mallory track day
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mallory track day
hi all just booked a track day at mallory for the 28 nov £45 all that i can hope for now is that i get a dry crisp day.
it can rain / snow / ice up / from now till then i dont mind ----let us pray---
will you be there
it can rain / snow / ice up / from now till then i dont mind ----let us pray---
will you be there
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Re: mallory track day
Bob, Which company is it with?
will keep a weather eye out and maybe late book.
Dave
will keep a weather eye out and maybe late book.
Dave
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Re: mallory track day
hi silver the track day is with no limits tel:01727 899173 or see ads in MCN all gruops are available nov / inter / adv full noies ( yes ) £45
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Re: mallory track day
Bob, Still watching but weather is looking WET. Think i will pass on this.
You can still have fun in the wet just take care. I have ridden Oulton Park in deteriorating conditions which ended up very wet and it was still good fun.
Dave
You can still have fun in the wet just take care. I have ridden Oulton Park in deteriorating conditions which ended up very wet and it was still good fun.
Dave
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Re: mallory track day
thanks mate yes i have got full wets ready if the weather turns bad lets hope that i dont nead them.
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Re: mallory track day
nonsense - you wanna pray it pisses downBOB.T wrote:thanks mate yes i have got full wets ready if the weather turns bad lets hope that i dont nead them.
riding with wets is a right laugh (so long as you can get your head round the fact that they really do grip). And the chances are that (as happened on teh last wet TD I did) there will only be a few people out so they turned it to an open pit lane
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Re: mallory track day
hi phuk72 i have got a set of diablo rain tyres if it comes to it i can run them if it rains but i only have one pair of wheels so i will have to pay to get them changed if it gets dry --- how dry does it nead to be before the wets nead to be changed
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Re: mallory track day
depends a bit on the track temp as well. On the warmer days you will start ripping apart the wets as soon as the track starts to dry up. But with current temperatures it will not be that much of an issue. On a semi-dry track in these temperatures you could also run a wet in the front and a more street oriented tyre in the rear.BOB.T wrote:how dry does it nead to be before the wets nead to be changed
but by the look of trixynut's weather forecast you'll probably spend all day on the full wets.
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Re: mallory track day
modern wets are far mure durable than they used to be. In the 'old days' tey wopuld start blling up as soon as it stopped raining. Now you should be OK using them as long as the surface is still wet.BOB.T wrote:hi phuk72 i have got a set of diablo rain tyres if it comes to it i can run them if it rains but i only have one pair of wheels so i will have to pay to get them changed if it gets dry --- how dry does it nead to be before the wets nead to be changed
Looks from the weather forecast as if this isn't going to be a problem.
BTW, have you got tyre warmers? If no, be aware that putting race tyres through numerous heat cycles (ie letting them get warm and then cool down etc) will affect their performance. And if yes, make sure you use them on the lowest heat setting. They have a much lower operating temperature than slicks / race tyres and some tyre warmers will cook teh rubber.
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Re: mallory track day
thanks all for your info i will let you know how i get on and will post some pic`s --- will stay over night at a b/b saturday night and go to the bike show on sun then make our way home
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Re: mallory track day
pic from my track day in the -------( got a track day pic )
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