I went on that one. Was a good laugh. The journey back was fine for me...

I got in the car at the Ring, fell into a deeeeeep sleep and got out at Rentons mums house which is 10 mins from mine. I woke up and Renton just said 'cheers for helping share the driving MATE' and walked into his mums house.

I then drove the Sierra the 10min home.

Sweeeet

Actually I just remembered I did wake up briefly going back through Brussels I thinkl??? as the Sierras STACK shift lights were burning holes in my eyes... we were doing 160mph+ in the PISSING rain and Martin went past at HUGE speed the fooking lunatic.

 

yep that sound like a plan i hope to take the sierra there but if not then i'd be up for that

 

That was the first time I met you lot.

Can't believe I nodded off in Martin's Escort but that whole experience of doing a long journeyin a stripped out car is properly tiring!

 

I might possibly do that even if the nova is ready as i could tow the nova over, we did belgium and back in a day in it once (from somerset) and although its bearable for long journeys there is NO luggage room at all, couldnt even fit one suitcase so its hardly practical for a long weekend away.

Will talk to you about it nearer the time mate

 

I really thnk I have to get to the Ring when you go there It's only 10h drive for me

 

Now you're talking Chip - I've always said that the way to do it is to tow a track car there, that way if it gets broken, it's no real mither getting it back. The only chew i guess is tunnel / ferry - how does that work out with a trailer?

Neil.

 

We have been approved for chops cossie for the trip bus

Yus - now i can blow my cossie up at nat day as promised to myself this year on the grass lol

 

Neil - we'll get Mike to tow us back

 

I'll be going again, but only if I sort some money to get the car sorted with decent tyres and brakes and repair it from the damage done this years trip

So may just passenger next year

 

Passenger again then Martin?

 

Yip - too scared to drive round there - i have trouble making it to work some mornings lol

Its ok - I'll give you the usual pointers lol good backseat driver lol

 

Ah yes, remember them well, dot there, dot there, oop, dodge the Z3 bumper.........and fuck, it's the old chap!

 

Count me in for April/May, was gutted i couldnt make this trip

 

I will DEFINATLEY be going in Easter!!!!!!!!!!!

So Pen me in Mike.....

Pete....

 

Mike's organising it again is he.... top man

 

I will deffo be there and have allready started the fooking silly modifying lark that i swore i would NEVER get drawn back into

A standard brake setup on the sapphire is garbage round the ring and lasted less than 1 lap and had me doing the other 20 using the gearbox as a brake

 

Good stuff Stu - about time

 

Mike isnt orgnaising it, nothing needs organising.

you jnust book the ferry or tunnel and book your hotel and we meet at the track, or convoy over if you are the same time as other people.

dont expect mike or anyone else to book the hotel up for everyone else or anything though.

although jampsport dan was chatting about possibly booking a whole hotel, so might be worth asking him if he still is.

 

Stu, looking forward to seeing you in some proper machinery next time mate, you were pretty quick anyway with what you had once you had done a few laps.

Im definately reserving a passenger ride now, so everyone else can join the queue behind me.

 

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Might be an idea, then its easy at night and meeting up and stuff.

 

The Ring is not thought of as brake devastating track. So probably you engine is just too quick for the brakes

 

Easy anyway TBH, all down to pinnichios every night to invade the terrace and chat random bollocks, lol

Seriosuly one hotel for most people would be fucking ace

 

It is when you dont know it, i fried a set of brakes within 3 mins on my first ever lap

 

My brakes were fine for 7 laps!!!


alex

 

I can't wait to torture my DS2500's there But after some experiments lately I suspect they can last that. Of course it's a matter of not braking too much.

Even in top level WRC there is such a difference between driving styles. Marcus Gronholm on tarmac rallies always has brake problems (and often on gravel) and e.g. Loeb or MArtin almost never overheat they brakes.

 

rallying is left foot braking all the time thou!


alex

 

Depends on the car and the driver and conditions. In WRC Loeb and some other drivers do not so much of LFB (of course they brake only with left foot but that's not what I mean). But some cars and surfaces need lots of LFB. I do LFB al the time on FWD cars but I don't feel I can make full use of it in AWD yet. In Cossie I LFB a little bit (especially to switch from one sideways corner to oanother it's efficent technique) but in Impreza rarely.

 

I've only done it in fwd stuff to kill a little understeer, somtimes to try and keep things on boost but I didnt have the power to really achieve much!

alex

 

Well - LFB can be used to do MANY things. Depands on the car and surface over which you're traveling. I really love the feeling of ocontrol in very fast bends when car starts to understeer a little and you just slightly touch the brakes to kill it not moving your legs and destabilizing your car with abrupt lift-off and stomping on the brakes. But generally in 90% situations my instructors always told me to LFB only off-throttle in AWD car.

 

I really REALLY REALLY want to do the next trip. I've got three cars so one of them must be in working order for me to take at Easter.

I best crack on with filling my piggy bank

 

COUNT ME IN

DEFFO up for this, just let me know who to send the cheque with everything arranged to

 

lazy boy

 

Alex

Thats me

 

I'm up for Easter

Can someone take my bag for me

 

if you go on the bike... sure thing G

 

I suppose depending on who has cars fixed or not will depend on who goes with who then

 

Up for AJ to say he is coming

 

Well you can all fuck off, I don't want you there, you'll clog up the car-park, track, restuarants and hotels . Obviously that was for the serious people only, as 90% on here are "g'onnas" anyway .

 

@ g'onnas

 

I blame bloody Clarkeson. The 'Ring was much better back in the 'exclusive' days.