Snetterton Double 11th/12th June No Limits "Bargain"

Hi Chaps,

I've been keeping an eye on this. Nothing booked yet but looks like a great deal, especially if we can get some tdr discount too.

Monday 11th June Sessioned day and Tuesday 12th June Open Pit. Its with No Limits at £169 for both days.

Looks like a great deal, and as the 12th is my birthday I reckon the missus will pay a bit towards it!

Anyone else? Never been, could be a giggle.

I think I fancy that.

I need to look at work schedule but I should be able to sort it.

I've never done the 300 layout, used to love the old layout, it was the first track I ever rode on - 96 I think.

Do I need to bring a cake? How many candles?

I'll keep and eye on this. I'm off on those days but it's a fair hike for me. Dragging the trailer it's almost 8hours down, then the same back up after two days on track.

I could well be up for this. Not been to Snetterton yet. Meant to be great fun.

It was a good circuit before and is now even better! I did Snetterton end of last year, I'm not fast at all but still enjoyed every second and was getting about 135mph down the back straight.

I understand the new layout is excellent.
I'm going to put this in my diary with a view to going, work/funds permitting of course.
Its a great opportunity to organise something for the Monday night too.
Anyone know what the camping situation is?

.....its so close to home it would be rude not to do it!

Looking good for a few of us here then. Roll on May and a nice big commission cheque from Honda

Just need to persuade someone from the Southwest to come to share the diesel!

I've just emailed the holiday form into the office!

+1 on the camping question, does anyone know?

I will probably book this in the next couple of weeks.

I've just booked / paid for this.

As it stands it will be my first time on a bike for 8 months, I hope to ride somewhere before then though.

I'm heading to Scotland with Ginge and a few others for a m8s 40th birthday weekend on the 15th. Scotsduke is guiding us on dirt bikes through the heather and bogs of sunny (snigger) Scotland. Really not sure if I can take 3 days off for biking stuff in one week, plus the Monday of the following. Will see how Monday goes at Snetteton and take it from there.

Booking this Monday. God knows the weather must be better by then! I'm really looking forward to it, be nice to stretch the bikes legs on those monster straights!

Pete you can drag me round on the open pit lane day

I'll give this a miss as Klinck already mentioned we are Scotland bound on the 15th but have a good time chaps

With any luck, will book this by the end of the week...

Just got this booked finally. Really looking forward to it! Staying with my brother in Cambridge for a night and then up to Snett to celebrate my birthday.

My Mrs is coming along for the first time, should be interesting

So anyone else coming along to play?

Sorry mate - first time at Snetterton and I've only done a few track days so far so I'll be in Novice. If I unexpectedly find I'm quicker than expected, I might be able to move up at lunchtime I guess. I don't rate the chances though, particularly as I will be coming straight from the Download Festival so my brain will have been turned to mush by Metallica etc

Are you taking your RC8 or an SD?

After you've done the open pit lane, you won't worry about the jump to Inters at all. Open pit is very much like an Inters group. You'll be fine

As I'm bringing the Mrs, she has insisted on a b&b for the Monday night. Are you staying at the track? Could do with someone to keep an eye on the bike and trailer whilst I'm away. B&B has no space for the bike and trailer apparently.

I've done open pit lane before at Brands, that was my first track day a couple of years ago. If it's that sort of pace, I will be fine, but I just wanted to play it safe having never done this track before.

I was considering camping at the track but thought better of it, given that I will have been camping at Download for two nights previously and will be in desperate need of a return to civilisation by then! I will be riding to the track, so I won't have any choice but to find a B&B with some space to stash the bike somewhere. Do you want me to let you know if I find somewhere with space for bikes or are you pretty much set?

Dubs - I've never rode the 300 layout (manditory sun tans, six packs and leather skirts?) so half of it is new to me too!

My plan is to leave my bike at the track, lock my trailor to a post and shoot off to my Mums who lives in er.... er... somewhere north of there.

I really want to do one of these days. Open pit lane would be fun there on a nice day. Might see if I can sneak up for the Tuesday

THIS IS SNETTERTON!

It would be nice to see you Klinck - there may be a small piece of cake left for Tuesday.

Yep plenty of cake left Klinck, Tuesday is my birthday after all.

Get it booked, you know you want to......

Coming around slowly...

Got myself some Racetec scrubs and some wet scrubs just in case. Everyone start the sun dances please, weather looks proper iffy at the moment.

Show off....

Glad you got a good day Nigel.

Tried to book the Tuesday this morn and it was fully booked booked Monday instead though

Shame about the Tuesday selling out but it'll be good to have you around on Monday. You can help give me some confidence that my wets will be ok ( first time on them )

You'll miss my birthday cake now, shame....... (more for me!)

Wets?? It's still 10 days away. I'm planning on slicks and won't worry until it says rain with 3 days to go.

Nice one, cheers sir

You're most welcome!

Weather's picking up.. after all the trouble I've had trying to get some wets off some ebay numpty. I might not need them.

Think I'm going to leave my road Rosso Corsas on, if weather better than expected then the racetecs go on. Can anyone remember what they charge to swap tyres to loose wheels with nolimits?

£10-15 a wheel.

Thanks Klinck, thought it was in that region. Was going to get them changed before but for that price (as good as local) I would rather not gamble.

Noticed you were thinking about getting some instruction whilst there, I'll need a kick up the arse to make me but I really need it now. Not gonna get any quicker without it. Also going to get 100pc suspension to set up the rc8, should help a bit too.

My partner Kerry is coming along for the first time to one of my track days, bless her she does try hard to understand bikes. Do me a favour and keep an eye on her when I'm on track, she's a law unto herself!

It's free, so seems silly not to really. Also only been to Snetteton twice so still learning the track and lines. Be good to get shown them by someone who knows the circuit well. I kinda feel a bit like you and wanna kick on a bit an anything that can help has to be a good thing.

I'm saying it now in public, I'm taking no responability for an out of control women

Be good to meet her dude. Hope we get some nice weather so she can watch some of the action. If she has a camera I'm looking for a pic of a SD passing Freestyler on his Tuhomo while giving him a little wave. I was hoping to get that one in on Tuesdays open pit but as I'm not going to be there it wont happen. Hopefully Pete or someone will step up to the plate

I will PM BLB and remind Klincky of my number. If you could txt me a garage number and save me a spot I'd be grateful.

Should I pack a ball gag and some cuffs?

I'll have a good go at passing Freestlyer for you, you'll have to introduce us so I know who to "target" Is he there both days? Which toohomo is he on, new or old?

As for Kerry getting pictures, I fully expect to get about 200 pictures of somebody else riding another orange bike round Snett. I will try to teach her what to look out you however.

Pete for Gods sake don't encourage her, she might surprise you.

Still got your number Pete. I'll ping out a text when I arrive.

Hope the forecast improves from tonights!

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?acti ... 62JU;sess=

Glad my (well worn) wets turned up if this turns out to be true..

Tuesday is actually looking pretty dry on most sites now. Monday is looking wet. I'm hoping there might be a spot popping up for Tuesday still. Might ring No Limits later and make sure I'm still on reserve list.

I might pop up and say hi on the Tuesday.

Be good to see you Razy,

I would imagine that someone will drop out of Tuesday Klinck, so might be worth hanging around on Monday night. You might get lucky, particularly if they get put off by Mondays weather.

Actually whilst it would be nice for it to be dry, I do want to try out my wets in a strange way.

Anyway the car is packed, bike is on the trailer and prepped. Ready for first stage of the weekend up to Cambridge to see my brother and then we travel over early Monday to Snett. Hopefully to grab a nice dry garage!

I'll speak to No Limits on Monday while I'm there.

I'll pop down and give you some instructions on how to fall off..you know, practise for the crashfest...

Hmm this doesn't look good at all. To be honest if it's that wet id be surprised if anyone is going out on track. Part of me is tempted to knock it on the head, save on the diesel and earn some dosh instead. Weather Channel has it down for 12mm or rain as well

http://www.netweather.tv/index.cgi?acti ... 62JU;sess=

It is looking particularly terrible, never mind. At least I can give the wets a try. With a bit of luck it will dry up by Tuesday...

Its a really open track up there so most weather is blown over fairly quickly and the wind dries off the track pretty well too.

I've just got back from Barca where the weather was nice. Great weekend, Ms Fernandez won by knock-out in round 1 - so she's VERY happy.

I really can't be bothered to get up early to ride in the rain, so I'm giving tomorrow a miss.

If someone could post up the garage number tomorrow I will try and get up for open pit on Tuesday.

Sorry to hear that Pete, I'll post up a garage.

Wish me luck..

Yes, good luck mate. I think the TDR lot are in 12.

Cheers Pete, looks like it's gonna be a bunfight for a garage them

I hope you gents have fun - done 300 a few times and I think it is a lot better than the old Snett unless you're on a missile. Not sure on the latest weather but I've only had the same as Pete, weather-wise - if it rains it stays wet despite the wind because you either get more rain or the track is so flat is doesn't dry.

Well I said fook it and loaded up the van. Now sat in Ronin's living room looking at the shitty forecast. Wets mounted in the morning and time to get wet

Pete let me know if you don't want to make Tuesday and I'll take your spot.

Will do fella.

When I say take I obviously mean buy.

Its looking ok-ish for Tuesday now though, so hopefully I'll sort myself a spot tomorrow and see u there.

Well as predicted it was wet We had drizzly rain all morning but still got out there and had some fun. Rain is the great leveller and I found myself getting past loads of guys on track R1s and the like. Laptimer was being a bitch again I'll be sending Harry a email about his Laptimer Pro app But anyway I was getting into the low 2.25s in the end which I was happy with. After lunch a dry line started appearing and I cooked my rear wet. Switched to Racetec rear for the next session but felt shite as it was too dry for wets but not dry enough for Racetecs so I came straight back in. Last session was as good as dry and the grip was good. BigGray off TDR was in our garage and although I got past him in the wet he just fooked off now it was dry He blew 3rd gear on his R1 in the last session though, poor fecker

Ducati Pete being the gentleman he is as let me have his spot on the open pit lane tomorrow so another day to go. Cheers Pete . Fingers crossed for a dry day

I hope you have a dry track to play on tomorrow.

Good to hear you had another good one but what about FREESTYLER ???? did you pass the Aprilia Club Chairman ? or was he hiding in the "cough" Novice group

He turned up at lunchtime and was in Novice. Don't worry tomorrow is open pit lane and I have a 16 GoPros setup all over my bike to catch my wave as I go round the outside of him in Matrix stylee

Yeah I'm using the Dual GPS one. It's weird as it seems to work perfectly in the 1st session and records every lap, then gets worse as the day goes on until it records fook all in the last session. Maybe I'm making some rookie mistake with it??

Nice to meet some of you and put names to faces, had fun in the novice group with Dubsandbikes, who was trying out his Simoncelli moves on me...
Shame I couldn't make the second day, have fun.



Big Grey's bike in the background

Well day has come to an early end for me went out for 4th time in the morning and as soon as I opened the throttle in 2nd the clutch slipped. Been good as gold up till then. Had the plates out and one of the steels is badly grooved as the plate that was against it is also fooked. Left a nice thin layer of silver metal paste in clutch basket. The pack was under minimum spec when I measured it when fitting the Suter slipper. Guess 1 and a half days on track finished it off. Oh well I have a friction plate set waiting at home and 2 steels at the KTM centre. Shame as I was having lots of fun and lap times were coming down.

Cheers for the day Pete. I'll sort you out for it

Good to meet the guys but a shame I didn't get my pic of overtaking Freestyler with a wave

Ginger (saber) you tossa I think your boys have got some confeshons to make , First afternoon no SD's got parst me ,I went rownd a cupple ,and an RC8 or two as well , Big shame abowt clinks cluch , that was just bad luck But I wish I had been out wen it went , Just for the wave , Had cracking larst sesh with Dubs&Bikes . will get that edited up to night . Grate to meet up with evry one I good Day and a harf , Dident reaerly enjoy it as much on track as I have done larst few times I have been there , necks killing me now ,dew to being cold and tence across the sholders I like suny warm track days ,I ride much beter , but feck me my first Open pit lane there was some c££ts out there to day ,and some very polite farst groop riders as well , it was an expearence .

Ginge (saber) will look forward to seeing you in the inters there some time mate, and you clink ,wen your bike is being reliyerbule ttfn you Rongens the plesher was all mine

DubsandBikes , you warnt doing bad , at snet' in two days ,here you go . (Ginge your not going to like this MAhaaahahahhaaahhaa)

Wow, what a couple of days at Snett!

Got there nice and early 6.30 on Monday to find drizzly wet weather and a soaking wet track from the nights rain. Joined in with some of the TDR crew in garage 12, also including our very own Lawman. Klinck turned up shortly after, followed by Dubs.

Literally got unloaded, drag wheels out and get the wets put on Half hour later they're back in and i'm £25 down. Off to sign on, noise test no problem and onto briefing. Just about got everything ready for first sighting laps and then out we go. 3 slow laps, all fine. The get on it.

Three words, WETS ARE AMAZING! I still can't believe the grip and the daft lean angles. For someone of my ability I don't feel like it slowed me down much at all. Had 4 wet sessions in the morning and then off to lunch. As there was nobody I knew in Inters it wasn't quite as much fun but felt reasonably quick, lots of VERY SLOOOW guys out in the wet even on race wets. Anyway last morning session and for the first time ever, IN THE WET..... got my left knee down!!!!! What a time to do that???

Freestyler and Conrad turned up around lunch time on there too-homo and RC8 respectively, nice to put a face to the legend It fair to say that everything Klinck said is true What a character... Big sorry to Conrad who I pulled a bit of a forceful move on...

Lunch was good, spent time in between sessions going to wake Kerry up who basically slept in the car most of the time! and ate all my chocolate . So after lunch went out for the first session and it was drying out loads, so had to get ass-r@ped by the tyre man for another £25 and put the road tyres in. Missed a session and then went out for the last which felt slippy, fuel light came on. So day over. Packed bike and trailer in to garage next door so we could have more space for Tuesday. Off to b&b to watch the footie and get a chinese.

So Tuesday was dry, so another first was using tyre warmers. WARMERS ARE AMAZING TOO!!!! (if a bit of a faff) Klinck and Dubs had already turned up and the it was time to go through all the signon and briefing bollocks as usual. Have to say Nolimits are much better than FE at this. Sound test again, all Good.

Then just out on track as much as possible, absolutely no problems, moments or issues anymore. I love my bike now, and as many of you know it could have ended up in the skip many times before. The RC8 is awesome fast, and i'm slowly catching up with it, still get blitzed by the IL4 1000's though Used the lap timer on the bike on and off during the day and went from 2.40 in the morning Tuesday to 2.25 after lunch. I'm really happy with that for my first visit. Packed up about 4pm and headed off, as did everyone else.

Can I just say that the company was awesome as usual, Craig thanks for your help with the tools and levering out my brakes when I foolishly pumped it up before putting back on the fork Thanks for keeping Kerry company too. Your tales of Freestyler really made me giggle and its all true. Sorry about your clutch, I was looking forward to a session trying to follow you around, look forward to your vid of me. Ronin turned up and gave a sneak preview of his latest tirade against Dribbleduke, class. Dubs, what a great bloke. ( never 31! ) Move up to Inters mate, you'll never look back! Your pass on the M25 was something special...

Now FREESTYLER, FREESTYLER, FREESTYLER! You never got round me on my RC8 I passed you in 2 seperate sessions. we both have video evidence of me coming past you, sorry Klinck I forgot the "royal" wave but upheld the KTM banner. Sabre he was indeed hiding in Novice group The excuses crack me right up!!!! Anyway nice to meet the legend that you are Mark. Good vid of you and Dubs, I enjoyed watching it. I'll try and get some video edited too.

Bloody long drive home, took 4 and half hours after all day on track. Still feel battered.

So all in all a cracking birthday over 2 days at Snett, roll on crashfest so we can do it all again!

Sounds like Freestyler will be putting stickers of (imaginary) overtaken KTM's on the side of his Toohomo just like the Red Baron.

Great to see his journey, in just a few posts, from overtaking every KTM on track to making excuses that RC8s have too much torq and tier warmers. Good job Mrs Millar wasnt there again.

Catch ya later, chech your futidge

To be fair, he's a cracking bloke. Love the banter, he's totally harmless. Good company on the day, as was Conrad even though I cut him up.

chech your futidge

I very dissappoint.

Get back in yer box Freestyler.

Chaps you are all obviously watching the video in > Play> i watched it in <<Rewind<< and there was only someone on a white SD that he did'nt reel in looked impressive enough to me,bolt upright through the corners aint no easy manouver on an entry level Tuono