Snetterton 300 - June 15th

[peejay1977]

Anyone from here there? Was there with a load of mates off another forum.

Don't have too much in the way of pics, the pics from the photographer onsite weren't bad, he missed me getting my knees down lol

Have to say the day wasn't looking great, the weather looked shocking but we did get 4 clear sessions during the day, and we had the Archie Scott Brown suite all to ourselves.

Anyways, this is some of his pics, it's clear I've been off a bike for a long time, body positioning all over the place :

http://www.pjitsolutions.co.uk/pics/share/mesnett1.jpg

http://www.pjitsolutions.co.uk/pics/share/mesnett2.jpg

Took this of the tyre at the end, great wear pattern which proves 2 things, one is that the suspension is ok and two, I need to get on the power earlier, and harder haha

http://www.pjitsolutions.co.uk/pics/share/snettreartyre.jpg

One of my bike (and yes thats me in the naff Superman tshirt) :

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b246/markclark101/NinjaFest_2012/Ninjafest2012-13.jpg

Ok, some footage, but please bear in mind the following things (yes here come the piss poor excuses) lol

1. I haven't been on a bike for nearly 3 years up till 3 months ago.

2. I haven't been on track for just over 3 years.

3. I've never done the Snetterton 300 circuit and it's not the easiest to master, as I found out with messing up all the late apexes.

4. I had serious brake issues all day, unfortunately the brakes kept boiling and going spongy so I couldn't risk braking too hard. 2 people on the day told me that it's cause the R1 has GG rated pads which get too hot and that it's a common complaint? I usually run HH pads so I can't comment myself. Braking was fine till they got hot, no air, and we changed the fluid too.

Biggest problems I found getting used to the circuit were that I didn't have anyone to tag onto and show me the ropes so I was kinda making it up as I went, hence the wildly off lines I had, combined with the tall gearing of the R1 which I hated on the track it made for an interesting day. To be fair I nearly didn't make it there at all so I can't complain.

On the plus side, on the time I managed to get out on track I only got passed once

Be gentle with me :

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