Cartagena, Jan 18-20

[slob]

Bex and I (and a couple of others) have decided to book 3 days at Cartagena with No Limits in January. http://www.nolimitstrackdays.com/acatalog/cartegenatrackdays.html
Usually £459 for track, bike transport and **** hotel it's discounted to £399 'til the end of the month. An extra night is £33 saving the mad rush back on Sunday night. So fly out Thursday and back Monday.
Just need to arrange cheap flights to Murcia or Alicante, book a hire car and get bikes to/from Swindon for transport. All that's missing then is food and petrol/tyres.

anyone else up for it?

[jonzi]

It's a possibility for me.

My girlfriend will probably kill me if I tell her now though.

[J.P]

I've now been banned from any motorsport activity within 8 weeks of a holiday.
So for me, as you can imagine, that's almost never going to work... :)

[slob]

Jonzi: she can come with you £132 for 4 nights/non-rider plus a flight
J.P: it isn't within 8 weeks, it IS a holiday

[J.P]

Try explaining that to Emma..... ;)

[bex]

Just think how much more you'll deserve a holiday after 3 days sweating round a track.

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a370/rjbecs/underthumb_zps258e8c6a.jpg

[slob]

Thuli seemed pleased, 4 nights in a four star hotel in a small Southern Spanish town, use of hire car all day for sightseeing while we're at the track, what's not to like?
Cartagena 15deg in Jan... London 4deg if you're lucky

[LouSCannon]

Unfortunately I have a trip to Vegas to save for...

[J.P]

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a370/rjbecs/underthumb_zps258e8c6a.jpg

Oh Bex, you've met my wife then...

[bex]

:chuckle: ah well, next time.

You need to start booking your holidays 9 weeks apart so you have a sneaky week in between!

[johnsy]

The track is at Aljorra, just be aware of the local night club, night club has a different meaning in Spain :mand:

[Funkatronic]

oooh that would be fun, am bankrupt right at the minute. will see who i can rob

[bex]

Good man ;)

[bex]

Bumpety bump! :-)

[jonzi]

I will book this when I get paid. 3 days on the new bike will be helpful.

[pegboy]

I have been looking at the euro track days for 2013, and I will not be able to go until at least May which then will be either Aragon or Valencia

[Funkatronic]

how about we do both and tour in between :idea:

[pegboy]

Mate I'd love to but!!!!!!

[Phatty]

Ooh! Looks like i need to get selling to raise funds. Just bought another tackday support bus so that's more than wiped me out but desperate to be back out on track again after the weather ruined the last Cadwell attempt.

[jonzi]

Has any one been in Jan? What's the weather usually like?

Any one know what hotels NL use?

[slob]

Hotel is Best Western 4* bang in the middle of Cartagena, weather should be around 15c

[johnsy]

And cheapest in Aljorra, 5 minutes from the track, weather anything up to 20's,
best night out at Castillo, opposite Carrefour.
They recently found an underground village, access via a Church, next to the Irish bar, only place to get a Guinness

[jonzi]

Signed up.

Have you guys booked flights yet?

[slob]

yep, will pm you tonight, we're flying out thu and back mon (so have booked an extra night at the hotel sun)

[jonzi]

Okey doke.

I'll be taking the 600ss I have bought, no road gear on it. So if you want to share a van to take the bikes down then I am up for that.

I assume Bex is going to take her little green thing, that will probably fit in the glove box.

[slob]

I think the little green thing lives just down the road anyway but van share sounds good.
I've booked a dull but cheap hire car too

[bex]

I'm not sure if that’s a 125 or a leprechaun reference. Either way, the bigger little green thing lives in Frome so will just be bringing it up from there. I do however have to take some aviation fuel to St Albans, but I'll worry about that later...

I was going to take it as hand luggage but unfortunately that will be my helmet instead.

[slob]

Do you have Jerry cans? I have access to a car and can we can swing by Elstree on the way out of NW London.

[bex]

I did have.

Got some more on the way; Elstree fine about randomers rocking up and taking fuel? If so, that be larvly.

[slob]

well, they were in 1985 when I last needed fuel for the TZ350...

[bex]

I was born that year :mand:

[bex]

Alas we have returned all in tact, what a bloody great trip :biggrin:

[gary tompkins]

http://www.clublexus.com/forums/attachments/es300-and-es330/181916d1280974374-2000-es300-chrome-oval-exhaust-tips-useless-without-pics.jpg

[bex]

Smart arse ;-)

I bought some, so here a few I like. Rob had some good pics from the paddock and of course, the bar.


http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a370/rjbecs/carta011-1.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a370/rjbecs/carta04-1.jpg

http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a370/rjbecs/carta01-1.jpg http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a370/rjbecs/carta06-1.jpg

[J.P]

As you know, my wife wouldn't let me attend, so it's great that you all had fun without me !

And it's great that you all lasted the few days without any injury's, though I hear Slob's bike is very sick...

[slob]

Ha! very sick... understatement.
Definitely blown up the motor, good news for the other 113 riders out there is most of the oil stayed on the inside. Sadly a 30K mile old 1000ie is no match for a KTM SuperDuke.
Will start post mortem once I've cleared some garage space and bike has been returned from Spain via Swindon this weekend. Good excuse for a rebuild ;-D

[bex]

Poor monster. He was going to take mine for a spin till he realised it was 1:500 scale model keyring.

[J.P]

Will it have had enough power to shift him along ?

[slob]

Yeah but I'm too old and fat to fold myself onto it and still be able to do the essential little things like change gear.

[J.P]

Ring, ding ding ding ding.... :)

[slob]

a taster, Thuli has some much better ones, as does PeteW (when he gets back from Spain)

http://www.thelasturl.net/carta13/01_home.jpg http://www.thelasturl.net/carta13/02_lube.jpg http://www.thelasturl.net/carta13/03_pitlane.jpg

http://www.thelasturl.net/carta13/04_red-black.jpg http://www.thelasturl.net/carta13/05_straight.jpg

http://www.thelasturl.net/carta13/06_relax.jpg http://www.thelasturl.net/carta13/07_dead.jpg

http://www.thelasturl.net/carta13/08_homeward.jpg

[jonzi]

I'll throw in a gratuitous knee down shot

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/45968_10151387726157025_1350554880_n.jpg

[Diego]

That must have been brilliant and without a doubt on my to-do list!!!

I assume you met Dani Baxter? Was she on her RSV4?

[jonzi]

Fantastic weekend. Had a great time and learnt some new things.

Mostly how to say stuff in Northern Irish and never to eat fruit picked from a tree in the street.

[scrapps]

Ha! very sick... understatement.
Definitely blown up the motor, good news for the other 113 riders out there is most of the oil stayed on the inside. Sadly a 30K mile old 1000ie is no match for a KTM SuperDuke.
Will start post mortem once I've cleared some garage space and bike has been returned from Spain via Swindon this weekend. Good excuse for a rebuild ;-D

Well it looks like you had a good time.
If you need a motor for the monster I have a very low mileage 1000ds multi going cheap so you can use the motor then sell off the rest to get some money back !

[bex]

Fantastic weekend. Had a great time and learnt some new things.

Mostly how to say stuff in Northern Irish and never to eat fruit picked from a tree in the street.

Here's the extended Norn Irish lesson for your further education http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zJH3_mYFPYc&sns=em

Diego yes met Dani, Chris introduced us before we went via Facebook... She was really cool. Her RSV was in the shop and she'd just bought a 675 track bike and brought it out.

[Diego]

Diego yes met Dani, Chris introduced us before we went via Facebook... She was really cool. Her RSV was in the shop and she'd just bought a 675 track bike and brought it out.

Nice 1! Small world isn't it ;-)!!!

[gary tompkins]

Great photo's

Pity about the motor Rob... I hope it went out in style

[slob]

onboard lap (http://www.thelasturl.net/video/Carta20130119.mp4)

[pegboy]

Looks like you guys had a great time, really jealous now, although you got me excited and looking at dates to book now, and it looks as if i might do Brno in July with NL?

Slob, that guy passing you was a bit close? or was that the camera making it look closer than it really was?

[bex]

Here's mine on the angry wasp... plus about 10 seconds, minus several apexes, and mostly of my arse.

http://s15.beta.photobucket.com/user/rjbecs/media/IMG_0167_zps0c3cb368.mp4.html

[J.P]

Brilliant Bex.

[scrapps]

Great vid :thumbsup:

[pegboy]

Awesome great vid Bexs, are you bliping the throttle on downshift also, sorry have no volume at work.

[bex]

Dont worry theres no sound on the vid, turned it off...sounds great but the screaming gets on your nerves pretty quickly (the bikes that is, not mine, although I'm sure my Norn Irish cursing gets irritating too :biggrin:).

Yep crucial blip/rev match on the downshift, sounds like its going to implode otherwise!

[jonzi]

Dont worry theres no sound on the vid, turned it off...sounds great but the screaming gets on your nerves pretty quickly (the bikes that is, not mine, although I'm sure my Norn Irish cursing gets irritating too :biggrin:).

Yep crucial blip/rev match on the downshift, sounds like its going to implode otherwise!

Did you catch yourself shouting at the schlowmos over the ring ding a ding?

I'd post the video of me but you would see lots of head shaking and bad body positioning!

I've gone and booked those track days in Feb that I mentioned. So can always put your bike in the glove box this weekend when we pick up mine and robs, if you do fancy coming!

[bex]

Me too, but its good to see where its wrong to learn from!

Cheers I'll have a think, I think my bike might need a bit of attention before I take it out again though. And not so keen on a freezing Feb track day but will see, just picked up some bargain tyre warmers which would be rather handy....

Bring a spare keyring just in case! ;-)

[slob]

Viva il vespa verdi!

[bex]

Will you's all f*******ck uuuuuuuuup :chuckle:

[Sirc]

Great vid bex - would be interested to know how much power the wasp pushes out. Commiserations Rob - sorry to hear.. any idea what's failed yet?

[bex]

A BSB spec'd version is about 48bhp, 135mph. Mines probably 40-45bhp at a guess, I'm led to believe its fairly trick, so maybe closer to 45 but who knows. Without a speedo its hard to know the top speed I've had out of her; I know I had about 125mph for sure, I reckon I've had 130 since, all speculative however.

I may also just be mad; speed is slightly deceptive when your arms feel like they're being ripped from their sockets while you hold on for dear life in the fetal position...

[hhmunro]

To be fair,and I am no expert,but nobody went past you,and that is good in racing,right??

[bex]

That is good, but it wasn't a race, and there didn't seem to be many people out there LOL....

PS. Love that dog avatar :chuckle:

[hhmunro]

dog avatar? that is Jim, Cheem,my hopeless hound, Spanish dog rescue,he was just impossible to resist...

[gary tompkins]

Here's mine on the angry wasp... plus about 10 seconds, minus several apexes, and mostly of my arse.

http://s15.beta.photobucket.com/user/rjbecs/media/IMG_0167_zps0c3cb368.mp4.html

Couldn't view the video - is it passworded :confused:

Do you need to have an account on photobucket?

[Thuli]

Couldn't view the video - is it passworded :confused:

Do you need to have an account on photobucket?

I think you may need to have passed your 'Speaking Norn Irish - Level 1 (A1)' exam first.

[Char]

come on then

whats next? :)

Castle Coombe just aint gonna cut it

[gary tompkins]

I think you may need to have passed your 'Speaking Norn Irish - Level 1 (A1)' exam first.

Ahh.. that would be it possibly

I used to work on site a lot with assorted Paddy's... not so much now so I'm a bit rusty

[Stafford]

Looks like you both had a great time, whats gone pop Slob?