bi22le
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 posted on 21/6/10 at 09:11 PM |
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A trip to the ring at the weekend
Evening all,
Im pi$$ing myself with excitment because as the title says im going to the ring for the first time this weekend.
Catching the Eurostar out at about 8am and then its about 5 hours driving. Me and my brother are going. Also about 7 cars and 15 bikes.
I have packed some tools, got some tyreweld and european breakdown. I have also got insurance, lets hope I wont be using it!
Happy days!!
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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McLannahan
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| posted on 21/6/10 at 09:14 PM |
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Good luck Bizzlely!
It's a quality trip - drive carefully and don't over do it!
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flak monkey
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| posted on 21/6/10 at 09:17 PM |
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Yep, go careful - the cost of repairing sections of the armco will make you wince even more than hitting it in the first place!
Sera
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 21/6/10 at 09:26 PM |
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And check your insurance - most specifically exclude any sort of racing, time trial or similar. The will almost certainly frown on you zooming round
the ring.
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jambojeef
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| posted on 21/6/10 at 09:31 PM |
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Guy in our group was ringside for the second time and binned his renaultsport into the armco......for the second time!!
2 trips out to the ring in the car and both times he left his car in the nearby scrappy...
Not quite at the same spot on the circuit but not far off...
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Volvorsport
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| posted on 21/6/10 at 10:11 PM |
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so your driving your car into a packed train full of passengers/commuters 
www.dbsmotorsport.co.uk
getting dirty under a bus
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Tommy P
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| posted on 22/6/10 at 08:28 AM |
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I'm so jealous.
Don't let the red mist come down on you - like I did in the Caterham, and went off at the second carousel (Twice!). Luckily I got away with it
on both occasions.
Have a great time!
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skinned knuckles
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| posted on 22/6/10 at 08:29 AM |
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i am green with envy! i went there last year in my stupidly big merc GL with the intention of accompanying a friend but got carried away and took the
bus round. absolutely loved it and managed an 11min circuit on my 4th lap which scared the poop out of me. i've been itching to go again ever
since. you lucky sod....
A man isn't complete until he's married, then he's finished
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Ben_Copeland
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| posted on 22/6/10 at 10:51 AM |
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Make sure you have insurance and recovery(there's only one company allowed on the ring).
Take it easy till you know what corner is what, because if you get it wrong they'll charge you big bucks for holding up the other cars. Plus
charge you for replacing Armco and washing oil off the road! Oil on the road is about £3k charge as someone found out recently!!!
Plus other people can sue you if you cause them to crash 
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bi22le
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| posted on 22/6/10 at 10:03 PM |
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i have no intension of crashing. I will be driving like a gay!
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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dlatch
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| posted on 22/6/10 at 11:53 PM |
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drive at a pace that feels comfortable and watch out for the bikers and you will be fine
we will require pictures though !!
so jealous wish it was me going
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