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« Reply #16 on: February 20, 2006, 03:34:13 pm » |
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Mark, please put me on the list. I don't want to be peering at the thread just after it like last year, saying "Ooh I just wish..." Give Gary and me a chance to swap drives in each other's cars again but this time Gary, I have a starter motor!  |
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« Reply #17 on: February 20, 2006, 06:53:42 pm » |
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This is temping. The yellow peril is out on the sunday, so the Saturday is tempting. Must rebuild the motor first.
Is it just a triangular track around the perimeter, or are there corners?
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« Reply #18 on: February 21, 2006, 02:25:58 pm » |
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This is temping. The yellow peril is out on the sunday, so the Saturday is tempting. Must rebuild the motor first.
Is it just a triangular track around the perimeter, or are there corners?
The track has a one and three-quarter mile straight (the main runway) with fast corners at the start and end. The two straight bits connecting those ends to form a triangle have coned chicanes on them and, this time, will also have a few flowing bends. In addition, the corner linking those two straight bits together is a particularly enjoyable and challenging high speed, double apex corner. So in essence, yes it is roughly a triangular shape, just over 4 miles long, but with plenty of curvy bits to make it interesting/challenging/enjoyable. MG Mark |
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« Reply #19 on: February 22, 2006, 05:57:16 pm » |
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could you please put me down for 1 deffinate for Sunday and for a further 3 possibles also for Sunday.
Are there any noise regs? My mates Exige is quite noisy under load at high revs.
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« Reply #20 on: February 22, 2006, 11:19:19 pm » |
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could you please put me down for 1 deffinate for Sunday and for a further 3 possibles also for Sunday.
Are there any noise regs? My mates Exige is quite noisy under load at high revs. Can do, although the the 3 possibles will need to make their minds up in due course. No formal noise regulations or test. MG Mark |
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« Reply #21 on: February 23, 2006, 05:22:09 pm » |
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Not sure if I can do this myself, much as I might like to but have publicised this on Lotus Elan Central and posted a link to this thread.
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« Reply #22 on: February 23, 2006, 09:04:25 pm » |
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Mark
I will join you on the Sunday in my Scooby and I understand a few of the T.W.A.T.S. also fancy a Sunday drive in the country.
Look forward to further details in due course.
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« Reply #23 on: February 24, 2006, 06:27:46 pm » |
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Well done for taking this on again Mark.
I'm not sure if I can make it this time, or indeed if the old girl has recovered from her previous thrashing, but I can highly recommend it to anyone thinking about going along. It's run in a thoroughly professional and very friendly manner, with top notch photographers on hand to record your spectacular driving for what is really only a few bob.
Go on!!
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« Reply #24 on: February 24, 2006, 06:54:45 pm » |
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...... So in essence, yes it is roughly a triangular shape, just over 4 miles long, but with plenty of curvy bits to make it interesting/challenging/enjoyable.
MG Mark
Thanks for the info. When its wound up I only get 5 to the gallon, and with a 6 gal tank, thats only 7 laps. Having looked at my calendar, its Brands Hatch on the Saturday and Gurston Down on Sunday, so next year perhaps. Why do these things always clash. |
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« Reply #25 on: February 24, 2006, 07:43:17 pm » |
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If you do 6 laps you are not doing bad!! I think when me and dan did laps the most we got was 9. Our average speed was around the 100mph mark I think our average lap times were 2m 28.
I believe the sessions were between 20 mins and 30 mins with the longest session being 40mins but that was a long time at 100mph. Plus the tires were getting very hot.
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« Reply #26 on: February 24, 2006, 10:20:08 pm » |
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So was it ten tankfulls for the day.
One of my fondest sober memories of last year was coming out of a long series of bends onto a straight and flooring it, only to realise that the tyres were molten. Bruized elbows were the only problem. Most cars would have jumped into the bushes.
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« Reply #27 on: February 27, 2006, 10:57:47 am » |
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Mark - Dropped you a PM yesterday and I see now that both Bill and Gary have asked already.
Any space left?
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« Reply #28 on: February 27, 2006, 12:25:14 pm » |
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« Reply #29 on: February 28, 2006, 10:57:35 pm » |
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For Gary and Toby, what day are you planning on? I was sort of thinking Sunday...
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