Had a great day today, loads of fun on track with Paul and Kev, and with Si in the garage. Also fun having a 600RR lowside infront of me round clearways…
It was only 3 sessions and with red flags not a whole one, but the weather played ball, and was all for free so not complaining
Will post up the pic some a rider asking me for advice on lines round the circuit when I connect my phone up…
Just wish I’d left road pressures on the pan as it was squirming like a good un…
Left forkseal on the firestorm had popped as well. I would have been cheesed off if I’d paid for the day given the VTR was handling like a bag of crap on the front end. But well worth it just to take the Pan round for a giggle and just to see if I could get my knee down on it, and I did at Druids and clearways . Came in on that session after the red & cream bike went down at Paddock because of the pulling a sock through custard handling thanks to my ill advised pressure drop.
My mate on the other firestorm who binned on the last green band session is ok, apart from a couple of finger grazes where his gloves went through.
I cannot tell you how much I was laughing in my lid taking it round… Pans really are a mucho maligned bike, I’ve had it a year and done nigh on 18,000 miles on it - it’s been to France, Spain, Andorra, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Belguim, and also 2 up round the Nordschleife… and now round Brands :w00t:
And… I thought I’d never buy one before my 90th birthday…
His bike however, is a slightly different story!! Means I’ll have some competition for the firestorm bits I’ll want off ebay now - boo!!
suzukisi!! Oh my god, what a **** that rider was! Bad pass! He didn’t even make the corner, so what was the point? And he didn’t apologise! It reaks of trackday-hero stuff.
Yeah… just annoyed that I only saw one half decent one on the day on their screen, then go on the site and there are at least 3 I’d have - could have had them for £30 on the day… but now it’d be £50!! Still, t was a “free” day so I’ll have a think on whether I get any or not. Might ring them up and haggle :w00t:
I think it was a bit close but its just one of those things i guess, and he really did make an effort to appoligise i think he may of either been black flagged or scared him self as he pulled into pit lane on the way back no harm done and all good fun