Did a free day at Snetters when they were testing F3 and formula Ford carsImpressive.
I Wouldn’t have the balls to go round the Nurburgring on a motorised bicycle while there are cars on the track.
His performance reminds me of my own experience of riding an R6 at Brands…thought I was doing ok until my ‘coach’ Steve Plater got bored following me and overtook me on the outside at Druids while giving me the ‘Barry Sheene wave’ as he roared off into the distance. I reckon he could do two laps to my one, if not more.
'82 or '83 my mate and I were racing at the John Player superbike races at Donnington, he made the decision to give up racing that weekend as he was giving it his all and Ron Haslam came past him on the rear wheel, handlebars to one side, posing for publicity photos.Yes I've been there. Lapping Donington on an R6 and really biting the screen when Jamie Whitham went past me down Craner with a fag on. Bastard.
I only did the Brands one as I won a day at the Yamaha Race School via an Autotrader competition. It was a great experience having Steve Plater as a one to one coach despite my total lack of ability and required testosterone. It was quite amusing watching a couple of the oooh look at me power Ranger leather warriors binning their R6s on the first lap and having to sit out the rest of the day.A track day is something that has never interested me.....