Croft HHC day this Wednesday

[tvrbob]

Providing my diary will clear I'll be there. Ian 3rtt is coming and we have Ian_H taking photos.

Any other NEPHers going to be there?

[grahamw48]

Might pop over for a look.

I quite fancy track-daying the 280 next year, with an uprated motor, and before I get too old and lose all my marbles.

[minimax]

i'm in the area on wednesday taking the Ginetta down to macdonalds to get fettled, if I have alternative transport i'll be there

on a side note, took the Ginetta out on saturday evening my, it was COVERED in dust! not surprising as it had been standing for 4 months!

the wheels were locked and it's thanks to the torque that I managed to force them into motion!

all the cables that operate the doors, bonnet, hood and boot were seized but when I started it it fired immediately like it was last used an hour ago

took down my personal private test track (sorry, I mean the A696 up to the airport and back ) and reached *25mph and blew a hose off thereby covering myself and passenger in coolant... the radiator must have corroded hey ho!

otherwise it's in good nick and I can't wait for the croft NEPH day!

[froggie]

tazzie's beeeen hasteling me all week to go, so its looking like im goin although not in the cerby, neil said he may come too.
what time is it all starting?

[tvrbob]

Sign on at 9:00. The track should start seeing cars from 9:30 - 9:45.

[Ian_H]

Well it turned out nice and a good show of cars and I managed to take a few photos so here are a couple before I dash off to catch a ferry













Cheers
Ian

[tvrbob]

Thanks Ian. One CD for me please, just let me know how to pay.

[hobo]

An excellent day.

How often do these things get organised ?

Out of interest, what's a decent lap time around Croft ?

[tvrbob]

hobo said:

How often do these things get organised ??

HHC do two per year and I'll be running one again Sunday 18th September

hobo said:

Out of interest, what's a decent lap time around Croft ?

I'm good for 1:51 but a good race car lap is more like 1:27. The track is second to none for safety, good marshalling and the escape areas are road car friendly. Tyres take a bashing and I usually see off £50 in fuel but I'm having fun so I don't care.


>> Edited by tvrbob on Wednesday 27th July 22:29

[hobo]

Was my first real track day yesterday, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Have done Vmax, but thats a completely different type of thing.

I've seen track days advertised in Sprint, so will keep an eye out for them.

Was good to have the TVR Engineers there, otherwise I would have been home by 12 noon, radiator airlock (so thanks guys), after initally thinking the radiator had cracked.

Got progressively faster throughout the day, with my final lap being a 1.41. Still couldn't quite master the section 'sunny' & 'complex', although suspect may have been trying to carry too much speed through 'Barcroft' as was struggling on the brakes at times (sliding a bit into 'Sunny').
Still, never mind, always next time to try again.

Roll on the next one.

[MickC]

Bah. I'm gutted I missed it. And to make it worse, the exam I took on Wed I have a feeling I failed
Hopefully I passed yesterdays so perhaps not a totally wasted trip and trackday abstinance.

Well at least you lot seemed to have decent weather (as arranged by Tony) and a decent days hooning.

[Ian_H]

Bob, I have emailed you through your profile about your cd.

Hobo, I guess this must be you





Cheers
Ian

[hobo]

At least its not the one of me facing the wrong way.

Are copies of the pics for sale ? Is there a CD of them or something ?

[tvrbob]

hobo said:

Are copies of the pics for sale ? Is there a CD of them or something ?

Yes, I have just made payment to Ian via his website. You'll need to e-mail him to make arrangements.