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At sunny Brands Hatch!

bic_bicknell

bic_bicknell

2012-08-06 12:22:00 UTC

Here we are at brands with glorious summer sunshine, dry track and a day that goes on till 8 tonight. Doesn't get much better than this. Met Cerec, nice bloke, his titanium headers have just spilit at the flange so he 's gone off with Broken Leg to see if there's a local place to get it welded.

I,m in a jinxed garage with three other bikes, first totally binned it on first session, rear end write off, and one of the other Triumph triples just dropped a con rod on the start/ finish straight, oil smoke everywhere but not so much on the track. They're dropping like flies mmy side so might move across to the other KTM side, seems like a better Karma!

first track day this year so I,m shit and finding it hard to get in the groove. But it's coming.

TimR

TimR

2012-08-06 12:35:00 UTC

Glad to hear you've got good weather.

bic_bicknell

bic_bicknell

2012-08-06 13:01:00 UTC

Can't upload here onto iPad. I'll post some later when I get home. Ominous clouds forming down wind, lots of faces outside pits staring at the sky - like mass willpower might make a difference. May go and join them in case it does.

No. 47

No. 47

2012-08-06 13:29:00 UTC

Swift late afternoon/early evening beer local to Brands?

bic_bicknell

bic_bicknell

2012-08-06 14:29:00 UTC

Don't know of pubs round here. Never been, always too tired! This track day runs till 8 pm though. Loads of time left in the sun. Showered before but not too bad. Took out the last remaining bike in my garage though! That's four down all around me, not superstitious but I feel like I 'm the last man standing here

No. 47

No. 47

2012-08-06 14:39:00 UTC

Let me know - I'm local and there's one pub just off Scratcher's Lane.

bic_bicknell

bic_bicknell

2012-08-06 15:31:00 UTC

Not sunny anymore duty calls and all that.

bic_bicknell

bic_bicknell

2012-08-06 20:20:00 UTC

Here's some pics from the day.
Sunny morning
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Dry track
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Bit red and white in the face from lack of track time this year
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With Broken Legged Biker following
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Where's he gone?