And now, the Durrani Photos BKeros Wouldn't Show You

Just kidding!

 

Okay, here's another one ...

 

I think I see some sort of wheel behind that grassy knoll...

 

Is that the final top coat or just the sealer at Grattan?

 

No one there could give me a solid answer either way. The work was done 8 & 9 October when no one was around. The company that did the work recommended that there be a few car events there to polish the surface before allowing bikes to go out there.

 

Is it strange that these pics are giving me a chubby?

 

That is beautiful.

 

Am I correct in assuming the new top coat runs from the start of the bowl to the start of the straight? What about the esses?

 

One more;



A lot of the character of Grattan is still there:
The bumps leading onto the straight are still there, albeit much subdued.
The drop off in the sweeper looks like it's still going to be fun.
The dip at the apex of the bowl wasn't there anymore.

*disclaimer; all surface data based upon laps in a car and cars suck.

It's not Mid-Ohio pool table smoothness buTT ... it's definitely an improvement. What has been paved is a test section for further improvements. No one said when those improvements will be made nor what factors will deem the repave suitable for the entire track.

Finally, it's likely you can thank one person that is not an owner of Grattan for helping make this repave a reality. I'll let that person admit it if he/she wants to.

 

garth...from previous conversations i've heard, i'm guessin that's the final top coat.



does the 'let's run cars on it first' comment give anyone else the shudders. like handing off your pre-teen daughter to her prom date....


and is it only from t5 to the beg of the front straight? i may have to run out there today and take a look.

 

not trying to be a smart ass since it is my local track too. But how long is it going to take for the top riders to say that the gaurd rail in the sweeper is now not safe and it too close with the higher speeds?

I know i've crashed there before and didn't think I'd make it that far. Well, my bike made it that far but I didn't. Go ahead, other locals can flame me now:up:

 

but if you go off there, aren't you approaching it at a real shallow angle....more of a glancing blow rather than head-on like the busstop run backwards.

 

does anyone know if they did T2?

the photos looks beautiful. thanks!

 

The photos show all that has been done.

 

most of the guys that I've seen crash there usually pick there bikes out of the trees!! Just my guess that some of the faster riders that wouldn't race at Nelson before might want air fence? Since we are locals I know we get a little used to the track, but you do look at it a bit different if you fall there IMO

 

I went straight off, twice on the same day before lunch going into the bus stop and didn't slam into anything. After seeing that wall come up, I threw the bike away. It didn't bother me too much though maybe if I went off there at the pace we go now it might be different.

 

wow

I was wondering about that first photo!

Talked to Otto van Thieme and he mentioned that the repave seemed to pretty cool, but that 10b was still kinda bumpy. Clearly "kinda" was relative, but he seemed to think (in that same car) that it was a massive improvement, assuming that it doesn't get destroyed by Vipers & such next year.

I don't know who's responsible for the repave, but if it's motorcycle related, I think I have apretty good guess! And whomever it is...HUGE thanks! Wow.

 

I bet that track is a hella good ride!

 

just my opinion

 

Very Niiiice

Mine too.

The repave at Grattan was done by a local company. How local to Grattan and what they usually do was not mentioned.