Donington Park, 16 September 2005
My first time ever at Donington but as the Fast group had been selling out and even had some reserves, I was riding in the Intermediates, aka the group most likely to crash (this is because - according to legend - it's the one where people too proud to book into Novices go and/or it's where the self-styled heroes go so they can beat all the slower riders). In truth, I'm better suited to the Inters. as I'm not as fast as I was and I ride a bike that's much, much heavier than the rest - imagine a sportsbike with a rider and pillion and that's about the right weight...We don't allow laptiming at our trackdays, but one of the ZRXOC Team Phat Bastid Supporters Club contingent clocked me at under 1:37 for a lap.
Donington Park is now one of my favourite tracks as it's a lovely one to ride and not 'Mickey Mouse' like some others. Problem is, it's another 'premium' MSV-owned circuits so it's an expensive day, especially for a so-called Noisy day: despite being next to East Midlands Airport, the locals complain about bike noise, so there are normally noise restrictions in place.
That and they prohibit on-board videos, the buggers.
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2 Comments:
Donington isnt an MSV circuit. Tom Wheatcroft a Leicester businessman owns the place, but has leased it to Livenation who own Donington Park Leisure ltd the circuit operators. Livenation are mainly music/concert promoters.
Quite right. I sit corrected ~:0)
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