Hottrax Pace Days

[NitroNorry]

Anyone done Hottrax Pace Days? What do you reckon?

Martin
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Triumph Daytona 675
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[Shaun]

Was good!

Did cadwell last year, the day was very well run and you got your times back quickly too.

[G]

Not bad, but a bit annoying on an underpowered bike going fastish.

On a 64hp SV at Snetterton I was constantly annoying/being annoyed by litre bikes as I took them on the corners and got my arse kicked on the straights.

A slower pace or a sports 600cc or bigger and you should be fine, though.

[NitroNorry]

[Kickstart]

Hi

The problem is that over a lap someone with a litre bike but who is slow in the corners may take about the same time as someone on a slower bike but who corners quickly. Hence the person with the quicker corner speed lands up getting slow moving bikes hogging the line they want to take.

Being fair the day G went was at Cadwell just before a Bemsee race weekend and there were a hell of a lot of racers there practicing which somewhat biased the groups (and put some reasonably fast people into the novice group).

All the best

Keith
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[G]

They place you by your lap times. So in this case I was doing lap times similar to those on bikes with twice as much power as me.

While I'm not a decently fast rider by far, I can hustle a bit when required - I've been club racing for a couple of years now etc. At my sort of pace I've found that having an under 100hp bike can often get a bit annoying as people you have passed can come straight back past on the power regardless of corner speed.
Once you get to around 100hp I find it's enough to stay ahead of most riders as you get decent go for quite a while coming out of a corner.

I found the difference in power to be less of an issue when I was riding in the novice group, as there's such a range of skills - so riding at a bit slower pace it isn't such an issue.

I would recommend them over normal trackdays.

[G]

[jay12329]

I've done a few and had the same issue as g, but that was on the hornet. You will be fine on the 675.
Let me know if your doing one Martin and i'll pop along to ride/photograph for you.
J

[NitroNorry]

Hi Jay. I plan to do some of these in 2007 - and Carl (Carlitobaby) off the 675 site is also up for it. I'll let you know when we plan - good to get you along.

Martin
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Triumph Daytona 675
www.triumph675.net

[Kickstart]

Hi

With a Hottrax day, reasonable chance I may be taking pics there. Or Jay.

All the best

Keith
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[carlitobaby]