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Author Had my Driving Experience Day yesterday (loads of photos)
nathy_87
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   9th Jul 10 at 19:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
My god it was brilliant. If I had the money I know I'd have a Lamborghini without a doubt.

Got there for half ten, went got a cuppa and get myself signed in. by the time it was my turn for the tutorial it was 11:30 and I was getting mroe & more excited. So we had a brief about the track and how some cars handle different to others which was interesting. Got too out in the (red) Subaru Impreza and got told where to de-acclereate/accelerate into corners etc which also was interesting as it was my first time on a race track. The race track in question is Pretswold Leicstershire whch is approx 1.8miles. I'll let the photos do the rest of the talking. At one stage the instructor allowed me to overtake the Orange Lambo on a straight and it was awesome.

The Track:


En Route


On arrival we seen the rally cars;




Around the Pits:



































Even the Stig made an appearance and was driving the Atom



Me on one of my laps




[Edited on 10-07-2010 by 5dr corsa-3dr_polo]
Daveskater
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9th Jul 10 at 19:11   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Not half bad

Stig looks like he's lost weight though

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
Mike
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9th Jul 10 at 19:23   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Is that circuit map the actual route you did? Usually the chicanes are just for bikes

So did you ask the instructor out for drinks after?
nathy_87
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9th Jul 10 at 19:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
@ Daverskater

Mike B - No we didn't use the chicanes, can't get a exact map of the track.
Mike
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9th Jul 10 at 19:34   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ah, boss little circuit in that case then, especially when you're hunting down a 1.6 MX5 in a 1.2 Corsa
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9th Jul 10 at 19:35   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks like a good day

I did the curcuit a few months back and really liked it

Drives supercharged Tec with torque
Ian
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9th Jul 10 at 19:37   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I would love to do one of these days and go on a ragga.
Ben G
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9th Jul 10 at 19:49   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
very nice.

i loved my f430 scuderia one.

i'm doing an aston martin v8 vantage one in october. cannot wait!!!
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
I would love to do one of these days and go on a ragga.


how many premium memberships will you need?
Ben G
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none if he uses his tesco clubcard points
antnee
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9th Jul 10 at 22:58   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Those photos don't look like mallory
antnee
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Just googled Everyman (plate on the lambo), and its at Prestwold Hall, which is about 25mins from my house
Mike
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9th Jul 10 at 23:08   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
That's a point actually
Tomnova16
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9th Jul 10 at 23:36   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
alot of different cars there, i must indulge in one of these days

http://www.lemass.co.uk/ for all your automotive/bodyshop needs
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10th Jul 10 at 07:26   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i was going to say i have done the rally day at prestwold hall and it looked very familiar to those pics
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its deffo prestwold hall that, Ive done one there, same company too
Matt L
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I cant wait till mine in sept lambo plus atom think im more excitex abput driving scafolding than the lambo atm lol
nathy_87
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Yeah sorry, on the cd of prints it said Mallory Park, it was Pretswold

I want to go on another one now.
nathy_87
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10th Jul 10 at 09:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mattel: Once you get in the Lambo, and he tells you to rev it, you wont prefer the Atom.
Matt L
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quote:
Originally posted by 5dr corsa-3dr_polo
Mattel: Once you get in the Lambo, and he tells you to rev it, you wont prefer the Atom.


Yeah i agree although supercharger noise is awesome.
nathy_87
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10th Jul 10 at 09:40   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
You aint wrong there,

Can someone answer me a question, why the hell do the Lambo exhausts look like they do?
mattk
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to reduce noise, track will have a noise limit, lambos probably exceed it in standard form
Mike
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10th Jul 10 at 10:18   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
What's the policy on 'doing a jr' on one of these experience days?

 
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