Big wodge of tarmac in Yorkshire

[juansolo]

Anybody know of any that could be hired cheaply? We effectively need to test a recently rebuilt race car. No high speed stuff (it's got no bodywork on it at the moment for a start), just need to test engine, brakes, suspension, electrics and exhaust systems before the car gets completely reassembled.

A track day wouldn't really work given the state the car is in at the moment...

[Captain Beaky]

You could try Tockwith airfield. They have a tarmac chunk which is used by, for example, RideDrive. The tarmac is slightly rough and gritty like most old air strips but you can work around the bad bits.

When I enquired a while ago it didn't seem expensive.

[juansolo]

Cheers, completely forgot about Tockwith.

[tvrbob]

There's an old air strip near Helmsley that the Scooby lot use. I found it using google earth. It's used for farm storage, bails of hay and the like. The Scooby boys don't ask or pay for it, they just turn up and play for a while and then bugger off before they get into trouble.

I'm not advocating anything illegal here, just offering a suggestion

[gemini]

Wombleton airfield Bob?

[juansolo]

tvrbob said:

There's an old air strip near Helmsley that the Scooby lot use. I found it using google earth. It's used for farm storage, bails of hay and the like. The Scooby boys don't ask or pay for it, they just turn up and play for a while and then bugger off before they get into trouble.

I'm not advocating anything illegal here, just offering a suggestion

The whole buggering off sharpish might be difficult if we have the car in bits at the time...

[Greensleeves]

Elvington, Melbourn, Blyton (could be N Lincs) or Manby seem to spring to mind as readily available test venues. Manby is definately in Lincs. Not sure about Askham Bryan these days.

[AL600-or-so]

Greensleeves said:

Not sure about Askham Bryan these days.

Does it move often?

Manby is in Lincolnshire, just south of Louth.

[gemini]

Askham Bryan??

My garden aint up for rent!

You mean Rufforth Airfield?

[Rick K]

Blyton is just 15 mins from the M180/A15 junction just east of Shorpe and testing on the tarmac circuit starts from just £45 plus VAT.

Check out the Private Tuition and Testing Facility section here http://www.rally-drive.com/

[Greensleeves]

gemini said:

Askham Bryan??

My garden aint up for rent!

You mean Rufforth Airfield?

Good point. I probably meant Acaster Malbis didn't I???? Askham Bryan's the farming college.

You used to be able to drive straight on to Acaster Malbis and not get bothered by anyone but that was a long time ago.

Rufforth was split into wedges and some of these were cut up so there's no continuous circuit there anymore. Big shame that one.