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stevevtr1
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Cadwell track day

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Just got back from a Fucussed Events day at Cadwell,heres how the day went...
Alarm wakes me up at 04.45 8O ,stick head out of door,it been raining,Oh well waterproofs it is then. :(
20mins down the M62 it starts raining ,heading East into a stiff East wind,(windchill -3).Much of the same on M18 & M180. :x :x
Off the Motorways at Brigg & onto the road to Caister & then Cadwell,still raining ,loosing feeling in fingers.8miles to Cadwell & ITS WHITE OVER :!: :!: Lost feeling in fingers last 8 miles using just back brake.Thinking never book anything again ever.
Pulled into Cadwell circuit ,thers still snow on the grass but the track's clear
Went to sign in ( agony ,asked if a fingerprint will do 'cos can't hold a pen)
Told at the briefing that the snow melt should stop running off onto the track soon & the sun will shine & dry it up 8O 8O
OK 1st session ,missed 'cos i felt travelling the extra into Louth to fill before signing in was at least dangerous feeling how i did,thought i'd use the pumps at the track but they didn't open 'til10 :( & when they did it was £1.20 a litre 8O 8O
OK session 2,still snow on the grass,melt running off on 2 or 3 places on track.Decide to take my fog mask out as it was wet through from the ride down,spent most of the session lifting & shutting my visor so i can see where the track is :lol:
OK session 3,the sun out, the track is nearly dry (with a whopping 5degrees of track temp. :!: )the oversuit is packed away,fog mask is back on,hey i can see where i'm going :D :D
Right then,whats this all about?well after the ride down i couldn'nt give toss how the day was going to go.BUT within an hour or so i was loving it :D :D :D :D .Every session improved the bike was flying it feltGOOOD.
So for all of you thinking about it,give yourselves a Nike moment....
JUST DO IT :lol: :lol:
Sorry for the long post, just had to share it :lol: :lol:
OH & it pissed it down most of the way home & all i could scream under my lid was F@cking bring it on :D :D :D
Cheers
Steve
p.s pics to follow shortly
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Post by chuxsta »

all i can say is thats hardcore... and glad the day ended with a buzz...

i had this bad feeling after the ball ache of a trip there it was going to be topped off with some janitor backed his road sweeper into your bike and knocked it down 4 flights of steel steps on to a steep down hill slope covered in very coarse grinding paper. with a large lake at the bottom.
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chuxsta wrote:all i can say is thats hardcore... and glad the day ended with a buzz...

i had this bad feeling after the ball ache of a trip there it was going to be topped off with some janitor backed his road sweeper into your bike and knocked it down 4 flights of steel steps on to a steep down hill slope covered in very coarse grinding paper. with a large lake at the bottom.
yeah ,thats usually my luck :lol:
but today someone was looking down on me,we definenly got a break in the weather when we needed it :D
Great run event tho,would recommend them (Focussed Events)
Cheers
Steve
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Post by fritz »

sounds like a good day was had by all???
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Post by stevevtr1 »

Oh yes,thanks for the tips , Fritz,i'll admit it's my second visit,the first i did everything you shouldn't do....middle group ,no real track experience,think" i can keep up with these guys(didn't think at the time why most had no plates & alot of race numbers) any hoo braking into the bus stop chicane for a couple of laps had my ffront tyre saying "oh no you can't" & basically screwed my confidence for the rest of the day :(
Today i Dropped into group 1 (novices ,for this one ,due to the conditions,& whaddya know,race no,s,no plates ,out of 28 i reckon 7 or 8 had plates,but at least there was plenty of track space :D
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Steve
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Post by fritz »

under 5s is always the best place to start!!!!

i did a trackskills day at prestwold hall a couple of years back, where you couldnt overtake in the corners in the novice group!!!!!!

i soon saw why!!! and moved up a group for the next session!!

then at rockingham i tryed to keep up with a marshall, (calafornia superbike school)!!!!!! he left me for dead by the third corner!!! :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops: :oops:

hope to be out and about soon myself if rachael takes the subtle hints ive been dropping for birthday pressies!!! :lol: :lol: :lol:


glad you had fun thoiugh!!! bet you got the bug know and are plotting you next track day right now??

about once every 6 weeks was my peek year!!!!
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Post by stevevtr1 »

Uurrm next one?Still trying to justify the smiles with the cost,but she's getting the idea :D (just cost me another hol somewhere warm :wink: )
Oh i guess the next one will be in June at the IOM :D :D ,besides the mountain ,theres a little airfield circuit at Jurby worth a go,well organised plenty of grip,decent straight well worth a visit :D :D
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Steve
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don't you dare tell me you ain't planing your next track day!!!!
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
keep you posted ,Fritz
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Steve
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Post by Beamish »

Great post Steve, any probs with the noise regulations? Ive read that there are decibel limits on some track days and mine is loud! Great pictures as well.
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Post by stevevtr1 »

Cheers Beamish,
Forgot to mension,she went through the noise testin with the baffles out at102 Db at 5000 rpm (limit is 105Db) :D :D
Took the baffles with me just in case,but as it was they stayed in the bag.
Would be worth checking tho,cos some circuits have a 98Db limit.
Pics were taken by trackday photographer at Cadwell,not too cheap at £30 for 19 pics on a CD but i liked the end result,think you can just purchase which ones you want if you don't want the lot.

Steve
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