Tuscan-auts Airfield Day! - How about it ?
Discussion
Ok, so it goes something like this...
On here, and the other place, there have been many debates about losing yer back end under braking! (they all do that Sir!)
We know this is due to largely to driver error - (sorry but it's true)
This isn't the only issue. Most (ok, some) of us pick up our Tuscan's having only ever driven the showroom demonstrator (sounds more like a Ford Fucus now doesn't it) and head out into the wide tarmac world with only a right foot and two metal pedals as a safety net
So i'm thinking about the idea of putting together a Tuscan ONLY Airfield day that would allow big, big discussion and much practical trial of yer motors ...without any 'kin Scooby's up yer tail pipe in the bends or the need to feel like you have to thrash the thing all the way to a Blackpool Kiss-me-Quick or a re-spray
I posted this in the other place:-
So again, maybe we should try and get a Tuscan Owners Airfield day together with one of the organisers,
This is open to the men and the women Tuscan drivers - if you want to learn more about controlling your Tusk without (OR with) ragging it at a typical Track day
ANY TAKERS?
(we'll probably need about 25 odd at a guess - so far we have 4)
Simon P
On here, and the other place, there have been many debates about losing yer back end under braking! (they all do that Sir!)
We know this is due to largely to driver error - (sorry but it's true)
This isn't the only issue. Most (ok, some) of us pick up our Tuscan's having only ever driven the showroom demonstrator (sounds more like a Ford Fucus now doesn't it) and head out into the wide tarmac world with only a right foot and two metal pedals as a safety net
So i'm thinking about the idea of putting together a Tuscan ONLY Airfield day that would allow big, big discussion and much practical trial of yer motors ...without any 'kin Scooby's up yer tail pipe in the bends or the need to feel like you have to thrash the thing all the way to a Blackpool Kiss-me-Quick or a re-spray
I posted this in the other place:-
....Personally I think everybody should take their Tuscan out on at least one Airfield day just to get to (grips!) with how it really handles, you don't have to rag the car, it does need kicking though, but you'd walk away with a lot of confidence about how it might bite you if it's going to. Doesn't mean you can drive on the roads like that after this but you might not worry about a tarmac rain surface so much again, or pushing it hard off a roundabout when a Porker is trying it on!
So again, maybe we should try and get a Tuscan Owners Airfield day together with one of the organisers,
This is open to the men and the women Tuscan drivers - if you want to learn more about controlling your Tusk without (OR with) ragging it at a typical Track day
ANY TAKERS?
(we'll probably need about 25 odd at a guess - so far we have 4)
Simon P
Sounds like a great idea...I floated the idea of a track-day to the missus, and she threatened to withdraw her 6 years NCB from the insurance if I did that...(have only had the car 5 months from new so not a high priority right now)
But think this may be an easier sell...will drop an email but any idea what sort of cost/area/timing?
But think this may be an easier sell...will drop an email but any idea what sort of cost/area/timing?
Simon,
Count me in if it gets off the ground. Actually I had this discussion with the guys at Castle TVR in Essex also. I wanted to get to know the car at speed and how to handle it within a safe environment. One of the salesman at Castle is the TVR factory driver....doing Le mans etc, they are also considering in the near future arranging some track experience for when someone picks up a high powered 'beastie'.
Think people are beginning to realise that a track day to learn how to control the car at speed is an essential element of TVR ownership.
Alan.
Count me in if it gets off the ground. Actually I had this discussion with the guys at Castle TVR in Essex also. I wanted to get to know the car at speed and how to handle it within a safe environment. One of the salesman at Castle is the TVR factory driver....doing Le mans etc, they are also considering in the near future arranging some track experience for when someone picks up a high powered 'beastie'.
Think people are beginning to realise that a track day to learn how to control the car at speed is an essential element of TVR ownership.
Alan.
Yes, could open it up to all TVR's except then it just becomes a track day with Griff's pitted against Chim's and Tusk's etc - the idea is to have a non-competitive event (forgive me father for I have sinned - who ever said that any of these events were competitive!!)
Keep 'em coming in
(Denis the standard Airfield day is circa £100)
forgot this now!
here is a link to a very taped up Tuscan (mine!)
[url]www.collinsclan.co.uk/hullavington070203/source/2.html[/url]
>> Edited by 21TVR (moderator) on Sunday 16th February 23:07
Keep 'em coming in
(Denis the standard Airfield day is circa £100)
forgot this now!
here is a link to a very taped up Tuscan (mine!)
[url]www.collinsclan.co.uk/hullavington070203/source/2.html[/url]
>> Edited by 21TVR (moderator) on Sunday 16th February 23:07
LOL very heavily taped up indeed! good idea. Something bothers me though, the one thing that these places are usually insistant on taping up are left alone? The lights!!!
* what makes you think a Tuscan only day will make it less competitive? wont it just turn out to be a "my tuscans faster than yours" type thing?
* what makes you think a Tuscan only day will make it less competitive? wont it just turn out to be a "my tuscans faster than yours" type thing?
Ok more discussion required.
Competitive might be the wrong word. I also mean it should be self-competitive. You need to be able to push yourself in the safety of an open circuit (no speed cameras, no numpties, no two way traffic, and plenty of run off just in case you find your limit)
This event ought to be open to all Tuscan owners - novices and experienced owners alike. The reason I suggest we keep it Tuscan only is so that you get to think just Tuscan that day
It's meant to be about learning how to handle your car - not gooning!
(Although we know experienced Tusky's will want to push themselves hard! - they can always have seperate sessions and novices may want to go out with them as passengers)
If you haven't done one of these events before you must realise that the organisers are very professional at regulating the circuit: There are strict guidelines as to how you behave on circuit and the number of cars out on circuit at any one time. This is not a race! Forget the word Race!
If there were a real novice session there are bound be some drivers that are more confident than others. It's quite simple though, if you have a quicker car behind, you let it pass.
It's not meant to be about wether the 'S' will get round quicker than the Red Rose. In the end it's driver skill that gets you round the quickest - Tuscan or Shopping Trolley! ('Skill' oooh dangerous word, control might be better, no ego's please we're British!)
None of this should put anbody off though. I think it's important that experienced drivers should attend, and want to attend, and equally complete novices and those of you that don't like to push you cars hard must feel very welcome to poodle round if that's want you want to do
But I go back to the basic idea: If your worried about accelerating hard on a wet surface for fear of losing the back end into the parked cars on the A42(someting), or you've heard that the back end will step out if you brake just too hard, then this ought to be as mandatory as knowing how to open the b****y door!
On the location thought. Let's have some idea of where it ought to be
You are welcome to e-mail me direct thru my profile
Keep thinking about it
SP
Competitive might be the wrong word. I also mean it should be self-competitive. You need to be able to push yourself in the safety of an open circuit (no speed cameras, no numpties, no two way traffic, and plenty of run off just in case you find your limit)
This event ought to be open to all Tuscan owners - novices and experienced owners alike. The reason I suggest we keep it Tuscan only is so that you get to think just Tuscan that day
It's meant to be about learning how to handle your car - not gooning!
(Although we know experienced Tusky's will want to push themselves hard! - they can always have seperate sessions and novices may want to go out with them as passengers)
If you haven't done one of these events before you must realise that the organisers are very professional at regulating the circuit: There are strict guidelines as to how you behave on circuit and the number of cars out on circuit at any one time. This is not a race! Forget the word Race!
If there were a real novice session there are bound be some drivers that are more confident than others. It's quite simple though, if you have a quicker car behind, you let it pass.
It's not meant to be about wether the 'S' will get round quicker than the Red Rose. In the end it's driver skill that gets you round the quickest - Tuscan or Shopping Trolley! ('Skill' oooh dangerous word, control might be better, no ego's please we're British!)
None of this should put anbody off though. I think it's important that experienced drivers should attend, and want to attend, and equally complete novices and those of you that don't like to push you cars hard must feel very welcome to poodle round if that's want you want to do
But I go back to the basic idea: If your worried about accelerating hard on a wet surface for fear of losing the back end into the parked cars on the A42(someting), or you've heard that the back end will step out if you brake just too hard, then this ought to be as mandatory as knowing how to open the b****y door!
On the location thought. Let's have some idea of where it ought to be
You are welcome to e-mail me direct thru my profile
Keep thinking about it
SP
Ok so I think the best way forward is if you guys 'n girls can e-mail via my profile and I can get a true idea of numbers
[url] www.pistonheads.com/members/email.asp?recipientId=20620 [/url]
[url] www.pistonheads.com/members/email.asp?recipientId=20620 [/url]
21TVR said: Why just Bruntingthorpe? This Airfield is notorious for it's frost damaged surface = grit big time!
Check the pooche post re this weekend just gone, from jemeryC's comments in the only Tiv there (cerb), stones didn't seem to be a major issue.
just my two penn'th worth, as a non tuscan owning big nose
Harry
Ok, but is it about location mostly Nick? or surface? or that ridiculously long strait?
(uum good spelling! ridichuosllluty it looks wrong now!)
whilst i've got this open:
Having spoken to one organiser, it looks like we would need to get together about 40 Tusk's!
This could be very possible - It would be one hell of a Tuscan meet, maybe the one for the year!
>> Edited by 21TVR (moderator) on Monday 17th February 15:41
(uum good spelling! ridichuosllluty it looks wrong now!)
whilst i've got this open:
Having spoken to one organiser, it looks like we would need to get together about 40 Tusk's!
This could be very possible - It would be one hell of a Tuscan meet, maybe the one for the year!
>> Edited by 21TVR (moderator) on Monday 17th February 15:41
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