To give my input on noise regs from my experiance at bedford. A T4 equipped Cosworth with a twin box Mongoose in good condition will have no problems. However an old Mongoose may well fail the noise limits. Your exhaust does deteriate over time. I don't think I have heard of a car with a T34 or smaller that also had a 3" twin box system in good condition fail the regs.

Also if you do fail, beware just shoving some big restriction up the tail pipe. I have witnessed turbos go because of the huge amount of extra back presure this causes.

Turning the boost down will help, so if you think you may be borderline, make sure you have some method of easily and quickly reducing your boost level.

And don't be a numpty like Mike and switch your ALS on, as you will fail

You can get your car tested at Bedford prior to the event I think???

Sean..

 

Correct, just ring them and tell them you are booked on for a track day and they will test your car for free...

 

Think I'll be taking a drive this weekend then

Unless somebody knows at what distance the noise levels are recorded at? One of our departments at work has a sound level meter that I can use. Just hope I don't upset th peeps in the office by revving the tits out of my car in the car park

 

If it isn't a problem for you to drive to Bedford then I would do it. Everybodys equipment varies and if you have been given the OK by there equipment then you know you will be safe.

Sean..

 

Update......

Just waiting on the LAST 3 places to be paid for then its a sell out

 

Well done guys!!!

Just out of interest, how many tickets have been sold for:

Track
Pit lane passes
General entrance
etc etc etc

 

Track = 87 (plus 3 additional driver passes)
Pit / Passenger passes = 60
General entrance / Club stand / Concourse / Traders = 163

The figures look odd, but trust me, they do add up! lol

Total = 250 vehicles on site

THANK YOU TO EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT, CANT WAIT TILL THE DAY NOW!

 

aaarrgghhh shhiiiiiiiiiit!!

ALWAYS leave everything to the last minute Clare if only you had that track pass when I said we were coming to collect it

Im a member of the Beds RSOC Does this still entitle me to a entrance pass?? pleeeaasssseee

If not, whats one more person gonna do

 

Cannot have any more vehicles on site, sorry Westy.

You can jump in with someone who already has an entrance pass or track pass, this will get you into the venue.

 

this is wrong...

I know its my fault, but didnt even know where and when the Beds RSOC was up until a good few weeks back, as I was out of the country for a year.. My mate was gonna have the track pass and we were gonna jump in with him.. Im skint and couldnt afford the fiver Havent been paid for over a year so you can imagine..

Fooooooook, your own local RSOC, and you cant even go

The trouble with having an event at Bedford like this, is that your limiting the number of people that can go.. You can see that its popular as its SOLD OUT!! But Bedford is a wicked venue to have it IMO

Seriously, 1 more ticket, surely this is possible.. if not, can i borrow one, i'll just photocopy it

 

Im really sorry, but Beds Members who attended the last few months (including the one last week) were given first refusal on all passes.

Considering we were told that holding an event in February was a stupid idea and that we'd end up struggling to sell passes by a number of people, we really didnt see the numbers as a problem. Ok, now we know different but what can we do?

Palmer wont give me any more leeway on the number of vehicles on site, they've already given us more than any other event held there.

If you're desperate to get a track pass speak to Kieron off here as he is considering selling his on.

 

no worries Clare

Would have been extremely difficult to attend the meets when your on the other side of the world And last meet, no point as the RS is tucked away in the garage..

I appreciate matters are out of your hands and that i've just left it way to late..

Kieron? any chance of his username or is that ? or email addy?

thanks

 

Thats his username.

You know we also send news letter style emails to all Beds Members who have given us a contact email address? If we dont have yours, come along to the next meet and we'll update your records.

 

got my tickets today!!


thanks again,

should be a great day,

 

Cannot wait for this.

Good cars,good drivers, just need good weather.




Well done all involved, you've done it.



Dave.

 

Oh, I was rather hoping for rain

 

Claire Cheque in post

 

Cheers Kev

 

Well done for all your hard work Clare, Steve and Gemma

VERY MUCH APPRECIATED

 

Thanks Lee, hope you all enjoy yourselves now

 

We STILL have a few people that have been promising to send chqs but haven't so if chqs aren't with Gemma or Clare by THIS fridays post their passes WILL go back on the market and will be sold to others that are on reserve list........

Once they are sold theres no going back and you will have to go onto reserve list....


Ta
Steve

 

any chance of going on the res list, just so me and a car load can go??? guess this is a general pass??

im in the process of getting a track pass off of a chap called Kieron, but if it falls thru

 

Westy - i'll add you to the General Pass reserve list

 

many thanks

 

many on the list out of interest

 

You're 3rd on the list

But if I dont hear anything from the Swindon Group sometime soon you may be in luck!

 

Qualitaaayy!!

they PM'd me and said they dont want to go

 

Whats the deal on support vehicles guys. Unfortunatly there isn't much room in a Lotus Exige to fit my spare set of wheels with my slicks on, let alone the trolley jack and tools. Can I bring my van?? Mind you then I guess we have the problem of the person driving the van not having a pass? What about if i trailered my car there, will i be able to get my van into the pit lane??

Sorry for all te questions.

Sean..

 

my car is being trailored there, i've only bought a track pass

so i'm assuming the is ok

 

vans/trailers etc have to be left in carpark once unloaded (there has been a place set aside for this)

 

What Steve said! lol

Support vehicles are ok providing they are towing a trailer with a track car on. You cannot drive your track car in and have a seperate vehicle being driven in to support it.

If that makes sense.

 

Cool. I guess it wouldn't be a problem to pop into the pitlane with the support vehicle in order to drop stuff off and then take it and the trailer to the car park???

 

nope, no support vehicles will be admited into the pit lane, it would get far too congested. The car park we are using is right next to the pit lane so shouldn't be an issue.

 

Cool!!

 

Yep agreed

Thanks for getting this sorted, top job

Looking forward to this now, just gotta figure out how to use that steering wheel thing on the bends

Steve

 

Ditto that Steve

 

Now where did I store those "L" plates

But im ok i' be able to pick up a few passengers in me taxi at the speeds ill be doing pmsl

 

Hope they all got passenger/pit passes !