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Title: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 05 August 2014, 06:27:41 pm
Tickets ready, bike ready


Ticket
Ticket
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: headgonekneedown on 05 August 2014, 07:31:51 pm
Jammy bastard. wished I was going.
will be camping at Silverstone all weekend though.
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: Phil on 07 August 2014, 08:21:45 am
I've been to Brno twice, once for MotoGP in 2003 and WSB 2010 and really enjoyed both. MotoGP was packed, WSB wasn't at all, both times were scorching hot.
2003 we lucked out with accommodation and got somewhere within walking distance of the track at local rates, and made full use of the cheap beer at the track. Good food trackside too. We watched from area 'C', the big steeply banked area where a lot of people head for. Take/borrow a spade from someone to dig yourself a ledge to sit in to stop yourself sliding down the bank.
WSB is was far to hot to walk anywhere far so watched from the bottom of horsepower hill, area 'E'. Good view with few people there but might not be so good when packed.

Have a great time.
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: kawasutra on 07 August 2014, 06:40:29 pm
Jealous! Loved Brno as a town and the track is wonderful for viewing!


Horsepower hill as mentioned is really nice to hear the acceleration, on some bikes you can 'feel de bass'! :-)


Don't bother looking at the ladies, they're not pretty at all. Honest. :lol
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 07 August 2014, 07:03:32 pm
Thanks for the tips,,


photos of ladies to follow :lol
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: Hedgetrimmer on 07 August 2014, 10:18:44 pm
Have a good one Bill. And plenty of piccies, of ladies, bikes, scenery and anything else interesting you see. And video too!
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 07 August 2014, 10:24:32 pm
i will drag Ian around any castles we come across :lol  he is a lorry driver, you know what he will say :)


I have cleaned the bike,put the big adjustable touring screen on,


just four days to go now :b

 




Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: Hedgetrimmer on 07 August 2014, 10:28:39 pm
Quote from: slimwilly on 07 August 2014, 10:24:32 pm
i will drag Ian around any castles we come across :lol  he is a lorry driver, you know what he will say :)


I have cleaned the bike,put the big adjustable touring screen on,


just four days to go now :b

Hope he hasn't put slicks on this time  :lol
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: bigralphie on 08 August 2014, 03:30:25 pm
i recommend the half chicken and big pickle they sell in the circuit proper lovely  :b
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 08 August 2014, 05:25:29 pm
Quote from: bigralphie on 08 August 2014, 03:30:25 pm
i recommend the half chicken and big pickle they sell in the circuit proper lovely  :b


I shall look out for it, thanks,,


I have also mastered how to take pics on the tablet and post them on here so will get some pics along the way .
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 13 August 2014, 08:18:48 pm
All going well, now got to Germany. Near stuttgart.get some pi s tomorrow.
Billy
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 15 August 2014, 10:37:09 pm
We are in BRno now.a lovely old city.as was NUrenberg yesterday.lots of rain on the way today but now drying up. Looking forward to tomorrows quailies.
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: kitcrazy on 16 August 2014, 09:13:59 am
have fun bill im sure you will ;)
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 16 August 2014, 05:05:56 pm
Well alls going well. Bloody rain storms.racetrack is ace. And boys the beer is Good n cheap food.
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: Hedgetrimmer on 16 August 2014, 08:45:16 pm
 :useless
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 17 August 2014, 06:03:40 pm
well the tablet has static build up and is playingup.no pics yet .i do have to tell you thebeer here is awesome.80 p apint. I have taken some pics.more to come.we have aplan. It might not work.colditz castle tomorrow. Nurberg ring tues night. Depends on traffic.i hope it works out.we have joined up withfour lads from cirencester.
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 18 August 2014, 01:17:13 pm
Well we have just arrived at Colditz castle. Cell 235 is our home for the night.
we are staying in the castle. Taking a guided tour in a while. Picture oppertunies galore
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: Phil on 19 August 2014, 09:16:47 am
You're staying at Colditz! Fantastic!  I visited there on the way back from Lausitzring WSB in 2005 when they had already started restoring the place, about half done.

Hows the tunnel coming along?

(http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae132/philthewindsurfer/IMG_2334.jpg) (http://s965.photobucket.com/user/philthewindsurfer/media/IMG_2334.jpg.html)


The Brno race was a good one. The Moto3 highlights were about 30 seconds on ITV4, the race looked a classic.
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 20 August 2014, 10:30:30 pm
Yes Phil, a great experience stating in Colditz, and ten we moved onto the Nurberg ring, and yes i did do a lap and filmed it,,i loved it.
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 21 August 2014, 03:47:15 pm
Well Brno was a delight to be in, saw two days of great bike racing,
race1
race1
Rossi hill
Rossi hill
.


This is a pic of Rossi dissapearing up horsepower hill very fast,,i love the moody sky


Then we met up with four more bikers from Cirencester and moved on to Colditz to take the guided tour and stay the night,
Bikes 1
Bikes 1



Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 21 August 2014, 08:34:47 pm
And there is plenty of this to come,,


me riding around the NURBERG RING


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIoziYxuUBQ&feature=youtu.be (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIoziYxuUBQ&feature=youtu.be)
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: Skippernick on 21 August 2014, 08:58:47 pm
That can't be you Slim, that video was shot 3 and half years ago. :lol
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 22 August 2014, 06:32:33 am
I am not clever enough to set the date on the camera :lol
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: Phil on 22 August 2014, 12:25:24 pm
A great memento, wish I had something like that. The video starts at Adenau, theres a bank you can spectate from on the right. You can also join the track there, which I did for my first lap. We had a shower just before we went out and the track didn't dry in places. At 42 seconds in you can see a small damp patch under the trees, I nearly lost the front there as it was extremely slippy, caterpillar shit I reckon, I wasn't going that fast. I was talking to a Finish man at the entrance whilst waiting for the track to open, he left just after me and crashed on it, he and the bike ok save a few scraps. After that I wobbled around like a novice, maybe a video wouldn't be good  :lol
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: bigralphie on 22 August 2014, 12:44:42 pm
I there in July (have been before) and was going to do a couple of laps but they would not let bikes on due to a crash leaving oil on the road.
We waited around for a few hours because a few of our party had never been round but then it started rain too so we sacked it off.
To make we jumped on the autobahn back to Bitburg and maxed the bikes out  :evil [size=78%]  [/size]
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 22 August 2014, 02:10:47 pm
Yes we stayed in a hotel in Adenau, had a walk up the side of the track to see,then watched the track open for the public, it was crowded, then at 6.00pm we went on, i was alot quieter then.


My mate on his gixxer bottled it and pootled around, shit him up with cars coming up on you.


The strange thing is that the track has lots and lots of blind track,humps,bends just appear and some go on and on, i will put a clip up where i nearly went onto the grass,
you have to be very careful and stay within what you feel safe,,,no hereo to zero for me :lol
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: Davidjw on 22 August 2014, 03:51:29 pm
DSCF0126 1
DSCF0126 1
nice place Adenau
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 22 August 2014, 05:48:20 pm
The next time i go i will watch my lap video footage ,over and over and over again,,you really need to learn your way around.


David, did you ride it?
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: Hedgetrimmer on 22 August 2014, 05:52:18 pm
Quote from: slimwilly on 21 August 2014, 08:34:47 pm
And there is plenty of this to come,,


me riding around the NURBERG RING


[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIoziYxuUBQ&feature=youtu.be[/url] ([url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIoziYxuUBQ&feature=youtu.be[/url])


You need to up your game - couldn't you go any faster?  :lol

Jealous. One day.....
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 22 August 2014, 06:57:58 pm
I wish Nick, it really is quite blind, the bends tighten up in some places,crests, you just got to stay safe,need to learn it a bit more now.


You would like to go wide for all bends but you gotta watch out for fast approaching cars on the left,so have to be real switched on,Ian did not like it, he went quite slow,bottled it really,says his visor was too dark.
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: Davidjw on 22 August 2014, 07:01:45 pm
Yes Bill , been a few times , stay at the Tiergarten the place owned by Sabine Schmidt of top gear fames sister and aunt , the biggest problem is going over a rise and not knowing where the road goes so you back off only to find you could keep it pinned ! Lol
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 22 August 2014, 07:27:00 pm
Yes Dave, the lads i went with usually stay there too but it was booked up.


Here is the long straight to the finish
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ3N6lN8DQU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQ3N6lN8DQU)
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 22 August 2014, 07:33:21 pm
colditz3
colditz3


Escape count
Escape count


That one makes me laugh,,the Brits sure tried there hardest :lol



Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 23 August 2014, 08:28:00 am
I am finding photos of us riding the Ring
Bill Darren1
Bill Darren1


I might buy the download,,this is a photo i took from the screen :lol
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: Davidjw on 23 August 2014, 11:47:11 am
That other bike looks like there wondering what your doing  over there ! Lol
Title: Re: Brno Moto GP trip
Post by: slimwilly on 23 August 2014, 12:30:18 pm
Yes, he was with us, i saw him coming,kept right,followed him for about  ,    ,  umm  3 bends :)