No Licence for Trackday?

What's a cheek is having to pay five pounds 'insurance', so that if
they cancel the trackday, they'll transfer your booking to a different
date. WTF is that all about? Surely if they cancel the day, they
should refund your money.

I considered not paying it, and claiming the money back off the credit
card company if it did get cancelled. In the end though, I couldn't be
bothered with the hassle, and payed up.

 

And you need a road licence to get an intermediate race licence, so
you'd think that would suffice. Just because you're banned from riding
on the road doesn't mean you're unfit to ride on a track.

--

Paul.

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CBR1100XX SuperBlackbird
VTR1000 Firestorm
RGV 250
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Which is what I was alluding to and thought we would not have to point
out. Sigh...

 

In

What a great idea!

 

Quite the opposite really.

 

While I was banned, the only track day I was allowed on was with Dave
Wood at Mallory. He knew I could ride a bike (up to a point), so
couldn't see a problem. He was insisting on licences publicly though.

--

Paul.

Ooh look, bikes and numbers and stuff!
CBR1100XX SuperBlackbird
VTR1000 Firestorm
RGV 250
BOTAFOT #4
BOTAFOF #30
MRO #24

 

He's doing very well this year.

Would he have a dilemma if someone only had a racing licence?

 

Well, apparently someone did complain about me being allowed on without
a road licence. I don't know how this person knew (my big mouth I
expect), but Dave just said **** 'em.

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Paul.

Ooh look, bikes and numbers and stuff!
CBR1100XX SuperBlackbird
VTR1000 Firestorm
RGV 250
BOTAFOT #4
BOTAFOF #30
MRO #24

 

Being competent to ride isn't just the ablity to make it round a corner or
two.

 

With 20 other people of random levels of skill on random bikes and random
levels of track experience.

With 20 other people with similar license, broadly similar levels of skill
on similarly matched bikes and plenty of track experience.

No?

 

Well you're obviously bitter about something.

 

Champ wrote:

Not only ordinary club racing, but until recently the KRC series was
like that, I think you'll agree. And that ACU test day we did at
Snetterton (you know, where I got blue flagged for you), *I* was
overtaking some riders.

The track experience thing is also a myth, isn't it? A lot of 'racers'
can't afford to do track days. In fact, I'd go as far as to say, I
probably have more track time over the year than most racers.

--

Paul.

Ooh look, bikes and numbers and stuff!
CBR1100XX SuperBlackbird
VTR1000 Firestorm
RGV 250
BOTAFOT #4
BOTAFOF #30
MRO #24

 

Even I know this is untrue.

 

IMO, the KRC provides more track time for you money than trackdays or
other club racing.

Last year we had around 8 hours of racing each, which is probably
equivalent to 5 or 6 trackdays. In addition to that we had around 3 - 4
hours of practice each. So in all that's about 8 trackdays worth of
tracktime. But the main thing is we had a great time doing it.

BTW Champ, how many racing laps did we do as a team last year?

 

I estimated 1min 30 secs per lap.

 

I'm working on an average including pitstops and *other* incidents.

 

So there's no distinction between novices, intermediate, clubman and
national riders then?

I take it the guys you are lapping at the back are those with novice
licenses.

Course, straight into the national category though eh?

Fine, the thread's getting tedious and off the point anyway.

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