Fun with Fezza's, and 'vettes and Loti's and...

[peterpsg]

Here's a link to a thread with some pics of the Ferrari Airfield day I attended on Friday. There's a couple of pics of me at the top, taking another Ultima owner for a 'burn' around the coned section.

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.

Quite a good value for money event at £30 even if the surface was a bit rough, plus as it was at an Airfield, there was some stunt planes doing synchronized loops with smoke over our heads.

I had varying degree's of success, mostly having trouble getting into the right gear, still I came close enough to the instructor, Andy Walsh?'s time to be happy... It'd be nice if they saved a bit of Wheneuapai for this kind of thing...

Better start saving for that new pair of rear tyres...

[Kiwi XTR2]

Looks like a great event.

Don't hold your breath for Whenuapai. It'll get ploughed over to make a lentilist commune . . . unless someone was to bring an Ultima back to NZ to inspire and galvanise the local PH community.

[kylie]

Kiwi XTR2 said:

Looks like a great event.

Don't hold your breath for Whenuapai. It'll get ploughed over to make a lentilist commune . . . unless someone was to bring an Ultima back to NZ to inspire and galvanise the local PH community.

Isnt that planned for the smaller airfield off Hobsonville Rd? Its such a sore point with the Westharbian community. Mind you every suburb has them. Those $3Mil propertys around Hobby will be worth much less once the benefit seekers move in. Well hope not anyway

[iwilson]

I guess this was at North Weald, I've done a couple of traing days with Andrew Walsh there as well as a few sprints.

At least you guys managed to keep it on the black stuff

[Ffirg 005]

Yep, some fond memories of North Weald and First Lotus here too. Andy had some great driving techniques to offer. I learned heaps from him in just a few hours and had the most tyre smoking fun in the Griffith I'd had in 2 years ownership - and this was just the day before it was sold on (the new owner-to-be having generously consented to me keeping my booking on a 'you break it you fix it' understanding ).

[peterpsg]

Yep, 'twas North Weald...

there was plenty of car spinning out, mine included, and lots of smokey donuts...

[iwilson]

Funnily enough Andy is booked in to come to NZ in November with the LoT trip. No doubt he could run a mini clinic on some of the track days if anyone was interested.

[Esprit]

iwilson said:

Funnily enough Andy is booked in to come to NZ in November with the LoT trip. No doubt he could run a mini clinic on some of the track days if anyone was interested.

Chalk up one keen customer here!!!!