CADWELL - 5th April - Organisation Thread

McJamweasel · BCF Junkie Joined: 22 Mar 2002 Karma :

Its not the squreness so much as the lack of tread and the breaking up. Neutral

Oh yeah - watch out for the new chicane - its a bit of a bitch.
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Kickstart · The Oracle Joined: 04 Feb 2002 Karma :

Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

You don't need tread on track Wink

And you probably can cut some more tread. Do a quick burnout, then run it on a stand whilst the tyre is hot, dig a groove in with a screw driver Wink

Mr C · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Feb 2003 Karma :

I spy

DUCK FEET

Laughing

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G · The Voice of Reason Joined: 02 Feb 2002 Karma :

Out last Sunday we say someone with sparky toes sliders on a GSXR600 sticking their feet out in corners for sparks.

Made me angry.

Stew · Posted: 09:28 - 31 Mar 2004 Post subject:

Talking of duck feet. I have sparkie toe sliders, I guess I have to remove them for Cadwell? They have never touched down though (it would cost £16 to replace them apparently).

Wurth don't give away free knee sliders anymore do they, I am hoping that we still have a (non sparky) pair somewhere, if not I am gonna have to pinch Michelles for the day.

Is there anyhing that we must do to the bikes before a trackday or do the bikes just have to be in a reasonable condition (ie. roadworthy)?
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Mr C · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Feb 2003 Karma :

I have done many track days at Cadwell and have never done anything to the bike at all

they may have changed but the only thing I can imagine is that they may ask you to tape the lights and mirrors, although I have run with mirrors on in the past

best take some leccy tape just in case
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Mr C · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Feb 2003 Karma :

and don't forget your driving license

if the rules under the new owners are the same as the previous

they will not let you on the track without it - I think this is a circuit rule and not the track day organisers
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Stew · Posted: 10:47 - 31 Mar 2004 Post subject:

I will be removing my mirrors too I think.
Will I need both parts to my drivin licence or will just the card part do?
I feel like a right noob and am getting quite excited about this trackday. Eh?

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Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

Take both parts of your licence.

Last time, they asked anyone with sparky toe sliders just to put some tape over them.

They didn't look at anything on your bike or any of your gear last time. Most of the 'you must have this and must do that' is for their protection rather than yours.

Mr C · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Feb 2003 Karma :

I have never been asked for the paper part but it wouldn't hurt to take it

they used to insist on at the very minimum zip together leathers with a full zip but I have seen jacket and trousers gaffa taped together on the track

scrutineering is, as Bendy says, none existent in my experience - I get more scrutineered for drag racing than for track days, and they insist on taping over glass bits

sparky sliders of any description used to be banned at Cadwell and marshalls will black flag you - remember, marshalls work for the circuit not the organiser usually so they will abide by circuit rules and they are very strict after a couple of fatalities up there in recent years
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Mr C · World Chat Champion Joined: 24 Feb 2003 Karma :

Stew

I have never ridden a circuit without mirrors, most people will tell you to take them off or fold them in - but at the end of the day t's what you feel comfortable with and I like to know when I'm gonna get overtaken

I used to ride in the fast group at Cadwell and with no race experience and plenty of similar numpties out there it was good for me to know when to give way t the fast boys

but it's your call and as I say, most advice is to take em off and concentrate on where you are going
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Stew · Posted: 12:21 - 31 Mar 2004 Post subject:

I am only going in the novice group but a few people have mentioned folding the mirrors back and having read to 'concentrate on yourself and the rider in front' I thought it might just be better to remove the mirrors altogether. I may not even take them off or fold them back yet and try the first session with them as normal.

However when I dropped my NC30 the thing that did the most damage was the mirrors bending the fairing stay and smasking the fairing that the mirrors were attched to as they dragged along the ground. So perhaps mirror removal will also be a part of damage limitation (j/k btw I do not intend to crash.). Wink

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Bendy · Mrs Sensible Joined: 10 Jun 2002 Karma :

I left my mirrors on last time, I know the advice is to 'concentrate on what's ahead' but I think that assumes that you're not the slowest thing on the track!

For the first couple of sessions, I *was* the slowest thing on the track and personally prefer to see that there's someone coming up behind me so that I don't get a fright when they just suddenly appear out of nowhere.

Later in the day, I wasn't getting overtaken nearly as much and was paying less attention to what was behind me, settling for just a look on the straight so I could let anyone catching me up get past me and leave me free to concentrate on the next set of corners without someone up my arse, which I find puts me off (you can argue all day that it shouldn't but fact is, it does).

Each to their own I guess.