Rizla Track day!

[GixerBoy]

Just thought i'd let you guys know about the track day I did with Rizla Suzuki at Mallory a few weeks ago.
It was a full corparate event and all the Rizla boys were there.....JR,Shakey,Haydon,MacKenzie and some ex TT winner whose name I can't remember!
It was similar to a normal track day,three groups (I was in the inters) but you had the Rizla boys leading the groups.
I had JR leading my group and after the first session he came over for a chat.
I asked him about a few things and then asked if he would take me out for some 'one on one' tution which he agreed to........
Sufficent to say that after doing one session with JR my times improved by 2 seconds a lap straight away!!
After the session,JR came over and suggested that I move up to the advanced goup as he could see that the inters were holding me up.......Well chuffed!
The advanced group was being led by Niall McKensie who was very pleasant when JR intoduced me to him and said that I should fit into the group no probs.
Out with the fast boys,I improved my time by another second a lap.......!
All in all,it was a great day and at the end of It had improved my lap time by 6 seconds which was not bad as I had the whole Inters group beat in the first session!
With thanks to Mac who came along and took the pictures and video.

GB.

[GixerBoy]

100mph knee down at Gerrards!

[Scott_W]

Sounds like a good day out. I saw the Rizla event was advertised, but I couldn't justify the money for it which is a shame.

So what did JR tell you then that helped drop your times?

[Gav]

Sounds like it was a top day out...

[GixerBoy]

Was more like what I learned from following him Scott........He took a much tighter line around Gerrards than I'd been taking plus was running wider coming out of Devils Elbow than me.......
I did talk to him about gear choice around Gerrards......I was taking it in 3rd and felt that it was revving to high and that the slightest movement of the throttle would have me off!
We talked about taking it in 4th which meant not changing down into 3rd at the end of the start finish straight (just before the entry to Gerrards) so no engine braking!!
Took a bit of getting used too,braking then just throwing it in but by the end of the 3rd session,felt comfortable doing it and the lap times came down as a result!

[GixerBoy]

Sounds like it was a top day out...

Yeah it was,learned lots and JR is such a nice guy to talk to!

[jj]

think the ex tt racer was probably trevor nation used to race the rotary nortons

[BB]

think the ex tt racer was probably trevor nation used to race the rotary nortons

I remember seeing him race them! Stirring stuff at the time!

BB

[GixerBoy]

Aha,yes it was jj,thanks!

[jj]

late 80s early 90s amazingly fast and maybe the best sounding bike ever.. plus a local lad

I remember seeing him race them! Stirring stuff at the time!

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