  That's
it! all the UK mainland tracks ridden without falling
off, which is more than I can say for many riders on this track
day. Several spoiled the paintwork on their bikes and worse,
one even got air lifted to hospital.
Apart from the many
red flag sessions due to these accidents it was a great day.The
owners of the track could have been a bit more accommodating
as we could not get onto the track the night before so many
slept in cars on the road outside, the only track in the UK
where I have experienced this. Please note track owners!
This would certainly put me off going again. Now for the track.
It's a circuit of two halves: a fast outer section and a slower,
technically challenging inner section. The Dibeni/Paddock left
hander is probably the hardest to get right, but it's the Brooklands
Hairpin and Honda Curve right handers that have the most effect
on lap times.
Top tip: exit speed from
Brooklands Hairpin and how much speed you dare to carry through
Honda Curve will determine your your time through two thirds
of the lap. Steve joined me on this one and is included in the
photographs below.
Tracks completed
Mallory Park,
RAF Leeming, Silverstone, Cadwell Park, Donnington Park, Oulton
Park (twice), Castle Combe, Anglesey, Croft, Brands Hatch GP
circuit. Knockhill, Snetterton.Rockingham, Lydden Hill, Pembry.
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These
guys are riding from North Wilts to St Tropez on 30th May. None
of them have full licences, they are all riding on CBT's and
are all on 125's. The bikes have cost a maximum of £350 each
and, with all due respect to the guys, they're no spring chickens!
The ride is entitled Le Slow Way Down and is in support of CLIC
Sargent. All the guys have done their CBT's with us at Chippenham
and they will join the Social networking site in due course. Link
to their just giving page is - 
