whitestu
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| posted on 20/7/11 at 01:22 PM |
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Abingdon Airfield day 5th of August
Anyone on here going to the above airfield day? I was thinking of booking.
Stu
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scutter
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| posted on 20/7/11 at 02:04 PM |
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I'd have to get the car done first, I might pop in and see if they ahve any spaces on the day if I'm free.
ATB Dan.
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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Blackbird Rush
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| posted on 20/7/11 at 08:12 PM |
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Very tempted!
I'll consult the diary.....,
Ash
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Blackbird Rush
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| posted on 21/7/11 at 10:31 PM |
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Looks like I'm free so i'll be booking in for this one!
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Blackbird Rush
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| posted on 23/7/11 at 10:49 AM |
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All Booked in for this track day......
Who's joining me then.....
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whitestu
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| posted on 23/7/11 at 10:51 AM |
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I'll check on Monday if I can book the day off.
stu
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Pezza
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| posted on 23/7/11 at 02:24 PM |
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Who are you booking with? I can't seem to find it listed anywhere?
Ben
You couldn't pwn your way out of a wet paper bag, with "PWN ME!!" written on it, from the "pwned take-away" which originally contained one
portion of chicken tikka pwnsala and the obligatory free pwnpadom.
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Blackbird Rush
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| posted on 23/7/11 at 02:58 PM |
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Booked through motorsport events
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whitestu
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| posted on 25/7/11 at 08:28 AM |
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Day off confirmed and booked on now.
Stu
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scutter
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| posted on 25/7/11 at 11:01 AM |
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 Work is stopping me getting on with the car, I might pop around.
ATB Dan.
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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GeoffT
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| posted on 25/7/11 at 11:22 AM |
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I'm thinking of booking in for this, I need to contact my pal with the trailer to see if he can make that day.
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Blackbird Rush
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| posted on 25/7/11 at 09:17 PM |
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Does anyone know if they allow onboard cameras at Abingdon?
Look forward to meeting up with you guys.
Ash
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whitestu
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| posted on 26/7/11 at 07:31 AM |
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Does anyone know if they allow onboard cameras at Abingdon?
Last time I went they were happy as long as it was securely mounted.
I´m planning to take mine.
Stu
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whitestu
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| posted on 26/7/11 at 08:23 AM |
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I need to contact my pal with the trailer to see if he can make that day.
Can´t you drive it there Geoff?
Stu
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GeoffT
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| posted on 26/7/11 at 09:19 AM |
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Can´t you drive it there Geoff?
.......probably will if the trailer is unavailable.
It's just that running a k-series and being an incurable pessimist means I'm always expecting the worst on trackdays....
My fears haven't always been unfounded either...
[Edited on 26/7/11 by GeoffT]
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Johneturbo
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| posted on 26/7/11 at 05:08 PM |
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Might be up for this, i wont know untill a few days before and that also depends if they have any spare spaces
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scutter
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| posted on 26/7/11 at 07:51 PM |
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I might bite the bullet and book anyway, it's one hell of a incentive
ATB Dan.
The less I worked, the more i liked it.
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whitestu
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| posted on 26/7/11 at 08:08 PM |
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Might be up for this, i wont know untill a few days before and that also depends if they have any spare spaces
I might bite the bullet and book anyway, it's one hell of a incentive
Go for it guys!
Stu
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GeoffT
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| posted on 27/7/11 at 03:15 PM |
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Couldn't get the trailer, but have now booked in for this event. Just hope the k doesn't spit it's dummy (or rather it's oil,
as it did on it's previous track outing, different engine now though).
Look forward to seeing you fellas there....
Geoff.
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whitestu
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| posted on 27/7/11 at 03:39 PM |
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We just need some decent weather now!
Stu
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GeoffT
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| posted on 3/8/11 at 08:35 AM |
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We just need some decent weather now!
.....hope I'm not tempting fate by saying it, but looking like a decent weather window for Friday, more bearable temperatures too.
There's nothing like putting on a helmet still damp and sweaty from the previous session.......
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Blackbird Rush
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| posted on 4/8/11 at 09:07 PM |
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See you all tomorrow!
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Blackbird Rush
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| posted on 6/8/11 at 01:39 PM |
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Hi,
Great day at Abingdon, good to meet Stu & Geoff.
Geoff whats the prognosis on your engine?
Unfortunatly i too suffered a failure on the way home....... driving along then no oil pressure and rattle rattle..... thinking the worst at the mo,
so will be after a cheap blackbird engine to swap over for the meantime and build up a stronger replacement over the winter to swap over for next year
Some pics of the Dax contingent here.....
Abingdon 5th Aug 2011 Photos
I'll post up a bit of video when i get it off of the camera.
Ash.
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whitestu
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| posted on 6/8/11 at 01:58 PM |
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Bad luck Ash - seemed to be a day for engine failures.
I'm sure it'll be my turn next!
I was really pleased that the handling balance on mine is great now and very neutral, meaning I was able to overtake a lot more stuff than usual.
I've uploaded a video Link and there are some more processing on youtube.
Cheers
Stu
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GeoffT
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| posted on 6/8/11 at 02:36 PM |
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Geoff whats the prognosis on your engine? Unfortunatly i too suffered a failure on the way home......
......not fully sure what the damage is just yet, I was just about to disappear out to the garage to pull the head off.
My suspicion is another split cylinder liner, had this before at a Lydden Hill outing, very similar fail mode, i.e instant failure with plenty of
steam/smoke to liven things up. There was so much smoke I actually thought I was on fire and made sure I reached a marshall's post - think I
would have been wasting my effort though as I didn't see any extinguishers anywhere near......
Sorry to hear you had troubles too, seems there's nothing like a trackday to show up the weak points in our cars..
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