Silverstone Internationsl 14/7/11

After all the dicking about with the SD I've got Silverstone booked for Thursday next week as a shake down prior to Cadwell 8/9 August if anyone fancies joining me? £105 for the day with FE.

I need to get a TD in so i may see how work pans out over the next few days!

No guarantees Dave but i might make it! what group have you booked? (or should i say what group have you actually asked for? )

Was going to be tempted by that as have two weeks off, however Thursday next week is the 7th not the 14th im at work nights for that

I must say SD.net trackdays from you lot have been a bit poor this year

Cos your all Enduro boys, hopefully if I sell my Tuhomo in August will buy a cheap enduro to dick around on for a bit and use the remainder to finish the house.....

Thinking about popping down to the dirty weekend just for the crack.

Dunno about riding, hate to break something and you have seen im crash happy Just fancy borrowing someones camera and taking some pics or sommat and a few beers

You're right! Sheer bloody minded incompetence can't be ruled out at this stage.
I have booked the 14th and it is a week on Thursday. Kev will be pleased as I won't be going mad to get the old cams back in as soon as he's back from his hols!

Bash: let me know how you're fixed.

Asked for Fast so I'll be in the novices. That's how it works isn't it?

Started my crash practice for the 'Crash Fest' early.
Got there in plenty of time. The new pits are nothing short of amazing massive and well equipped. They only opened a few garages because there was no need for any more.
Set the bike up. Tyre pressures, tyre warmers on and went to the briefing. My group was last out so plenty of time but forgot to top the oil up until the last moment so I missed the start of the sighting laps: Mark gave me my own guy and off we pootled.
Gentle left out of the pits, right, right onto hanger straight then right into the hammerhead, brake a bit and then turn left - straight down! No messing, no warning just slam!
Bike went down before the apex. Wasn't braking or riding that fast.
Couldn't work it out.
Seems someone tripped the power on the block I was using straight after I plugged in so I had stone cold D211 slicks on a cold track surface. Not much grip.

Damage was light.
Bent and scuffed crash bungs and a well scuffed bar end.
Rear set was bent in (of course) and the adjustable end of the gearshift was stuffed.
Bent it back in and cable tied the fairing as the dzus fastners had gone awol.
Made a new gearshift peg with some nyloc nuts and a bolt scrounged from some very helpful people.
Good to go!
Bike signed off
Off out to complete my sighting laps.
2 laps in : stuck in 2nd

Back in - gear shift rod was missing.
Finally managed to scrounge on the right length from a fellow SD owner (thank you Sir!) who was there on his RC8
Fitted.
Off out to complete my sighting laps.
2 laps in : stuck in 2nd
Back in - gear shift rod was missing!!!!

PUFO (pack up and fcuk off)
Not one of my best days to be fair.

oh dude that sucks Let's hope the Crashfest brings you more joy.

BOLLOX Dave, not a good day then, as long you aint hurt though mate!

I nearly txted you yesterday to see how you were getting on (i was working 20mins away from Silverstone), glad i didnt now, i can just imagine the language that i would have recieved

Just put it down to `1 of the days` and move on, at least you no what caused the crash and youl have 1 more item for the mental check list!

Im trying to get a day in before Cadwell so il let you no the date when i pick 1!

Nightmare, hopefully that's all your bad luck used up now.