Here are the chapters of this video for an easier viewing experience, promise you won't skip ;) 00:00 Cinematic Intro 00:26 intro and plan ahead 02:17 Cinematic UK to Holland 03:35 where to stay and quirky info 05:36 TT ASSEN Cinematic 06:50 Briefing, info, scenario & scenes at Assen 10:46 Our garage and our stunning bikes 14:33 Iconic, Charismatic Assen Cinematic 16:27 What's Assen like? 18:30 Quirky info banned from track and frustrations 23:29 First Session onboard Lap 25:26 Summary session 2&3 26:17 Onboard Lap 4th Session 28:38 Oil leak everywhere 29:59 Onboard Lap 5th Session 32:21 How do the Accossato Brakes feel and plans 35:49 Why is Assen so special 38:17 Onboard lap last session 40:35 Summary and Happy Hour 42:40 Cinematic evening Fun 44:27 My Outro
Abhi any chances to make a content with complete information for those ones who would like to start a journey with racing/ track days ? Prices, Equipment , Motorcycle ( own or hite ) Just complete info ?
@@Bartman.13 absolutely , I was going to do this last year but I couldn’t I promise you I will do this in December I will get fresh prices from trackday and racing clubs
Nothing worse than a TDO with a bad attitude. Also hats of to you for putting these videos together with all the extra clips must take alot of time to film and edit it all mate!
Thank you very much , I tried to be constructively critical about that guy but it’s ok . No big deal . Thank you for appreciating the work behind the scenes This one took a long time I had to buy some archived footage too
Wow, really !! Home track ! You are one lucky gentleman Thank you for commenting I hope I did justice to the track with my video , there’s a huge passion of racing in Holland and I wanted to show that in some of my clips :)
Sorry the hear the negatives. Probably everybody online could have told you they are very strict with camera mounting/tethering. This is for safety. When someone loses a camera, and it causes accidents, then the fun is over. Regarding the baffle, they have daily db limits. When there are some riders who make more noise than allowed, they could shorten or even cancel the last session. They don’t send you back for fun, they just want to make sure everybody is having a good time. Hope to see you next year, don’t be disappointed by the negatives, enjoy the track. I did a 1:58.021 last time on Assen. With a standard road GSXR1000 on slicks. No fancy trackparts and stock gearing.
Thank you for the detailed comment . I assure you I wasn’t upset with him I had no issues at all I think the U.K. guys weren’t used to compulsory GoPro tethers and compulsory db killers so once he told me I sorted it out straight away but a little bit of politeness goes a long way 🙈… anyhow I had amazing two days All in all the track is stunning It was a good track to chose for me as it was flat and wide especially not ridden the bike for 12 months Your laptime is stunning , really really well done on a pretty standard bike . I couldn’t go better than 2 min 2 on day 2
@@ChasingTenths those trackdays are expensive, so each lost session for whatever reason, hurts. On Assen you are considerd pretty fast if you can do below 1:53. Normally the really fast ones, even 600cc’s, go below 1:50. I am just average, bit overweight, standard bike, doing my best to sharpen my PR each lap.
@@NL-Gsxr-1000 wow, that’s pretty quick I would be happy with 1:59 or 1:58 But let’s hope next time , this was my first time We had a guy in our garage at 1:48 There was a guy doing 1:45 on screen I saw Very talented people
good to see you back out there mate, everythings seemed to get in the way only manage 1 this year! got my fingers crossed for a euro March next year. Hopefully catch you out there at some point
I really hope it works out for you I haven’t done anything all year , finances were so tight I some how squeezed this one out may be another in November Let’s see But I definitely needed some saddle time for sure I was rusty but had to start somewhere
Hey! Back in 2017, me and some friends had stayed in a place like this. Can't remember the name. But essentially, yea, forest homes/resort types. Families visiting. We took this time to pop some truffles we'd got. Surreal, it was. Brought back memories of dancing trees haha!
Hahaha brilliant It was a surreal , quite , scenic place , absolutely loved it Something totally different to our usual stays Next time we will book the same We definitely didn’t have anytime for mushroom or truffle picking 😂🙈🙈
You have a very nice bike. I have a very old bike, ZX9R. Would I be welcome / allowed to ride at a track like Assen? Or is it really for fast riders on new bikes?
@@xcelmaster4779 100 percent you will be allowed to ride that There are 4 groups in total Every group rides for 15 mins every hour so 7 sessions altogether excluding lunch You can book yourself in novice or intermediate group and you will be welcomed on the track Don’t hesitate at all You and your bike are well capable
Nice video of my "home"track", I also ride with a 2016 model RSV4 (PR 1.49,6). I use a 16/42 gearing so you do not need 6th gear. If you need some tips and tricks just let me know. DG sports is a belgian organisation who does track events mainly at Spa and they are really strict even to the point not being friendly. In basic on Assen you need a DB Killer and if you have a loud bike you need to short shift 25-50 meter before the "bridge" on the backstraight but you can go full throttle.
Thank you very much for watching and commenting , I am absolutely loving the fact that a lot of local people have contacted me .. I can’t wait to go to the track again and even if it’s with DG sport it’s not a problem , atleast we know now what to except .. my best was a 2 min 2 on day 2 (video out soon) , my gearing is 16:43 and I love that gearing it’s just perfect .. I love the fact you have a 2016 RF and your laptime is stunning .. I hope I see you next time you are there :).. I really didn’t want to show DG Sport in a negative way , I just wanted people to know that to make sure baffles are in no matter what .in U.K. we have noise testing at 7 am of every trackday so we are used to it :)
Thank you very much I am super glad someone appreciates long form videos , I absolutely hate TikTok style stuff , I would rather produce something like this which might add value, track appreciation and focuses on the positivity and camaraderie between like minded trackday enthusiasts 🤗
Another awesome and quality video there Abhi, great to see you back on track mate, Assen looks fantastic, defo one more for the bucket list!! Cadwell for me tomorrow, slowly getting back on track after last year's big off, can't keep a good man down....or an idiot with an addiction it would appear 😁 Keep em coming Abhi and as always, thanks for sharing, always appreciate and enjoyed 😁🏍️👍🏻
Thank you Gareth You would absolutely love it It’s such a brilliant track I hope I do justice to this track with this part 3 and 4 and portray an amazing outlook You must try it Enjoy cadwell Weather looks dry and crisp You will love it All the best 🤗
Thank you mate, I just applied a “yes boss” approach I just did whatever he told me to do and I had a stress free time It was a brilliant track , I only took out positives from it and put any frustrations behind me It was minor issue 🤗 Plenty of fast guys at that circuit
@@LowsideLew absolutely, I am amazed at the fast guys there This was my first euro in nearly 4 years and it was full of talent which I hugely respected
Cracking vid mate. Shame about the guy running it, doing noise tests by ear and not even letting people go out and see if they trigger the drive by was a joke. Geezer was a complete nob jockey. I didn’t set the the drive by off with no baffle but fitted it anyway and nearly didn’t get let out as he said it was too loud. Cock!
I know mate, you had a really tough time there … it was very frustrating for many people , I wish they had DB tester in hand but Atleast you had track time
What was the dB limit meant to be Abi? What a crazy way to run a day (sounds like another power crazy TD owner from the UK), will certainly be avoiding that one! Do No Limits know the guy running the show there is a penisaurous? They should be told so they can warn their customers.
Hey mate, he wasn’t a U.K. chap or trackday owner . No limits were just tagging along with this company. Unfortunately for the U.K. chaps we were a little surprised that their decibel meter was not working so he was checking the sound with his ears at high revs .. it’s not the most consistent way of checking it , putting it mildly and politely, they had the circuit decibel meters on the gantry of the back straight and a huge amount of people were black flagged which is fair enough if they trigged that , the limit was 101db .. with all due respect to that guy , I think he was just frustrated in general or just had a chip on his shoulder .. but once I sorted a baffle in my bike , he was ok .. but he was definitely strict and the U.K. guys didn’t understand why he was shouty constantly
good to know some track day providers and tracks around the world require a type of lanyard for on board cameras even if they are screwed onto the bike or helmets ,and also noise restrictions for exhausts so your not wasting your money and time or worse you are not allowed on the tracks....fuk that!!
Absolutely, I totally agree. However ,it would be wonderful of them to let us know of the same prior to the event, that tethers on cameras are 100 percent mandatory and everyone must have a baffle or db killer even if their bike is under 101db , so everyone is prepared prior to going out on track rather than last minute “telling off”.. and this is why in U.K. it’s superbly helpful when the noise testing happens at 7am with decibel meters at 5500 rpm and everyone gets a sticker on their bike with their noise level … rather than no decibel meters present at an event and noise gets tested by ear at random rpm .
Hahaha… good shout, to be honest I did a nervous start , because I knew he was right behind me , starter motor is ok However , that oil leak I sorted yesterday and it was coming from starter motor seal and clutch casing lol So you have a very good point ;)
Maybe the guy is a bit of a knob, at every trackday at Assen (and others on the mainland) you absolutely need a baffle on any bike and also the accessories like a Gopro must be extra secured. I use tie wraps. Had 7 trackdays on Assen this year and had zero problems or arguments with anyone.
I totally understand and we respected his instructions . But I think we all guys from U.K. were taken by surprise , because in U.K. every morning at 7am onwards we have noise testing with db meter , then they put sticker on the bike with db noise ..with or without db killer, plus GoPro tethers aren’t mandatory… also in the briefing in assen there was no mention of compulsory db killers and compulsory tethers for cameras … so initially we didn’t put it on … but as soon as he told me I put them on straight away and the db killer , after that i didn’t have any problems. It’s some thing we U.K. guys learnt and in the future we will just put db killer on no matter what . I think if he was a little bit polite in speaking , that would really help . In U.K. the staff is super polite with no use of foul language , I think that helps a lot .
Thanks for your answer mate. I'm not questioning your intentions at all, it's just the strict rules with every organization at Assen because they know they will get a slap on the wrist from the Assen circuit staff because of local regulations. Having said that, they absolutely should have mentioned this during the briefing and I blame them for not doing this. No excuse. I do hate the rude approach we get sometimes as well, but they deal with people with bad intentions every day and I can understand they get sick of correcting people all the time. However, maybe they should be looking for another job then, right ;-) Excellent content mate, I will be following you. Cheers from the Netherlands.
@@evanr9945 wow, that’s beautifully written , thank you so much for understanding. I think you have rightly said everything in a very affable manner . And thanks for appreciating the video , hopefully more coming soon . I know it was such a long video and I appreciate the patience too.
@ChasingTenths you are very welcome, credits where credits are due; and there is no such thing as long videos as one can scroll or fast forward videos at any time on YT :-) See you on track or at a new vlog, cheers 🤙🏻
@@CunningStuntsGoFast haha , fantastic . Love it. I was following you for 4 laps , I only caught you on that corner 3 laps in a row but you were very best everywhere else .. thank you for commenting , I am glad you spotted yourself .. stay in touch my friend
@@ChasingTenths i will . Im sure we meet again on some track 😉 if you guys are up for spa , nurburgring gp track or nurburgring nordschleife let me know 👌🤘
Also, Abhi, doesn't your ecu/dash allow for you to run custom tunes with real time measurements? Failing which, I'm surprised you haven't gone the Gabro route. Or did i miss something somewhere?
I had a gabro map but that was a 2017 map with power commander and a secondary fuelling module but recently I totally simplified everything I took everything off Now I only have the official Aprilia Akrapovic Race map and the bike feels good. I just had too much going on under my seat , it’s a tightly packed bike and it was a mechanics nightmare with so much wiring
What a muppet that guy was checking the noise of the bikes. Fair enough if the bikes are too loud but there’s a way to talk to your customers and it looked like he didn’t care.
Absolutely mate, I have tried to not showcase that too much oil the video and the following part I am editing as it really sours the taste in mouth and one of hour mate was banned from 2 days by him , it was very strange. I am trying to be mindful and sensible on what I say on video and comments. But at least we now know what to expect and we will come prepared with bigger baffles or extra camera tethers. Having no decibel meters on site was also not ideal as we are used to the uk system where we get checked in the morning and all is well. Many many people got black flagged for noise sadly
I have been to two trackdays with DG-sport. And yes He runs a tight ship. But everything he send you er the track for he probably told you at the briefing ? … All needs to run DB killers and all gopro need to have a safety wire. And like always someone is going out without He does not have the most diplomatic approach. But I see why he gets feed up people not listening
Very very well said Tobias I can assure you he didn’t mention the above two in the briefing that db killer and tether for GoPro is compulsory. But as soon as he told me I sorted it out straight away . Coming from U.K. where people are used to extreme politeness , his way of talking is a bit different. But it’s ok. I had no issues after that but there were other people who had huge issues and one person was banned for 2 days .. but it is what it is …. I haven’t tried to put a negative reflection for him , it’s just that his way of talking can be a bit polite
@@ChasingTenths that is to bad. He is normally quite clear in he’s briefings. But I never really liked he’s style of communication. I’ve just been lucky enough to not be on the receiving end of telling of 😅 Hope you enjoyed the track nonetheless. It is one of my favourites. So many high speed Corners where you just have to trust the bike at a lean Great content Abi 👍🏻
@@tobiasjacobsen_dk I think that’s just his basic nature and to be honest I had no major issues with him . I just applied the “Yes Sir” approach lol , I kept him happy and I was allowed on track .. I honestly had wonderful time , I loved Holland and I loved the people of Holland , beautiful mindset and great helpful nature of people … my first time but it won’t be my last , can’t wait to go there again
@@tobiasjacobsen_dk im dutch and was on this trackday too , here in holland and belgium all trackday guys know about him , he got a not so fancy nickname or him here . i get it when you say he was clear in the briefing and he just very strict , but come on , everybody is paying a lot of money to his company to have a great time and hes acting as if we are prisoners . its my 3rd time im on a day where he runs the show and im suprised he never got anyone getting agressive with the way he treats people
We had the same bloke from DG sports running our 2 day event tagging on with no limits at Le Mans. Track was amazing but he made it very stressful and was just being a tw*t from the start. Even if bike blew under the DB level he would not let you out without a baffle. Pathetic. Took loads of go pros off people and around was not a nice experience with those guys. No limits ran events are far better!
I know mate what you mean, we had the same issue and one of our mate wasn’t allowed on track for 2 days as he had a slight argument with him. I can go on and on about things like that but I didn’t want a negative flame thrower on the whole even through my videos . But the main thing is we know now and we know what to expect if we ever go lemans or spa or Mugello as his company is the main one for all three including assen .. Cheers for watching and giving a reflective comment
Man, noise level rules, for it to be fair, HAVE to be backed with an SPL meter with the specified weightages. Otherwise it's all balls. But, ah well, their track(day), their rules. I'm sure there's some fine situation if it's not respecter, for the track day company. Idk. Perhaps it'll explain the boorish behaviour. And also perhaps share these rules beforehand, clearly, so people are appropriately prepared. 🤷♂️
That’s very good points you make there … we had the noise rules in advance but we didn’t know their decibel meter wasn’t working so they were testing the noise initially with their ears and that wasn’t the best way of doing it , some people were confused and angry but luckily it was all ok in the end When everyone put the db killer in . They were happy and we had peace of mind .
Abhi..still follows all your videos,don't comment much...BUT the quality of your vids has increased steadily since your debut,very pro vids and you pick the right images assorted with the right music.Love it. The short cameos of the greats of the past was close to emotional,witnessed some of them decades ago..that's why '''emotional'''' comes in for me lol. Now. how can you enforce a decibel limit if you dont have a decibel meter around!!! that is bull crap. I think the 101 limit is quite bull****,most in america runs around 106 which is reasonable to me. Wont comment on your riding,this is a department where you up'ed the ante some in the last 2 years,while i see some on-off throttle mid corner quite often,especially in the slow ones? My question would be: Will you stay with aprilia when done with your 2015 RSV4?
Hey Sylvan, thank you for the unbelievably heart warming lovely words , that’s really made my weekend . I truly appreciate how attentively you watch the videos , it’s rare these days where people have reduced attention span due to introduction of short videos …. In terms of the noise testing, yes, I must admit compared to U.K. standards it was botched and unfortunately very poorly managed but it is what it is, the guy had no issues with me once I put my baffle on but still lots got black flagged …. In terms of my riding, unfortunately it was my worse ever , it was my first trackday after a big crash , I was all over the place .. if you watch my latest episodes of Spain , riding is much much improved In regards to the Aprilia , sadly in U.K. our mortgages have nearly doubled thanks to the interest rate increases which I am sure you must be aware … so I will be keeping the 2015 for another year or two , it’s done me well It’s a solid bike Best handling bike Power is not Uber high , it’s 175 bhp but it’s manageable I can’t wait to get the new RSV4 Thank you again 🤗
Here are the chapters of this video for an easier viewing experience, promise you won't skip ;)
00:00 Cinematic Intro
00:26 intro and plan ahead
02:17 Cinematic UK to Holland
03:35 where to stay and quirky info
05:36 TT ASSEN Cinematic
06:50 Briefing, info, scenario & scenes at Assen
10:46 Our garage and our stunning bikes
14:33 Iconic, Charismatic Assen Cinematic
16:27 What's Assen like?
18:30 Quirky info banned from track and frustrations
23:29 First Session onboard Lap
25:26 Summary session 2&3
26:17 Onboard Lap 4th Session
28:38 Oil leak everywhere
29:59 Onboard Lap 5th Session
32:21 How do the Accossato Brakes feel and plans
35:49 Why is Assen so special
38:17 Onboard lap last session
40:35 Summary and Happy Hour
42:40 Cinematic evening Fun
44:27 My Outro
beautifull editing !!! superb guys !! wonderfull to look at !! thank you
@@kennyclaeys thank you very much Kenny
Abhi any chances to make a content with complete information for those ones who would like to start a journey with racing/ track days ?
Prices, Equipment , Motorcycle ( own or hite )
Just complete info ?
@@Bartman.13 absolutely ,
I was going to do this last year but I couldn’t
I promise you
I will do this in December
I will get fresh prices from trackday and racing clubs
@@ChasingTenths Perfect mate Cant wait
Nothing worse than a TDO with a bad attitude. Also hats of to you for putting these videos together with all the extra clips must take alot of time to film and edit it all mate!
Thank you very much , I tried to be constructively critical about that guy but it’s ok . No big deal . Thank you for appreciating the work behind the scenes
This one took a long time
I had to buy some archived footage too
Love the video abi! Assen is my hometrack 😊 glad you enjoyed 😎
Wow, really !! Home track !
You are one lucky gentleman
Thank you for commenting
I hope I did justice to the track with my video , there’s a huge passion of racing in Holland and I wanted to show that in some of my clips :)
Looking very cinematic these videos! Nicely done! As if the captain let you in to do some footage, that's mint! Looks a mega trip
Thank you mate, much appreciated
I was watch your vlog this morning actually then had a call from work and had to log in lol 🙈..
Sorry the hear the negatives. Probably everybody online could have told you they are very strict with camera mounting/tethering. This is for safety. When someone loses a camera, and it causes accidents, then the fun is over.
Regarding the baffle, they have daily db limits. When there are some riders who make more noise than allowed, they could shorten or even cancel the last session.
They don’t send you back for fun, they just want to make sure everybody is having a good time.
Hope to see you next year, don’t be disappointed by the negatives, enjoy the track.
I did a 1:58.021 last time on Assen. With a standard road GSXR1000 on slicks. No fancy trackparts and stock gearing.
Thank you for the detailed comment . I assure you I wasn’t upset with him
I had no issues at all
I think the U.K. guys weren’t used to compulsory GoPro tethers and compulsory db killers so once he told me I sorted it out straight away but a little bit of politeness goes a long way 🙈… anyhow
I had amazing two days
All in all the track is stunning
It was a good track to chose for me as it was flat and wide especially not ridden the bike for 12 months
Your laptime is stunning , really really well done on a pretty standard bike . I couldn’t go better than 2 min 2 on day 2
@@ChasingTenths those trackdays are expensive, so each lost session for whatever reason, hurts.
On Assen you are considerd pretty fast if you can do below 1:53. Normally the really fast ones, even 600cc’s, go below 1:50.
I am just average, bit overweight, standard bike, doing my best to sharpen my PR each lap.
@@NL-Gsxr-1000 wow, that’s pretty quick
I would be happy with 1:59 or 1:58
But let’s hope next time , this was my first time
We had a guy in our garage at 1:48
There was a guy doing 1:45 on screen I saw
Very talented people
Another fantastic vídeo Abhi. Big smile here from Brazil in all your content
Thank you very much my friend from Brazil
Always hugely respect your support all the way from there :)
More videos launching soon
good to see you back out there mate, everythings seemed to get in the way only manage 1 this year! got my fingers crossed for a euro March next year. Hopefully catch you out there at some point
I really hope it works out for you
I haven’t done anything all year , finances were so tight
I some how squeezed this one out may be another in November
Let’s see
But I definitely needed some saddle time for sure
I was rusty but had to start somewhere
Superb production!
Thank you Dan
Much appreciated
Hey! Back in 2017, me and some friends had stayed in a place like this. Can't remember the name. But essentially, yea, forest homes/resort types. Families visiting. We took this time to pop some truffles we'd got. Surreal, it was. Brought back memories of dancing trees haha!
Hahaha brilliant
It was a surreal , quite , scenic place , absolutely loved it
Something totally different to our usual stays
Next time we will book the same
We definitely didn’t have anytime for mushroom or truffle picking 😂🙈🙈
At least you put some track day videos. Grate footage as always. You need to do moore otherwise you get rusty. Looking forward for next one!!
I totally agree ,, I felt super rusty on the track , slow to start with and felt slow all along lol 😂.. more track videos coming
I promise 🤗
Good video. Your riding is great but your attitude is even better. Keep those positive vibes coming.
Thank you so much for the kind words, I really appreciate.. I always try to portray a realistic and genuine outlook to everything
You have a very nice bike. I have a very old bike, ZX9R. Would I be welcome / allowed to ride at a track like Assen? Or is it really for fast riders on new bikes?
@@xcelmaster4779 100 percent you will be allowed to ride that
There are 4 groups in total
Every group rides for 15 mins every hour so 7 sessions altogether excluding lunch
You can book yourself in novice or intermediate group and you will be welcomed on the track
Don’t hesitate at all
You and your bike are well capable
Just having a watch now, bet it felt amazing being back in track 👌👌
Oohh mate, it was amazing and a bit alien
I was so so tentative after such a long time
Really found it hard but day 2 was better
Mate, these videos are insane! Must take so long to edit it all. Fair play 👌
Cheers mate
Takes really really long lol
Sometimes I give up half way and start the next day
@@ChasingTenths i’m not surprised. Proper good job mate, well done
Cool video.. love the drone footge and classic races..
Thank you mate, such an iconic circuit , I had to do it justice
Nice video of my "home"track", I also ride with a 2016 model RSV4 (PR 1.49,6). I use a 16/42 gearing so you do not need 6th gear.
If you need some tips and tricks just let me know.
DG sports is a belgian organisation who does track events mainly at Spa and they are really strict even to the point not being friendly. In basic on Assen you need a DB Killer and if you have a loud bike you need to short shift 25-50 meter before the "bridge" on the backstraight but you can go full throttle.
Thank you very much for watching and commenting , I am absolutely loving the fact that a lot of local people have contacted me .. I can’t wait to go to the track again and even if it’s with DG sport it’s not a problem , atleast we know now what to except .. my best was a 2 min 2 on day 2 (video out soon) , my gearing is 16:43 and I love that gearing it’s just perfect .. I love the fact you have a 2016 RF and your laptime is stunning .. I hope I see you next time you are there :).. I really didn’t want to show DG Sport in a negative way , I just wanted people to know that to make sure baffles are in no matter what .in U.K. we have noise testing at 7 am of every trackday so we are used to it :)
And that kind of vid is always pleasure to watch 🤙🤙🤙 not many as long and detailed videos out there mate
Hope to see next chapter soon Abhi 👌👌👌
Thank you very much
I am super glad someone appreciates long form videos , I absolutely hate TikTok style stuff , I would rather produce something like this which might add value, track appreciation and focuses on the positivity and camaraderie between like minded trackday enthusiasts 🤗
Another awesome and quality video there Abhi, great to see you back on track mate, Assen looks fantastic, defo one more for the bucket list!! Cadwell for me tomorrow, slowly getting back on track after last year's big off, can't keep a good man down....or an idiot with an addiction it would appear 😁
Keep em coming Abhi and as always, thanks for sharing, always appreciate and enjoyed 😁🏍️👍🏻
Thank you Gareth
You would absolutely love it
It’s such a brilliant track
I hope I do justice to this track with this part 3 and 4 and portray an amazing outlook
You must try it
Enjoy cadwell
Weather looks dry and crisp
You will love it
All the best 🤗
Great video :) i need to go there next year :)
It’s an amazing track mate . As long as the weather is ok , you will love it
You did well not to get the hump with the power tripping TDO
Track looked fast and ballsy!
Thank you mate, I just applied a “yes boss” approach
I just did whatever he told me to do and I had a stress free time
It was a brilliant track , I only took out positives from it and put any frustrations behind me
It was minor issue
🤗
Plenty of fast guys at that circuit
@@ChasingTenths Im normally in fast UK tracks but was back at the top of Inters in Almeria.
Like you say serious folks pack out those Euros 😬
@@LowsideLew absolutely, I am amazed at the fast guys there
This was my first euro in nearly 4 years and it was full of talent which I hugely respected
Smashing Video Abhi! 🎉
Thanks very much Laj
It was a pleasure to share the track with you my friend
As usual, Great watch and informative . 👍
Thank you very much Mark :)
Yes! Please, do an upgrades video!
100 percent I will , that’s long due , and I will make it very interesting with good and bad about all the upgrades
Thank you :)
Brilliant video !!!! I was waiting for this one ;-)
Thank you very much Alberto, I need to watch your last 3 videos 🙈🙈
Great video
Thanks a lot Dave, much appreciated
Proper epic, miss this and you ❤️
Thank you very very much mate
Always your support is most cherished
Cracking vid mate. Shame about the guy running it, doing noise tests by ear and not even letting people go out and see if they trigger the drive by was a joke. Geezer was a complete nob jockey. I didn’t set the the drive by off with no baffle but fitted it anyway and nearly didn’t get let out as he said it was too loud. Cock!
I know mate, you had a really tough time there … it was very frustrating for many people , I wish they had DB tester in hand but Atleast you had track time
AWESOME VIDEO GREAT AMAZING FANTASTIC I ENJOY IT ! ! ! ! ! ! !
Thank you very much
all the best for you SIR @@ChasingTenths
@@yiannishayabusaofficial thank you :)
What was the dB limit meant to be Abi? What a crazy way to run a day (sounds like another power crazy TD owner from the UK), will certainly be avoiding that one! Do No Limits know the guy running the show there is a penisaurous? They should be told so they can warn their customers.
Hey mate, he wasn’t a U.K. chap or trackday owner . No limits were just tagging along with this company. Unfortunately for the U.K. chaps we were a little surprised that their decibel meter was not working so he was checking the sound with his ears at high revs .. it’s not the most consistent way of checking it , putting it mildly and politely, they had the circuit decibel meters on the gantry of the back straight and a huge amount of people were black flagged which is fair enough if they trigged that , the limit was 101db .. with all due respect to that guy , I think he was just frustrated in general or just had a chip on his shoulder .. but once I sorted a baffle in my bike , he was ok .. but he was definitely strict and the U.K. guys didn’t understand why he was shouty constantly
good to know some track day providers and tracks around the world require a type of lanyard for on board cameras even if they are screwed onto the bike or helmets ,and also noise restrictions for exhausts so your not wasting your money and time or worse you are not allowed on the tracks....fuk that!!
Absolutely, I totally agree.
However ,it would be wonderful of them to let us know of the same prior to the event, that tethers on cameras are 100 percent mandatory and everyone must have a baffle or db killer even if their bike is under 101db , so everyone is prepared prior to going out on track rather than last minute “telling off”.. and this is why in U.K. it’s superbly helpful when the noise testing happens at 7am with decibel meters at 5500 rpm and everyone gets a sticker on their bike with their noise level … rather than no decibel meters present at an event and noise gets tested by ear at random rpm .
New start motor soon 😂😂 On the Aprilia Rsv4rf?
Hahaha… good shout, to be honest I did a nervous start , because I knew he was right behind me , starter motor is ok
However , that oil leak I sorted yesterday and it was coming from starter motor seal and clutch casing lol
So you have a very good point ;)
Maybe the guy is a bit of a knob, at every trackday at Assen (and others on the mainland) you absolutely need a baffle on any bike and also the accessories like a Gopro must be extra secured. I use tie wraps. Had 7 trackdays on Assen this year and had zero problems or arguments with anyone.
I totally understand and we respected his instructions . But I think we all guys from U.K. were taken by surprise , because in U.K. every morning at 7am onwards we have noise testing with db meter , then they put sticker on the bike with db noise ..with or without db killer, plus GoPro tethers aren’t mandatory… also in the briefing in assen there was no mention of compulsory db killers and compulsory tethers for cameras … so initially we didn’t put it on … but as soon as he told me I put them on straight away and the db killer , after that i didn’t have any problems. It’s some thing we U.K. guys learnt and in the future we will just put db killer on no matter what . I think if he was a little bit polite in speaking , that would really help . In U.K. the staff is super polite with no use of foul language , I think that helps a lot .
Thanks for your answer mate. I'm not questioning your intentions at all, it's just the strict rules with every organization at Assen because they know they will get a slap on the wrist from the Assen circuit staff because of local regulations. Having said that, they absolutely should have mentioned this during the briefing and I blame them for not doing this. No excuse.
I do hate the rude approach we get sometimes as well, but they deal with people with bad intentions every day and I can understand they get sick of correcting people all the time. However, maybe they should be looking for another job then, right ;-)
Excellent content mate, I will be following you. Cheers from the Netherlands.
@@evanr9945 wow, that’s beautifully written , thank you so much for understanding. I think you have rightly said everything in a very affable manner . And thanks for appreciating the video , hopefully more coming soon . I know it was such a long video and I appreciate the patience too.
@ChasingTenths you are very welcome, credits where credits are due; and there is no such thing as long videos as one can scroll or fast forward videos at any time on YT :-)
See you on track or at a new vlog, cheers 🤙🏻
@@evanr9945 thanks again mate
Huge respect from me to you
nice video again ! im afraid im that slow dutch b#strd getn in your way at 40:22 , sorry mate )
Omggg no way !!! In that red Ducati ? Is that you ?
@@ChasingTenths yes sir !
@@CunningStuntsGoFast haha , fantastic . Love it. I was following you for 4 laps , I only caught you on that corner 3 laps in a row but you were very best everywhere else ..
thank you for commenting , I am glad you spotted yourself .. stay in touch my friend
@@ChasingTenths i will . Im sure we meet again on some track 😉 if you guys are up for spa , nurburgring gp track or nurburgring nordschleife let me know 👌🤘
@@CunningStuntsGoFast wow
Two dream tracks
Will definitely let you know mate
Very Nice Video 👍👍
Thank you very much mate for the constant support
It always gets noticed :)
@@ChasingTenths You Deserve Every Bit Of It. Really Want To Ride With You. Maybe One Day.
@@rahulghai4532 thank you mate, 100 percent
I give you my word
We’ll ride on day together on a circuit
Also, Abhi, doesn't your ecu/dash allow for you to run custom tunes with real time measurements? Failing which, I'm surprised you haven't gone the Gabro route. Or did i miss something somewhere?
I had a gabro map but that was a 2017 map with power commander and a secondary fuelling module but recently I totally simplified everything
I took everything off
Now I only have the official Aprilia Akrapovic Race map and the bike feels good. I just had too much going on under my seat , it’s a tightly packed bike and it was a mechanics nightmare with so much wiring
Welcome to Assen! 🔥
Thank you very very much
It was brilliant
What a muppet that guy was checking the noise of the bikes. Fair enough if the bikes are too loud but there’s a way to talk to your customers and it looked like he didn’t care.
Absolutely mate, I have tried to not showcase that too much oil the video and the following part I am editing as it really sours the taste in mouth and one of hour mate was banned from 2 days by him , it was very strange. I am trying to be mindful and sensible on what I say on video and comments. But at least we now know what to expect and we will come prepared with bigger baffles or extra camera tethers. Having no decibel meters on site was also not ideal as we are used to the uk system where we get checked in the morning and all is well. Many many people got black flagged for noise sadly
I have been to two trackdays with DG-sport. And yes He runs a tight ship. But everything he send you er the track for he probably told you at the briefing ? … All needs to run DB killers and all gopro need to have a safety wire. And like always someone is going out without
He does not have the most diplomatic approach. But I see why he gets feed up people not listening
Very very well said Tobias
I can assure you he didn’t mention the above two in the briefing that db killer and tether for GoPro is compulsory.
But as soon as he told me I sorted it out straight away . Coming from U.K. where people are used to extreme politeness , his way of talking is a bit different. But it’s ok. I had no issues after that but there were other people who had huge issues and one person was banned for 2 days .. but it is what it is …. I haven’t tried to put a negative reflection for him , it’s just that his way of talking can be a bit polite
@@ChasingTenths that is to bad. He is normally quite clear in he’s briefings.
But I never really liked he’s style of communication. I’ve just been lucky enough to not be on the receiving end of telling of 😅
Hope you enjoyed the track nonetheless. It is one of my favourites. So many high speed Corners where you just have to trust the bike at a lean
Great content Abi 👍🏻
@@tobiasjacobsen_dk I think that’s just his basic nature and to be honest I had no major issues with him . I just applied the “Yes Sir” approach lol , I kept him happy and I was allowed on track .. I honestly had wonderful time , I loved Holland and I loved the people of Holland , beautiful mindset and great helpful nature of people … my first time but it won’t be my last , can’t wait to go there again
@@tobiasjacobsen_dk im dutch and was on this trackday too , here in holland and belgium all trackday guys know about him , he got a not so fancy nickname or him here . i get it when you say he was clear in the briefing and he just very strict , but come on , everybody is paying a lot of money to his company to have a great time and hes acting as if we are prisoners . its my 3rd time im on a day where he runs the show and im suprised he never got anyone getting agressive with the way he treats people
We had the same bloke from DG sports running our 2 day event tagging on with no limits at Le Mans. Track was amazing but he made it very stressful and was just being a tw*t from the start. Even if bike blew under the DB level he would not let you out without a baffle. Pathetic. Took loads of go pros off people and around was not a nice experience with those guys. No limits ran events are far better!
I know mate what you mean, we had the same issue and one of our mate wasn’t allowed on track for 2 days as he had a slight argument with him. I can go on and on about things like that but I didn’t want a negative flame thrower on the whole even through my videos . But the main thing is we know now and we know what to expect if we ever go lemans or spa or Mugello as his company is the main one for all three including assen ..
Cheers for watching and giving a reflective comment
Man, noise level rules, for it to be fair, HAVE to be backed with an SPL meter with the specified weightages. Otherwise it's all balls. But, ah well, their track(day), their rules. I'm sure there's some fine situation if it's not respecter, for the track day company. Idk. Perhaps it'll explain the boorish behaviour. And also perhaps share these rules beforehand, clearly, so people are appropriately prepared. 🤷♂️
That’s very good points you make there … we had the noise rules in advance but we didn’t know their decibel meter wasn’t working so they were testing the noise initially with their ears and that wasn’t the best way of doing it , some people were confused and angry but luckily it was all ok in the end
When everyone put the db killer in .
They were happy and we had peace of mind .
Abhi..still follows all your videos,don't comment much...BUT the quality of your vids has increased steadily since your debut,very pro vids and you pick the right images assorted with the right music.Love it. The short cameos of the greats of the past was close to emotional,witnessed some of them decades ago..that's why '''emotional'''' comes in for me lol.
Now. how can you enforce a decibel limit if you dont have a decibel meter around!!! that is bull crap. I think the 101 limit is quite bull****,most in america runs around 106 which is reasonable to me.
Wont comment on your riding,this is a department where you up'ed the ante some in the last 2 years,while i see some on-off throttle mid corner quite often,especially in the slow ones?
My question would be: Will you stay with aprilia when done with your 2015 RSV4?
Hey Sylvan, thank you for the unbelievably heart warming lovely words , that’s really made my weekend . I truly appreciate how attentively you watch the videos , it’s rare these days where people have reduced attention span due to introduction of short videos ….
In terms of the noise testing, yes, I must admit compared to U.K. standards it was botched and unfortunately very poorly managed but it is what it is, the guy had no issues with me once I put my baffle on but still lots got black flagged ….
In terms of my riding, unfortunately it was my worse ever , it was my first trackday after a big crash , I was all over the place .. if you watch my latest episodes of Spain , riding is much much improved
In regards to the Aprilia , sadly in U.K. our mortgages have nearly doubled thanks to the interest rate increases which I am sure you must be aware … so I will be keeping the 2015 for another year or two , it’s done me well
It’s a solid bike
Best handling bike
Power is not Uber high , it’s 175 bhp but it’s manageable
I can’t wait to get the new RSV4
Thank you again 🤗