Barry Sheene Road Race Festival

fritz · Jun 11, 2013

Can any one advice whether there is much difference between Sat and Sunday?

Looks like each day is a repeat to me and can't find much info - web-site is hopeless.

Very poorly publicised or detailed :confused:

We'll only go for one of the days so wanted to figure out which is best - any guidance welcomed

Backroader · Jun 12, 2013

Not much to be said....it is the same both days.

Pick the best days weather I suppose.

fritz · Jun 14, 2013

Weather wise looking ike Sunday then...but who can tell

jonnie comet · Jun 14, 2013

Yes, Sunday is the main day....there will be a better crowd and atmosphere. As ever it's down to the weather..... :aidan

fritz · Jun 18, 2013

Aye so took a ride up on Sunday, few pics to share, 'twas a grand day out again - really a lovely spot to watch racing and well worth a visit.

As we hadn't advance booked we couldn't get into paddock - which would have been particulalrly interesting with some of the machinery on track - the old stuff

Taking of which, the Benelli and Laverda Clubs where there and had displays and parade laps, so let's start with the Benellis - from 70s Sei & Sei race rep (bloody lovely

) to a 250 four (I assume!)

Superb machines, and quite sportingly ridden on the parade lap too

fritz · Jun 18, 2013

Then the actual races, with a bias to the 'older' stuff, lot of 500 hondas and the like, an ex Phil Read MV (dropped too

) I can't pass on details as I couldn't get a programme and the website Nos don't match :confused:

- go figure

Lovely noisey sounds, and focused riders giving it serious...

The can on No 70 meant the other newer bikes had to take a wider line to avoid getting caught on it :clap

fritz · Jun 18, 2013

Parade lap and a few nice bikes again.

Love Fishtails, love um!

The RGS was one of the niest sounding 'standard' bikes along with Jotas

The question was 'is the bike older than the rider' on the Excelsior - what a TOTALLY class act, respect

fritz · Jun 18, 2013

It really is a great circuit for getting close to the racing - and offers some odd perspectives! Cow's are cool about it all!

No 41 is all painted up as a velocette very very tastfully done...and no...of course it isn't...

Jefferies jump (I think) usually offers some antics!!

fritz · Jun 18, 2013

How rural is this, picnic amongst the buttercups whilst being deafened - the start/finish is the dullest part of circuit for us - but the bowl creates the greatest acoustics...i.e. NOISE

And lets not forget the commentary - great fun, nice and low key, the likes of Mick Grant sharing a few thoughts and lets not forget that great offer from Thompsons - 10% off your F&Cs on the way home...no...hang on...20% off

a very enjoyable 10 minute interlude to share it with the crowd, and (genuignly) a great offer - but no on our way home

Infinately better than the dog burger (I refuse to believe there was anything as good as horse in it!) I had - I should have learnt from last time - idiot

It's a great venue, even without the racing...well, I wouldn't spend £20 without the racing - but of course you can go when there ain't racing for free!

fritz · Jun 18, 2013

A few final shots of the last race - I love how close you can get, and even without the mammoth lenses you can get some great shots - couldn't get these at the world superbikes I bet (probably not as good either :eek

)

fritz · Jun 18, 2013

And finally, they had a parade lap with some wonderful bikes, the smell of Castrol the thunder of openpie fours, great, saw this nice old bike and recognisable helmet design just before we left...

Great event - if only we'd advance booked to get in paddock...but we never plan that far ahead

Johnnymac · Jun 18, 2013

Nice stuff Fritz! Must pop round soon!

GC6269 · Jul 19, 2013

Great pics, thanks for posting.

I've been going to Oliver's Mount for 41 years, I'm 44!

Spectre · Jul 20, 2013

Cracking pics Fritz...as always

Looks like Bev's enjoying her picnic!

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