I really need to book a European trackday, how to broch it to the wife.. I know its been mentioned on other threads but its definitely got me thinking x4 UK trackdays must equal x1 euro getaway. Something to think about for next yr
Glad you’re proving the doubters wrong Andy. Always said nothing wrong with we’ll set up multi as a good track bike. Bear in mind the doubters probably haven’t even ridden one
Just back from a 3-day weekend at Portimao with Redline; the temperature there was cracking flags. Hate to think how hot it will be later in the season.
How did you find them? Did one of their first and it was a good one: decent organisation, free end of day beer!
I thought Redline were much slicker than FE on organisation and information distribution. Having indemnity forms, timetables and itineraries in advance was great; as was the ability to sign-on the night before at the hotel. Everything with FE is so last minute. On the minus side Redline must have the worlds smallest stillages.
Day 2, another sh*t day in paradise 15F/43R sprockets mean I can power out of 90% of the bends in 3rd but it also means I'm topping out at 135mph maybe 140mph on the 0.9km back straight. Brembo M4's with SR's are awesome and being slower, I'm braking at the150m board so the riders who overtook me and started to brake at the 200m board find I'm still there alongside them at the turn in point The one really down point is the fuel consumption, probably low 20's to the gallon. The 2 of us have already gone through over 50 litres between us and it's only day 1 and a half. Not to rub it in, having a great time. Andy
I have convinced Mrs R that riding euro tracks keeps me fit and lean (well, sort of not fat) and she is up for that uncharacteristic interest in my own health.
No transponders on offer, just use your own method for capturing times. About a third of the paddock use high end after market lap timers instead of their bike's on board timer. Andy
The price for a dda gps unit is ridic for my 1299. So, Ill just guess my times as I'll forget to hit the flash button anyways. Besides if I can get within 10mins of wsbk times, I'll consider that an achievement. I guess I could velcro a stop watch to the yoke.
I can't recall exactly how, but I did find a way of logging into the FE timing platform.... (MYLaps app possibly) Last time I went they (FE) were publishing the times twice a day...This may have changed, as Kev has a habit of listening to his inner chimp and just changing stuff at will.
