Bike and car day, Goodwood

[Incorrigible]

A lot of PHers have both bikes and cars. Would there be any interest in a track day where you could take your bike and your car.

I was speaking to a guy who would do the organising, the track costs about £5k for the day, so cost would depend on interest

Bikes and cars would not be on track at the same time BTW

[Leadfoot]

Not sure how I'd get both to the track at the same time. Also dunno if I'd fancy a bike track day at Goodwood, the lack of run off there would make me very nervous on a bike.

[Incorrigible]

With only you, me, and the mate whose idea it was, I suspect the cost may be prohibitive too

[Steve_T]

Any circuit with limited run off is a bad idea as far as I'm concerned. No plans to visit the grass obviously, but sometimes things don't go to plan ... In terms of the idea in general, I'm happy enough to take the car on the track, but I'm too much of a newbie bike-wise. Since I seldom have chance to ride much on the weekend, I've much to learn about cornering. I probably will do a bike track day or to, but through an organised school, where I can hire all the kit etc.

Cheers,

Steve.

[Incorrigible]

Steve,

Definately do a bike day if you can, and don't worry about not being fast enough, or tuition. Chances are there'll be plenty of people there of all abilities

What sort of kit do you need, surely you wear leathers on the road

[iguana]

Ben, im not sure its a great idea simply because you will learn the circuit in/on one vehicle and when you swap vehicle your braking points & lines will be totally different and a bit of a recipe for carnage.

Oh and Goodwood had such strict noise regs I doubt bikes will be able to run race cans & I doubt non cat tivs will pas either as even 911's with standard exhausts often fail.

[Tiggsy]

done lots of track days at goodwood on an R1 with a race can.....no probs with noise (loud ducatis struggle)

also its a STUNNING track for a bike, very, very fast.....makes a car day there seem boring.

i was there on sat at a car day- fastest cars where a griff 500 and 911 both doing 1.36ish.....i do 1.25's on the bike...excellent track.

T

[Tiggsy]

done lots of track days at goodwood on an R1 with a race can.....no probs with noise (loud ducatis struggle)

also its a STUNNING track for a bike, very, very fast.....makes a car day there seem boring.

i was there on sat at a car day- fastest cars where a griff 500 and 911 both doing 1.36ish.....i do 1.25's on the bike...excellent track.

T

[Tiggsy]

done lots of track days at goodwood on an R1 with a race can.....no probs with noise (loud ducatis struggle)

also its a STUNNING track for a bike, very, very fast.....makes a car day there seem boring.

i was there on sat at a car day- fastest cars where a griff 500 and 911 both doing 1.36ish.....i do 1.25's on the bike...excellent track.

T

[iguana]

Blimey no need to tell us 3 times

I'm suprised you got through noise test with a race can tho.

1.25 is a very good time, thats about what a decent driver in a race prepped Caterham Superlight R was getting last yr and even respectably quick cars like E30 M3's and Porsche 968CS's were in the high 1.30's or low 1.40's.

Goodwood & Thruxton are high speed big commitment tracks on 2 or 4 wheels tho, but not much run off in lots of places at Goodwood.