MK5 Golf GTI
General => Shows, Events and Meets => Track Days => Topic started by: tony_danza on July 20, 2011, 06:57:06 pm
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Circuit Days - £199 (http://www.circuit-days.co.uk/event_info.asp?id=387)
Usual Circuit Days set up, free extra drivers, free passengers, free tuition.... no idiots. :happy2:
Rockingham, better than you'd think and loads of room both on track and run off, so a good place to dip your toe. Exactly what I'm doing - getting a good feel for the 135i before I take it anywhere a bit more risky.
In the morning, we'll be running the International Long configuration, afternoon is the International SuperSports
Who's up for some Days Of Thunder action??
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This could be a good next outing for mine :party: :party:
Let me check the work schedule tomorrow. Also Kevin @ KPM wants to bring along his VW Cup GTI to one of these days too so I will send him the link as well :happy2:
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The more, the merrier!
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Bump - you know you wanna.....
Steve PM me for discount :happy2:
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Forgot about this, 2nd session and greasy!
http://vimeo.com/9988612
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just waiting on comeback from my brother but we might do this one or the one on the 7th
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Your
car old car sounds mega in the video! :noteworthy:
I presume thats tabs cackling away? :signLOL:
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Bump - you know you wanna.....
Steve PM me for discount :happy2:
Would love too, but looking at the car tonight I don't think it will be ready in time :laugh: :laugh:
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bloody hell :surprised:
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Have a look on my build thread then :scared: :scared:
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LOL - get a move on, Steve - season's in full flow, you should be driving it.
Sy, keep me posted.
Rich, decats FTW and it was Jon.
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just waiting on my brother getting back to me, if hes free then illbe there on the 5th
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I'll see you there, going to book it in the morning, when ive been paid.
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Awesomeness.
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Im seriously thinking about this one... has anyone got a spare lid i could borrow? :drinking:
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Im seriously thinking about this one... has anyone got a spare lid i could borrow? :drinking:
I currently own 6 crash helmets and thats after giving 2 away last week :grin:
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Im seriously thinking about this one... has anyone got a spare lid i could borrow? :drinking:
I currently own 6 crash helmets and thats after giving 2 away last week :grin:
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Awesomeness.
All booked up. Quite an expensive track day, but since the second driver is free and theres also tuition free of charge its actually about right i guess
What car are you going in? Didnt see a 135i on the running order
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I booked by phone, the list is usually 'net bookings.
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so how was the drifting today?? :driver:
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Great day.
Car is a little soft for trackwork, as expected, but by God does it grip relentlessly. Did all day on OE brakes, no real dramas although it does get hot after about 10-15 minutes. Oh, it slides ok too.. :evilgrin:
I saw Si, although every time I went to find him in the paddock, I missed him. He was going well on track though, that little buzzbox shifts.
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Didn't do braking though.
Did you see me in ththe gravel trap. :driver:
Thought the aafternon'session was rubbish personally. Track was too short, and too much traffic, if I wasn't being heldup, i was holding someone else up, which'is where I went off in the end.
I let a group of caterhams go past, pulled back out only to find id not seen another that had tried to join them in going past. Almost cut him up and ended up plowing off the track as id ccompletely missed he braking point. Gravel absolutely everywhere.
Much prefered the morning session which was very good.
My car was running stock tyres (conti 2's) and gthey started to go off quite badly after the morning session when it ggot nice and warm.
Job #1 new brakes as they were woeful
Job#2 new boots
Job#3 kerb the body roll
Then I think she'll be pretty good
Never saw a 135i though!!
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Forgot about this, 2nd session and greasy!
http://vimeo.com/9988612
WHO is this? You? :jumping:
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Yeah, that's me in my old Golf :happy2:
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Didn't do braking though.
Did you see me in ththe gravel trap. :driver:
Thought the aafternon'session was rubbish personally. Track was too short, and too much traffic, if I wasn't being heldup, i was holding someone else up, which'is where I went off in the end.
I let a group of caterhams go past, pulled back out only to find id not seen another that had tried to join them in going past. Almost cut him up and ended up plowing off the track as id ccompletely missed he braking point. Gravel absolutely everywhere.
Much prefered the morning session which was very good.
My car was running stock tyres (conti 2's) and gthey started to go off quite badly after the morning session when it ggot nice and warm.
Job #1 new brakes as they were woeful
Job#2 new boots
Job#3 kerb the body roll
Then I think she'll be pretty good
Never saw a 135i though!!
Yes, the 2nd half wasn't brilliant, that long left hander I don't think I got a single shot at without something either being in my way or wanting past. The morning config suited my car better too.
I didn't see you in the trap, I did see you a couple of times on track though.
I was parked with my mates with the MKII Escort, Lotus Sunbeam, black VR6, red/orange M3 and the MX-gay
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Just had my car on the ramps at shark performance aand air blasted yet more gravel from the underside.
Whilst there noticed that my rear tyres were blistered big style. Only 4000 miles old and absolutely fecked.and they make my fronts look good
First track day ive done where they allow guys with slicks on at the same time as others. :driver:
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Blistered? How odd, I tried to murder the ones on my old Clio and they just took it. They may have been Conti 5s thought??
Aye, OPL is fair game for everyone. Although you can only run slicks if you have a MSA/FIA cage.