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[Sorted]

Round about 0.5sec slower than ours Hugh

[Simps]

Originally Posted by Sorted

Round about 0.5sec slower than ours Hugh

I would be very happy if I would be that quick but I am getting a bit slower each round while others are getting quicker so think I might be a little bit further down the order this time. I would be over the moon with a top 5 at Snet, but just spent a small fortune on new kit so plan on driving like Miss Daisy. Only thing that I plan touching the floor this time is the soles of my boots!

[Ghost]

Originally Posted by 955SP

I would be very happy if I would be that quick but I am getting a bit slower each round while others are getting quicker so think I might be a little bit further down the order this time. I would be over the moon with a top 5 at Snet, but just spent a small fortune on new kit so plan on driving like Miss Daisy. Only thing that I plan touching the floor this time is the soles of my boots!

No predictions from me, far too old for that game. I've been studying the map layout but in all honesty it means nothing till you are there doing it.

Just going to use the test day to learn, build and hopefully be correct on the gearing, which I'm about to change tonight in readiness with a semi educated guess.

[Bionicle]

Chris.P and myself just changed my gearing, not sure it will make much difference to my lap times though, first time i will see the new layout will be during first practice Saturday.

[Ghost]

Originally Posted by Bionicle

Chris.P and myself just changed my gearing, not sure it will make much difference to my lap times though, first time i will see the new layout will be during first practice Saturday.

Lets just hope for dryness as no one has tried these awesome dry tyres in the wet yet.

[Sorted]

Originally Posted by Ghost

Lets just hope for dryness as no one has tried these awesome dry tyres in the wet yet.

I tried them on a TD at the end of Feb. on a wet Snetterton 300 circuit

1st session new tyre and very wet so toodled round.. 2nd session dryish line a bit quicker.. 3rd session fuelling probs so broke down 3 times in 5laps and then went home

Forecast is rain Thursday... Sunshine Friday... Raining Saturday and Sunday at the moment, so fingers crossed they get it wrong.

[Simps]

Originally Posted by Ghost

Lets just hope for dryness as no one has tried these awesome dry tyres in the wet yet.

What about the first practice at Anglesey? Wasnt raining but the track was pretty wet from what I remember.

[Ghost]

Originally Posted by 955SP

What about the first practice at Anglesey? Wasnt raining but the track was pretty wet from what I remember.

Was it?? I must be suffering from that ailment. I can't recall what they call it now.

As its new to us I don't think there is anything to aim for it will be what it is and peeps will hang onto each other and get pulled along or hopefully left behind. Its going to work those tyres.

Oulton Park is just short of 2.7 miles Sam West was on a 2:04 this Snett is very nadjerry and 3 miles so I'm going to have a rough guess at 2:38.

[skidlids]

Originally Posted by 955SP

What about the first practice at Anglesey? Wasnt raining but the track was pretty wet from what I remember.

As was the Brands test day at the begining of the season a few weeks before the Brands round when most other classes were falling off while using Wets yet every DD bike stayed upright even with oil mixing with the wet in certain areas of the track.
To me it wasn't just about grip in the wet but more about feel / feedback, racing a 130bhp Fireblade in Streetstocks at a very wet Thruxton it was easy to break traction but the road tyres were so predictable it was fun, just as the Wet DD race at Assen was a few years ago when on the Diablos.

But I'm hoping for good weather as I just don't seem to be able to push the bike as hard as I once did and i'm certainly not getting the most from these tyres yet, hence quite a few bike mods since Anglesey as I try to get back to my 2005/6 setup that had me collecting Pots and front row starts in Class B and NG Minitwins

As for Lap times Hugh I've seen you breeze bast me as if I was stood still, so if you learn the track quick enough and get the bike setup right you should be right up there competeing for the lap record and with Snett being Neal's local track it would be nice to see him up there also. Then there are the other usual suspects such as Kev P, who has some lost ground to make up and that old codger Alan who's getting quicker all the time and has already tried the new circuit. So dispite the long circuit it could be close racing up the front of the Class B field

[Sorted]

Originally Posted by Ghost

No predictions from me, far too old for that game. Ditto Phil and a year older on the Friday (well technically only a day older than the Thursday) I've been studying the map layout but in all honesty it means nothing till you are there doing it.

Just going to use the test day to learn, build and hopefully be correct on the gearing, which I'm about to change tonight in readiness with a semi educated guess.

Now I know a lot of peeps play it close to their chest but not me... 14/41 or 14/40 is about right with my engine