Tarmac!

We all know that Mallory has been completely re-surfaced with grippy tarmac!! and everyone is looking forward to it? But just a word of warning? (new) Anglesey was made with super grippy tarmac and its lovely... if you stay on! If you come off however your leathers stick to the tarmac like sh1t to a blanket and the only thing moving is your body 6" further down into your leathers and that can hurt not to mention all the bruises and friction burns! I'd like a fairly grippy tarmac!

MCN today 'Florida Speedway Daytona 200' was resurfaced in super grippy tarmac - tyres couldn't cope they were 'chunking?' - Dunlop tyres asked the organises to cut the race short on safety grounds...

And think of your tyre wear!!!!!

Mike

I think we should change to rolling starts at Mallory, if the weathers good, grippy tarmac warm tyres and my traditionally sized frame I might not be able to break the surface tension / initial friction at the start

James

Spoken to a few people that have done practice at mallory since new tarmac and they say "its well slippery, Gerrard's has more bumps than before on the exit and Edwina's has been made straiter " .

I agree with mike big time about anglsey that hurts even in the wet.

Roll on the 8th!

Ian every now and then we leave ourselves open for critisisum, us northerners call it character building, so if you do not like, it stay on ! lol . still looking forward to you giving some answers to my questions, and I like the set up/ check listing process, before/ during /after, meeting.


Kind regards Derek

iscutt wrote:

Spoken to a few people that have done practice at mallory since new tarmac and they say "its well slippery, Gerrard's has more bumps than before on the exit and Edwina's has been made straiter " .

I agree with mike big time about anglsey that hurts even in the wet.

Roll on the 8th!

Having been to Mallory last weekend I would have to say there have been no actual changes to the track layout itself apart from being resurfaced. The "view" into Edwina's is straighter due to the removal of the marshal's post on the entry to the corner but that's all.

Rusty

were Lou going to stand now with no marshals hut

I would have to concurr with Mike and Ians view regarding Angelsey, having kissed the tarmac at the corkscrew, touch of ambition over ability with me,bloody hurt !

Mike.