NBT- I'm going racing 😳

[Tricky]

Don't know how I missed this, good on you Tricky, when is the calendar out?

Cheers John

The schedule was confirmed a month or so back ( runs at all the North Gloucs meetings - https://www.ngroadracing.org/events ) and I'm entered-the only round I won't be doing is the last (Anglesey) one as I'll be away then

• Saturday 23rd March - Oulton Park
• Saturday 13th- Sunday 14th April - Cadwell Park
• Saturday 25th - Sunday 26th May - Pembrey
• Saturday 22nd - Sunday 23rd June -Brands Hatch Indy
• Saturday 27th - Sunday 28th July - Castle Combe
• Saturday 31st Aug - Sunday 1st Sep - Donington Park National
• Saturday 21st- Sunday 22ndSeptember - Anglesey

There's a test/practice day on the Friday before each meeting, I'll be there for those too, maybe see you at Combe?

[weeksy]

27/28 July sounds like a meet up day for the forum race fans

[Count Steer]

27/28 July sounds like a meet up day for the forum race fans

Ooh....only 98 miles away. Could be a plan.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

27/28 July sounds like a meet up day for the forum race fans

Could do that, anyone know if spectators can camp at the track?

[ChrisW]

I might call in to the Oulton round. Will give you a cheer on your way round.

[Count Steer]

27/28 July sounds like a meet up day for the forum race fans

Could do that, anyone know if spectators can camp at the track?

For 'certain events'.

I seem to remember that the locals at CC are a bit uppity and the number of events are restricted (as are noise levels - obvs) - so they may restrict other stuff like camping but it's a long time since I was there. Pretty circuit iirc.

[Tricky]

27/28 July sounds like a meet up day for the forum race fans

Could do that, anyone know if spectators can camp at the track?

Dunno, competitors can ( well, in vans etc at least)so guessing you'll be able to if there's grass there, it was 1989 when I was last there and can't remember - reckon @KungFooBob will likely know - Bob?

[Supermofo]

Will try and make Castle Combe if there's a few going. If not Brands might be a goer for me as that's closest. Pity no Snet as can do that combined with a nice route, will see if there's a nicer way to Combe without it being too many extra miles/hrs

[KungFooBob]

There's very very little space at Combe on a race day. The competitors pretty much fill up every spare inch of paddock. There might be somewhere for spectators to camp, but I didn't see it. There's a field to one side of the paddock, but last time I was racing it was full of the Lansdowne old boys.

There's plenty of space for spectators to camp at Cadwell, Prembrey or the Sea of Angels. They've got large grassed area's that don't get used much because competitors prefer hard standing.

[G.P]

27/28 July sounds like a meet up day for the forum race fans

Sounds like a plan!

[G.P]

There's very very little space at Combe on a race day. The competitors pretty much fill up every spare inch of paddock. There might be somewhere for spectators to camp, but I didn't see it. There's a field to one side of the paddock, but last time I was racing it was full of the Lansdowne old boys.

There's plenty of space for spectators to camp at Cadwell, Prembrey or the Sea of Angels. They've got large grassed area's that don't get used much because competitors prefer hard standing.

I've seen the field across the road used in the past.

[Le_Fromage_Grande]

There's very very little space at Combe on a race day. The competitors pretty much fill up every spare inch of paddock. There might be somewhere for spectators to camp, but I didn't see it. There's a field to one side of the paddock, but last time I was racing it was full of the Lansdowne old boys.

There's plenty of space for spectators to camp at Cadwell, Prembrey or the Sea of Angels. They've got large grassed area's that don't get used much because competitors prefer hard standing.

I've seen the field across the road used in the past.

Was it your sister who had a camp site in Wiltshire?

[G.P]

There's very very little space at Combe on a race day. The competitors pretty much fill up every spare inch of paddock. There might be somewhere for spectators to camp, but I didn't see it. There's a field to one side of the paddock, but last time I was racing it was full of the Lansdowne old boys.

There's plenty of space for spectators to camp at Cadwell, Prembrey or the Sea of Angels. They've got large grassed area's that don't get used much because competitors prefer hard standing.

I've seen the field across the road used in the past.

Was it your sister who had a camp site in Wiltshire?

Yep, My SiL has a farm at All Cannings near Devizes, less than 30 mins away....

https://www.visitpewseyvale.co.uk/busin ... idge-farm/

[weeksy]

Looks like the extravaganza is in Wiltshire after all

[Bigyin]

Think i have more chance of popping to Cadwell or Brands for the day in all honesty as Castle Combe is only a 500 mile round trip

[Tricky]

Well, the old shitter is now ready for its first ride since the rebuild this week-end with @Dodgy69 at an Oulton TD, hopefully in not too chilly or moist conditions, but whatever the weather it will get ridden .

I've changed a fair bit from how it was so I have a good few things to test/ set up and potentially change, hopefully nothing will fall off or break, but I'll be taking a van full of spares and tools and anticipate it could involve a fair bit of spanner action, and be interesting and/or frustrating, but whatever way I'm sure (well, almost ) that we'll have fun

I don't think (not true, actually I know... ) that I have posted any pictures of the paint job yet, and that's really as I'm not happy with it, and expect derision but well, fuck it- the original intention was to have it in the 1970s TZ Yam gloss white with a red stripe down the middle, and that is what I did first but the white showed just how dented, rough and generally shitty the tank and seat was and looked awful so I did it satin black instead.
That didn't turn out as nice, or cool looking as I'd hoped and it still looks shit IMO, but definitely slightly less so, and that's how it's staying for the time being at least so this is how it now looks





Reports to follow after the weekend

[KungFooBob]

That RTTL sticker adds at least 4bhp.

[Tricky]

That RTTL sticker adds at least 4bhp.

( and covers up some of the paint )

[KungFooBob]

People get too prissy about race bikes.

They're for racing.

They only need to look pretty if you've got a ton of sponsors.

[weeksy]

Looks ace mate!