Members racing thread

[mckeann]

Gavia said:

mckeann said:

Haha. All my excuses and posturing is just banter. I'm really looking forward to it, hope I can have some close battles as I struggle to do that on Trackdays, but I'm not taking it too seriously. Just bought some scrubs for £80 that I'll use.

I've been up to Rivington Pike on my pushbike today and am now drinking my body weight in lager. Fitness is good, weight isn't.

I'm running Metzler CompK slicks. At not much more than £100 a tyre that's the way forward for me.

compK are without a doubt the worst tyres i've ever put on a bike. good luck

[Gavia]

mckeann said:

compK are without a doubt the worst tyres i've ever put on a bike. good luck

Thing is, I can't tell one tyre from another if I'm honest. I've just put in my fastest ever times at Oulton on them, so pretty happy.

[George29]

mckeann said:

compK are without a doubt the worst tyres i've ever put on a bike. good luck

I told him this at Oulton but he didn't mind!

[Gavia]

George29 said:

mckeann said:

compK are without a doubt the worst tyres i've ever put on a bike. good luck

I told him this at Oulton but he didn't mind!

I still don't, I'm a cheap date

[Gavia]

Is anyone doing the trackday at Donington on Thursday? No test day ahead of the big race. I'm there riding sensibly and being a rolling roadblock for others.

[mckeann]

I wish I was but unfortunately I don't get home from 2 weeks at work in Shetland until Wednesday afternoon, then I have to switch around from nightshift back on to days. Hopefully I wont be too jetlagged by Saturday.

[mckeann]

Damn, I knew I shouldn't have looked at the weather forecast

Currently showing heavy rain through Friday night into Saturday morning although then drying up. Keeping my fingers crossed that comes 12 hours earlier or 24 hours later. I hate the rain.

[graeme4130]

Gavia said:

Is anyone doing the trackday at Donington on Thursday? No test day ahead of the big race. I'm there riding sensibly and being a rolling roadblock for others.

I'm up there for that one

[Gavia]

See you there. Not too keen on the weather forecast as mckeann says, looking very wet for raceday, although it keeps changing and getting my hopes up.

[Fleegle]

Gavia said:

See you there. Not too keen on the weather forecast as mckeann says, looking very wet for raceday, although it keeps changing and getting my hopes up.

You keep looking at the wrong forecaster. Michael Fish should have retired by now

[mckeann]

Gavia said:

See you there. Not too keen on the weather forecast as mckeann says, looking very wet for raceday, although it keeps changing and getting my hopes up.

At least you have found your wet mojo. Mine is still missing, and I'm not looking forward to trying to find it on a new brand of wet tyres

[graeme4130]

It's improving
Looks like Thursday will be damp, but Saturday will start off damp with qualifying, but should be fine for the main of the race

[Fleegle]

http://www.myweather2.com/Motor-Racing/United-King...

[graeme4130]

I don't mind if it's wet, it's that crappy patchy wet and dry track that I really hate

[mckeann]

Forecast has ditched the heavy rain, now saying chances of light showers

[Fleegle]

mckeann said:

Forecast has ditched the heavy rain, now saying chances of light showers

Ditch the one you follow. The one I sent a link to has been saying light showers all week......if 0.5mm over a 3 hour period can be classed as a shower

[graeme4130]

Getting ready ?

[mitzy]

mckeann said:

curlie467 said:

mitzy said:

Never mind that, what do you want jaffa cakes or Oreo's ?

Surely that's a trick question and the answer is both.

How very dare you.

Just bananas and water will do me Lesley. Im on my best behaviour

Cool

[mitzy]

graeme4130 said:

Getting ready ?

[mckeann]

Fleegle said:

mckeann said:

Forecast has ditched the heavy rain, now saying chances of light showers

Ditch the one you follow. The one I sent a link to has been saying light showers all week......if 0.5mm over a 3 hour period can be classed as a shower

It was the myweather2 forecast that said heavy rain on Friday night into Saturday morning