The Official 2015 Knockhill Thread

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First dates have been announced for next year.

Motorrad Central Road & Track Weekend

Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st May 2015

A Bike Trackday Weekend, 2 days of awesome track time! On Saturday 30th we will run in ‘reverse’ direction and on Sunday 31st we will run normal clockwise direction. There will be 3 groups running from 9am – 5pm both days; Novice, Intermediate & Advanced.

Also, over the weekend there will be instructor sessions, suspension set-up/advice, merchandise and you can test the amazing S1000RR out on track (subject to availability and bookings on the day).

The BMW Motorrad range will also be available for demonstration rides on the local public roads both days. This is free of charge and open to anyone who has a valid UK road bike licence.

This is a must for any bike trackday fan!

Prices:

Early Bird Discount offers:

Up to Christmas £105 per day / £199 both days

Up to bike show £115 per day / £219 both days

Full price £135 per day

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George29 said:

Definitely booking this. Shame it's not the same direction both days, but should still be good.

I'll book up, not doing the reverse but ill see you on the right way round.

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v60marko said:

The mac cheese is alright. If a tad overpriced. I brought tupperware tubs of frosties and a bottle of milk last time.

fk me, even im not that tight.

I bet you the bottle of milk was made from the free coffee sachets you get

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bass gt3 said:

v60marko said:

It works for me because I can eat a little bit in between sessions, rather than gorging until completely full at lunch time and then trying to smash out some fast laps. Breakfast cereal and an innocent smoothie throughout the day works better than a big plate of stodgy food all at once at lunch time. Plus its cheap

This ^
Last thing you should be eating is a load of stodge.
Water (lots) and a small bottle (500ml) mixed with rehydrate taken in the morning (before you actually dehydrate!!). Bananas and light foods when riding. Small pasta salad or apples/oranges between sessions etc. Otherwise your body just goes into digestion mode and everything slows down as your body struggles with the stodge.

I was just taking the piss. I eat wheatabix but I eat them in the house like a normal person. I don't create a pack lunch with them

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George29 said:

Definitely booking this. Shame it's not the same direction both days, but should still be good.

If you come up and need a place to kip your more than welcome to at mines. It's only a 15 drive away.

You would be On the couch though but I do make an awesome fry up. With hunners of tattie scone, square sausage and haggis.

Offers there to anyone who's thinking about it.

I offer as I know no one will dream of it.

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Drawweight said:

I'm going to be doing Knockhill in reverse direction in May.

I've done the normal way plenty but anything particular to watch out for anti clockwise? Or any tips (apart from don't do it )

Clark's is a bh

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bass gt3 said:

gwm said:

And the hairpin!

How can the Hairpin be a bh???
Hairpins by their very nature aren't exactly tricky???

Firstly the chap has only done one or two trackdays.

Also its in reverse he is talking about so its quite a drop the wrong way around and your off camber, your hitting 130 on a 600 going into it.

I actually love it. Especially the braking into it.

I on the other hand hate clarks, your braking on a corner going into it at 100 odd and then its off camber again and a hell of a drop. Last time I was there 7 or 8 people binned it there. Its a nasty bugger.

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Biker's Nemesis said:

moanthebairns said:

If you come up and need a place to kip your more than welcome to at mines. It's only a 15 drive away.

You would be On the couch though but I do make an awesome fry up. With hunners of tattie scone, square sausage and haggis.

Offers there to anyone who's thinking about it.

I offer as I know no one will dream of it.

I like my bacon well done. 2 sausages are enough though and I like my eggs with the yokes unbroken and I also prefer tined tomatoes. 2 slices of bread with butter that is buttered right to the edges.

I only like Nescafé Gold coffee to

Tomatoes wtf, the only veg in my fry up comes in the form of a sauce.

Also, I only stock tea, and kenco really rich.

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Did anyone book up for the Motorrad weekend?

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Sun 29th March, £99, 3 groups, full day.

Anyone fancy it, I might use this as a shake down for the bike after its been sat up for so long.

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Anyone fancy a few days down south in Feb or March. Not fussed on the track or days. Would be handy to have someone to split the costs with and keep me company or drive me home.

I have a trailer and a space. This reads like a lonely hearts advert. I know no one will bother but thought I'd ask. Fed up going myself.

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I'll see how my tack bike build comes and if a football games moved, which its rumoured to be allowing me to go both days.

failing that I might go for one.

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SAS Tom said:

Just get it booked mtb. It's just over a month away, you can't be doing anything that takes that long.

football comes first.

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SAS Tom said:

Don't be such a fanny. How can watching somebody else kick a football around be better than riding your bike on track with a load of mates?

if I have to explain it you wouldn't get it.

My name is moanthebairns after all.

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Right, my games moved to the Friday, so I might pop down on the Saturday. Means not having to take a day off work. Anyone from Scotland care to join..

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Can people use another thread to slate each other. I keep getting excited thinking I have a playmate, only to see, Hondas are pish or your slow.

now I know how people feel when I post in their thread and derail it within minutes.

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I realise this is an utter waste of time as no one has ever actually attends a trackday at Knockhill let alone one down south but here goes.

Cadwell 15 tH and 16 th of march Anyone.

Leave Saturday afternoon
Hotel or camp
Sunday Monday track days
Back home on Monday night.

£160 for track days
£75 fuel

Anyone. I have space on the trailer.

Anyone going at end of march to Knockhill also.

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clen666 said:

Can't you go this Saturday? I think I'm heading down

Sorry I'm busy this weekend

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LoonR1 said:

I would, but at some point I really need to move into house I've just bought. Good chance of snow that weekend too, as mid March is always a dodgy time for it.

It's snowing bad here again now that you have said that.

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Biker's Nemesis said:

moanthebairns said:

I realise this is an utter waste of time as no one has ever actually attends a trackday at Knockhill

Apart from me.

I really need to start reading what I've typed on the phone before posting.