Easter Track Day

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andybev · #1 Post by **andybev** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 12:55 pm

Ruddy heck I've booked it!

My first track day - my other plans for Easter fell through so I got a bit carried away on the internet what with discounts and good weather forecasts and booked a ride at Anglesey.

A bit of an adventure as I need to ride from Nottingham on the saturday and camp at the circuit then pop the ol' cherry on the sunday.

Just hope it doesn't rain. In Wales? Never....

paddyz1 · #2 Post by **paddyz1** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 1:47 pm

Beware

Lots of unmarked traffic cops this weekend. Brunstrum must have been knocked back this week in the bedroom dept.

andybev · #3 Post by **andybev** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 2:08 pm

I'll bear it in mind. I've got one ticket pending already, the feckers.

andybev · #4 Post by **andybev** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 7:10 pm

Fantastic day. Unbroken sunshine, great track surrounded by gorgeous scenery. Couldn't fault the falco although the clutch was slipping by the afternoon. And the tyres look like Danny Cluver's scrotum.
The ride back through snowdonia was epic as well. What a bike! The hours of riding didn't even induce piles.

[img]https://cid-8b9e975328f92323.skydrive.l ... |_8609.JPG[/img]

D-Rider · #5 Post by **D-Rider** » Mon Apr 13, 2009 8:55 pm

Nice pic (followed the link ... even tried to fix the link to show the picture ... but it won't work)

Your sidestand seems very close to touching down!

That Anglesey track does look fun - just a long way from most of us!

Falcomille · #6 Post by **Falcomille** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:55 am

andybev wrote:

https = it's on a secure server, so we can't see it

Glad you enjoyed it.. can become addictive!

shootmyscoot · #7 Post by **shootmyscoot** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:20 am

lol looks fun
never mind knee down try stand down

sms

D-Rider · #8 Post by **D-Rider** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 9:23 am

When I said I'd tried to fix the link, I meant I'd tried to be sneaky by using JetScreenshot to capture it and rehost it. Capturing went OK but the link it sent also didn't work.

.... now I'm being more sneaky.

Used JetScreenshot to capture it, saved it to my PC, then uploaded to image shack.

And that seems sneaky enough

andybev · #9 Post by **andybev** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:36 pm

Hey thanks for sorting the pic issues out chaps.

Yeah I dragged the sidestand a few times. I thought it was the peg at first but couldn't find any fresh scrape marks then I saw a shiny patch on the stand. I've got a gsxr one to gone on - now I've got an added incentive.

As for addiction - I fear it might be too late. I really didn't want to leave the track at the end of the day.

fastasfcuk · #10 Post by **fastasfcuk** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 6:48 pm

nice pics andybev.

where abouts in nottingham ish are you.

andybev · #11 Post by **andybev** » Tue Apr 14, 2009 7:00 pm

Cheers. I'm at Long Eaton.

Falcomille · #12 Post by **Falcomille** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 7:10 am

And tell me you kept to the speed limits on the ride back from Anglesey....

andybev · #13 Post by **andybev** » Wed Apr 15, 2009 9:59 am

Er, mostly. I took a cross-country route and it was pretty choked with holiday traffic. No nasties in the post yet anyway.