Wednesday 25th June 2003

Bedford GT Circuit

A Saturday track day on the big circuit for just £195? Surely some mistake?

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[cirks]

um, same day as I get back from holiday and same day as TVRCC at Oulton...bugger! Anyway, Oulton for £125 vs Bedford for £195 = not a very tough decision to make is it ;-)

[MikeE]

Same here, I get back from hols the next day

Although I do think that's a good price for the GT circuit on a saturday

[Bruce Fielding]

I'm already going!

[Bruce Fielding]

cirks said:

um, same day as I get back from holiday and same day as TVRCC at Oulton...bugger! Anyway, Oulton for £125 vs Bedford for £195 = not a very tough decision to make is it ;-)

Hmm... open pit lane all day long vs sessions spent waiting for silly buggers to get cleared from track at circuit notorious for holdups - I don't think the cost per minute on track argument will hold up! Both are great. Both are different. You pays yer money... but in my opinion Bedford is a much more interesting and tecnical track even if it isn't as 'famous'.

[cirks]

I agree that the £'s per minute may be better at Bedford but having driven both circuits numerous times I would go for Oulton every day of the week (particuarly on a Saturday!!). Although some of Bedford is challenging I don't rate it above Oulton by any stretch of the imagination and it is flat and featureless! Oulton may have more hold-ups but worth it I think.
As you say (in different words) - each to their own !

[andyvdg]

Do I read "notorious for holdups" as "I'll be going off into the kitty litter if I'm not very careful" !?

[tony.t]

"Notorious for holdups" as in " off into the armco!"

[MikeE]

Bruce,

You got the Arial fixed after Folembray then.

Don't forget there was a fair few offs at Folembray that day, including one immediately after the Subaru was cleared away

cheers,
Mike.

[AndrewD]

And that's a first, Bedford being described as more interesting and technical than Oulton!

[dannylt]

MikeE said:

Don't forget there was a fair few offs at Folembray that day, including one immediately after the Subaru was cleared away

He he

Sounds like I need to try Oulton - I really like Bedford.

[melv]

AndrewD said:

And that's a first, Bedford being described as more interesting and technical than Oulton!

Bwahahahahahahahaha -Oulton is tops any day...

Melv

[Stuart]

Bedford can flatter to deceive. Last track day I ran at Palmersport we saw 5 offs in the same place, literally one after the other. Same old story - turn off all the assistance, outbrake yourself, try to get out of trouble. Fail. Spend two hours picking kitty litter out of brake calipers.