Ducati Glasgow Tracknight - Tuesday 1st May 6-8pm

Our next Knockhill Track Evening is booked for Tuesday 1st May 6pm-8pm


As part of our commitment to our customers we organise trackdays.

We do this so we can offer specialist knowledge about the bikes, pass on our experience with them and try to offer any assistance possible.

On every trackday we have staff members on hand to take you round and show you the lines and braking points. We work with you at your own level and concentrate on parts of your riding that you want to work on. We also have our resident suspension technician on hand to offer any tips or track side adjustments that you might try. ALL OF THIS IS INCLUDED IN THE £60 PRICE OF EACH TICKET.

The track is somewhere you can forget about all of the usual concerns about road riding ie:- pot-holes, cars, buses, hedgehogs, brick walls etc,etc,etc. The emphasis is on FUN and SAFETY.

Just because the speeds are generally higher, doesn't mean the danger is! The best way to approach a trackday is viewing the circuit as a safe stretch of road that you can learn easily.

Every rider on track will be riding their pride and joy so it is a very courteous environment, there is no fairing bashing!

Call us for more details or just to book yourself on.

How a trackday works!

The set-up is simple. All 40 riders on the track together whether novice or fast for a 2 hours "open" session.
For those not familiar with the terminology:- normally trackdays take the form of riders split into groups according to skill level. Each group then gets usually 10 - 15 mins on the track then breaks while the other groups get their turn.
On an open session track evening such as ours, the pit lane is open so riders can come in and out as much as they please. Maximising track time as much as possible.

The secret to these evenings is all about the briefing the riders receive before hitting the tarmac.
The safety briefing from the Knockhill staff is fully comprehensive. Track misbehaviour is simply not tolerated by them or us. The effect is that all skill and speed levels can intermingle on the track easily and without incident. The positive effect being the slower guys learn from the faster guys!

Over-taking is done only in straight lines, either on the brakes or on the straights. We always recommend leaving the corner overtaking manouevres to the racers and the Pro's.

Safety taken care, it's easy to relax and enjoy the pure enjoyment of riding your motorcycle

If you've not tried one, give it a go, you'll be pleasantly surprised at how organised our events are and just how much fun you will have.

Call us to secure your place - 0141 333 4 998
 
We've had quite a few takers so far. :)

There are a few places left though so hope to see you all there.

The long range forecast is very good - sunny and dry. So no excuses.

I can't wait.:)

Mart:)
 
Anybody else going from DuN? Been busy preping the bike for Tuesday, hope it's not too windy, coz if it stays the way it is right now, it will be howling straight down the start/finish straight!
If you're going, even if it's just to watch, see you there :)
 
Anybody else going from DuN? Been busy preping the bike for Tuesday, hope it's not too windy, coz if it stays the way it is right now, it will be howling straight down the start/finish straight!
If you're going, even if it's just to watch, see you there :)

ashame im not gonna be there, get some practice in for the next 1 ! :D

/ian
 
Anybody else going from DuN? Been busy preping the bike for Tuesday, hope it's not too windy, coz if it stays the way it is right now, it will be howling straight down the start/finish straight!
If you're going, even if it's just to watch, see you there :)

I'm going so by the looks of things its the southerners from up north!:lol2:
 
"Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very
disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more
important than that."
 
Right you bunch of 'soccer saddo couch potatoes' - wouldn't catch me ogling some fit men in shorts......?!!! - much rather watch them leather clad at Knockhill! ;)
See you all there - 5.30pm registration and safety briefing
 
Right you bunch of 'soccer saddo couch potatoes' - wouldn't catch me ogling some fit men in shorts......?!!! - much rather watch them leather clad at Knockhill! ;)
See you all there - 5.30pm registration and safety briefing

...see you bunch of sad football lookers, Kerrie has it spot on, who wants to watch a bunch of overpaid foreign schoolboys kicking a pig's bladder full of air round a patch of grass??? :p

...I'll definately be leather clad Kerrie!!! ;) :o
 
"Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very
disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more
important than that."

Ah the late great Bill Shankley.......shame his old team are gonna get beaten tomorrow. Come on you Blues!!!

even if the game wasn't on I'm too busy to make it up at the moment.....unfortunately :( :(
 
have fun tonight folks - what a day you've got for it - oh and mind and avoid looking up at the window across from the chippy in kincardine if you stop for something to eat on the way home...:eek:
 
Face to a name

went over to Knockhill tonight to watch the track night in action

Bumped into Imola eventually put a name to a face on the forum.

Recognised the bike from his Avatar

Bit disappointed for you guys on track as there was a lot of stoppages for crash outs when I left there was only one serious injury which was a guy on a red 748 packed off to hospital with a suspected broken ankle.

say one thing that young kid on the two stroke was giving it full welly every time he came round Good on him

teach them young that is the way to do it
 
howd it go ? howd it go ? howd it go ?

im so annoyed i couldnt go :(

hope everyone had a good time.

/ian
 
We had a fabulous evening, the weather was perfect, the track nice and warm and apart from a larger than normal proportion of stoppages due to spills, it was perfect. I went half the 2 hour session on my new Rennsports on the wire road wheels, which although very sticky, slowed the steering down enough to make the bike hard work round the tight and twisty circuit. For the second half, I bunged the track wheels in and instantly the bike handled like the little 250esc thing it had felt like 7 months ago (yes it was that long) the last time it was on the track. It became so much easier to change direction, flick around. The only downside is that the EBC discs on the track wheels have one slightly warped disc so it spoilt the demon braking I was enjoying before.
Anyway, loved it once again, thrashing the old 'Sh*tter' round in amoungst all that new tackle out there. Martin's 1098 looked gorgeous and there was another one there a Tricolore - beautiful.
Once again Thanks Mart, and the ever beautiful Kerrie :)
 
I had a great time puttering around in the sunshine, and nice to meet a couple of DUN people who I hadn't met before. So many stoppages, though , but it still left plenty of time on the track.

That was a great shot of the ducks crossing the track ahead of the Ducs (or was it a Kwak bearing down on them..?). Hope they made it across.
 
Sorry I did not show up.:mad: :mad: I spent the whole day on a 700 mile wild goose chase for a 996 sps it was a total sh##ter. What a waste of time

Glad you had a good time. Hope no one was seriously hurt.

Peter
 
howd it go ? howd it go ? howd it go ?

im so annoyed i couldnt go :(

hope everyone had a good time.

/ian
Hi Ian- sorry you couldn't make it, I was in middle of putting tyre warmers on when next thing Johnny pulls up next to me - and we both left without damage ! I think there were 6 or 7 interuptions in all, but we still got plenty of laps in. ( And I had two clutch plates there for you - how's the camera and recorder - got it working alright ? ) :D
 
Hi Ian- sorry you couldn't make it, I was in middle of putting tyre warmers on when next thing Johnny pulls up next to me - and we both left without damage ! I think there were 6 or 7 interuptions in all, but we still got plenty of laps in. ( And I had two clutch plates there for you - how's the camera and recorder - got it working alright ? ) :D

Another one I'm not sure if I met or not, 749R; are you the gentlman I chatted to after the event while you put your bike away etc. with blue/white/red Ducati leathers, who I also had fun with round the track?
...sorry i'm crap with names.
 
Thanks everyone for coming!

Totally brilliant night (apart from a few offs)

Thankfully everyone is fine and the injuries are not serious.

Two of the stops were due to the little fella breaking down on his 2 stroke - he was flying!

Apart from that - fab night!

Thanks to all for coming - next one is Friday June 8th:)

Mart:D
 
Thanks everyone for coming!

Totally brilliant night (apart from a few offs)

Thankfully everyone is fine and the injuries are not serious.

Two of the stops were due to the little fella breaking down on his 2 stroke - he was flying!

Apart from that - fab night!

Thanks to all for coming - next one is Friday June 8th:)

Mart:D


You are joking? The 8th?

Bugger!

Thats the Victor Devine "Try before you buy" night.

Saying that it could work out well as most of his customers will be at YOUR night!:D
 
Unfortunately we will be doing a trackday at Assen on the 8th so won't be able to make it..

But we will try and make it to one this year although it will have to be on the KTM :D
 
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