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Post by urbantangleweed on Jul 26, 2024 22:02:44 GMT 1
Dropped over to Donington today to see Dusty and Mouse. Some really nice stuff there and it was a great precursor to the CRMC weekend ahead. Oh, and Mouse was a demon on the track, I hope they brought a big enough van to get all the scalps in he took out on track 😊
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Post by donkeychomp on Jul 26, 2024 22:26:58 GMT 1
Some great pics there! He still thinks he's dog slow...can't quite understand that!
Alex
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Post by dusty350 on Jul 27, 2024 9:36:20 GMT 1
Great to meet you too Roger, thanks for taking the time to come and say hi. And regards scalps - I'm dusting off my HGV license for next time coz the big transit just wasn't big enough !!  Only the second track day I've ever been to - the first being Brands a couple of weeks back. The (very) common theme is very friendly people - no matter what they are riding, and a very friendly atmosphere. A biking mentality very much as I remember it "back in the old days" ! Brands was great, but not being a new bike fan I didn't recognise a lot of the generic looking superbikes in attendance - that's not being critical, and I really enjoyed that day, but this was soo different. Nothing newer than 2000, and plenty of 80's era bikes, and strokers aplenty. We shared a pit garage with Tom - Andrew's mate from school - as in waay back (Tom isn't still at school !!) and a couple of Tom's mates, who were great company. Tom brought 2 Laverdas, a 650 and this 500 which sounded awesome;  20240726_133654 by dusty miller, on Flickr Weather was very kind to us with sun and broken cloud and the temperature was perfect with a slight breeze. Walking around the huge paddock area was like being back in the 80's - Nostalgia Central   20240726_134417 by dusty miller, on Flickr  20240726_163903 by dusty miller, on Flickr  20240726_163631 by dusty miller, on Flickr  20240726_163041 by dusty miller, on Flickr  20240726_134710 by dusty miller, on Flickr  20240726_134600 by dusty miller, on Flickr  20240726_134425 by dusty miller, on Flickr  20240726_133621 by dusty miller, on Flickr  20240726_113906 by dusty miller, on Flickr  20240726_113642 by dusty miller, on Flickr  20240726_111905 by dusty miller, on Flickr  20240726_105605 by dusty miller, on Flickr  20240726_101233 by dusty miller, on Flickr  20240726_090034 by dusty miller, on Flickr  20240726_084918 by dusty miller, on Flickr Many highlights of the day - Mouse absolutely flying on his Fz - this bike is testament to his attention to detail and set up perfectly - it didn't miss a beat all day. Chatting to the 80 year old fella in the pits who was riding his Rd350/Td replica like he stole it, but sad that he had been refused entry to Spa due to his age !! Seeing the Pro Am 350Lc flying around the track - it looked brilliant ! The Tz750 's - my all time fave bike - and deliberately standing in the smoke (for far too long probably) as one of them was warming up. There were 3 there that I counted and all ridden like they were meant to be, as were all the bikes there Hearing the various Tz's out on the track. The sound was terrific. Only muted occasionally by jets from East Midlands airport taking off ( they need to quieten those things down a bit, bloody nuisance !) The mint 1KT Tzr 250 in our garage that was a true time warp bike. At least 3 Tzr's were out on track, all being thrashed mercilessly  So many great, 80's era bikes, beautifully maintained and ridden as they were meant to be. I could have spent all day wondering around the paddock talking to owners about them. And, most importantly of course, time spent with friends. Mouse is great company, funny, very knowledgable on bikes and racing in particular, and an absolute demon on the track. He wont admit it ( very humble) but this guy missed his vocation in life ! It's great that he is doing it now, and great that he drags me along to enjoy it with him. I know plenty of guys here have raced in the past, so none of this is news to them, but if you've never been you have to go. It's a brilliant day out. Maybe next time we need an Lc meet up.... |
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Post by peddrotzr on Jul 27, 2024 10:19:28 GMT 1
Great photos and and write ups
Some loverly bikes there, I especially like the ROC YZR500 (Steve Ryle's bike)
The Track day people I have found to all be very friendly and help one another.
The old race bikes are just ace.
Thanks for posting all the photos
Best regards
Johnny C.
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Post by donkeychomp on Jul 27, 2024 21:14:00 GMT 1
Great pics Dusty! Loved every single bike.
Alex
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Post by mouse on Jul 28, 2024 9:08:42 GMT 1
Thanks Dusty and Urbantangleweed for posting the pics and your very kind words! There were some stunning bikes there and not enough time to see them all!
It really is worth going to one of 'Classic Bike Trackdays' events, even if you don't do the trackday itself, there is a vast variety of bikes to see and drool over.
It was a really fun day, great to meet up with Urbantangleweed and a huge thankyou to Dusty for coming along, helping out and doing all the driving!
Mouse
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Post by robw on Jul 28, 2024 20:33:41 GMT 1
That's me on my zx7r next to the red sign, lining up to go out on track.
Rob
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Post by steve63 on Jul 29, 2024 18:16:27 GMT 1
I'm a bit peeved that this past me by. It was happening before I realised it was on. I should mark some dates on my calendar. I usually go to the Classic Bike Track days Cadwell bash later in the year and all being well should be there. Hopefully a few others off here can make it as well.
It's a long trip from the wrong end of the country but how about Cadwell on the FZ Mouse?
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Post by mouse on Jul 30, 2024 11:00:15 GMT 1
I'm a bit peeved that this past me by. It was happening before I realised it was on. I should mark some dates on my calendar. I usually go to the Classic Bike Track days Cadwell bash later in the year and all being well should be there. Hopefully a few others off here can make it as well. It's a long trip from the wrong end of the country but how about Cadwell on the FZ Mouse? Shame, you missed a fantastic day Steve. I'm not doing Cadwell i'm afraid but i am doing Oulton in August with CBTD. I would like to say a massive thanks to Dusty and Donkeychomp for their fantastic help and giving up their free time so i can indulge my passion, so generous, there really are some fantastic people on this forum! So, i've done 3 trackdays (2 x Donington and 1 x Brands indie) in 6 days and i'm feeling it! I had some instruction at Brands from Rob Hoyles (bike journo) who was ace and a really lovely guy, we had a laugh, when we both admitted we hadn't and didn't want to grow up! Anyway whilst on track with him i had two big (they felt massive!) slides from the rear. It was a combination over my over zealous use of the throttle and the fact that it was so hot yesterday that i hadn't dropped enough air out if the rear, anyway disaster avoided, thank God! Not sure the rear is going to do another day, it looks like this after two days 
But it seems she (the FZ) is hungry for more track time as she started eating her own mudguard!
And lastly, here's a pic some kind soul took at Donington and put of Facebook, which i love!
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Post by dusty350 on Jul 30, 2024 11:08:14 GMT 1
Awesome pic mate How did the front end feel yesterday ? |
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Post by urbantangleweed on Jul 30, 2024 11:14:27 GMT 1
Crikey! That rear tyre has done some work, and the front mudguard appears to be wearing in nicely..... 😯
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Post by steve63 on Jul 30, 2024 11:34:13 GMT 1
Back in the day I had a massive slide from the rear at Elvington. It's pretty thrilling when you catch it in time and even better when someone witnesses it. The next one at Cadwell I didn't catch. I see the lump on my wrist every day 😕. Sounds like you are nearing the limit and having fun. I might have to broaden my track day visits to more than Cadwell 😁
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Post by 4l04ever on Jul 30, 2024 11:38:31 GMT 1
mouseLooks like some Mouse droppings on your tyre :-)
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