Silverstone GP - £229 - Mon 26/02/18 - Open Pitlane

[Tommo Two]

With circuit days if any one is interested.

Anyone going? and what in?

I've booked a garage, because its feb and probably raining, the garages are easily big enough for 2 cars, i've only got 1 so if any one fancies coming if halfs with me it would only be £25 each?

[golfdsg]

Hi,

I'd be interested. Will send you a PM.

Thanks

[obscene]

Will be there in my Blobeye Impreza

[Chr1sch]

Yep im there in my Megane, and another mate in his very trick EP3

[Tommo Two]

Good stuff, I'm in my E36 328. I'll be the one tiptoeing round if its wet with my right indicator on!

(ETA: the half garage offer has now been taken up)

[Matt W]

I'll be there in a slow and old Caterham race car.

[paulyv]

Considering going with my bog standard and slightly dented Puma 1.7. If I do go I may well be interested in chipping in to share a garage with someone if that is an option. Will let you know soon.

Pauly

[raddog]

I'm there with a garage that' should have a spare place in it

[Tommo Two]

If seen 6-8 cars run out of 1 silverstone (national pits) garage in the Birkett.

If it's raining you could sublet the garage out at inflated rates and cover the costs of your trackday!

[obscene]

Excuse my ignorance here (usually on the bike for track days) but is there any need for a garage on car days if you're not changing wheels etc?

[Tommo Two]

Need, probably not, advantages worth the money of a garage, definitely.

Assuming dry day:
Every time u want to come in you can stop in front of your garage instead of having to drive out to the paddock. So a quick tyre pressure check for eg is easier.
Keep out of the elements whilst working on the car. (wind / sun)
power hookups
toilets sink etc.

Assuming Wet day:
all of the above but the elements are far more minging.

So for £25 (split garage) worth every penny imo for my type of car (E36 race car). other car types could argue more or less important depending on open top race car or unmodified daily.

[raddog]

I prefer to leave my tools\tyre inflator\lunch\camping chair\any other crap from the car\girlfriend in a garage rather than out in the middle of the paddock!

(And as Tommo says that's on a dry day...)

There's also a bit more security if the car is left open\unattended as there's usually someone else next to me.

It's a luxury but I think cost\benefit it's a win all round.

[mark284811]

Matt W said:

I'll be there in a slow and old Caterham race car.

Hi Matt, Its Mark J (Sigmax)

Have you booked a garage for this event?

Mark

[Humour]

Tommo Two said:

Good stuff, I'm in my E36 328. I'll be the one tiptoeing round if its wet with my right indicator on!

Hey Tommo, are you planning to record video footage on track? If yes and planning to upload on the tube can you please post a link for this here, would love to see some action wet or dry...

Hum

[Tommo Two]

I won't be recording on a track day.

But here is me at Silverstone GP Earlier on

Everyone on Kumho V70s hard compound, renowned for being crap in the wet. Not massively interesting races.

Wet track race:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw1eQzum8yA

Properly wet race:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DDZhMF9NYLE


Much more interesting wet & damp races up at Croft with the NSSCC, free tyre choice:

Damp track 27th to 14th
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssnEyvASgno

Wet track 26th to 10th (lots of car made the wrong tyre choice, as it starting spitting just as we were about to grid up and lots stuck with drys)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W60aIJZLBTQ

[paulyv]

Happy to say I will be coming on the day with my 100 pound Puma. It'll give you something to practice your overtaking skills on.

RadDog - happy to share the cost of a garage with you if the offer is still open?

As a child I was often told 'if you don't ask you don't get' so in that spirit if anyone has anything more esoteric than a Ford Puma myself or my friend could have a couple of passenger laps in we would be thrilled.

See you all there.

[obscene]

Pauly, you or your friend are more than welcome to have a few laps in my impreza. I'm sure it's nothing special compared to a lot of stuff but the offer is there. Numberplate is CGZ if you spot it

I got a ride in a guy's exige last time and it blew my mind. I'm usually on a bike and this thing was mental.

[paulyv]

That's really kind - thank you. Never been in a Subaru so will take you up on your offer once you are settled in and have had a few hours on track.

Pauly

[paulyv]

I think our main issue is whether or not we will avoid the snow!

Edited by paulyv on Friday 23 February 14:04

[raddog]

paulyv Your welcome to share, I'm in a black Focus RS, no idea on which garage is allocated yet.

Very much looking like there could be weather issues...