Brands Hatch ride skills day - Printable Version

Brands Hatch ride skills day - Printable Version

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Re: Brands Hatch ride skills day - Grandma - 01-07-14

Excellent day, a lot of fun and managed to miss the rain 8)
Fazer was flying, only did one track session as not enough places spare and needed to be home to let dogs out!

Re: Brands Hatch ride skills day - HarryHornby - 01-07-14

BRILLIANT day out, all foccers should go on this. Thanks to Grandma for my fairly glowing report after my advanced ride (I read it when I got home). and PS, what's wrong with 30mph in a 60?? :b

Felt loads more confident on the track this time, even managed to scrub up my tires a bit :-) I certainly overtook more than I was overtaken this time, a complete reversal from the last time Smile

Re: Brands Hatch ride skills day - Punkstig - 01-07-14

What a day, and that hill, jesus, that hill!

Re: Brands Hatch ride skills day - Buzz - 01-07-14

Very happy to take the the wooden spoon prize of "Slowest Foccer on the track". Even Punkstig going past on the outside round Clearways, punching the air whilst "knee down" couldn't speed me up!

The first lap of the day was pretty nerve wracking as being on a track was way out of my normal riding comfort zone, but after the end of the second session (after 20ish laps) I was pretty much getting the lines right and feeling miles more comfortable. The ratio of being overtaken to overtook was probably about 10 to 1 but I didn't really care, it's an experience I won't forget and was on a massive high afterwards (so much so that only when I was on the M25 did I realise that I forgot my rucksack like a total tw@t and had to come back for it!! :lol ).

I think I'm going to do a Novice track day on that back of it, I must be mad.

Greetings to Dazza, HarryHornby and Punkstig, a lovely bunch of lads and you've really shown me what Fazers are capable of. That yellow one was crazy fast! Sorry that I didn't say Hi to you, Grandma...you were always deep in conversation and I never got the chance...next time.

And yes, that hill was like dropping off the end of the world. :eek

Re: Brands Hatch ride skills day - Punkstig - 01-07-14

Buzz- a proper trackday will be mutch better for your confidence, mainly because you'll be in groups of similar abilities.
Focused events trackdays now fit all bikes with a tracker system that works out all your lap times etc and after lunch they put you in proper matched speed groups!

Re: Brands Hatch ride skills day - HarryHornby - 01-07-14

Buzz, that was soooo me last time. On both sessions I was just glad they were over and I got back in one piece, while grinning because I'd actually ridden Brands Hatch (a track I've watched races at so often over the years).
Yesterday was a different ball game, I remembered corners from last time, I didn't try to push it (except once on Clearways, the bike squirmed a little and I shouted, FUCKING YESSSS in my helmet, with a big grin) but apart from that I felt so much different going round. Still at my own pace, but this time I over took more than I was overtaken.....bonus!
Do ride skills or a track day again and you will notice the difference, I did! Smile

Re: Brands Hatch ride skills day - Grandma - 01-07-14

A few more photo's off the Firebike Facebook page Big Grin

Re: Brands Hatch ride skills day - Grandma - 01-07-14

And more Wink

Re: Brands Hatch ride skills day - red98 - 01-07-14

Looks like you all had a great day......must do one myself as not been on a track before......you wont be the slowest then, buzz :lol

Re: Brands Hatch ride skills day - Grandma - 02-07-14

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Re: Brands Hatch ride skills day - Grandma - 02-07-14

(01-07-14, 06:40 PM)red98 link Wrote: Looks like you all had a great day......must do one myself as not been on a track before......you wont be the slowest then, buzz :lol

MSV do an evening 20 minute taster session for £25 or 3 x 20 mins for £69 at Brands Hatch
http://www.msvtrackdays.com/bike-home/event-details.aspx?productid=2416

Re: Brands Hatch ride skills day - red98 - 02-07-14

mmmmmmmmmm.....that sounds good....thanks for the link grandma.....i think i`ll do the first one on my own so you bunch of foccers cant take the pi** :lol

Re: Brands Hatch ride skills day - kitcrazy - 04-07-14

that looked like a great day and some great pics gutted i missed it :'( hopefully next time.

Re: Brands Hatch ride skills day - Grandma - 05-07-14

(04-07-14, 02:30 PM)kitcrazy link Wrote: that looked like a great day and some great pics gutted i missed it :'( hopefully next time.

MSV photo's now posted up on line

http://www.msvtphotography.com/v/photos/49896gch/13226738602 Dazza at Druids

http://www.msvtphotography.com/v/photos/49896gch/13226724202 Stiggy at Druids

http://www.msvtphotography.com/v/photos/49896gch/13226698202 Grandma at Druids

http://www.msvtphotography.com/v/photos/49896gch/13226680402 Harry Hornby at Druids

http://www.msvtphotography.com/v/photos/49896gch/13226672402 Not a Fazer, but this guy was awesome!

Re: Brands Hatch ride skills day - Punkstig - 05-07-14

I prefer this one personally-
http://www.msvtphotography.com/v/photos/49896gch/13227015202

Re: Brands Hatch ride skills day - Grandma - 05-07-14

Fabulous missed that one :rolleyes
Shame no opportunity to speak Buzz and didn't see your bike to identify on track, hope you are able to find shots of it Smile

Re: Brands Hatch ride skills day - Grandma - 23-08-14

Went on 11th August too and should be there 15th September, Fazer is flying