Mike
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Originally posted by AlunJ
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Originally posted by Mike B
Ah, I was probably too busy concentrating on gearchanges to see if I could better my PB of 90mph by the braking cones 
we were laughing at you not allowing anything to pass you in all honesty 
Ian - there was a black civic out there as well... considering it was a vauxhall only track day, two civics, a punto, an mg and a datsun... 
[Edited on 08-08-2010 by AlunJ]
Our Phil mentioned this earlier on about me not letting Neil's Astra pass but the only car I technically held up was corsadonk's van because I'd passed him coming out of the second chicane but if he'd have overtook then I'd have been pushing to overtake again once we got back to the corners so he held back. With Neil by the time he'd caught me up I was all on the corner so I just held the racing line till I came out of Quarry and let him pass.
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djgritt
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Great pics in here.
Feck all of mine anywhere though, must have been going 'too fast'....
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Adam_B
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Originally posted by Ian
[img] bell end pic [ /img]
That spoiler can't help you now
Silly Honda driver on a Vauxhall day. And I left my Ford at home 
Every lap after his spin he went round that corner so slow that when he accelerated on the straight it was just all wheelspin. Sounded like it was powered by a couple of vuvuzelas too.
[Edited on 08-08-2010 by Adam_B]
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Ian
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Mark.W
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Some cracking photos there lads 
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FAZ
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cool seat ian
wish id gone now  sad face
btw wts the rules n regs of wearing a helmet and could i, in theory go on track in my car, having never gone on track before, ever...
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Ian
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Yes if you want to go on track, you buy a pass, fill in a form with your name and address on, details of your emergency contact, show them your licence, hire a helmet or bring your own and you get a wrist-band.
Drive to the pits 15 minutes before the session time wearing said wrist band, you get guided in to the lane where you wait for the previous session to end, light goes green and you enter the track.
15 minutes later you'll see the chequered flag and be hooked 
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FAZ
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hmmm sounds tempting, glad i can hire a helmet though, thinking of trax thats all
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Ian
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Oh and you also need the car noise testing, which is as difficult as driving to the guy with the sound level meter and revving your car to 4.5k next to him. He'll stick a sticker either at the top of the windscreen or front of the roof and you're approved to go on.
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Ian
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Originally posted by FAZ
glad i can hire a helmet though, thinking of trax thats all
That is the Combe procedure, not 100% clear on Trax but I would guess it's very similar.
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FAZ
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technical stuff
okay doke, its only a thought anyway, i knw my insurance is invalid etc etc, so really unsure,, may just see what happens
[Edited on 09-08-2010 by FAZ]
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Ian
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I don't have insurance, that is a risk but you're probably safer out there with people all paying attention than you are on a drive to the shops so long as you keep your eyes open and stick to the rules.
If you crash at a track day you're either trying too hard and come off on your own, or in the wrong place because you didn't take in everything at the briefing, or very, very unlucky indeed.
Crashing if you do everything according to the rules and know your limits is actually rather unlikely.
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FAZ
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i think id be to scared to over 70 and plenty of mirror-signal-manovere
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Ian
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The speed isn't the issue, it generally feels slower either because cars around you are also going fast or because there aren't cars around you and the road is wider than you would normally have available to you.
And mirror signal is no joke, you need to know where other people are and let them know where you want to be. Other than that there's nothing really to know except that it's not a race and you'll come away equally happy just having driven the circuit as if you had gone really fast.
As I'm sure others will testify, it takes a while to get confident and a lot of the fun is working towards that. And you'll generally be in similar company.
[Edited on 09-08-2010 by Ian]
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Novaneil
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quote:
Originally posted by Mike B
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Originally posted by AlunJ
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Originally posted by Mike B
Ah, I was probably too busy concentrating on gearchanges to see if I could better my PB of 90mph by the braking cones
we were laughing at you not allowing anything to pass you in all honesty
Ian - there was a black civic out there as well... considering it was a vauxhall only track day, two civics, a punto, an mg and a datsun...
[Edited on 08-08-2010 by AlunJ]
Our Phil mentioned this earlier on about me not letting Neil's Astra pass but the only car I technically held up was corsadonk's van because I'd passed him coming out of the second chicane but if he'd have overtook then I'd have been pushing to overtake again once we got back to the corners so he held back. With Neil by the time he'd caught me up I was all on the corner so I just held the racing line till I came out of Quarry and let him pass.
Its ok mate, you didn't get in the way. Always concentrate on what your doing, then when its safe let people past, Not the other way round.
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smcGSI16V
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I agree with everything the leader has said.
Just be warned-
if you enjoy it and get the bug for it; it's a slippery slope down hill into spending lots of money.
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jr
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looks like a top weekend, gutted i missed it and well done to all involved once again 
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Chris F
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Originally posted by Mike B
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Originally posted by Chris F
Anyine got any pics of mine on track.. or skidding of the track...ether or!
I haven't, I was too busy overtaking you 
I had to slow down a fair bit tbh!
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Ian
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On the straights or the bends Chris
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Daveskater
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Originally posted by djgritt
Great pics in here.
Feck all of mine anywhere though, must have been going 'too fast'....
I thought I got pics of yours, they might have come out a bit blurry if they're not posted. I'll try and remember to have a look tonight
Numberwang!
Originally posted by AlunJ
I like you Dave, you are a man of men
Originally Whatapp'd by Neo
Dave's maybe capable of a drive-by cuddle
Look at my pictures
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Chris F
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Originally posted by Ian
On the straights or the bends Chris
I hate you all, been looking at toyo 888's lol!
Just need a dry track and to get faster!
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Ian
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Waste of money unless you need them. In fact I'm not sure Mike runs them either?
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Chris F
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It was raining end of
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tom_simes
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Waste of money unless you need them. In fact I'm not sure Mike runs them either?
Mike definitely doesn't run semi-slicks, he came out of Stu's car going on about how he needs them in his life
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Mike
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Originally posted by Ian
Waste of money unless you need them. In fact I'm not sure Mike runs them either?
Nope, I'm on Eagle F1s atm, pretty good in the dry but show them a wet track and it turns out they're not too marvelous 
After going out with Stu on a wet session and a dry session the r888s showed mine up completely, especially in the wet! But at the same time, you've got to have the commitment to use them otherwise as Ian says they're a waste of money, plus there's plenty of other factors that still have a major effect on the end result.
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