Castle Coombe

[steve-d]

Has anyone done a trackday there, seriously considering doing it before the end of summer. Its pretty close so should be able to ride there and back in a day easily.

[jon_piscitelli]

Yup, is worth a go, organisers really friendly and track has some rather quick corners.

They run differently than other days, 3 to 5 groups all mixed but limited numbers out at one time and of course the dreaded combe noise test.

Safety camera partnership are doing a day with hopp training on the 16th September for £99, same amount of track time but focused on corners and braking allegedly, otherwise it's £125 for the day.

[billinom8s]

sorry to put a downer on it steve but your bike will probs be waaaaaaaaaay too loud. They are pretty strict there. I hear they have a list of what bikes fail with STANDARD cans.

[DynaMight]

sorry to put a downer on it steve but your bike will probs be waaaaaaaaaay too loud. They are pretty strict there. I hear they have a list of what bikes fail with STANDARD cans.

Thats only newer exhausts with 'MotoGP' style cans like the K6 GSXR's, 09 Fireblades etc. Any bike with a 'conventional' exhaust will pass, so an old R6 with a standard exhaust will be fine. Simons bike would fail due to the buzz from the GHD's.

[sevenofninecelica]

I was hoping to put the car on track there during Japfest but it failed the godsquadders-PC-Tree hugging noise level test........and I know bike bike would fail too, its a shame cus its a nice track. Seems silly tho having a race course and the top rated cars and bikes etc can't race there kinda defeats the purpose of a race track the noise the atmosphere the racing, too many rules health and safety BSers are ruining racing + this country.

[billinom8s]

sorry to put a downer on it steve but your bike will probs be waaaaaaaaaay too loud. They are pretty strict there. I hear they have a list of what bikes fail with STANDARD cans.

Thats only newer exhausts with 'MotoGP' style cans like the K6 GSXR's, 09 Fireblades etc. Any bike with a 'conventional' exhaust will pass, so an old R6 with a standard exhaust will be fine. Simons bike would fail due to the buzz from the GHD's.

i don't think steves bke has a standard can, still running that 'art' can that came with it from funky ?

[Bladerunner]

As has been said, very nice track, but they are anal about noise to the point where it just isn't funny. I took my 250 2 stroke race bike there some years back, amusingly it passed the test, but the bloke was a complete b a s t a rd about it, made me do the test twice and then gave me a lecture about how 2 strokes make more noise when on track and that he'd be watching me and would black flag me the moment I went over the limit. P i ssed me right off and created a bad feeling right from the off, haven't been back since.

In their defence I understand that they have a serious problem with w ankers who buy a house in the village in the knowledge that it's next to a racetrack, and then complain about the noise from said track, so they have to be strict - but they don't have to be so miserable about it

[steve-d]

Yea running the Art can, but got a standard one as well.
Jon who's organising that, got a link? Its on a wednesday as well which is my days off

Going to the Probike national races there on saturday which should be good fun.

[jon_piscitelli]

I'll hunt the info out at work today

[billinom8s]

Simons bike would fail due to the buzz from the GHD's.

not any more - i have gas ones now

[billinom8s]

Has anyone done a trackday there, seriously considering doing it before the end of summer. Its pretty close so should be able to ride there and back in a day easily.

does this mean you will be picking up your track fairing now then ?

[steve-d]

Never.

Will ask my dad nicely to pick it up on his way home from work.

I'm booked for the 2nd september cos i'm on holiday from work that week convinently, 131 quid

[deej]

Bladerunners point seems to sum what most people report about castle coombe,it actually sounds very similiar to how I felt the guys at pembrey were with the guys back in june. Wasn't impressed with their attitude either...

[Varcon]

I would be tempted to do this if it wasnt for the stupidly high price tag with it! 125 for a track day

[TLS-Moose]

Bladerunners point seems to sum what most people report about castle coombe,it actually sounds very similiar to how I felt the guys at pembrey were with the guys back in june. Wasn't impressed with their attitude either...

In fairness Deej, the noise testing folks were the track/council guys rather than PBRTD

I thought their (PBRTD) attitude to noise seemed OK Not that I'd know as it wasn't me who took the bike to them