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Has anyone been ?

I'm booked in on the 20th for an advanced rider day.

Looking foward to it but haven't been there before.

It looks frikkin awesome. It's like the old road, but one way sealed of for bikes, up near mt white. I would do it if I could. But last time I checked they have noise requirements that may prohibit many of us from participating on paper (<95dB)  Not sure how active they are at policing it.

I have only heard good things about it though!

The stay upright courses have dB restrictions too.  Didn't notice anyone checking when I went to Broadford.

Yeah, but The Farm is some guys backyard and he has built a racetrack in it (or something). I dunno much more than what i read here:

http://nswroadandtrackbikes.com/forums/showthread.php?16486-Farm-Daze-Sat-18th-Sept./page9&highlight=the+farm (http://nswroadandtrackbikes.com/forums/showthread.php?16486-Farm-Daze-Sat-18th-Sept./page9&highlight=the+farm)

[RATS forum, rego required, blah disclaimer blah ;)]

http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Somersby+NSW&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=38.591031,56.162109&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FaDzAv4drYQECQ&split=0&hq=&hnear=Somersby+New+South+Wales&t=h&ll=-33.267883,151.235894&spn=0.014954,0.008787&z=17 (http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Somersby+NSW&sll=-25.335448,135.745076&sspn=38.591031,56.162109&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FaDzAv4drYQECQ&split=0&hq=&hnear=Somersby+New+South+Wales&t=h&ll=-33.267883,151.235894&spn=0.014954,0.008787&z=17)


Looks awesome.

Have only heard, never been ... but when I did hear about it I also spent a bit of time on google maps ;D

So I s'pose you will be up for pizza at Mt White Cafe that evening to regale your exploits ???

yep ...im there mon tues ......have been a few times before .....you will love it .....you WILL learn to use your brakes well   [laugh] [laugh].......downhill straight finishing in a tight righthander certianly focuses ones attention.......different to EC or PI but just a great place to ride a bike..........have fun

Sounds good, looking foward to it even more now

C'mon Hambo, Is this a secret society?  ;) heads up next time  [thumbsup]

My understanding was ... yes, it is.

Gentle pressure has been applied in the past ... all to no avail :(


Is this event open to spectators?
What are the details of this 'advanced rider day'?

The first rule of Farm Club is you don't talk about Farm Club.  :P

whats the website again??? ive seen it before, rember it was about a grand for a day or so from memory

EDIT: never mind, found it. Toprider.com.au

Anyone done that Marulan track? looks ok

No spectators as It's a private track. Details at http://www.toprider.com.au/Pages.asp?PageID=18 (http://www.toprider.com.au/Pages.asp?PageID=18)

 
What goes on at The Farm stays at The Farm  [thumbsup]

I'll be very interested in your feedback on the day.  The rider days are quite expensive, but I'm told that they're head & shoulders above what you get elsewhere. I understand you get tuition if you want it, and they throw on a BBQ as well. Top that off with a track that was designed for a fellow with too much money and a Mclaren (but nowhere to legally drive it) and it's said to be a fantastic experience.

Please post up your impressions of the day, plus any photos that you manage to snap (including of the pit area).

Have fun!  [thumbsup]

I'll see what I can do !

After last nights Pizza and todays sleep in I can finally report back.

Wow what a full on day Bernie's training was great, 9 students with 5 teachers including Alex Cudlin , the new  Superstock Endurance World Champion for 2010.

The pace was pretty full on with heaps on advice as a group and personally given. I was buggered and not overly excited last night, due to exhaustion I reckon. Now looking back on it I really learnt a lot.

Heaps of time spent riding. I did about 150 kms at The Farm which is a really technical circuit. Increasing radius corners, decreasing radius corners hair pins, off camber corners etc etc all thrown in. We ran anti clockwise and did 180 + KMPH on the back straight.

Food was good I couldn't get much in the way of photos but here is what I have. It is lots of $$$ but I would recommend it after you have done some other training.

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HEY!

      Is that the STIG in the second and forth photo?







                                     Mmick

No MMick not the Stig sorry !

Photos 3 & 4 are the one corner, then if you look at the top left of 4 you can see the "Esses" bloody hard work.

Sounds good, looks good but can I ask why there are big solid looking poles on the edge of the track?
I'm sure it can't be answered but that seem a little dangerous to me, unless I am misinterpreting the photos.  :-\

Looks like PVC tubing?

sign post Matty, it needs to look like a standard road as per council requirement and so the owner can't get sued. As is it in the back of the bush and some person can easily venture on the road not knowing it is a private track.

looks like it would hurt  :'(

Copy that, that's exactly it.

Really? or are you pulling my leg? Theres no gate to block off the road from the track?

No pulling on the leg. I have heard this from other sources as well

Yes it's gated, in several spots. But if someone some how finds their way in there.......There are also speed advisory signs of which none are higher than 60, some as low as 30.

Just for saftey's sake !

yep ...pvc tube ...but run off is limited so dont... [laugh] [laugh]....guy in red T shirt is john woodley....the legendary 500cc gp racer from the 70's......the guy has the cleanest lines and has an absolute cracker MV that he launches at 11k rpm  ....not bad for a guy who is 60 ish.....gives us old blokes something to look fwd to....... [clap] [clap]...regards Hambo

Yes John was an absolute top guy & a legend also. He rode a CBR600 that wasn't his around and was smooth as. What a gentleman.
He won the Bathurst 500 GP three times ...... Another of our talented instructors

Thanks for the report.

Sounds like a definite "Must Do".  :)

bernie Hatton who runs them is a ducati fan and has a Monster .....i reckon if we lean on him he might do something for us ..........hmmmmmm