the bb trackday thread.

[Pebbles167]

moto_traxport said:

graeme4130 said:

Pebbles167 said:

Got some track time booked on the following dates:

Castle Combe: 01/07/16
Castle Combe: 02/07/16
Castle Combe: 03/07/16

Donnington Park: 19/07/16

Anyone attending from here? Always nice to say hi to people on BB

Is the Combe weekend a race ? I'll probably pop along on the Sunday, but the sound hitlers there don't allow my bike on the track

Good luck on the racing - what number are you? "Are you from the internet?" & "Did you used to own a K1300R?" are questions I try to avoid having to resort to.

I will probably be popping along on the Sunday to watch a mate race his 888 (assuming it's still functioning on the Sunday) and a few doing the Lansdowne series.

I'm guessing non-shyte weather will feature highly in my decision to go.

Thanks mate

I'm number 89 on a Blue GSX-R 750 SRAD with K1 fairings. I've sold my K1200R and bought this. It's a bit tatty and I've done all the race prep myself. In fact, I've only ridden the thing twice on the road and never on track, so there's no telling what could happen.

I've had my forms come through and it looks like all mine are on the Saturday, but it does also run on the Sunday too. What's your mates number? I'll keep an eye out. Pass on my best wishes of luck to him

[moto_traxport]

Pebbles167 said:

moto_traxport said:

graeme4130 said:

Pebbles167 said:

Got some track time booked on the following dates:

Castle Combe: 01/07/16
Castle Combe: 02/07/16
Castle Combe: 03/07/16

Donnington Park: 19/07/16

Anyone attending from here? Always nice to say hi to people on BB

Is the Combe weekend a race ? I'll probably pop along on the Sunday, but the sound hitlers there don't allow my bike on the track

Good luck on the racing - what number are you? "Are you from the internet?" & "Did you used to own a K1300R?" are questions I try to avoid having to resort to.

I will probably be popping along on the Sunday to watch a mate race his 888 (assuming it's still functioning on the Sunday) and a few doing the Lansdowne series.

I'm guessing non-shyte weather will feature highly in my decision to go.

Thanks mate

I'm number 89 on a Blue GSX-R 750 SRAD with K1 fairings. I've sold my K1200R and bought this. It's a bit tatty and I've done all the race prep myself. In fact, I've only ridden the thing twice on the road and never on track, so there's no telling what could happen.

I've had my forms come through and it looks like all mine are on the Saturday, but it does also run on the Sunday too. What's your mates number? I'll keep an eye out. Pass on my best wishes of luck to him

Mainly red Ducati 888 with Air Force Reserves paint job. He normally asks for race number 888, he normally gets it too as no-one else is that stupid.

He's racing in the old superbike class or whatever it's called. It allows carby R1's of which I own 2 and a quarter - be interesting to see if my old trigger finger starts twitching!

[Pebbles167]

moto_traxport said:

Good luck on the racing - what number are you? "Are you from the internet?" & "Did you used to own a K1300R?" are questions I try to avoid having to resort to.

I will probably be popping along on the Sunday to watch a mate race his 888 (assuming it's still functioning on the Sunday) and a few doing the Lansdowne series.

I'm guessing non-shyte weather will feature highly in my decision to go.

Ah yeah, that's the pre injection 1300 class. It's what I intended to enter but ultimately I ended up with a 98 bike with FI. It looks a good laugh, sign yourself up for next year!

[MotorsportTom]

I know it's moving away from the TD thread a little but I'm heading up to Combe on Sunday too!

One of our suppliers is racing his ZXR400 and I'm getting a couple of tickets to bring my old man along. Looks like it could be a PH meet at this rate

[Birky_41]

Great day at Snett yesterday...much better than the week before in weather like nothing Ive ridden in before!

First session and sighting laps were slippy, I was reminded quickly at a very moderate pace that Im on Conti race attacks not wets!

Was my first time using the Conti Race Attack soft front and can say I was impressed, it ripped up more than my Pirelli SC1 but never gave way so in my books thats fine

There were loads of us that went the night before and went in our various groups the next day. One of my mates was getting his times down but possibly pushed a little too hard and lost the front, hes ok but the pics below give you an idea of the speed the bike flipped over







Running an endurance rear I got down to 2.07.09. I dont think Im good enough and my old clapped out 2001 GSXR750 is capable on much more I got alot of slipping about from the rear and the brakes were maxed

https://youtu.be/xKfiQ6agNmk

[curlie467]

st, that didn't survive! Glad he is ok.

[Pebbles167]

Wow is that messed up! Feel bad for the guy, hope he fared better than the bike.

[graeme4130]

mckeann said:

Sebo said:

graeme4130 said:

Sebo said:

Graeme - can you post a link to the slicks you mentioned please?

Cheers

http://www.oponeo.co.uk/moto-tyre/pirelli-diablo-superbike
I can't find the link to the front, but this is the rear @£120 delivered. Front was £100

Ta

Those particular slick tyre (the one aimed at trackday riders rather than racers) aren't all that good. They're cheap for a reason. You'd be better buying scrubbed supercorsa's for half the money, or just forking out for proper pirelli slicks if you want.

I very nearly found out that the hard way yesterday at Donnington. Admittedly, I had suspension problems (took it to the suspension guy in the end, who said it was shagged), but I span up out of goddards yesterday and very nearly high sided myself in the process, and I had another moment where the tyre just let go without warning
My bike goes into MH racing in Chippenham this morning to get the suspension sorted, and I've got some Super Corsa's in the post today too, so anyone want to buy some two day old Pirelli Diablo Superbike Slicks ?

It lashed it down after lunch, so I pottered around on wets on a nearly empty track, and those were the best fun sessions on the day

[gwm]

Alex James photos from Croft last week:



Getting my knee down:


Clipping the apex:

[Birky_41]

gwm said:

Alex James photos from Croft last week:



Getting my knee down:


Clipping the apex:

He does get some good pics - always really good quality

A bit more lean and sticking that knee out will definitely have it down

[Birky_41]

curlie467 said:

st, that didn't survive! Glad he is ok.

Pebbles167 said:

Wow is that messed up! Feel bad for the guy, hope he fared better than the bike.

Yeh he was smiling after but annoyed given the extent of the damage. He lost the front at just over 100mph but he just got a bruised arse and leather scuffing

[Birky_41]

I have a friend who has started taking pictures at alot of trackdays, he is still learning but they are free

If you go on facebook his page is: Tracktographyuk

Here's one he got of me monday

[graeme4130]

Birky_41 said:

I have a friend who has started taking pictures at alot of trackdays, he is still learning but they are free

If you go on facebook his page is: Tracktographyuk

Here's one he got of me monday

There's some great pics on his page, cheers

[moanthebairns]

Just changing these and obviously I'm doing something wrong. Is this hot or cold tear. I struggle with the difference. I tried up and down with pressures with little effect.

It wears spot on every other track bar Knockhill

[mckeann]

It's because you're not leaning far enough on the left to clean the rubber off the edge of the tyre.

[moanthebairns]

mckeann said:

It's because you're not leaning far enough on the left to clean the rubber off the edge of the tyre.

Seriously...so how do you solve that on a track with no real left hander.

[moto_traxport]

moanthebairns said:

mckeann said:

It's because you're not leaning far enough on the left to clean the rubber off the edge of the tyre.

I
Seriously...so how do you solve that on a track with no real left hander.

I thought Knockhill was one of the few tracks you can book one one day to go one way round then the next to go the other way??

All tracks should offer this. Brands & Cadwell in particular would be be awesome!

I think Focused Events (spit!) offered a trackday at MonteBlanco using a different circuit option every day a few years ago and I was almost tempted having done one of the options before.

Imagine a 4 dayer at Aragon with 1st day on MotoGP layout (normal straight, fast left), 2nd day on the old World SBK layout (even longer straight but with a hairpin), 3rd day on car Le Mans test configuration (as before but without the 'brick wall chicane' bit) then on day 4 same thing but backwards..... at night.... pref raining.., Awesome fun and use up all the part worns that are knackered on one side. Is it just me?

[mckeann]

moto_traxport said:

Is it just me?

No

[mckeann]

moanthebairns said:

Seriously

Yes

[Birky_41]

No way is that not leaning enough, I'd say thats alot of force being put on the front with bad rebound and or pressures

Im still learning this myself as my background is mx but that wouldnt just be tyre snot where its not being cleaned off