Opentrack @ Bedford Sat 31st July

[RM10]

Bit of a sad post from me (get your violins out)...

I'm heading to my first trackday this Saturday at Bedford, and the two people I would have taken with me are both unavailable, hence I will be going alone.

Just putting a message out there to see if anyone else is attending? Would be good not to spend the entire day alone!

Thanks,

Rich

[QBee]

I'm not going, but assuming your profile is up to date, my experience of MX5s is two-fold:

1. There are always several
2. They are a friendly bunch

I have often parked my TVR in the middle of them when alone at track days and joined in their fun.
I had a passenger ride in this one at Cadwell Park (obviously not when he was chasing me round the track).
The tyres squealed then too.....

link to Yoof tube

[RM10]

Haha thanks that's good to hear! I'm sure I'll find some like-minded folks when there.

I probably won't be chasing anyone though, stuck firmly to the right!

[AMV]

I'm sure you will find a bunch to be friendly with.

I'll be attending on Thursday unfortunately!

[Rob_R]

Can confirm what QBee says, MX-5 owners have always been great to chat to.

I'm also going on the Thursday, looking forward to it as the weather isn't looking too rubbish.

[QBee]

Given the number of different variants of MX5 model and engine, there must be a fair amount of "you show me yours and I'll show you mine" inn between runs, and plenty of opportunities for passenger rides.

There certainly is when a few TVR owners gather at a track day.

[Cambs_Stuart]

As a Clio owner I've always found the people in MX5's a good bunch off the track, and good fun on it. Some of my best trackday memories have been chucking my clio around with some MX5s.

[Tabs]

I have a four year old car mad grandson. Would I be allowed to take him to spectate?
He lives in Sharnbrook, so only 5 minutes away.

[QBee]

Ask MSV.
Before COVID the answer would have been yes, though he wouldn't be allowed to drive or passenger
My grandchildren came to Cadwell Park and watched back in the day - boredom threshold was soon reached.

During more recent months the answer, when the track was even open, was a resounding no.

Since the relaxation of measures the rules my have changed again....so give them a call.

1. If it's allowed it will be free. They will also be able to tell you if you can access the pits area with him and see the cars up close.

I have seen some rather spectacular kit at Bedford over the years, from Radicals to a Ferrari California.

[MrVert]

We’re there this Saturday in our S1 Elise.

Pop over and say hi

[RM10]

MrVert said:

We’re there this Saturday in our S1 Elise.

Pop over and say hi

Will do!

[1781cc]

I am now booked in having had an email from open track about a cancellation.

I'll be there in this...

[alfa145uk]

I'm going too - red S2 Elise, I'll be with a couple of friends (Clio, Civic Type R) - will look out for everyone, but if not come and say hi, we're friendly too

[1781cc]

I live down the road from Bedford and from what I can tell weather wise its going to be a really wet one! lol

[JP__FOX]

I normally just end up chatting to whoever I'm next to, most people are really friendly and always happy to talk cars, especially if you say they're going well out there! haha

Sadly I don't have a violin of any size but I will be there in my MX5!

[MrVert]

1781cc said:

I live down the road from Bedford and from what I can tell weather wise its going to be a really wet one! lol

Looks like dry most of the day, maybe a few showers late on…..fingers crossed!

[RM10]

Yeah I live in Milton Keynes so just 30 mins away, today has been torrential at times! Fingers crossed it holds off for tomorrow!

[MrVert]

Had a fantastic day today, nice to meet some of you, got some terrific track time in.

Have to say, everyone was brilliant on track, there was a really good mix of cars, a very enjoyable day!

Edited by MrVert on Saturday 31st July 21:59

[1781cc]

Good fun yesterday, met some people I knew and new faces, massively oversubscribed by Open Track though... 96 participating cars and what looked like half of the British GP crowd in the pitlane. Still, without getting a single clear lap I managed a fastest of 2:56 on the 180TW NS2Rs, I am normally around the 2:46 mark here so not terrible. Thankfully it stayed dry!

Snetterton next on the 10th of August

[JP__FOX]

It was good to meet you Rich, great day on track!

There's always quite a few cars booked onto any Bedford GT day given the length of the track but I never had to queue to get on and found plenty of space on track... I agree with the number of spectators milling around though, I've never seen so many! I guess they're all making up for the fact they've only been allowed to spectate again in the past few weeks and it was a weekend day... All good fun!