Donington on Saturday 20th with BaT- anyone going?

[hughjayteens]

Looking forward to losing my donington cherry next weekend - anyone from here going?

[havoc]

I WAS planning on going...until my best made decides that that's when his stag do will be.

Was looking forward to it as well - this year's been pretty lean for trackdays, and Donny is not only close but is one of the finest tracks in the country, wet or dry!

[Neil Moulton]

Hello
We will be there for our first trackday of the year.
We are looking forward to it very much

Neil

[hughjayteens]

Neil - make sure you come and say hello - techno violet ACS Schnitzer CS. Does the radical have two seats?!!!

[Neil Moulton]

It certainly does have two seats, but also 2 very incompetent drivers!!
See you Saturday.
Neil

[Simon Mason]

I will be there instructing as usual. So if you have any issues, need advise or whatever just ask.

[Ffirg 005]

I'll be there in a blue Tamora.

There are 66 cars registered and several more in the waiting list. I don't know Donington at all but that sounds like it will be quite busy to me...?

[havoc]

2+ mile circuit, max of 30 at any one time, shouldn't be too bad.

[hughjayteens]

Forecast looks great too - dry and cold!

[nildram]

I'll be there. Looking forward to a nice dry day, though the journey up in the icy conditions is not something I'm so keen on.

[Ffirg 005]

Adrian - I'm near Bicester so not far from you. Fancy meeting up at the services on J15 of the M1 at 7am?

[nildram]

Erm, how about meeting up at Donington at 8:30 :-)

[Ffirg 005]

Oh OK then - too keen eh?

[nildram]

Just a tad. ;-)

[hughjayteens]

Had a great day - Nice to meet Neil and the rather awesome looking radical!!

Saw the blue Tamoro being very well driven but didn't get chance to come and say hello!

Rather interesting sheet ice on Starkeys Straight too!!

[Ffirg 005]

hughjayteens said:

Saw the blue Tamoro being very well driven but didn't get chance to come and say hello!

I'm flattered, but I think Simon might beg to differ about "well driven" after the lesson I had with him

I saw your techno-violent machine early in the day and meant to say hello but didn't see it again at all in the afternoon. Did you leave early or did I somehow miss you?

Don

[Simon Mason]

No, actually Don I put you in a category of driving well also. Particularly considering your experience.

I'm am very critical to keep you focussed, so in a 20 minute session you will always feel you could have done better until you know thats how I work. Bet you went even faster with more confidence very soon afterwards though.

>> Edited by Simon Mason on Monday 22 November 19:55

[Ffirg 005]

I did thanks Simon, and the track drying out also helped give confidence to push a bit harder on braking and through the corners in the afternoon.

I spoke to a few people who like me found the corner after the straight to be the slippiest on the course that day (no coincidence it claimed the most gravel trap victim then!), and few more PSI in the rears helped sort the oversteer I was experiencing there. I'm keen to go back as it was only towards the end of the day that I felt I was starting to learn the course a bit - much harder than Silverstone IMO.

[hughjayteens]

Ffirg 005 said:

I'm flattered, but I think Simon might beg to differ about "well driven" after the lesson I had with him I saw your techno-violent machine early in the day and meant to say hello but didn't see it again at all in the afternoon. Did you leave early or did I somehow miss you? Don

I have never seen a TVR being pushed on the track before - most owners seem scared to give them any stick I have found in the past. You were keeping up with what should have been, much faster machinery, so thumbs up from me!

I didn't leave early but didn't spend as much time on the track as I would have liked because I fitted some new seats the evening before and my head was hard against the roof when I had my helmet on due to Recaro sending me the wrong subframes!