Re: SWB at Portimao 2015
Posted: Nov 1st, '14, 13:29
kim and i are in
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Re: SWB at Portimao 2015
Posted: Nov 1st, '14, 20:46
i would be very eager for this! though im a little lost how you transport your bike over, and travel to airports & track etc?
Re: SWB at Portimao 2015
Posted: Nov 2nd, '14, 07:48
Bike goes to Swindon then haulage over !
Prices for next year pretty much the same as this
£489 is total cost with no limits
Breakdown as follows
£264 Track time
£75. Hotel
£150. Bike transport
Track cost compulsory but other costs up to you
Hotel was cheap to book independently if you fancy staying for longer
Prices for next year pretty much the same as this
£489 is total cost with no limits
Breakdown as follows
£264 Track time
£75. Hotel
£150. Bike transport
Track cost compulsory but other costs up to you
Hotel was cheap to book independently if you fancy staying for longer
Re: SWB at Portimao 2015
Posted: Nov 2nd, '14, 07:52
I am in and I even know way in advance of booking anything else !!!! Lol 
Re: SWB at Portimao 2015
Posted: Nov 2nd, '14, 08:06
£264 track time
thats 3 track "days" also,
Thats only £88 per day!!! For riding a motogp track,
As the dragons say
I'm in
thats 3 track "days" also,
Thats only £88 per day!!! For riding a motogp track,
As the dragons say
I'm in
Re: SWB at Portimao 2015
Posted: Nov 2nd, '14, 09:50
cbrRRchris wrote:i would be very eager for this! though im a little lost how you transport your bike over, and travel to airports & track etc?
I would say to get one or two trackdays in before going to this as it's a bit different to road blasting.
As Bullet said,
Get your kit to swindon on a certain day between certain times and load up
Bike goes to track
You fly out. - make your own booking from nearest airport
Travel from airport to hotel
Hotel to track
Silly fun
Repeat for 3 days
Load kit again
Fly back
Return to swindon a week later to collect kit
Plan following years trip
Re: SWB at Portimao 2015
Posted: Nov 3rd, '14, 19:01
I've just sent off an email to no limits asking for prices if hotel booked independently for Portimao - if you want to stay longer.
Also have asked how many we have to have book up to qualify for discount. worth a shot.
Also have asked how many we have to have book up to qualify for discount. worth a shot.
Re: SWB at Portimao 2015
Posted: Nov 3rd, '14, 21:12
Shouldn't really as will be an expensive time of year with other things going on but WOW!!! despite my little minor incident... Still worked out great value and awesome track. reckon I'm in... Might even have a dedicated track bike by then to 
Re: SWB at Portimao 2015
Posted: Nov 4th, '14, 10:02
Dates are out, 23rd to 25th october !!
Re: SWB at Portimao 2015
Posted: Nov 5th, '14, 10:33
Oh yes i'm in !!!
Are we gonna try and fly from exeter this time?
Are we gonna try and fly from exeter this time?
Re: SWB at Portimao 2015
Posted: Nov 5th, '14, 10:57
i dont know if they do it a a reasonable price now. flybe don't go there aymore, only porto and thats 5 hours drive away !
might just be that bristol gets us again.
might just be that bristol gets us again.
Re: SWB at Portimao 2015
Posted: Nov 5th, '14, 21:26
£40 for fuel ? I used £120 in 4 days at Almeria. Where you not riding it hard enough mate ?billinom8s wrote:cost of 3 days on track, hotel B&B, bike transport there and back from Swindon - £479
cost of plane ticket - £120
cost of fuel for bike - £40
cost of spare scrub tyre (not used) - £40
cost of insurance for myself and kim -£28
cost of additional food and water - approx £70
cost of 2 days van rental for Swindon and fuel £140
of course you can spend more of less, i think bullet went through a lot of fuel, for obvious reasons neither Nick of myself did.
you would save a whole load on the fact you already have a van to get your kit to and from the depot. With looking at this with 12 months head start it's only a matter of a few quid a month tucked way.
We all did this on a budget, scrubbed tyres, pooling lifts etc so corners can be cut.
Re: SWB at Portimao 2015
Posted: Nov 5th, '14, 21:30
Does anyone do the open pitlane anymore ? focused havent used at Almeria since 2010 instead they use the laptimers and run their chrono events which work really well.Jewell wrote:Good value if you have the open pit rule....TLS-Moose wrote:So circa £900 - £1k for 2.5 days on track - extra if you need an additional night to get the full third day on track?
3-5 bikes on track at a time, looks of space and 1-to-1 tuition.....
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Virtually the same price.
Re: SWB at Portimao 2015
Posted: Nov 5th, '14, 21:48
There's no overseas hire car costs either? Or at least some way of getting from hotel to circuit?deej wrote:£40 for fuel ? I used £120 in 4 days at Almeria. Where you not riding it hard enough mate ?billinom8s wrote:cost of 3 days on track, hotel B&B, bike transport there and back from Swindon - £479
cost of plane ticket - £120
cost of fuel for bike - £40
cost of spare scrub tyre (not used) - £40
cost of insurance for myself and kim -£28
cost of additional food and water - approx £70
cost of 2 days van rental for Swindon and fuel £140
of course you can spend more of less, i think bullet went through a lot of fuel, for obvious reasons neither Nick of myself did.
you would save a whole load on the fact you already have a van to get your kit to and from the depot. With looking at this with 12 months head start it's only a matter of a few quid a month tucked way.
We all did this on a budget, scrubbed tyres, pooling lifts etc so corners can be cut.
Re: SWB at Portimao 2015
Posted: Nov 5th, '14, 23:24
4 of us went in on car/fuel/food etc and it cost 43 euros each
no deej i wasn't riding hard or doing many sessions. also my bike isn't set up to run at 16000 rpm. i'm sure some of the heavier handed riders used more but i used what i needed to.
we get the message moose, your name won't be on the riders list next year
no deej i wasn't riding hard or doing many sessions. also my bike isn't set up to run at 16000 rpm. i'm sure some of the heavier handed riders used more but i used what i needed to.
we get the message moose, your name won't be on the riders list next year