The ride up was uneventful, I took my time and, particularly in Lincolnshire where they're clearly taking a firm view against bikes with a view to speeding (full page advert in RiDE magazine and signage indicating that they're using "Stealth" against bikes (I assume they mean sneaky cameras, although they may have an AWAC radar aircraft for I know)). There was one mobile police camera on the A17 - I spotted it while making a series of overtakes; strictly IAM, of course, @ 60mph.
Having arrived at Cadwell, instead of heading straight for te carpark, I turned right at the entrance and rode anti-clockwise around the perimeter track, in the opposite direction to the track riders. Stopping at Chris Curve, then Park, then a long haul on the bumpy track up to Charlies. There were bikes of the fities right through to the late eighties, each in their own group. Velocettes, BSA's, Tritons, all the way up to a couple of RC30's. Some were obvious classic racers, some you'd see on a normal track-day, and a few road bikes that I would never expect to see on track (how about a CX500!).
Entry to Park Bend
An old BSA heading down Park straight
This guy was a bit quick: and smooth.
En-masse around Charlies 2. The track was drying and the angle of lean they got on some of the older bikes was impressing
Some bikes from the day.
This poor little Velocette. I don't know what capacity it was, but the guy was thrashing the nuts off it.
And this BSA ... check out the exhaust and the state of the tyres
I don't recall seeingt this on the track, but it was good to see one close-up
Again, I don't recall this on track. possibly because of its condition (didn't stop other riders on equally good machinery, mind!)
This is a Sanglas. No - never heard of it before. Apparently made in Spain. It's a single cylinder bike and I thought it really quite nice.
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