SteveWallace
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| posted on 12/4/16 at 05:13 PM |
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Places to test handling
Now that I've dusted the Viento off and un-SORNed it my thoughts have turned to testing its handling. I've only lost grip on the rears a
couple of times on the open road and pushing it beyond its limit without knowing what's going to happen in that environment will end in tears,
so I was wondering if there is anywhere in the Nottingham/midlands area were its possible to do some testing.
Track days are fine for going fast, but I'm really looking for somewhere where you can spin or end up going sideways without any consequences -
so somewhere open to have a play. The apron at East Midlands Airport would be ideal, but I suspect that they would not be to happy with the idea 
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daniel mason
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| posted on 12/4/16 at 06:10 PM |
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If you can spare a day off work. 3 sisters at Wigan is available to hire at £60 h/r. You can't go crazy there as I there is tyre walls etc but
you'll be able to sort the handling easily. It's nice and twisty but with a couple of fast corners and heavy braking zones. A good test
for a car. £180 for 4 hours if needed
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rusty nuts
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| posted on 12/4/16 at 06:47 PM |
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A skid pan would be ideal
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twybrow
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| posted on 12/4/16 at 06:52 PM |
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It is a trek, but North Weald is ideal. Loads of space and nothing to hit. What i would say is that sliding on the track is very differernt to using
the back end to steer on the road. Both are fun, but the police dont tend to like powerslides on the road! If you really wnat to explore the limits
a wet air field is superb fun!
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JacksAvon
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| posted on 12/4/16 at 07:56 PM |
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Try This
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=203526
The sickness started in 2001 with a Robin Hood 3A, Prelit Westy,Tiger Cub, Tiger Avon, Tiger R6, 16v Mini, Sylva Fury Fireblade, Westfield Sei,
Mallock Mk11, Fireblade Locost, Tiger Avon, Procomp LA Gold, Mk26 Mallock...........and now a Mk18 Mallock.....LR750, Vandiemen FX02
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bi22le
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| posted on 12/4/16 at 08:11 PM |
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Rear end squiggles on the road = bad times
Rear end squiggles on track = happy times
Loosing the rear end anywhere = bad times
Track days ARE the best thing since sliced bread, until I get a supercharger that is!
Please read my ring story:
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/forum/13/viewthread.php?tid=139152&page=1
Me doing a sub 56sec lap around Brands Indy. I need a geo set up! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EHksfvIGB3I
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Nickp
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| posted on 13/4/16 at 06:23 AM |
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TBH Steve, Blyton's about as safe as it comes apart from an open airfield. I know you did it last year and had a couple of
'moments'. There's a couple of corners that you have to treat with respect but beyond that all you have to do is make sure nobody is
directly behind you before you start pushing the limits towards the point of spinning. My favourite corner is the double apex Bung Bunga down the
bottom end but I never sling it in fully commited if someone's behind me. You might remember it in my Z3? 
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SteveWallace
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| posted on 13/4/16 at 07:35 AM |
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I'll definitely get along to Blyton again at some point - unfortunately I couldn't make the last day that Frank organised.
I suppose that what I'm really after is somewhere where I can play at doing doughnuts and power slides to build some skills. There is all that
open space between the main road and the track at Blyton but we were expressly forbidden to play on it. I did have a run over to the Rolls Royce test
centre at Hucknall airfield (closed) last year as its only a couple of miles from me to see if they would let me on. The security guard was helpful
but unfortunately they had just sold the tarmac bit to a housing developer who had already started to dig it up 
As rusty says, a skid pan would be good.
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owelly
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| posted on 13/4/16 at 08:06 AM |
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Pop your cap on backwards and get yourself down to MaccyDs carpark.....
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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owelly
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| posted on 13/4/16 at 08:07 AM |
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Or enter an autotest/autosolo.
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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Andy D
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| posted on 13/4/16 at 09:03 AM |
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What about one of Oulton park's Drift days?
http://www.msvtrackdays.com/car/calendar/2016/may/20-op-drift.aspx
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Nickp
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| posted on 13/4/16 at 09:39 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by SteveWallace
I'll definitely get along to Blyton again at some point - unfortunately I couldn't make the last day that Frank organised.
Next one's June 17th
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mk1storm
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| posted on 13/4/16 at 09:58 AM |
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I wanted a place to do the exact same thing with my car... Like you said, play around a bit, learn what it would do on or over the limit (mostly lower
speeds), lose control on purpose etc... Didn't want to do that stuff on a track day (guess a lot of it wouldn't be allowed).
I'm not that far from Millbrook Proving Ground and do some test work there occasionally for my OEM employer, so asked Millbrook if I could take
my car and pay their usual hourly fee for personal use.
They were basically happy for me to do it as long as i was covered by adequate insurance which ended up being something that could only be possible to
arrange through a ltd company. Therefore didn't go anywhere in the end...
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 13/4/16 at 10:06 AM |
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Was gonna say Millbrook......
The track license is 40 squids. My vote would be Blyton......
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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Phil_1471
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| posted on 13/4/16 at 07:01 PM |
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Let me know if you find anywhere Steve, I'm near Mansfield and usually just find an empty industrial estate tbh, have to be carful tho as
don't want to upset anybody....
You can live in a car but can't rally a house
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