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Rockburner wrote: Fri Jun 23, 2023 12:48 pm I guess my "favourite" would be Mallory (old Mallory), but only really because I went there more than anywhere else, so I learnt where I could be faster there, more than anywhere else.

Rockingham inner was good fun (if a touch dull, turn right, turn right, turn right, turn right, turn right, turn left, tun left turn left turn left, hairpin, straight, and repeat.)

Cadwell definitely suits bigger bikes than I ever rode on track, I can see why people live it.

Silverstone was just a wasteland of tarmac, and I only rode it with the stupid "complex" at the end of the lap that got tighter and tighter.

Anglsey is fun, wouldn't have minded more time there.

Donnington was good fun, but again suits bigger bikes than I ever rode. Always impressive to watch Couchy and Yorick doing their stuff there,

I was deemed a tad quicker, but @Couchy won on style marks

I have only ridden Pembrey and Knockhill properly (ridden most UK tracks wearing overalls to get to marshals posts though and even managed 3 laps of Brands GP before Dave Stewart saw me on the cameras and gave me a bollocking ) ....neither are going to be on anyones top track lists

Oulton Park used to be my favourite track before they put in the pissy Knickerbrook chicane. Knickerbrook used to be a proper balls to the wall corner. The rest of the lap is still pretty epic but the Knickerbrook-Clay Hill-Druids section was my favourite section of the track and it's been spoiled.

Nowadays I prefer Cadwell - loads of elevation changes, loads of trackside visual clues, not too wide (like Donny or Silverstone) and relatively easy to get to from Sheffield.

Top 4

Cadwell, Donington, Oulton & Brands GP. All 4 much elevation and mostly blind bends. I love just keeping the throttle pinned and watching the marshall's flag on outside of the bend as he can see what I can't

Honorary mention to Jerez

Cadwell, surprisingly my fave bit is Hall Bends. Always made up time on folk in front, enabling block pass into the hairpin. Had a few wins there

Donington. My onboard video shows 140 through Hollywood and Scwantz. But with knee hard down, What's not to like

Oulton. 140, blind, through Clay Hill with trees aplenty certainly gets your attention. Can hold it flat once you get the line.

Brands. Surtees is great. On power early and run wide over the blind crest, once you know the line Westfield is super fast. Again about 140 and feels great when you hit all 3 apexes without needing to steer. Just know instinctively.

Jerez. Just iconic and great fun.

Silverstone is dull. I never went there unless I was asked

Rockingham. After the straight, it's straight into super fast chicane. Probably 80ish. Knee down both sides. Bang Bang. Flat exit through the gears approaching the big concrete walls at stupid speed Late braking into hairpin

Mallory is a bit dull really. Was nice camping the night before in camper by the lake with BBQ and cold tinnies

Pembrey is OKish. But great fun trying to hold it flat stick through Honda. I remember @Bigyin commenting on me barely lifting off the throttle, hard in 4th at 140 ish

Flookburgh would be crap as a trackday track, but was so much fun to race and we were all great pals. Formula5 were a great club and there's a Facebook dedicated page And I may still hold the lap record

Carnaby and Elvington were OK to race, but not for trackday.

Others don't really have any fast exciting bits

Hawkstone Park, because it's Hawkstone Park, Cuerden Park for similar reasons. And then... probably Three Sisters, Anglesey. And Cadwell just because every one else is mentioning it.

Also, as horrible as it is (or was, not been for years), I've plenty of brilliant memories of Blyton despite, well, it being Blyton.

Iomtt ain't bad. Tbf, I've enjoyed every trackday I've done. Relatively safe bike spanking .

ChrisW wrote: Fri Jun 23, 2023 6:30 pm Hawkstone Park, because it's Hawkstone Park, Cuerden Park for similar reasons. And then... probably Three Sisters, Anglesey. And Cadwell just because every one else is mentioning it.

Also, as horrible as it is (or was, not been for years), I've plenty of brilliant memories of Blyton despite, well, it being Blyton.

I love the smell of maggots in the morning?

I went to Blyton once (it's not that far from me), maybe 25 year ago when Supermoto started to get popular. My mate worked for the Comic at the time and wanted report on it, was the first race of a new series or something. Was very exciting, but the track was just some random potholed patchy tarmac in the middle of a field. Has it got any better?

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Jun 23, 2023 8:58 pm

ChrisW wrote: Fri Jun 23, 2023 6:30 pm Hawkstone Park, because it's Hawkstone Park, Cuerden Park for similar reasons. And then... probably Three Sisters, Anglesey. And Cadwell just because every one else is mentioning it.

Also, as horrible as it is (or was, not been for years), I've plenty of brilliant memories of Blyton despite, well, it being Blyton.

I love the smell of maggots in the morning?

Waking up in a tent at Blyton has a definite affect on a person....

Brands GP circuit. Gradient changes and some scary fast corners out the back.

Though I wouldn't mind a go at Laguna or Spa.

UK track.

Oulton park, followed by Anglesey (coastal) and Donington national.

Euros.

Portimao. Oof! What a track!

Screwdriver wrote: Mon Jun 26, 2023 4:04 pm Nürburgring.

It is insane. Insanely fast, insanely dangerous. Ideal for lunatics.

In the UK, Cadwell Park just because it is so technically demanding, narrow and has a number of really twiddly bits.

A close second would be Brands Hatch with two of the best corners in the world. Clearways into Clark Curve and then the finest bend of all, Paddock Hill Bend. You can throw your bike on it's ear so early it's ridiculous, then spend the entire corner hoping you got it right which you only find out as you're struggling to stay on track on the exit.

My favourite viewing location. It's just a total conundrum. Particularly like watching some of the smaller events for both 2 and 4 wheels...you can smell the fear/sweat.

Almeria. Very dry. Impressive landscape, almost lunar. I used to go there a lot back in t'day.

Ryuyo was pretty amazing but they won't let just anyone in there.