Silverstone GP - Brilliant Track

I went to Silverstone GP circuit for the first time yesterday and its a brilliant track. There were half a dozen Milles, anyone from here?

Its a fast track with a lot of good, fast corners many of which need a late apex to avoid the grass on the way out.

It's well worth a visit if you haven't been.

Sadly the day was run by F***edup Events and they were the usual shower of s***e - packed groups, plenty of crashes, 15 mins late getting onto track, green light on pit lane and nobody to send the bikes out, on one aoccasion they drove their van the wrong way down pit lane from the track whilst the pit lane lights were on green. This spectacular level of organisation and customer care managed to get me 5 sessions, a couple of which were barely 15 mins!!! How these w***ers stay in business is beyond me. It was 2 years ago when I last did one of their days (which was of similar quality) and it will be at least that long before I consider another.

Unfortunately i think FE have the monopoly on Silverstone...i think??

Saying that i will be there on Monday )

I was there gravel. There were a shower of *****. However, Kevin, the bossman, was in spain on an FE european day. He runs a very tight ship. As much as i can;t stand the guy. I've seen his dress down his guys in front of riders. That's the kind of guy he is. But when he runs it. It is perfect........... in my experience anyway.

the warnings they gave at the start of the day which THEY then broke. I saw two FE instructors riding the worng way down pit lane and smoking in pit lane.

There was a funny though. They said if you take the piss with exhaust you will go home. One R6 tested at 120db!!!!!!!!! on a quiet day!!. half hour later i saw it on a trailer driving away.

I was there, apart from the late start I thought it went smoothly. I quite liked the laid back atmoshphere.

Great track was my first time there too. I was in garage 31 on the red and black mille, white Arlen ness leathers. I was in the intermediate group running at the front. The only person to overtake me all day was my mate on his K8 750 which I was well pleased about. Will definately be going back there. Went straight on at Copse which was interesting.

Got my lap times down to around 2:30 at the end of the day which felt quick as fook to me.

Not done silverstone.

My first trackday was with no limits, and the organisation was awful, couldnt believe how many crashes either! I started out in the inters, but so many people were crashing that I werent getting any tracktime and I was on the 400 so I was gettin held up in the bends. So they let me move up to fast which was much better!

Every other day i`v done inc a euro at cartagena was with FE and must say they seem tip top every time. Guess it must just be when the governors away it falls to ****??

I was at silverstone yesterday with FE, big talk about noise levels etc etc, then the novices started and a guys bike sounded like a spitfire being started up !!, quite a lot of red flags and hold ups yesterday and i thought a lot of people in the wrong groups. The worst one i've been on so far!!
And it was so fooking hot !! i felt de hydrated.

Great track was my first time there too. I was in garage 31 on the red and black mille, white Arlen ness leathers. I was in the intermediate group running at the front. The only person to overtake me all day was my mate on his K8 750 which I was well pleased about. Will definately be going back there. Went straight on at Copse which was interesting.

Got my lap times down to around 2:30 at the end of the day which felt quick as fook to me.

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I was in the same garage next to Sandra Barnett. I Sold my RSV as it was too heavy for a skinny bugger like me and was riding a fireblade.



I counted 84 bikes in your group for the first session!

You would have been ok in the fast group at that pace, you could have joined our fantastic 5 sesions! I was only going about 3 or 4 seconds faster and only 1 bike, plus the instructor on the ZX10 (who reconed he could lap in 2.18) passed me all day. I don't think Sandra was cracking 2.30 on her 650 supertwin.

Ah yes recognise the blade, bet it goes like stink on the track!!

Yes I was help up once or twice, once there were a group of about 20 bikes altogether following a red flag restart. There were bikes everywhere and no way through, nearly pulled in cos it was so slow.

My mate on his 750 went up to fast for the final session of the day, but cos of that rider who crashed in the inters on the final lap never happened. He wasn't happy to put it lightly. The last session for me was the best of the day had a little tussle with a 1098 for a few laps and eventually passed him.

Was Sandra on the yellow and red bike? Was wondering what bike that was, does she race in fully minitwin series?

" 84 bikes in your group"
That is just f**king stupid. Thought they only have so many places available per group? I`d have kicked off for sure, it would have got back to the boss man and I`m sure thats not what he wants to be hearing.

Ah yes recognise the blade, bet it goes like stink on the track!!

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Certainly does - completely standard inc exhaust and a self imposed 12k rpm limit (it was doing 2 sessions as my brother was riding it in the slow group) but still managed a speedo indicated 174 on hanger straight. It made 179mph at Snett but I couldn't stop for the esses!

Sandra's bike is a supertwin - it's for Irish road races, the manx and the TT.

The loss of the fast group's last session was something I wasn't going to go in to, but....

They managed to allow 1 rider to go past the pit lane entrance on the chequered flag lap of the intermediate session. They then didn't pull him off the circuit (obviously there's no space at Sliverstone!!!), but decided that with less than 15 minutes to go we could all wait for him to complete another 3 minute lap on his own. He promply lobbed it half way round and threw oil onto the track.

There were a number of riders being told to sod for complaining when I left. I don't think any of them at FE, particularly Kevin the boss gives a damn once you've paid up. Rather than complain, I'll vote with my feet, they aren't having my money again.

84 bikes in your group"
That is just f**king stupid

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Thar's not so bad over 3.7 miles, you should see it when they cram 50 bikes per session on to Mallory!

Yeh I can imagine.

Like i say every FE one I`v been too has been spot on, really suprised.
What other organisers you recommend?

Easy Track are by far the best, but are a bit more expensive and aren't so good if you are a sucker for the long winded spiel at the rider briefing! They do generally walk round the paddock and eask every rider how they are getting on and if they are happy with their group.

I've had good days with Hottrax and No Limits over the last few years and MSV were very good at Snetterton in July; in fact they turned groups round faster than any other operator I've seen.

In general none of these outfits cram as many bikes on track as FE and Easytrack never book more than 2/3 of a tracks capacity.

I`v never even heard of MSV or Easy track!
Will look into them cheers!

Yeah now you mention it FE always do have quite a few on track, having not done many I guessed that was the norm...

Links below. Easytrack only have a couple of bike days left this year.

MSV are the people who own Cadwell, Brands, Snet and Oulton.

I'm looking at a last minute (weather dependent) booking for either 17th at Snet (MSV) or 23rd at Cadwell (ET)

http://www.easytrack.co.uk/

http://www.clubmsv.co.uk/bike-home.aspx

Cheers man, yeah I already found em and had a look.

Not into cold trackdays though :/
If I get the spare cash may do a euro one this winter though...

Tiz a lovely track that seems to go on forever.

Did it last year with FE and it was a ******* shambles, lucky if i got 4 sessions, never seen so many fuckwits out in the fast group, usually it is the inters where the falling off is done, never again will i do a bank holiday monday.

I could not believe the number of bikes in each group, i was not a happy punter by the end of the day, spesh since i drove all the way down on my own from Scotland:angry

Anyway, this is the way to go if you can get to one, Racedays, a level up from trackdays for riders with a bit of experience.

A report on my trip back in 2009

Part one

http://rsvzone.com/forums/showthread.php?12748-Almeria-Racedays-event-including-pics-%28part-one%29&highlight=almeria

Part two

http://rsvzone.com/forums/showthread.php?12749-Almeria-part-two&highlight=almeria

Wish i was back there this November:eatcorn

badger said:

spesh since i drove all the way down on my own from Scotland:angry

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You lonely *******. Get some bloody mates! :biggrin

SteveR said:

You lonely *******. Get some bloody mates! :biggrin

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Quality:lol

Anyway, this is the way to go if you can get to one, Racedays, a level up from trackdays for riders with a bit of experience.

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Easytrack are doing something similar in France next week (fully booked).

I'm having another crack at club racing next year, probably EMRA F400 where I've been 3rd & 2nd but never champion, so cold wet winter track days will provide good practice for the first half of the season!

Graveltrap said:

Easytrack are doing something similar in France next week (fully booked).

I'm having another crack at club racing next year, probably EMRA F400 where I've been 3rd & 2nd but never champion, so cold wet winter track days will provide good practice for the first half of the season!

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I`v been sooo close to saying fook it and doing the beemse rookie 400`s on the old RVF a few times. But can never justify the outlay