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Aprilia Experience at Spa !!

#1 Post by D-Rider » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:19 pm

It seems that Aprilia organised an event at Spa Francorchamps .... Lots of Aprilias to ride .....

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The link on that website takes you to:
Motorfreaks

..... which gives a write-up ..... in Dutch - but there are pictures!

I stuck the text into Babelfish and got the following collection of words ..... from which you can understand some bits and pieces....



More than one year. More than one year I have had wait, and now was it then at last this way far: a circuit day on the unequalled circuit of Francorchamps. After a year ago - during a cleverly wet mark day van Kawasaki - the tone was put and the wish born, it still lasted up to this season before the occasion occurred. And to make wreef Michelin in the meantime still the nét just as more terrible still what extra salt in the wound rounds off by during the pilot Road presentation as much as two complete behind pacecar to show what a fantastic job it actual are... Until Aprilia appear at tonele. As well as, organised Aprilia do other marks from time up to time expired 11 June its own mark-tied event on the popular location in the Belgian ardennen. With liveliness, but well; the contents of the programme let thus wish little concerning. Of course dominated driven by the surroundings and it from that resulting never on a circuit and then zó'n expectancy... and rain. This is truth heroes. circuitrijden where by far most Aprilia-fanatici came on finished, were there further for each, however, what wils. The circuit sessions were subdivided in four levels, from circuit virgin to elk-weekend-coureur and everything daartussenin, with a separate programme for he to that of the instructors of the Biker's school completed the kneepjes savages learn. Especially those lasts had a day task; lesson takes at the Biker's school is not zomaar a short instruction and further accompanied drive on the job; course participants are inch by inch accompanied and by turning are taken along separately (along the job, not eróp) to get example on the spot instruction, meantime taking of in pace are circuit sessions. In and around the operating base arranged in and behind the bottom pip boxes, Aprilia had established its hoofdkwartier for the remaining activities: a general verzamelplaats with of course badly needed coffee, broodjes and vlaai, an information cog and goodies-shop, employees with all possible technical and remaining information and support establishes your laptimer? Tuurlijk we can that! and go this way but by. Under accompaniment of the voorrijders of Freebike was ready engines the complete scale to Aprilia to feel once to the cog; from Caponord to Pegaso Strada, Tuono, RSV and SXV. To register and goes away for toertje in the region. Moreover Star Twin offered support by means of hand-full SXV's in Cuptrim, a dozen pylons and what rood-wit ribbon what, in the correct order, let recognise itself as democircuitje for Supermotards. To taste itself of, of course. Some people are it never too crazy: RSV Factory, everything carbon, Xenonverlichting, Sbk-spec Öhlins, Brembo Monoblocs, ceramic disks... the list is endless. To beat gade further course of the day from first hand became motorfreaks requested transmit a delegation, for which vervolgens Tuono Factory ready would stand. Only requirement: indicated for half nine presently. On monday morning means that: fast test engine or not; hou account with morning pip at several places and for you the weet go the alarm clock already at five o'clock... That also that the pret cannot press is of course entirely to the expectancy the complete blame day on Tuono Factory concerning Francorchamps be able bang... to let we, however, be. Nou we knew all that engines there are worse than Tuono van Leon's report of the introduction. _ that the engine its male must can stand on sinuous route there clear; that the engine would make chopped of many super sports also... but until now we had do with that. Natural, ` standard Tuono's enough tested, also in an agreement and still in own area also; there where the engine from can shine, the mounts of Noord-Italië. And admitted; the competition shines in datzelfde area from, what and an other one still nice difficult determine for the bald Noale. A occasion if today however rapidly would not present itself: the possibility to on the last carbonvezeldraad of measuring itself against equals, and not in the last place: on a job such as these. Advantage of shovel above the ` real world route as of the presentation: you come by always wéér the same turning combination and can you therefore prepare. Thereby shovel a read to the end job for a bicycle is such as these: not too tight or slowly that you would not be able to cope with there with a dikke 1000 cc engine from the feet and will provide with most to imagination speaking, yes or no blind person, turning combinations... the heuvelop and -. Nou yes; as if here something would not be possible; it the formula descends 1 nevertheless also rather... Radiating and a set Supercorsa's finishes the tale further. Oh, and the advantage of a broad mosquito net knowing wheel with respect to our natural. On the spot arrived the obligatory formalities execute themselves firstly, before we with start number direction armed pip box togen. Once presented to fitters (just in case) and Tuono firstly a barge badly needed coffee and a study of the session times... Not much later arrive a Belgian colleague in the pip after the very first session with R 125 unsafe to have made. Is take that linker in the back of, Pouhon, simply full in its six! Certain knowing that if you drive round a day really of everything to the ground drives itself! A very boude pronouncement, seen recent experiences with the grondspeling of the machientje. There are érg large heart for necessary... On the other hand is not it of course first of the and can he best still ` stukske send... plus that he the job all what better knows. I decide a comfortable give spot in my down-stream cutwater to the observation and concentrate on the Tuono. Time for my session...

Not Off we go too crazily explore we firstly course of the circuit once on tempered tempo. Are able warm up right the bands once. Already at driving out the pip street there the first surprise waits; these run exactly even differently than expects and this way must there directly already considerably be sent. Heuvelop, by the knikje what Kemmel are called, concerning the straight piece direction the lesson Combes chicane. It sees promising and I am possible already hurry myself not guards to I here with more speed on finished bowl. Rechtsaf by means of Malmédy and then the bergaf direction go the leuke part: the hairpin van Rivage followed by the linkerknik and all heuvelaf. Móói are the word no longer... than the double linker of Pouhon and I see where my colleague obtains its enthusiasm from. The Second part of the turning is considerably faster than the first, therefore if you do it well have you of it the complete turning profijt. Fast rechts-links of Fagnes and then... the high-speed Stavelot, from where the uitaccelereren are to your no longer are possible. Even at the briefing it was said that the next turning, Blanchimont, full in its six driven can become - and that drive normally not on 125je. The first doorkomst return nevertheless still a tikje, what A) are not even this way terrible and the engine has still powerband sufficient and B) all what obtains speed for the new chicane, the substitute of the bus stopper. A separate combination, where the job hurries himself more then 90 degrees sum twists, followed by the same linker. With verkanting, therefore catch you these well then falls here zéker what to win... only is not it for mietjes. And then... Brakes and switch back for what you are landlord in drawer Source, láát send in, broadly let walk back and then smoothly to direction pip wall in run-up for... worldly most beautiful combination: Eau rouge followed Raidillon. And zélfs which first round is these more than impressively: of full on the tail heuvelaf this way exact possible to left tend for the knik, to all air from your lungs of the wall omhoog and at the same time hang for what you landlord is get the mass under you far enough to Right. To finish it is it the intention that you at the top, exactly on the peak of the hillock, to left sends. Blind. The following to round off to will such as expect in quick tempo more rapidly and I have to catch the taste... only assault me a depriving of cramp in the front armlevers as a result of - forget eventjes relax - ongoing grip. The last circuit session had been also again just as suffered. Already rapidly different turnings turn out to be themselves as favoriet... Rivage are té crazy, Pouhon are possible áltijd more rapidly... Fagnes also... Stavelot... b lanchimont... actual is it a chain of too crazy situations. And the Tuono? Not to let we that forget, there was do it all. Monsterboard spotje seem... Go! Go! Go! What móet you? What can say híer you nou of, differently than that the engine devours litteral álles what you serve up him. Incredible. Capacity more then zat, slows down more then opgewassen against their task, a feilloos file wheel part and the vering, oh that vering... Of course, full accelerate on the straight piece the engine becomes what is slightly in the wheel, but zó crazily that not; with the voorband nèt the asphalt touching is each input sufficient what swing to will, and if you let hang there then a Dutch potato to the wheel... speak for itself. In continuation sessions it goes already something improve if I continue think of putting itself but in other manners schrap. Likewise with brakes; but there the form of the savings in the tank has been exactly figured out then for. Striking even... The capacity issuing is largely sufficient knalhard come forward; filially simple even. In consideration taking that everyone is not best on the job just as fanatical did to a certain round time come, was the zélfs at those that there much effort for did filially simple there achteraan hunt. Nothing with pain and effort. There naartoe drive? Question of just as something snéller opens the gas and the distance to the predecessor reduces zienderogen. Amazing. Tired and tenses up in the pip... stands there 125. If you want drive still to let we him for you stand, differently we put him in advance in the bus..." That does not let say itself I. Ritje R want I always, however, for awake become and - grip me I dream - R and shovel am already helemáál too crazy... Enthusiastically concerning the Tuono? Weldegelijk. Is possible haste nothing across. Háást nothing... Thus it must. Knee to the ground is sentence points, which slow down only. No gemaar. To bang!!! To start, just as warms up and the job on for the opwarmrode... no Supercorsa's this time, therefore even with policy what drive temperature in the bands. Yes... until Rivage approximately... of there finished (tóch have been well paid attention therefore) bang and gas, to diep in Fagnes. Wow... this is what you call slightly it see. Incredibly how much the crazy machientje have still concerning... that is possible hárder. And that goes it, round after round. Is slow down for mietjes; if you slow down you donot can send gewon. And much are rather slowed down kennelijk; one after the other falls the dikke 1000 cc bicycles at that is no Tuono, which are próói prey to the vedergewicht. At least, lesson Combes and Fagnes then; afterwards win cc's and Pk's it filially simple. Problem also no; a next round to be we there. The laptimer do meanwhile also where she is made for and it goes more and more lijken at serious work. Eau rouge the key is; you take these well then let yourself that the héle straight piece be applied and dús (the timer are touched halfway the straight piece) the whole next round. Until a from under sliding predecessor throws fumagine in eating; in Rivage the rear wheel slips away and spins engine and berijder helplessly the hillock finished. Never blamed that the zó can last long before a rudderless engine goes aside. Fortunately further no lesion or damage and therefore realises I that I already prepared to the next round which must provide much a sharp time on. Pouhon are indeed dé turning for 125... the zó hard that even on this small machientje the centrifugaalkracht your head in the meters presses and the engine with strength must be still kept within the lines... Is it possible still more nicely? Therefore this is those new chicane... an acceleration too high and you have a problem, one lower and have you as much as five for the acceleratie until you must switch back concerning... not entirely the very best gearing for this in the pip prove to be of, however,; a fast inspection of the links learns that even nú still the edge is not reached behind; an appalling long nose of the engine in my direction is my part. Verdorie, I cannot be known nevertheless certain by such a backward thing? Toch, before a next session can offer outcome packs together themselves a thick wolkendek and rinses all sent the mount. Tja, shovel is and remains a cure harbour. Still net on time for the last session the sky taps are turned off and we venture it there. With the Tuono and on freedom the last speelsessie are used. Never blamed that a drying job could zó be fraai, particularly from Stavelot the ` straight piece on ensures the sun low bewolking of evaporating sky water. Almost fairy-like, if I did not come disturb nou but if backward rests with Tuono with open Akra's. Tsja, sometimes you must it but to take such as comes. The last couple round off even volledamp be finished, dry the line can which the head earlier this way hesitating put up has changed to only hand-full small wet plekjes. Time to show why the last predecessor those ` Factory sticker sits, and completely satisfied we do not look up the much later pip. That it was for this time; Buhbaai.. If it lay to Aprilia or to the unequalled surroundings determines little; this day let zó a to little concerning that in advance wish dikke ring in the agenda of coming year stand in fact... something like that can there nobody missing.

I think one of the more interesting phrases is:
if you let hang there then a Dutch potato to the wheel

So ..... when will Aprilia do something like that for us ?

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#2 Post by Gio » Mon Jun 25, 2007 7:25 pm

Spa is one track I really want to do, I don't care if it was on a 125, its (IMO) the best race track in the world.

I might be tempted if anyone else wants to go, I can always hire a bike.

BTW Babel Fish is crap :smt018

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#3 Post by HowardQ » Tue Jul 10, 2007 12:23 pm

I'd settle for a nice sunny Aprilia Day at Cadwell Park!
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#4 Post by D-Rider » Mon Jul 23, 2007 10:55 pm

I was scanning the Aprilia News website (who now carry a link to this forum) and they've posted up a link to the Motorfreaks.nl site that has a video of track action from the Aprilia Day at Spa.
..... so will this Aprilia Day event run again and how do I get invited!

Aprilia Day Video

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