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Your favourite track?
Brands Hatch
16%
 16%  [ 8 ]
Cadwell Park
30%
 30%  [ 15 ]
Croft
4%
 4%  [ 2 ]
Donington
22%
 22%  [ 11 ]
Lydden Hill
6%
 6%  [ 3 ]
Mallory Park
2%
 2%  [ 1 ]
Oulton Park
6%
 6%  [ 3 ]
Rockingham
2%
 2%  [ 1 ]
Silverstone
4%
 4%  [ 2 ]
Snetterton
8%
 8%  [ 4 ]
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Silver
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PostPosted: 23:13 - 29 Sep 2005    Post subject: Your favourite track? Reply with quote

As per the title really. This is obviously a very personal question and some people seem to get a bit heated in expressing the reason why their favourite track is better than yours! Very Happy There are a limited number of poll options you can have so I've picked the most common ones from posts I've seen in this forum. Obviously some people will have only done one or two of them, and I'd be surprised if anyone's done them all.

So, what's your favourite UK track, and why?

Which have I done? Brands, Cadwell, Donington, Mallory, Oulton, Rockingham and Silverstone.

My favourite? Donington. The reasons? The smooth, flowing corners and the way the track flows. Some tracks are disjointed but Donington fits together perfectly. Blasting through Craner Curves gives an awesome feeling Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 23:22 - 29 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've done Lydden, Snetterton, Cadwell, Silverstone and Croft.

Cadwell and Snetterton are my favourites, they're so different that I couldn't choose between them but enjoy them both in completely different ways. Snett's fairly short and to me seems to be more 'aggressive'. Cadwell's long and I seem to veer more towards the 'smooth and thoughtful' when I'm up there.

Would love to do Croft again cos it fell somewhere inbetween the two but it's so far away that it's never going to be a frequent thing.

Never been that keen on Silverstone but it's near so 'meh' I'll keep doing it when it's a bargain. Only done Lydden the once, will reserve judgement until I do it again in a couple of weeks cos I wasn't impressed the first time but it was my first day.

Should really do some more circuits next year. Confused
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PostPosted: 23:35 - 29 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've only done Brands Hatch Indy, Snetterton & Silverstone.

Out of them I found Brands Hatch to be the most challenging and had the most fun, with Snetterton coming in a very close second.
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PostPosted: 23:50 - 29 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

my favourate of the two i have done has to be snetterton! good track to be agressive on! and learn how to brake the hard way! Rolling Eyes Laughing
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PostPosted: 23:51 - 29 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Overall it's got to be Silverstone for me. It's relatively close, the facilities are excellent, the track is wide with stacks of runoff, and it's so long and with enough linked technical bits that you can keep yourself entertained for hours. An ideal playground Very Happy
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PostPosted: 23:58 - 29 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dammit, it dropped Snetterton off the end of the list. I thought I had the number correct.
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PostPosted: 00:03 - 30 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

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PostPosted: 00:03 - 30 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good work Wink
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PostPosted: 00:06 - 30 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lydden for me, got a good range of corners and easy to learn, etc.

Do really like cadwell as well and am determined to 'conquer' brands Smile.
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PostPosted: 00:07 - 30 Sep 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Only done Snetterton so far and it was a good track to learn on, even if my engine was choked at the neck. Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 02:42 - 03 Oct 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

You missed Knockhill! Laughing

Thats my plan for next year now, going to book myself in for a session. Will probably come back with the bike in tatters no doubt Embarassed
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PostPosted: 18:19 - 03 Oct 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

cc123 wrote:
You missed Knockhill! Laughing

Thats my plan for next year now, going to book myself in for a session. Will probably come back with the bike in tatters no doubt Embarassed

Don't break the habit of a lifetime, eh? Razz Laughing
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PostPosted: 21:13 - 03 Oct 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've done Snetterton, Oulton (wet and dry Laughing ), Mallory and Donnington.

Out of all of them it has to be Donnington, for the same reasons that Silver mentioned, but Oulton (in the dry) is a beautiful little track too, Old Hall being my favourite place in the world at the moment - double apex'd right hander? nah, just spot the second apex and hold the throttle open Twisted Evil , unfortunatly it also has my most hated corner on it too Confused

I plan on Cadwell and Monza (hopefully) next year, might just have a go at Rockingham too Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 00:09 - 08 Oct 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

i`ve only done silverstone gp and brands indy and found brands to be the slower but by far the more enjoyable due to the fact you get more chance to learn the corners (as your going round them a lot more times per session ) hope to get one more in before the end of the season and do more next year
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PostPosted: 13:25 - 08 Oct 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lydden for me, suited my bike and riding style. And when I fell off it didn't hurt.

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PostPosted: 21:05 - 22 Nov 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

Shocked Embarassed Razz Surely Crash well -sorry Cadwell has to be no 1 Thumbs Up Thumbs Up Thumbs Up Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 14:07 - 17 Dec 2005    Post subject: Reply with quote

It's not on there but it is Mondello Park. Just an awesome track.

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PostPosted: 00:26 - 02 Feb 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote

i'd done knockhill about four times then went down and did a full day at donington......it blew me away, then ive came back and lap so much faster at jockhill. would love to and will do cadwell.
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PostPosted: 20:27 - 08 Feb 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote

I personally love Mallory Park, even if they have just modified Gerrards corner with a new chicane!

I practice there alot on Wednesdays and really enjoy riding there!
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PostPosted: 13:07 - 09 Feb 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote

would it be possible if you could add Mondello Park (since it is in the BSB calender) and also Kirkistown, Nutts Corner, Bishopscourt (In Northern Ireland)?

Has anyone been on those tracks?

I've never been on a track in the UK but that cherry will be popped this season.
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PostPosted: 19:12 - 09 Feb 2006    Post subject: Reply with quote

ajhutch wrote:
would it be possible if you could add Mondello Park (since it is in the BSB calender) and also Kirkistown, Nutts Corner, Bishopscourt (In Northern Ireland)?


Polls are limited to ten options, so I kind of went with what I thought were the most common / popular tracks.
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