Anyone done it? Specifically has anyone done it on an L7? I ask mainly due to gearing. I’m not on stock gearing and am a little concerned I may run out of gears at the end of that long ass straight… Also how did you find it on tyres? Looks like a mixture of fast corners and heavy braking zones in to chicanes and switchbacks. Thoughts welcomed
I couldn't get on with it at all! Felt like my riding had gone back 5 years... Last corner into the main straight is loooooooooooooooooooong, and eats up tyres. Very easy to add too much throttle whilst still a max lean.
It looks tricky ! A lot of sections that I don’t generally get on with or enjoy. But I guess that’s the challenge !
It's well maintained, grippy surface and has great facilities, I wouldn't go back or choose it over Portimao. My mate loved it.
From a gearing perspective think Oulton, it goes up and down a fair bit, been 4 times, Oct with NL will be the 5th, eats tyres at the same rate as Portimao if you have that as a reference. Back straight no longer than Aragon. 10 of us booked on the 20th to 22nd NL trip.
The straight isn't as fast or long as Portimao or the back straight of Aragon. I found the last section of 9-13 very hard to master. I don't think I'd rush back there.
@Advikaz you're seeing a theme here, i also didn't see myself going back after our first trip, but we did and then it gelled, its a really good circuit when you get your head round it.
Thanks all. @Dibble we are on the same gig. None of us have ever been before so will be looking for a tow only concern was running out of gears on that straight really.
I can show you the way to the best Portuguese custard tarts but beyond that I'm no help. You'll be fine on that straight.
I think it's a great circuit, not as undulating as Portimao but his still have elevation changes, no blind corners from memory. It's pretty easy to learn your way around but as ever with these types of tracks it takes longer to go fast. Good run off's also if you do miss your braking marker, and the chicane is pretty tricky to get a good line into the last left then the long sweeping right hander onto the S/F. I'd definitely go back, feels more of a GP track than Portimao if that helps.
