Hot off the Press - Brands Hatch Round - Page 8

**TP#12** · 01 Jul 08, 10:06 PM

I'm with Trouty. Harden up you poofs! Yes it's slippery in the wet but I did qualifying there with a brand new set of tyres that had never turned a wheel in the wet and stayed on. Wasn't a great qually spot but you're right, it's slippery as hell. Just behave yourselves.

In the dry its awesome but you can't go properly fast there without a lot of time to link all the turns together because the circuit flows one corner to the next. You need to understand how each corner exit impacts the next corner entry to really be on it.

Now dry your eyes and get on with it

**Lily** · 01 Jul 08, 10:08 PM

I love Donington.. my fav UK circuit by a million miles!!

**Earkle** · 01 Jul 08, 10:12 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt-T28

I live at the bottom of waddington hill and at the top is RAF waddington where they have the big airshow every year, as well as the uk base for the A-WAC aircraft plus others. When it rains round here the roads get rather slippery, as my friend steve has found out several times to his cost. My grandad used to work on the aircraft and says the reason its slippery is because the fuel leaves a kerosene residue in the air which settles on the surrounding area. It might be true or might not but I cirtainly think its the only viable explanation for Donnington.

Back in my home town......(he whispers) Luton..... i lived directly under the flight path, and the only thing that made me crash my road bike(on mothers day delivering my mother her card and pressie!! dammit!!) was the bloody hourly vauxhall factory Hgv trucks spilling diesel everywhere daily!!, never had an issue with the planes, even my old school was on the flight path. never an issue, even in the ice and snow! i lived on a ruddy big hill too i-tell-thee!!

But hey the way i'm goin this year dibs on being the first to eat gravel!!!

(i usually do at donny lol!)

...AAAAAnyway, this is supposed to be a thread about brands!!! so come on...any predictions?!... c'mon!! i need some gosip!!!

**Imola Duke** · 01 Jul 08, 10:29 PM

Whats Brands like in the wet ?

Apart from wet Trouty

**trouty** · 01 Jul 08, 10:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Imola Duke

Whats Brands like in the wet ?

Apart from wet Trouty

Brands in the wet is BEAUTIFUL

especially clearways

i'd also watch graham hill bend too, on that cold unused, left side of the tyre...

actually, come to think of it, iv done brands in the snow once! feck me that was chilly

**TP#12** · 01 Jul 08, 10:34 PM

Well I think Brands isn't too bad in the wet to be honest. But then I got a 7th and a 4th place on a bike I'd never ridden before in Class A two years ago.

I just love the place - it's Brands Hatch FFS!

Look out if I'm on the grid on Sunday, I'm coming for all of you! I'm pumped mofo's!

**Imola Duke** · 01 Jul 08, 10:51 PM

Never ever ridden at Brands.. Can't fookin wait

**jasonboswell** · 01 Jul 08, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by TP#12

Well I think Brands isn't too bad in the wet to be honest. But then I got a 7th and a 4th place on a bike I'd never ridden before in Class A two years ago.

I just love the place - it's Brands Hatch FFS!

Look out if I'm on the grid on Sunday, I'm coming for all of you! I'm pumped mofo's!

FFS man, you're unbearable. Go for a run. or do something constructive.

**TP#12** · 01 Jul 08, 11:08 PM

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Originally Posted by jasonboswell

FFS man, you're unbearable. Go for a run. or do something constructive.

Kiss my furry butt!

**trouty** · 02 Jul 08, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by TP#12

Kiss my furry butt!

quit boasting

**CK & AK** · 02 Jul 08, 07:22 AM

2006 saw the races being in chilly torrential rain at Brands in April that year.

This didnt stop a fantastic EPIC pair of Class A races with Domski & Andy J (on our Tango) having a great battle - swapping places all the time, fairing scraping & generally ignoring the deluge in each race - and the stream at the bottom of Paddock hill.
Best time in those conditions for a 620 was 1.02.64 (our 'Tango' with Andy J)

Dry conditions last year (very hot & dry) produced 55.73 as the Class A winning time Hawk 66 on our Monster 620 Tango) of 28 starters
and 58.59 in Class B (Griff 64 on his 583 SS) of 32 starters.

Hope this helps put the marker in for you lads.

CK

**harriebird** · 02 Jul 08, 07:23 AM

Brands is brilliant, i've done it in the baking hot, standing water, freezing cold, all gorrrrrgeous!

i'm excited about the race.....oh but i'm not actually racing

never mind, i'll get back in my box