IMOC & Mk1 Club Trackday - 13th September 2008

[Ekona]

Dan, no problem - yep, see you there. You fancy joining us for food afterwards?

Can't do food as I've got plans for afterwards, but thanks anyway.

See you tomorrow!

[afennell]

when they say no loose items, will they check the boot and glove box.
I have two fold down chairs in the boot am i best taking them out, along with the spare oil and coolant in the front?

[vix]

Yeah definitely take the stuff out, if only to stop it clonking about when you corner at speed

If you're bothered about leaving it anywhere, leave it with me, I'm not going very far

[CM1GT]

was going to ask if there's anywhere to dump stuff as i doubted there'd be pits, could do with dumping the tool kits and tireweld somewhere

[vix]

What we do at the sprints is take a tarp and cover the stuff over if it's wet.

If anyone wants to leave stuff near me though then it's not a problem. Going to try and see if they'll let me be a passenger but will have parentals about to watch stuff most of the day if I'm in the car.

[BenF]

when they say no loose items, will they check the boot and glove box.
I have two fold down chairs in the boot am i best taking them out, along with the spare oil and coolant in the front?

Adam, I think they're more worried about stuff that may fly around inside the car if you have a spin out on the track.

FWIW though I'd remove stuff you're not going to use from the car - so extra coolant, oil, toolkits etc.

Vix - May take you up on your offer of keeping an eye on stuff out there

[turbomax]

i was there in the celica good to see a few mr2s on the track pity that tasty blue one had a bit of a prang. now i have gone gt4 i am in no hurry to fix the 2. hope you all had a good day

[Ekona]

Agreed, brilliant day and good to meet you all

[afennell]

Great day, thank you everyone.





Loved it.

[Jaspa]

Brilliant day, I have some vids from later in the day. I'll sort them out tomorrow and get them hosted

I know I have some of Ben, Jo and John. Not sure on the rest of you, depends if you were out at the time.

Stuart

[afennell]

i was there in the celica good to see a few mr2s on the track pity that tasty blue one had a bit of a prang. now i have gone gt4 i am in no hurry to fix the 2. hope you all had a good day

I think you most be one of the few people i did not get time to talk to.
How did the gt4 feel out there.
Looked a very nice motor.

[Scott Barton]

Gutted i could not make this.

[turbomax]

i only live 10 miles away so i go up there a lot as its on every month. been up in mr2 an old golf gti track car i had and my gt4 the 4 covers ground quickly and i have no fears about her steeping out or losing it very very stable. just nned to stick a few deg of camber on my current set up then it should cure the slight understeer cheers max

[vix]

I had a great day even though I was just spectating. Parents enjoyed it too, thanks to everyone for making them feel welcome

For those who I was explaining my leg to, here's the xray:

[CM1GT]

Big thanks to everyone who helped organise today and it was nice to meet some more of you, was a wicked day, didn't think it was possible to get an na that sideways that much and great to find a trackday not full of practicing racers,
My thumbs are sore from fighting the steering wheel, front tyres now have flat spots from a big lock up, orange oil light was coming and going on the way home and i'm knackered with 7.5 hours work left, other than that still well chuffed

[jmachling]

Just made it home and in spite of the horrendous traffic in London and the less than ideal start to my first trackday (it was my blue car that span off into the bushes ) I had a fantastic day. Thankfully it appears just to be panel work and trim. I think that may be the last time I book 'instruction' on a trackday though!

HUGE thanks go again to Garrick, Ben and Phil for the commando surgery on my ding that meant I could continue with the day and get home afterwards, plus the encouragement from everyone just to get back out there again. It would have been a grim day without your help guys'n'gals.

Great to see everyone and meet some new faces.

[BenF]

Hi All,

A good day, great to be out on track in the Roadster again - you just can't drive the car the same way on public roads, and its really good fun finding out again how playful it is.

The Trackday Mk1s were very quick and impressive, Jo keeping up with Caterhams according to stories we heard over the meal and I think the MR2s did well overall.

I have to say though that this isn't a Traditional 'airfield' day with lots of open run-off available as - the airstrip looks to have been left to return to nature around 15-20 years ago, so there were large ~8ft high bushes of Budlia and the occasional small silver birch which meant the number of corners to 'experiment' with was lower than I thought.

I had ~20 minutes after lunch to take some quick snaps of those going past at the time - Video is currently being played into the PC:















The Granada looked very entertaining :








And a few others:

[BenF]

I had a great day even though I was just spectating. Parents enjoyed it too, thanks to everyone for making them feel welcome

Vix - Ouch! Hope you make a speedy recovery and get back behind the wheel of a MK1 again soon

[jmachling]

My only photo of the day

[BenF]

Lump Hammer, T-Cut, Bodykit and Rattle cans of paint - sorted

But more seriously though - I was disappointed / annoyed that with a qualified instructor something like this could happen.

Hope you manage to get it sorted OK - might be worth asking here to see if anyone can help you with parts you need?