Some track day prep questions

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panibadboy said:
Rehm usually goes to Cartagena, Bike Promotions to Andalucia/Almeria.
Both do Jerez, Portimao, Valencia - just different dates.

Cartagena is tricky on V4R - short track. Nice to practice body position but would deffo require to change gearing to be more comfortable.

Andalucia/Almeria are amazing.

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Valencia is great as well

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I’d like to try Valencia and Jerez. Portimao is apparently fun but harder to learn with lots of blind parts?

I’d love to try some of the other famous circuits as well but it would be great to do it when I’ve got to a better standard.
 
SuperDomestique said:
You have a bit of hot tearing just off the edge. Could go up a psi or 2
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its more complicated than that unfortunately.

its dunlop gp whatever its called slick, they are really sensitive to outside temperature and pressure.
plus it was at Silverstone GP back in days when they re-surfaced it so it was very abrasive. Cold outside too.

it ended up like this :
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I stopped using dunlops after that, too much hassle with them
 
panibadboy said:
its more complicated than that unfortunately.

its dunlop gp whatever its called slick, they are really sensitive to outside temperature and pressure.
plus it was at Silverstone GP back in days when they re-surfaced it so it was very abrasive. Cold outside too.

it ended up like this :
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I stopped using dunlops after that, too much hassle with them
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Yikes. Hot tear to delam. No bueno
 
The forecast for the Czech Republic is extreme rainfall with similar levels to the floods in 1997 and 2002… Perfect.

The app forecasts look like zero chance for Friday, very little chance for Saturday and possibly a bit more of a chance on Sunday, although the relatively low temperatures mean that the chances of the track drying out are slim.

I guess I should go and hope for the best but it’s looking very unlikely. With the sudden drop in temperature I’d need to put a soft back on the front and then I’ll probably not use it… 🫣
 
panibadboy said:
its .... weather across all C Europe this weekend. So buy some Red vino, have aperitivo and off you go to FKK club
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I'm staying home. If the forecast turns out to be wildly incorrect I'm only a couple of hours down the road from the circuit. Friday for sure will be torrential all day. The weekend has the remote possibility of showing some marginal improvement but it's cold and the track won't dry quickly even if it stops raining. The hotel were happy to cancel at the last minute at no cost as I'm a regular there and the van people were happy to do the same (although it should remain available if I need it).

I've been lucky all year with the weather - only a couple of days in total missed due to rain but also some lovely days that were supposed to have interruptions with rain but didn't.

Winter trips to sunny tracks are looking like a distinct possibility and perhaps a necessity...
 
bp_SFV4 said:
But it’s soooo good to do track days in Europe. 👍

Our Swiss dork is afraid of a road trip.
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As are you. You should meet me in colorado sometime (I was just there riding for four days). I'll send a picture of the front of my bike so you know what it looks like as that's the only way you'll ever see it. Or maybe once or twice I'll let you come by so I can pass you midcorner a few times for a giggle.
 
baggerman said:
As are you. You should meet me in colorado sometime (I was just there riding for four days). I'll send a picture of the front of my bike so you know what it looks like as that's the only way you'll ever see it. Or maybe once or twice I'll let you come by so I can pass you midcorner a few times for a giggle.
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Just got back from Georgia. It’s not the road trip, I just don’t want to be around you.
 

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