Bedford 6th June Anyone?
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Neil - YVM said:
Hi, I'll be there in my Clio 172 cup. There'll be a small group of us , a couple of very quick classic Imprezza's , a V8 M3, we have a couple of garages.
Pop in and say hello.
What are you driving?
I'll be taking my red Megane R26. First time taking it on track so just want if the set up works for me...Pop in and say hello.
What are you driving?
If I see you lot then i'll pop over!
I will be there in a Clio 182. Hope to complete more than 1 lap as last time I went (in April) it dropped a valve on the first fast lap. New engine has now covered 1000 miles including a long weekend at the ring. I will be in a group with a Leon, 135, 123d & 3 x vx220s. Forecast is hot hot hot!
Edited by Stead79 on Saturday 4th June 21:49
Robbidoo said:
Hi guys. I'll be there in an E46 330Ci (silver). We just upgraded from a mk2 MX5 and it'll be my first time driving it anywhere. Hope to have a cup of tea with you all. Robbo
This will be my third time driving mine (including picking it up) and i've had it for 4 months!!Just checked to make sure I have some oil in the boot and there isn't any in there
Hopefully i'll be able to find some at a petrol station on the way.
I'm sure loads of folks will have some to sell you if you get stuck.
Oil is DEFINITELY worth having in car engines. MX5 was burning rather more than we thought and a couple of trackdays ago it burned through a whole dipstick's worth in three laps after lunch and killed the bottom end. Luckily used engines for those things are only £150.
Azar (my track buddy and co-owner), has so far blown his Cooper S works and the MX5 engines. Hoping tomorrow isn't his hattrick.
Oil is DEFINITELY worth having in car engines. MX5 was burning rather more than we thought and a couple of trackdays ago it burned through a whole dipstick's worth in three laps after lunch and killed the bottom end. Luckily used engines for those things are only £150.
Azar (my track buddy and co-owner), has so far blown his Cooper S works and the MX5 engines. Hoping tomorrow isn't his hattrick.
Stead79 said:
I will be there in a Clio 182. Hope to complete more than 1 lap as last time I went (in April) it dropped a valve on the first fast lap. New engine has now covered 1000 miles including a long weekend at the ring. I will be in a group with a Leon, 135, 123d & 3 x vx220s. Forecast is hot hot hot!
Was it one of your group that had the off in the VX220?Edited by Stead79 on Saturday 4th June 21:49
If so hope they are both ok.
Neil - YVM said:
Was it one of your group that had the off in the VX220?
If so hope they are both ok.
Yeah guilty as charged! Drove up with him but only met him this morning. He walked away! Very lucky man. The car is a sobering site. And people say there's nothing to hit at Bedford! Great day apart from thatIf so hope they are both ok.
Stead79 said:
Neil - YVM said:
Was it one of your group that had the off in the VX220?
If so hope they are both ok.
Yeah guilty as charged! Drove up with him but only met him this morning. He walked away! Very lucky man. The car is a sobering site. And people say there's nothing to hit at Bedford! Great day apart from thatIf so hope they are both ok.
I drove round just after it had happened, Not seen one that bad before..
Do you know what happened? We guessed he went wide and put a wheel on the grass.
Neil - YVM said:
Ok, that's good to hear.
I drove round just after it had happened, Not seen one that bad before..
Do you know what happened? We guessed he went wide and put a wheel on the grass.
Cold tyres, to much power and an unfortunate strike/angle against the tyre barrier. I didn't see it happen but the people who were behind him couldn't believe the result from a relatively minor spin. He was actually stood in the group in the pit lane when they had the chat about bringing lunch forward.I drove round just after it had happened, Not seen one that bad before..
Do you know what happened? We guessed he went wide and put a wheel on the grass.
Stead79 said:
Neil - YVM said:
Ok, that's good to hear.
I drove round just after it had happened, Not seen one that bad before..
Do you know what happened? We guessed he went wide and put a wheel on the grass.
Cold tyres, to much power and an unfortunate strike/angle against the tyre barrier. I didn't see it happen but the people who were behind him couldn't believe the result from a relatively minor spin. He was actually stood in the group in the pit lane when they had the chat about bringing lunch forward.I drove round just after it had happened, Not seen one that bad before..
Do you know what happened? We guessed he went wide and put a wheel on the grass.
Glad they are Ok.
Good to hear he was OK. What's the verdict on the car? I couldn't for the life of me work out how it was the car managed to get on its roof. Everytime I passed I turned into crime scene investigation. 1 in a million chance I guess. Glad everyone was OK, that's the main thing.
I was in the white FINA bmw e36
I was in the white FINA bmw e36
Oibren85 said:
Good to hear he was OK. What's the verdict on the car? I couldn't for the life of me work out how it was the car managed to get on its roof. Everytime I passed I turned into crime scene investigation. 1 in a million chance I guess. Glad everyone was OK, that's the main thing.
I was in the white FINA bmw e36
The car is well on its way to car heaven. I think the short overhangs of the car didn't help the situation but who knows. Your car looked good (there was a nice looking red one as well). I remember you going past once on the straight in my woefully underpowered Clio! Big fan of the E36. I had a RHD M3 GT a few years agoI was in the white FINA bmw e36
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