Mondello Musings
Well it’s nearly time to jump in the truck & head across the Irish sea to Mondello, I’ve not been there since 2004.
After last year when the race was cancelled with a washed out track I’ve heard that the track has been re-surfaced with better drainage. Still the person that told me that also said they’d had two races cancelled for the same reasons since.
I remember the track being pretty slippy so hopefully the new surface has more grip – the old one was made up from 19 different types of tarmac – cue jokes about Irish tarmac layers!
The mini break has been good and has flown by.
Rest assured we’ve used the time well….
After the “issues” we had at Oulton Park and some extra support from Hardinge Machine Tools we’ve managed to get a second bike together – not quite the same spec but still very good and a lot better than standing watching from pit lane!!
I also got chance to do a bit of testing (more needed) which lead to one of the strangest things I’ve seen in racing. As anyone who has been to a Mallory Park Wednesday afternoon test will know, a BIG spread of ability and machinery turn up. But I don’t think it’s possible to get a bigger difference than a racing scooter V’s a Moto GP bike.
Yep that’s right a racing scooter and an ex-Loris Capirossi Ducati 990cc Desmosedici – on track – at the same time….
The 990 who has been bought by an enthusiast for around £250,000 was being prepped for a demo at Mallory that weekend, and I’ve got to say fair play for using the bike and showing it – rather than standing it in a museum etc. As you’d expect it looked and sounded fantastic.
Also in the break I finally got chance to get out on my enduro bike, I’d forgotten how go a workout I get from it.
Anyway of to Ireland & hopefully we’ll get a bit of the Irish luck…..
Cheers
TT
After last year when the race was cancelled with a washed out track I’ve heard that the track has been re-surfaced with better drainage. Still the person that told me that also said they’d had two races cancelled for the same reasons since.
I remember the track being pretty slippy so hopefully the new surface has more grip – the old one was made up from 19 different types of tarmac – cue jokes about Irish tarmac layers!
The mini break has been good and has flown by.
Rest assured we’ve used the time well….
After the “issues” we had at Oulton Park and some extra support from Hardinge Machine Tools we’ve managed to get a second bike together – not quite the same spec but still very good and a lot better than standing watching from pit lane!!
I also got chance to do a bit of testing (more needed) which lead to one of the strangest things I’ve seen in racing. As anyone who has been to a Mallory Park Wednesday afternoon test will know, a BIG spread of ability and machinery turn up. But I don’t think it’s possible to get a bigger difference than a racing scooter V’s a Moto GP bike.
Yep that’s right a racing scooter and an ex-Loris Capirossi Ducati 990cc Desmosedici – on track – at the same time….
The 990 who has been bought by an enthusiast for around £250,000 was being prepped for a demo at Mallory that weekend, and I’ve got to say fair play for using the bike and showing it – rather than standing it in a museum etc. As you’d expect it looked and sounded fantastic.
Also in the break I finally got chance to get out on my enduro bike, I’d forgotten how go a workout I get from it.
Anyway of to Ireland & hopefully we’ll get a bit of the Irish luck…..
Cheers
TT
posted by Tom Tunstall at 8:30 AM
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