Euro Trackdays 2016 - Where you going then?
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LoonR1 said:
Fleegle said:
moto_traxport said:
Hungaroring date just released by No Limits. 12-14 August. Might be in the middle of everyone's family holidays though.
Saw this
Just sorted my flights to Malaga for Jerez
Malaga? Is hat direct from Bolton International?
Fleegle said:
Dunno, new circuit, and a place I've never travelled to......different beer and pork done in a different way
Malaga? Is hat direct from Bolton International?
Nope. Bolton International (aka Peter Kay International Gateway) only does flights outside EuropeMalaga? Is hat direct from Bolton International?
European flights are out of Vernon Kay EuroHub in Horwich.
LoonR1 said:
Fleegle said:
moto_traxport said:
Hungaroring date just released by No Limits. 12-14 August. Might be in the middle of everyone's family holidays though.
Saw thisJust sorted my flights to Malaga for Jerez
Half my trackday lot are on family hols then and flights to Budapest are a bit pricier than Spanish stuff.
Still quite interested in that Slovakiaring event being run by Tracksense - will see what else No Limits come up with during next few weeks.
moto_traxport said:
There's a bit of a downhill section from watching races on telly. Might be a bit dirty from some comments, as it sometimes goes through periods of inactivity.
Half my trackday lot are on family hols then and flights to Budapest are a bit pricier than Spanish stuff.
Still quite interested in that Slovakiaring event being run by Tracksense - will see what else No Limits come up with during next few weeks.
I'm up for trying this stuff as all Euro circuits are new to me, except SpaHalf my trackday lot are on family hols then and flights to Budapest are a bit pricier than Spanish stuff.
Still quite interested in that Slovakiaring event being run by Tracksense - will see what else No Limits come up with during next few weeks.
LoonR1 said:
I'm up for trying this stuff as all Euro circuits are new to me, except Spa
Show off! 
Spa is still massively on my to do list - trouble is BikersDays will want €350 for a 2 day event and I need to get the bike there, book ferries / tunnel, book hotels / kip in the pits - i.e. it's quite pricey compared to some of 3 or 4 day flyaways. Loon on the phone to a London BB member discussing the forthcoming Euro TD's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyKBSy6rgdY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyKBSy6rgdY
Biker's Nemesis said:
Loon on the phone to a London BB member discussing the forthcoming Euro TD's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyKBSy6rgdY
Too polite for me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyKBSy6rgdY
moto_traxport said:
Show off! Spa is still massively on my to do list - trouble is BikersDays will want €350 for a 2 day event and I need to get the bike there, book ferries / tunnel, book hotels / kip in the pits - i.e. it's quite pricey compared to some of 3 or 4 day flyaways.
It's worth it, without any doubt. Spa is still massively on my to do list - trouble is BikersDays will want €350 for a 2 day event and I need to get the bike there, book ferries / tunnel, book hotels / kip in the pits - i.e. it's quite pricey compared to some of 3 or 4 day flyaways. 
LoonR1 said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
Loon on the phone to a London BB member discussing the forthcoming Euro TD's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyKBSy6rgdY
Too polite for me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyKBSy6rgdY
ks, you're nearly as polite as me in the flesh, all please and thank you etc.Biker's Nemesis said:
LoonR1 said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
Loon on the phone to a London BB member discussing the forthcoming Euro TD's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyKBSy6rgdY
Too polite for me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyKBSy6rgdY
ks, you're nearly as polite as me in the flesh, all please and thank you etc.k off you grumpy, old tosser LoonR1 said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
LoonR1 said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
Loon on the phone to a London BB member discussing the forthcoming Euro TD's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyKBSy6rgdY
Too polite for me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyKBSy6rgdY
ks, you're nearly as polite as me in the flesh, all please and thank you etc.k off you grumpy, old tosser Fleegle said:
LoonR1 said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
LoonR1 said:
Biker's Nemesis said:
Loon on the phone to a London BB member discussing the forthcoming Euro TD's.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyKBSy6rgdY
Too polite for me https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyKBSy6rgdY
ks, you're nearly as polite as me in the flesh, all please and thank you etc.k off you grumpy, old tosser 
Ditto re Spa.
Its not super cheap, but there is nothing like it. Have not been anywhere else (including Silverstone, Aragon etc) that I felt I could fully wring the neck of a 1000cc bike - at my skill level anyway! On Kemmel straight I was tucked in flat out and and waiting and waiting and waiting before the braking point - or so it felt... And the sense of history, the scale of the track and the changes in elevation are unmatched.
I rode Spa one weekend and Oulton the next - and honestly, Oulton just felt like a BMX track in comparison.
I have ridden the 'ring - but unless you are a bit nuts, its hard to commit given the limited run off and just not that much fun when you have cars going around as well.
One positive thing about BikersDays (when I did it anyway) was that they run 25 min sessions. I always find the standard 20 mins a bit short - after 25, I was looking for the flag (combination of tiredness and fear as I pushed) - but it makes for a much more satisfying day.
You can also ride the old road circuit which is fun.
I told the Mrs we were having a romantic weekend in Belgium(!), rented a Transit and off we went. Had a night stay over in Brussels on the way back to try a few local beers and some moules frites which won me a few brownie points back.
Its not super cheap, but there is nothing like it. Have not been anywhere else (including Silverstone, Aragon etc) that I felt I could fully wring the neck of a 1000cc bike - at my skill level anyway! On Kemmel straight I was tucked in flat out and and waiting and waiting and waiting before the braking point - or so it felt... And the sense of history, the scale of the track and the changes in elevation are unmatched.
I rode Spa one weekend and Oulton the next - and honestly, Oulton just felt like a BMX track in comparison.
I have ridden the 'ring - but unless you are a bit nuts, its hard to commit given the limited run off and just not that much fun when you have cars going around as well.
One positive thing about BikersDays (when I did it anyway) was that they run 25 min sessions. I always find the standard 20 mins a bit short - after 25, I was looking for the flag (combination of tiredness and fear as I pushed) - but it makes for a much more satisfying day.
You can also ride the old road circuit which is fun.
I told the Mrs we were having a romantic weekend in Belgium(!), rented a Transit and off we went. Had a night stay over in Brussels on the way back to try a few local beers and some moules frites which won me a few brownie points back.
Biker's Nemesis said:
LoonR1 said:
Probably not but who gives a fk? I left the comma out before but,as I'm thoroughly confused by everything now. Anyway, I've booked my flights and now that Cilla's dead, I got to book seat 1A there and back.
A fk? I left the comma out before but,as I'm thoroughly confused by everything now. Anyway, I've booked my flights and now that Cilla's dead, I got to book seat 1A there and back. king comma after but!
five50 said:
Ditto re Spa.
Its not super cheap, but there is nothing like it. Have not been anywhere else (including Silverstone, Aragon etc) that I felt I could fully wring the neck of a 1000cc bike - at my skill level anyway! On Kemmel straight I was tucked in flat out and and waiting and waiting and waiting before the braking point - or so it felt... And the sense of history, the scale of the track and the changes in elevation are unmatched.
I rode Spa one weekend and Oulton the next - and honestly, Oulton just felt like a BMX track in comparison.
I have ridden the 'ring - but unless you are a bit nuts, its hard to commit given the limited run off and just not that much fun when you have cars going around as well.
One positive thing about BikersDays (when I did it anyway) was that they run 25 min sessions. I always find the standard 20 mins a bit short - after 25, I was looking for the flag (combination of tiredness and fear as I pushed) - but it makes for a much more satisfying day.
You can also ride the old road circuit which is fun.
I told the Mrs we were having a romantic weekend in Belgium(!), rented a Transit and off we went. Had a night stay over in Brussels on the way back to try a few local beers and some moules frites which won me a few brownie points back.
I did Oulton a week after Spa and went 5 secs a lap quicker, as it seemed so slow in comparison, so no fear. Its not super cheap, but there is nothing like it. Have not been anywhere else (including Silverstone, Aragon etc) that I felt I could fully wring the neck of a 1000cc bike - at my skill level anyway! On Kemmel straight I was tucked in flat out and and waiting and waiting and waiting before the braking point - or so it felt... And the sense of history, the scale of the track and the changes in elevation are unmatched.
I rode Spa one weekend and Oulton the next - and honestly, Oulton just felt like a BMX track in comparison.
I have ridden the 'ring - but unless you are a bit nuts, its hard to commit given the limited run off and just not that much fun when you have cars going around as well.
One positive thing about BikersDays (when I did it anyway) was that they run 25 min sessions. I always find the standard 20 mins a bit short - after 25, I was looking for the flag (combination of tiredness and fear as I pushed) - but it makes for a much more satisfying day.
You can also ride the old road circuit which is fun.
I told the Mrs we were having a romantic weekend in Belgium(!), rented a Transit and off we went. Had a night stay over in Brussels on the way back to try a few local beers and some moules frites which won me a few brownie points back.
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