Snetterton 300

Hoops · 08-15-2013, 04:52 AM

The boys and i were back yet again at Snetterton on Sunday. Had another fantastic day. One of my friends is a racer and currently running 4th in the championship. He told me to try and keep up, so i did my very best! I was on my BMW S1000RR Sport and he was on his big bang R1. We had a lot of fun on track, i got bent out of shape a few times trying to chase him down, even went off track at the bottom of the back straight when i went into a false neutral banging down the gears from 170 mph (not much fun!!) and i also had a moment out braking myself into the hairpin!! But its all part of the game and at least we kept it shiny side up!!

I want to thank James again for all his help (yet again) in securing us the garages - you are a total star fella and we genuinely very much appreciate it.

Watch the footage in HD, its much clearer.

Here are the YouTube links:

Steve

mob17 · 08-15-2013, 08:56 AM

That's awesome. Feel dizzy just watching it. Thanks for the upload.

What would happen if your knees touched the tarmac when taking a fast corner. Would it fuck the leg up?

Nick the Greek · 08-15-2013, 11:48 AM

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What would happen if your knees touched the tarmac when taking a fast corner. Would it fuck the leg up?

No. You're knee will hit the tarmac on all the fast corners. You need to know how far to crank the bike over.

Nice videos. I did notice more than one apex being missed tho....

Hoops · 08-15-2013, 11:53 AM

LOL - thats what knee sliders are for fella! To be honest people always think getting your knee down means your an awesome rider and its super quick etc - but actually its easy as piss to get your knee down, its all down to body positioning - but ive learned over the years and from being around and following experienced racers that its much better and safer to leave a certain margin for error, in other words if your cranked right over in order to get your knee down (for your ego) unnecessarily then it leaves little or no room for error if the bike suddenly gets out of shape etc - i rarely ever think about getting my knee down now and actually rarely do, i use it more as a guide to guage just how far cranked over the bike is and where its at on the track etc.

Hoops · 08-27-2013, 03:39 AM

A few photos from the day.....

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Hoops Brigadier General 271 Rep 3,658 Posts Drives: E70 X5 xDrive35d M Sport Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chigwell, Essex iTrader: (5) Garage List 2011 BMW S1000RR Sport [10.00] 2009 E92 M3 DCT [0.00] 2010 Range Rover Sport [0.00] 54 Plate E46 M3 CSL [0.00]	Snetterton 300 - Onboard Footage The boys and i were back yet again at Snetterton on Sunday. Had another fantastic day. One of my friends is a racer and currently running 4th in the championship. He told me to try and keep up, so i did my very best! I was on my BMW S1000RR Sport and he was on his big bang R1. We had a lot of fun on track, i got bent out of shape a few times trying to chase him down, even went off track at the bottom of the back straight when i went into a false neutral banging down the gears from 170 mph (not much fun!!) and i also had a moment out braking myself into the hairpin!! But its all part of the game and at least we kept it shiny side up!! I want to thank James again for all his help (yet again) in securing us the garages - you are a total star fella and we genuinely very much appreciate it. Watch the footage in HD, its much clearer. Here are the YouTube links: Steve Attached Images __________________ E70 X5 xDrive35d M Sport - Carbon Black - Panoramic Roof - 21" BMW Alloys - BMW Performance Gloss Black Grilles - LCi Rear Light Upgrade - BMW 4.8i Exhaust Trims
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mob17 Major General 400 Rep 5,623 Posts Drives: E92 335D Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: East Midlands, UK iTrader: (5)	That's awesome. Feel dizzy just watching it. Thanks for the upload. What would happen if your knees touched the tarmac when taking a fast corner. Would it fuck the leg up?
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Hoops Brigadier General 271 Rep 3,658 Posts Drives: E70 X5 xDrive35d M Sport Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chigwell, Essex iTrader: (5) Garage List 2011 BMW S1000RR Sport [10.00] 2009 E92 M3 DCT [0.00] 2010 Range Rover Sport [0.00] 54 Plate E46 M3 CSL [0.00]	LOL - thats what knee sliders are for fella! To be honest people always think getting your knee down means your an awesome rider and its super quick etc - but actually its easy as piss to get your knee down, its all down to body positioning - but ive learned over the years and from being around and following experienced racers that its much better and safer to leave a certain margin for error, in other words if your cranked right over in order to get your knee down (for your ego) unnecessarily then it leaves little or no room for error if the bike suddenly gets out of shape etc - i rarely ever think about getting my knee down now and actually rarely do, i use it more as a guide to guage just how far cranked over the bike is and where its at on the track etc. __________________ E70 X5 xDrive35d M Sport - Carbon Black - Panoramic Roof - 21" BMW Alloys - BMW Performance Gloss Black Grilles - LCi Rear Light Upgrade - BMW 4.8i Exhaust Trims
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Hoops Brigadier General 271 Rep 3,658 Posts Drives: E70 X5 xDrive35d M Sport Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chigwell, Essex iTrader: (5) Garage List 2011 BMW S1000RR Sport [10.00] 2009 E92 M3 DCT [0.00] 2010 Range Rover Sport [0.00] 54 Plate E46 M3 CSL [0.00]	A few photos from the day..... Attached Images __________________ E70 X5 xDrive35d M Sport - Carbon Black - Panoramic Roof - 21" BMW Alloys - BMW Performance Gloss Black Grilles - LCi Rear Light Upgrade - BMW 4.8i Exhaust Trims
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