smart51
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| posted on 21/8/09 at 09:18 PM |
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Abingdon airfield track days
Anyone been to one? I'm thinking of going in September and was wondering if they're any good. The track layout looks OK but what is the
surface like?
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asl
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| posted on 21/8/09 at 09:26 PM |
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Did the last one and it was a fantastic day out. Main runway is tarmac and from memory the taxiway were concrete block but then again I was so busy
concentrating and going balls out fast!!
Did it on 888s and pretty much no wear off them.
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scutter
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| posted on 21/8/09 at 10:46 PM |
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Very relaxed bunch, I also went to the last one, don't expect to go driving straight away, didn't really get going until 10:30, but open
pitlane means plenty of time on track.
ATB Dan
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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iiyama
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| posted on 22/8/09 at 08:07 AM |
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Was thinking of going there myself. What company were you looking to use?
If its broke, fix it. If it aint broke, take it apart and find out how it works!
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asl
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| posted on 22/8/09 at 08:32 AM |
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I went with www.motorsport-events.com
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Johneturbo
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| posted on 22/8/09 at 10:23 AM |
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It's a good layout fast with some slow bits. and also Anti clockwise.
also didn't really have much wear on my 888's
also thinking of booking end of september,
25th i think.
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smart51
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| posted on 22/8/09 at 05:35 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iiyama
Was thinking of going there myself. What company were you looking to use?
motorsport events or uk trackdays both offer the same day at the same price.
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smart51
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| posted on 4/9/09 at 11:47 AM |
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I've booked for the 25th of September. Anyone else going? I'll be the one in the Cappuccino.
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smart51
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| posted on 23/9/09 at 02:50 PM |
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Anyone else from here going on Friday
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iiyama
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| posted on 24/9/09 at 03:57 PM |
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unfortunatly not as Ill be in Tewksbury. Weathers looking good too.....
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smart51
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| posted on 25/9/09 at 06:56 PM |
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I've just come back from abingdon and have had a really good day. We had blue skies and sunshine all day and plenty of track time. The
cappuccino was probably the slowest car there but there were a 2 or 3 slower drivers which put a nice shine on the day. My favorite comment came from
the elise drivers who said "You're the cappuccino guy! Blimey, you were giving it some!"  "It was pretty much on 3
wheels on that corner." I've learned to love the car too. It rolls, especially in the chicanes but you've just got to let it. It
never lets go of the road even though it feels a bit light going through upright between the two apexed and by lunch time I'd built up enough
confidence in it to do the same 60 MPH though the 3 chicanes as everyone else.
There was plenty of nice machinery there; A DB9, a Nissan GTR, an Audi R8 plus all the usual evos and a lot of Westfields. The circuit layout has
lots of corners, all the long or fast ones being left handers as it is anti clockwise, 3 coned chicanes but no really long straights, which suits cars
who gain their performance from light weight rather than high power. Good for Sevens as well as cappuccinos.
The only niggle for the day was one of the marshals who, whenever he saw my car, got out of his seat and waved his blue flag at me, even if there were
no other cars behind, even just after I'd make a spectacular overtake of a modified Saxo right in front of him. Knob. A good little circuit
though.
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