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curlie467 said:
I'm pretty sure I am not to blame for others inability to keep it upright!
Saw loon there yesterday and he didn't fall over and nor did my mate!
I'll be there, I just won't come near you or your bike haha!!
It was a good day in Fast yesterday for limited red flags given the time of year. The group itself was shocking again, I lapped one rider twice in a couple of sessions and another nearly had me off at Lodge, but for a sSaw loon there yesterday and he didn't fall over and nor did my mate!
I'll be there, I just won't come near you or your bike haha!!
t scary stoppie. Have to share this little anecdote, which says it all. Going into Shell amd there's a yellow showing, a rider stopped, right on the inside apex of the corner fiddling with his bike. Knew it was going to be a red amd sure enough by the time we get to Druids, the red comes out. Then we're all sitting in pitlane wondering when the recovery truck is coming in and the guy who was stopped rides past us down the start / finish straight at about 40mph. He then gets stopped on track amd made to ride back up pitlane exit the wrong way.
It was then that I saw the thing that should see him banned from fast group. A clear visor with sunglasses underneath. No. You either have a clear visor, or a tinted one. You do not wear sunglasses!
The guys comment "I got it going so just thought I'd carry on and enjoy the trackday". f
king idiot. moanthebairns said:
Yes, fast.
Excellent. The groups aren't quick at the moment as racing has finished at Oulton for the bike clubs, so it's more like an Inters group anyway. curlie467 said:
Haha. I saw him, he tootled down the straight without a care in the world!! Brilliant.
There were a handful if quick ones there though. Never saw you and John on track together, you were always about half a lap apart.
Did you find your back protector?
Yep, back protector was packed away by someone by accident. There were a handful if quick ones there though. Never saw you and John on track together, you were always about half a lap apart.
Did you find your back protector?
I enjoyed yesterday, wasn't the quickest group, but felt good to only get overtaken by the racer lad and the instructors in most sessions.
curlie467 said:
Aah right, I would have seen him.
Could be wrong but I was sure it was a BMW with its lights on, saying that, I only see people on the start straight and he was flying down there so he could have been white round the rest if the track!
May well have been there and we didn't cross paths on the day, it happens if you're similar paced and go out anywhere from 20 secs apart then you're never going to see each other on track. Even if you're 10 secs a lap different it'll still take around 10 laps for one to catch the other at Oulton and you rarely get that many laps in a session. Could be wrong but I was sure it was a BMW with its lights on, saying that, I only see people on the start straight and he was flying down there so he could have been white round the rest if the track!
just bit the bullet and bought some new dry and wet tyres for my euro trip coming up. Normal dry tyres no different to what im used to but not had to buy any wets yet... £310 quid! i feel like ive been rogered. kind of hope it rains now. I didnt fancy using the ones fitted on my wet wheels that are from 2006.
Tim85 said:
just bit the bullet and bought some new dry and wet tyres for my euro trip coming up. Normal dry tyres no different to what im used to but not had to buy any wets yet... £310 quid! i feel like ive been rogered. kind of hope it rains now. I didnt fancy using the ones fitted on my wet wheels that are from 2006.
If you'd asked, I could e pointed you at a tyre dealer selling brand new MY2015 Michelin wets for £260 a pairGeorge29 said:
LoonR1 said:
If you'd asked, I could e pointed you at a tyre dealer selling brand new MY2015 Michelin wets for £260 a pair
Isn't that because Michelin track tyres aren't exactly renowned for being good? I'd go for Dunlop or Pirelli/Metzeler over them.
LoonR1 said:
It was then that I saw the thing that should see him banned from fast group. A clear visor with sunglasses underneath. No. You either have a clear visor, or a tinted one. You do not wear sunglasses!
Sorry to ask a daft question but why is wearing sunglasses with a clear visor any worse than someone wearing prescription (clear) spectacles with a tinted visor?Yours,
Sebo 4 eyes (and known to wear prescription sunglasses under a clear visor
)hebegb said:
Good at what ? Keeping it upright if ridden half sensibly in the wet - fit for purpose in the hands of pretty well anybody on here....unless you're knocking on the door of any wet weather lap records in the near future George.....?
I've never heard good things about them in terms of reviews, or from people who use them. Same with their dry tyres too. 
Sebo said:
LoonR1 said:
It was then that I saw the thing that should see him banned from fast group. A clear visor with sunglasses underneath. No. You either have a clear visor, or a tinted one. You do not wear sunglasses!
Sorry to ask a daft question but why is wearing sunglasses with a clear visor any worse than someone wearing prescription (clear) spectacles with a tinted visor?Yours,
Sebo 4 eyes (and known to wear prescription sunglasses under a clear visor
)king st in the photos.I am kinda with loon on this, Sébastien Bourdais was the only professional racer I have ever seen wearing glasses in a lid. I guess your up and down and moving around loads on track compared to road, and maybe specks could easily fall out of place. I dunno, I'm not a four eye b
d. But shades under a visor is seriously uncool moanthebairns said:
Sebo said:
LoonR1 said:
It was then that I saw the thing that should see him banned from fast group. A clear visor with sunglasses underneath. No. You either have a clear visor, or a tinted one. You do not wear sunglasses!
Sorry to ask a daft question but why is wearing sunglasses with a clear visor any worse than someone wearing prescription (clear) spectacles with a tinted visor?Yours,
Sebo 4 eyes (and known to wear prescription sunglasses under a clear visor
)king st in the photos.I am kinda with loon on this, Sébastien Bourdais was the only professional racer I have ever seen wearing glasses in a lid. I guess your up and down and moving around loads on track compared to road, and maybe specks could easily fall out of place. I dunno, I'm not a four eye b
d. But shades under a visor is seriously uncool I think shades look uncool period! Makes people look like they're trying too hard
Fleegle said:
moanthebairns said:
Sebo said:
LoonR1 said:
It was then that I saw the thing that should see him banned from fast group. A clear visor with sunglasses underneath. No. You either have a clear visor, or a tinted one. You do not wear sunglasses!
Sorry to ask a daft question but why is wearing sunglasses with a clear visor any worse than someone wearing prescription (clear) spectacles with a tinted visor?Yours,
Sebo 4 eyes (and known to wear prescription sunglasses under a clear visor
)king st in the photos.I am kinda with loon on this, Sébastien Bourdais was the only professional racer I have ever seen wearing glasses in a lid. I guess your up and down and moving around loads on track compared to road, and maybe specks could easily fall out of place. I dunno, I'm not a four eye b
d. But shades under a visor is seriously uncool I think shades look uncool period! Makes people look like they're trying too hard
George29 said:
hebegb said:
Good at what ? Keeping it upright if ridden half sensibly in the wet - fit for purpose in the hands of pretty well anybody on here....unless you're knocking on the door of any wet weather lap records in the near future George.....?
I've never heard good things about them SAS Tom said:
MTB take advantage of the Loon superbike school whilst you're there. He helped me loads at various points of the track.
I've done the mckeann superbike school, I don't think there's much left to learn...it will be fun though to go out in a group with people I know. Normally I get no , or GWM, then I have to think of copious excuses the one time he overtakes me. Actually f
k that, I'm going to oulton 
I've genuinely been walking about with a spring in my step since I booked it I fking love it there. This will be my 6th and 7th time this year and I'm really wondering why I wasn't there more. http://yourpitstop.co.uk/
I've had brief messages with this chap. Basically he shows up with a big bus kitted out with kitchen, toilet, games consoles and bunk beds at the tracks. He says interest in normal trackdays has been poor due to people being ok slumming it for £35. But racers seem to be up for it.
Just an idea that maybe the next trackday we organise on here, say brands or snertton away we could hire it or something.
I've had brief messages with this chap. Basically he shows up with a big bus kitted out with kitchen, toilet, games consoles and bunk beds at the tracks. He says interest in normal trackdays has been poor due to people being ok slumming it for £35. But racers seem to be up for it.
Just an idea that maybe the next trackday we organise on here, say brands or snertton away we could hire it or something.
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