Cadwell Park June TD
Posted: 09 Jun 2020, 20:59
BONKERS. One word to describe Cadwell Park.
It was a relaxing day after the drama of my zips having become seized making me miss the sighting laps. Fortunately it meant I was able to follow James Ellison for my sighting laps instead! I think he jumped straight to a 1m50 pace which, for a first timer, is pretty brisk! I didn't get to complete 1 lap before a RED FLAG came out. Anyway, back out after they clear the Aprilia off the grass after lowsiding at the Gooseneck and I do my 2nd lap behind Ellison again. He jumped the Mountain in front of me on my first time up there!
The circuit.
Fast. It is such a flowing circuit you want to avoid over braking (something I was still doing too much of by the end of the day). You need to roll through the corner carrying as much speed as you can and then the lines become natural.
The bike.
MSS did a great job with my gearbox. It never missed a shift (any missed shifts you hear in my videos are from me not closing the throttle enough and therefore not engaging).
Ohlins.
I got to use my new suspension. Such a difference! It is definitely too soft in the front end, every session I added preload and compression damping, every session I braked later and harder and blew through the stroke again. The shock was also a little soft but I didn't touch that too much to keep the front and rear balanced.
My confidence in the bike has definitely improved. I was very happy sliding the bike here and there, and it was just so composed. Any oscillations were controlled and I could feel the effects of my throttle inputs when at full lean mid corner.
And here's a video....
I'm having some difficulty stitching the videos together and keeping metadata which is why I don't have any telemetry other than the GPS speed.
[video]https://youtu.be/KBZZSJ-aZYc[/video]
It was a relaxing day after the drama of my zips having become seized making me miss the sighting laps. Fortunately it meant I was able to follow James Ellison for my sighting laps instead! I think he jumped straight to a 1m50 pace which, for a first timer, is pretty brisk! I didn't get to complete 1 lap before a RED FLAG came out. Anyway, back out after they clear the Aprilia off the grass after lowsiding at the Gooseneck and I do my 2nd lap behind Ellison again. He jumped the Mountain in front of me on my first time up there!
The circuit.
Fast. It is such a flowing circuit you want to avoid over braking (something I was still doing too much of by the end of the day). You need to roll through the corner carrying as much speed as you can and then the lines become natural.
The bike.
MSS did a great job with my gearbox. It never missed a shift (any missed shifts you hear in my videos are from me not closing the throttle enough and therefore not engaging).
Ohlins.
I got to use my new suspension. Such a difference! It is definitely too soft in the front end, every session I added preload and compression damping, every session I braked later and harder and blew through the stroke again. The shock was also a little soft but I didn't touch that too much to keep the front and rear balanced.
My confidence in the bike has definitely improved. I was very happy sliding the bike here and there, and it was just so composed. Any oscillations were controlled and I could feel the effects of my throttle inputs when at full lean mid corner.
And here's a video....
I'm having some difficulty stitching the videos together and keeping metadata which is why I don't have any telemetry other than the GPS speed.
[video]https://youtu.be/KBZZSJ-aZYc[/video]
But...: Social distancing.!! 
