DONNINGTON TRACK DAY F**K UPS S0 FAR....

[billinom8s]

have just been told that so far one person has forgotten their bike keys and another forget their bike boots its a good job that these weren't important parts of their day out



can anyone guess the culprits?

[billinom8s]

one member has been black flagged because of exhausts

[layne]

O dear

Go on, spill the beans who’s done what.

So we can all sympathize with them.

[DynaMight]

ok ok it was me who forgot his boots.... doh! but luckily a good bike shop was only a few miles away! £80 for a blytz pair or whatever they're called.

not spilling the other stuff.... or who went grass tracking.....

[r1dave]

Cant wait to hear their side of events

[billinom8s]

grass tracking? this should be good

[deej]

im the noisy git, spent £56 on scorpion baffles and it made the bike louder so i had to short shift out of goddards so i didnt set off the noise meters

[deej]

grass tracking? this should be good

not good, freaking awesome is the only way to describe it, save of the year without a doubt

and before you say owt i didnt run you off track you did all by yourself trying to show off

[layne]

A picture is forming here – but I think I can speak for everyone, we would like a bit more information.

[DynaMight]

Interesting day, couldnt had had better weather.

Theres me, going out on cold tyres every session when you guys take off your tyre warmers and off you go Good day though, took me a while to get to gripes with everything and the bike etc but I got faster on the last 2 sessions, I'm always rubbish at new tracks first time, slow learner me

Got these shots in the evening when we got there



And heres the rest:

Thats Julian missing the apex by 2 miles.


Julian trying to keep up with Mark















Kelly got some awesome shots, I can officially retire now!

[Blimey]

Got to say right now that had to be the best trackday i have done by far

Weather was awesome,

Bike just felt so settled,

Company was great,

Tyre warmers worked wonders and saved ripping my tyres to shreads,

Track is just fecking fantastic and flows so fast with only 2 big braking areas,

Pace was quick in our little clan

I saved the day by going back a collecting someones keys, well i did a "U"y on the M5 and went back a Junction

Oh and then provided a driver and a car so someone could hunt down a shop for new boots

Next time boys make up a "CHECK LIST" and put it up on the garage wall

Julian was a live at that circuit. Past me oh and everybody else on the brakes but i just get past him again

Big thank to Colin for loan of the warmers (DAVE to of course as they were his) and to Deej for sending me grass tracking as he didn't like me passing around the out side coming up out of the old hair pin

BIG BIG thankyou for the great company to. Will post picks of the hotel we were in later

[Rsv4Col]

ok, i'll admit it was me that forgot his keys

But a big Thankyou goes out to blimey for turning back and picking them up.
What a cracking day good company good weather and a superb track
Thanks to Kelly for supplying the food & drinks and for doing a superb job with the camera again
And was good to put a face to a name ( Deej )

Had a really good laugh thanks guys

[Rsv4Col]

Forgot to say thanks to K7 Dave for the use of the van




Would have edited the previous reply but had no option

[Rsv4Col]

Didn't take many pics

[julian]

Had lots of fun at donnington yesterday. I echo blimey in thinking the best track day so far . Everything was top notch. We had a laugh both on and off the track!

Only a few of the highlights….

Colin forgetting his keys, and blimey playing fetch

Dynamight forgetting his boots

Deej buying baffles only to find his bike louder and having talks with the noise control after every session

The four of us having dices with each other, sometimes all at the same time

Thinking blimey looked awesome squaring off a corner in the first session, only to see him go straight on at the same corner in his last one. Funny now , but was mighty relived to look over and see he’d kept it upright as he hit the grass at barely diminished speed.

Somebody out braking 27 riders at the end of the main straight, only to realise it was blimey

Colin using zx10 power down the straight

Wishing I was as smooth as gav, only in a “riding of bike sense”

Multiple exchanges of place with deej on the second session, must remember not to slow down when I see the chequered flag

It was a real luxury to use tyre warmers, still didn’t seem quite right to be knee down on the 6th corner out. Thanks to layne for lending me his. ( I’ll drop them back to you about midweek, earlier if you need them)

Kelly taking some great pics ,

The picture where I so called “missed the apex by four feet” was purely due to a little fluffy kitten being sat on the apex, and my concern that it might step out. Love the one with sparks coming off my sliders

Everybody finishing the day in one piece with the bikes in one piece


Must resist the urge to go back. Just know with better, more consistent lines I could go so much quicker


Only downside. Finding a engine hose has split in my van