or not, is probably a bit like having a motard. Straight line heroes on R1s doing 160+, suddenly coming across something going 50-60-70mph slower!

What do they [Monster/SS 600s] do flat out? 100mph? 110? My old 600m did about 95. What do the 620s do standard? Maybe 115?

Yeah, cos theres a lot of straights at Donington, especially on the National.............

I don't see what the problem is.

We're riding 45-63 bhp bikes, not designed for racing, most riders havn't even done 10 race meetings, and all of a sudden we're BSB stars ruining the inter group on a trackday?

Tell me you're on a wind up Andy!

The very fastest riders will only be doing 1m 25's, and if you can't do that on a 748/749/916 etc then you're over estimating your ability in the inter group.

Why is it when you've done a race meeting, all of a sudden you're a 'racer'?

We're just normal blokes AND GIRLS having some fun. Get over it!

:)

There are still plenty of places, even on a twisty track like Donnington, where straight line speed and horse power makes a difference.

If somebody feels they are better in the intermediate group, then it is their choice.

Just because you race a bike, it doesn't neccessarily mean you are fast on the track.

quote- "Tell me you're on a wind up Andy!"

Me..with my reputation......:o

quote- "Just because you race a bike, it doesn't neccessarily mean you are fast on the track."

:lol: Youll be telling me its the taking part that counts next!:lol:

Anyway, for me, it's all about taking part ;)

Aint that one of the main reasons you got a 999R...........LMAO

welll that and......the fact i can afford it......:D

After what?

Even if I could afford one, I'm not sure I'd bother if it's not fast enough to get past a 600SS.

You pays yer money...

Good Hard earned drug money after bad..........................


damn shame that..........................

LMAO

No your right, i have these dillusions........i couldnt keep up with you racers!

Andy whispers quietly to himself " well i could at snetterton on that long straight but only if it was dry "...............

LMAO

Im at Donington this Mon........anyone else to show me the links between all the straights i like??

Racers can't afford trackdays.



:lol:

Is that why they make the most of the practice when they can afford it.................and go out amongst the mobile shicanes in the inters?:lol: :lol:

/sigh :(

Went and did an afternoon there yesterday, what a brilliant track, forgotten how good it is :) I was running at the top end of the Inters group on the 583, so it was a pretty slow day! Does give you a huge ego boost to drive round litre bikes down Craner Curves though :D

You're such a hooligan!!!

I think racers should be banned from everything!

;)

As a racer i bet you must be over the moon with blowing away the inters group..........:rolleyes: (tongue in cheek!)

Dom...I agree, I'm going to punish myself right away :eek: :p

andyb...It was good overtaking practice, put it that way. Trackdays are nothing like racing, have to take racer head off for them ;)

Met a couple of members of the DSC up there too, one guy who recognised the Scooter Shop stickers and had a quick chat (nice tattoos btw :) ) and another who said he may come and watch us lot do our thing as he's trackdaying there the day before the race :) Another couple of really nice folks from the DSC, we've got quite a club here ya know.

(tongue in cheek)

As even the fastest desmo lap time is barely quick enough for the fast group inters it has to be on these low powered machines, I still find it surprising that people with 100hp more and sticky tyres can be passed on a desmo bike :)

Yeah, but you and Lucie are hardened racers - it's just not fair that you're allowed out on a trackday!

Especially as Lucie has done about 4 race meetings - that's outrageous, she's far too experienced for inters AND she's got 49bhp!!!!!

I'm going to write to my MP :rolleyes:

That was Dallas with his 996SPS, he normally races with North Glos, last year he was on the ZX10R and binned it at Quarry when we were at Castle Combe