RECLAIM OUR TRACKS Jackie and I have done a few skills days on tracks, with Ride magazine, IAM and i2i, but you always seem to have to trek across the country to the Midlands or beyond. I enjoy being able to ride fast, but racing always looks a bit too exciting, so I’ve never fancied a normal track-day. So I have been intrigued by the Bike magazine “Reclaim our Tracks” days for road bikes only, that they have run for the last couple of years. When they announced one at Oulton Park, just 20mins down the road from us, I couldn’t resist! The day was £149, plus £25 for some optional instruction, which I think is very good value. Arrival So I pitched up early on 30 July, which was lucky as there was soon a long queue for registration. I was able to proceed to the excellent café for the essential bacon bap. I soon ran into Rob and Derek, who had bagged a pit-lane garage, handy for leaving your top box and butties in. The day began with a safety briefing, and we were assigned to one of two novice groups or a combined intermediate/advanced group. There was then noise testing
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