Silverstone bumps
Discussion
alistair1234 said:
People saying tracks shouldn’t be completely smooth, I don’t think bumps in the braking zone are good for bikes. Look what happened to Louis Salom at Catalonia.
That's ok though as it is in Spain If you want a dodgy circuit how about Austin Texas that has been bad for the past few years.
Turn7 said:
Keep up at the back.....
Ha! Poor old Chunder. Gets roasted for anything he says it seems. @TobyMoody said:
Well done this man for overseeing the new surface at Silverstone, @jarnozaffelli
and his Autodromo team.
He’s aware of slight bumps into Brooklands; they’re being fixed for MotoGP with work starting tomorrow.
and his Autodromo team.
He’s aware of slight bumps into Brooklands; they’re being fixed for MotoGP with work starting tomorrow.
Good to see they are taking action really. Let's hope it doesn't rain.....
It's not roasting when you are right!
I knew something would have to be done about it, or the Safety Committee would have a field day with IRTA etc. And if it rained, Christ would you have a revolt again!
they must have lost millions last year, so they have to do the right thing.
Question has to be, why does it keep happening?
I knew something would have to be done about it, or the Safety Committee would have a field day with IRTA etc. And if it rained, Christ would you have a revolt again!
they must have lost millions last year, so they have to do the right thing.
Question has to be, why does it keep happening?
Centurion07 said:
geeks said:
More to the point, why should tracks be like a smooth glass flat surface? Bumps etc are all part of the challenge!
You don't race, do you?chunder27 said:
It's not roasting when you are right!
I knew something would have to be done about it, or the Safety Committee would have a field day with IRTA etc. And if it rained, Christ would you have a revolt again!
they must have lost millions last year, so they have to do the right thing.
Question has to be, why does it keep happening?
You’re still trying to twist it. Last year was nothing to do with bumps and everything to do with rain, huge pools of water and no drainage. I knew something would have to be done about it, or the Safety Committee would have a field day with IRTA etc. And if it rained, Christ would you have a revolt again!
they must have lost millions last year, so they have to do the right thing.
Question has to be, why does it keep happening?
Riders don’t like bumps but they are there at every track. Why it keeps happening is because tarmac can get a little soft in warmer weather and vehicles braking heavily will push the tarmac along a little. It’s not rocket science but it is clearly beyond you to understand it.
Lindun
I don't really care about the reasons, the bumps are an issue aswell as the rain. "multiple riders complained about the bumps during Fiday practice", this was a new surface too remember.
yes the rain/drainage was the reason the race was cancelled, but even before that riders were complaining about the track.
yes, they would ride on that obviously, they would have to, if it was just bumps.
But what concerns me and the point YOU seem to miss is that this was laid a few weeks ago and yet already has done this, and it has not been particularly warm this year as it was last year.
Suggesting either an inherent problem with the Silverstone circuit in areas, or more likely the same company made errors again?
I don't really care about the reasons, the bumps are an issue aswell as the rain. "multiple riders complained about the bumps during Fiday practice", this was a new surface too remember.
yes the rain/drainage was the reason the race was cancelled, but even before that riders were complaining about the track.
yes, they would ride on that obviously, they would have to, if it was just bumps.
But what concerns me and the point YOU seem to miss is that this was laid a few weeks ago and yet already has done this, and it has not been particularly warm this year as it was last year.
Suggesting either an inherent problem with the Silverstone circuit in areas, or more likely the same company made errors again?
chunder27 said:
Lindun
I don't really care about the reasons, the bumps are an issue aswell as the rain. "multiple riders complained about the bumps during Fiday practice", this was a new surface too remember.
yes the rain/drainage was the reason the race was cancelled, but even before that riders were complaining about the track.
yes, they would ride on that obviously, they would have to, if it was just bumps.
But what concerns me and the point YOU seem to miss is that this was laid a few weeks ago and yet already has done this, and it has not been particularly warm this year as it was last year.
Suggesting either an inherent problem with the Silverstone circuit in areas, or more likely the same company made errors again?
Why not call Silverstone and offer them your services ? I can put you in touch with the person responsible for all 2 wheeled events at the circuit and I'm sure she'd love your guidance ?I don't really care about the reasons, the bumps are an issue aswell as the rain. "multiple riders complained about the bumps during Fiday practice", this was a new surface too remember.
yes the rain/drainage was the reason the race was cancelled, but even before that riders were complaining about the track.
yes, they would ride on that obviously, they would have to, if it was just bumps.
But what concerns me and the point YOU seem to miss is that this was laid a few weeks ago and yet already has done this, and it has not been particularly warm this year as it was last year.
Suggesting either an inherent problem with the Silverstone circuit in areas, or more likely the same company made errors again?
chunder27 said:
Lindun
I don't really care about the reasons, the bumps are an issue aswell as the rain. "multiple riders complained about the bumps during Fiday practice", this was a new surface too remember.
yes the rain/drainage was the reason the race was cancelled, but even before that riders were complaining about the track.
yes, they would ride on that obviously, they would have to, if it was just bumps.
But what concerns me and the point YOU seem to miss is that this was laid a few weeks ago and yet already has done this, and it has not been particularly warm this year as it was last year.
Suggesting either an inherent problem with the Silverstone circuit in areas, or more likely the same company made errors again?
How can you say you don’t care when you started the thread and the “question that has to be, why does it keep happening?”I don't really care about the reasons, the bumps are an issue aswell as the rain. "multiple riders complained about the bumps during Fiday practice", this was a new surface too remember.
yes the rain/drainage was the reason the race was cancelled, but even before that riders were complaining about the track.
yes, they would ride on that obviously, they would have to, if it was just bumps.
But what concerns me and the point YOU seem to miss is that this was laid a few weeks ago and yet already has done this, and it has not been particularly warm this year as it was last year.
Suggesting either an inherent problem with the Silverstone circuit in areas, or more likely the same company made errors again?
Tracks have bumps. All of them. Every single one.
graeme4130 said:
dibblecorse said:
Why not call Silverstone and offer them your services ? I can put you in touch with the person responsible for all 2 wheeled events at the circuit and I'm sure she'd love your guidance ?
I'll message Donna and tell her to expect his expert opinion Gassing Station | Biker Banter | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff