Post by copper99 on May 24, 2016 8:52:44 GMT 1
Heck of a memorable family day yesterday, my brother had bought my Dad a Ron Haslam school "premier" course but he wasnt comfy on the CBR600s , so I took his place and absolutely loved it, just the right amount of track time and instruction, I havent done many trackdays and havent been on track for over 11 years and never ridden Donnington before.
Adam Shelton was our instructor and he was a great lad, made a huge difference to my safety and speed by the end of the day.
Whilst we was on track, Dad was milling about and the organisers had, unbeknown to him and me, spoke to Ron Haslam and arranged to take Dad out on a Fireblade, we left the debrief and came out to Dad all kitted out chatting to Ron, I was shocked to say the least, Dads fitness isnt quite what it used to be so I asked Ron to take it easy for a bit at least and check with him..Ron proceeded to come past us(at what we later learnt was around 120-130MPH) on the back wheel...(apologies for the crappy screen shot)
I was more than a little worried but he did 4 laps with him on pillion and as you can see from the after pic, Dad was pretty cool with it! My friend who was on track said the pair of them came past him and he couldnt stay with them..
Ron then went through the corners and speeds with Dad on a track map , with Dad pointing out where they wheelied on the straighter sections..
Just an amazing day out, id recommend the course to anyone....
Adam Shelton was our instructor and he was a great lad, made a huge difference to my safety and speed by the end of the day.
Whilst we was on track, Dad was milling about and the organisers had, unbeknown to him and me, spoke to Ron Haslam and arranged to take Dad out on a Fireblade, we left the debrief and came out to Dad all kitted out chatting to Ron, I was shocked to say the least, Dads fitness isnt quite what it used to be so I asked Ron to take it easy for a bit at least and check with him..Ron proceeded to come past us(at what we later learnt was around 120-130MPH) on the back wheel...(apologies for the crappy screen shot)
I was more than a little worried but he did 4 laps with him on pillion and as you can see from the after pic, Dad was pretty cool with it! My friend who was on track said the pair of them came past him and he couldnt stay with them..
Ron then went through the corners and speeds with Dad on a track map , with Dad pointing out where they wheelied on the straighter sections..
Just an amazing day out, id recommend the course to anyone....
