Archived Track day for the Z
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Tution best modification you money can buy. Great driving - are you planning doing Donnington agin?
Cadwells booked for the 7th june
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If I do, it will be in an old banger. What I found was that it is not how fast you go that matters, but your consistency.
My lap times ranged from 1:33 to 1:42. I know traffic is a factor, but it shouldn't make more than a couple of seconds difference - watch BrianH (Cadwell was 1:50, 1:51, 1:49, 1:52, 1:51, 1:53)
Better to be 1:40 to 1:42 than 1:33 to 1:40
.Also, I've done two trackdays and run out of talent twice
. Once was about £1000 worth of gravel rash (minor off at Coppice), the other was a cracked bumper and number plate (£35 for a new number plate). The 2nd one was "exciting". Over did it at McLean's, lost grip rear, front stuck and I was spat onto the grass on the inside, managed to get the car parallel to the Armco, slithered along the grass with Armco beside me, heading towards a barrier at Coppice, which I dinked at about 5mph.
1 off i had on the bike at donno came into Hollywood a bit to hot cranked over as far as possible knee down toe down
but off onto the grass straighten up rode the grass as god knows what speed rejoined at the old Hairpin
grass & all that sh*** on my tyres came in clean tyres & changed my pants & back out
but off onto the grass straighten up rode the grass as god knows what speed rejoined at the old Hairpin
grass & all that sh*** on my tyres came in clean tyres & changed my pants & back out
Many years ago (before kids) I was given a track day at Donnington driving their school's Astra GTEs. Slow cars by today's comparison but still quick cars. Had a few laps tuition from Kelvin Burt, ex British Touring car driver. Boy - was that fun!!! The turn into Redgate then the blind drop into the run down through the Craner Curves, through the old hairpin and up around McLeans was a massive rush.
That bit of tuition made a massive difference.
Looks like a dry day Wednesday (Hopefully) Planning on a run out that way!
You still going Katkwak?
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Just finished Donnington today, and @Brian H was known by one of the drivers.
Wanted to get a 1:28 but struggling with grip today.
View: https://youtu.be/O3vt7eAnHS8
Wanted to get a 1:28 but struggling with grip today.
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Not really, just that you was an mobile road block.
He was an BMW member who organising an track day at snetterton.
And advised me to go for EBC blues
Yep, sounds like meNot really, just that you was an mobile road block.
I'm thinking it was Neil, was he running a BMW Cup car? Silver compact? He usually drives a whit VW transporter.