BillyCabrio

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Can i throw in my 10p's worth?

Aint there a track in the south, i.e. south of London that we can do a track event at?? Lydd? I'm sure theres another one down here somewhere?

RichardPON

Brands Hatch.............

Clare

Blimey, didnt expect so many replies so quickly but not enough feedback on those two venues

Gemma - dont panic, purely gathering info at the mo, will let you know when there is something to tell

Spiky, that WAS out of order and no there wont be an issue IF the project does kick off the ground (you know yourself that you were allowed to go to Bedford anyway).

PON, Brands is already fully booked

Need more feedback please peeps

Spiky

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simple question, simple answer

ask christian and beccy about snetterton

Clare

I know what you are digging at, but Craig and Lewis can both vouch for me that as soon as the conversation steered towards that subject on Sat night, I made it clear I wasn't prepared to discuss it and the subject was changed, end of, so please dont think peoples comments are from a mass slagging off session.
Its all in the past now and looking very much forward to the future so let this be the last of the digs and comments please

CliffRS4

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Deffo up for this , count me in
Gutted Brands Hatch is fully booked as I would love to do the full GP Circuit

Oranoco

Ahh. We shall do battle once more good sir

Spiky

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reference the last comment, clare please tell all ya followers this...

else EVERY post i make on here on "track day" becomes a DIG...which anyone that knows me, knows it's not

whether YOU (clare) organise it or anyone else..

SteveB

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pmsl @ the .....

RichardPON

Steve, ya right! It's definitely the wrong smilie. We need an ice skating one.....

With Steve and Dave here, it'd be better to compare them both to Torvil and Dean there was that much spinning!

CliffRS4

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Brands Hatch have a rally stage , maybe you would be better booking that as you spent more time on the grass than on the track

We did have a wicked rip up doen the back straight. The cars are so even in a straight line as I think it was a case of who dared to brake the latest

You must have square wheels after locking up behind me when I was breaking late for the corners and you decided you were gonna keep accelerating whilst still aiming for me

CliffRS4

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I spun 3 times out of about 40 laps so
Don't deny that you were impressed with the car and you even admitted that my driving was quite good for my first track day.

Atleast I managed not to go cross country and stay on the track unlike someone else

My mate who came as my passenger asked why Steve had an rs turbo as he would be better off with a Land Rover Discovery

Oh and Pon atleast our cars were there to spin
Ya mums car doesn't count

BillyCabrio

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I meant apart from the obveious ones

As i was saying the RsOC Kent 'were' going to be using Lydd last year but it never happened for one reason or another.

I'm 100% sure theres other aerodromes in Kent/Surry areas?

AlexF

Snetterton is VERY long and VERY fast... its also ALWAYS damn cold and raining, or at least every time I have been there its been like that!

Not been to oulton!

What about Silverstone/mallory?

alex

Clare

Billy, all I need at the moment is the general opinion on the two venues I listed above.

dave cos4x4

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what about Donnington,

pretty much centralised in the country and easy enough to get to by everyone.

Oulton Park is a very good drivers circuit but if you have a mistake it will be a costly one as there are barriers,walls,banking etc....

Very good though.




Dave.

Clare

Thanks Dave, will bear that in mind re Oulton. The track does indeed look more challenging at Oulton than it does at Snetterton which is a good thing, but a map doesn't show things like barriers etc... so defo worth me bearing in mind.

gus

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i did like snetterton when i went round, very fast track ;oads of run offs too

Oranoco

Anonymous

Oulton park is an awesome circuit, would defo be interested in that...

AS would the derby lot i guess so about ten of us

Clare

That a hint Dingy

Anonymous

Hint about what

Would have come to bedford but didn't fancy getting kicked off after 2 laps LOL

900ss

Mallory park?
Cadwell park?


Bruntingthorpe even ?

Tescos car park

racer

Hi Clare, Oulton Park without doubt ! The track is far more demanding with many different types of corners and gradients, the facilities are new and extensive.

Andy

Clare

Thanks for the feedback guys, much appreciated

FRS

Havn't done either but would be up for Oulton Park .
Forgot to say thanks for Bedford had a great day

Terry

markk

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oulton park is quite good as far as tarmac circuits go , o would say its in the same league as croft , good , bit twisty , no 5000000 mile straights , more entertaining than just travelling in a straight line ! very good fascilities as well !!

just my 2 peneth worth as im not a track driver

NUTS RuS

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Oulton
Venue is accessed by 1 main gate which leads directly onto the infield of the circuit. From there you can see approx 3/4 of the race circuit if you move around.

It has a very large sealed surface pit area which is fenced off and accesed through gates. Plenty of pit lane garages and hospitality areas including food and ale within this complex. If the rally stage is running then the cars will all be viewable from within the infield to add a bit more variety.

The track itself is awesome done quite a few days there now. From the start you have a straight into a fast kink right left downhill, then a wide fast lefthander leading into a long straight taking you down into a open hairpin bend which is kind of like a banked circuit. Then your out on the back of the circuit, through a wide chicane or two (using the rumble strips ) onto a long downhill straight before braking for another chicane, chuck it round a good for drifting right hander, up the hill flat through the bends until braking for a righthander at lodge corner (another drifters favourite). Down and up through a dip before leading back onto the fast straight start finish area.

Thats a very brief run through of a challenging circuit. Its quite a wide track so plenty of room for error, or showmanship etc. Most of the days I have done there we have not had to do a noise check and the marshals are very tolerant - yet good at there jobs.

Hope thats some of the info you were after Clare if not I'll shut up....
I was there a few weeks back with the Clio Sport lot when they tagged along to an organised trackday. ( they got a good discount too as they got a group of 15 together - and most if not all re-booked to go back )

Tony

Zetec Andy

Tony she asked for an opinion, not a lesson

NUTS RuS

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Had to chip in as much as I could offer, as Im off skiing in 5 hours Could you tell I like the place then

Zetec Andy

so am i, except im usng my car for ski's, full of snow here

Clare

Tony and everyone else, that is exactly what im looking for thank you.

Andymancos

Oulton park all the way if it was good enough for the RS500 touring cars its good enough for all us!!! some tight corners, fast straights very good mixed track IMO..Snetterton not really much involved just straights abit boring

Mike Rainbird

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Snetterton is a good power circuit suited to cars of 400+bhp with BIG brakes (as you WILL be braking from 150+mph)

Spectating is exceptional, albeit cold and the pit area is on par with Dono etc.

wildheart

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Sounds good to me

markk

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i wouldnt



totally shite then ?

Anonymous

Dono pits are being demolished as they are shit so not best thing to quote mike