Nobles at the 'Ring

[nickytwohats]

Anyone been - what's a good time? Of course no one would time it but if you had to guess?

[SPR117T]

Just returned this weekend. This is the second time I have been, put in 15 laps, but it was very, very busy. Any time anybody wants to go I will come for sure. The Noble is an excellent car for the ring. Light, good handling and plenty of grunt up the hill. However the RING is all about knowledge. I have done aprox 23 laps, just beginning to understand it, turn in, gears, etc.
Not a lot past me, only local GT3's and the odd bmw. Posted a bridge to gantry time of 8.28, in my M12 GTO-3. I think I could go quicker with the Faulks IC Upgrade, nitrons & Corsa's + experience. Power tends to tail off and on the sunday it was too warm for the SO-3's.
However the car performed perfectly, did'nt even use any oil. The Faulks BOV was sounding lovely and the Germans were not sure what it was.
Great to be the only NOBLE there amongst all the common Porsches/BMW's.

>> Edited by SPR117T on Tuesday 20th September 12:11

[SPR117T]

By the way, I have posted a few times about going to the ring and always recieve very, very little response. I go anyway. But what is it about the ultimate driving circuit that people are not interested in. The place is truly awsome. It just needs treating with respect.

[m12_nathan]

I'll soon be up to 3 trips this year, people not responding is just timing.

[SPR117T]

When are you going nathan. Are you taking the csl. Good car round there. What have been your times.
There are'nt many days left in the calender and it can get very cold Oct/Nov (snow cold)

[AL001]

I'll be at the Ring next week - in between track days at Spa and F1 Ring.

[m12_nathan]

SPR117T said:

When are you going nathan. Are you taking the csl. Good car round there. What have been your times. There are'nt many days left in the calender and it can get very cold Oct/Nov (snow cold)

8&9th followed by Spa on 10th.

Don't bother timing nowadays, see www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=197609&f=18&h=0&p=13 for a rough guess though

[SPR117T]

Nathan thanks for the thread. Man there is some serious bull talked here. I know some people are better than others, I know its mostly about knowledge. But I was doing quite a few laps out there and I can honestly say very few people overtook me. I think 08.28 is quick. Could go faster as stated but probably by not as much as I think.

[m12_nathan]

I have a friend who lives about 1.5 hours from the 'ring, he normally laps around 8:45 BtG and said the weekend just gone was a bloody nightmare and is never going back on a full public weekend again. He was doing 10 min laps due to the traffic levels and "3 accidents per lap". Anyone claiming an 8:11 in a clio last weekend is lying. 8:28 I would consider to be a very good time considering the traffic volume & yellow flags.

[DanH]

Perhaps the clio driver has been sleeping above a poorly sealed garage and halucinating.

[SPR117T]

Good one Dan. I hope you don't smoke. Don't let those fumes get to you.

P.S "Mister Clio pass me the bong your getting married to it!"

>> Edited by SPR117T on Friday 23 September 08:51

[SPR117T]

By the way nathan, yes your friend was right, it was mayhem. Most laps,if not all had a yellow flag, 5/6 right off's, lots of prangs and 1 death (English motorbike)between fri-sun. Very Sad, Thoughts go out to his family.
I personally would not go again this late in the season, everybody wants to give it one last blast.

[m12_nathan]

It isn't the time of the year, just the fact that the track is open all weekend, you seem to get much more track time going on a weekend where it is only open 1.5 hours sat and all of sunday.

[SPR117T]

Agreed however friday afternoons are usually really good. Unfortunately it was very slippery (damp/greasy)friday and the Noble is not the ideal car round there in those conditions, went into bergwerk (big lock up)and had to short shift most of the way up the hill.
There was also a huge crash through the compression (rare spot half way down)

[m12_nathan]

I heard about the crash down foxhole - yellow GT2 and pug 306?

[pvapour]

SPR & all, I'll be up for whatever trip you plan as I'm about to get either a Saggy or Noble, so if you'll have me

Nick

[SPR117T]

Always welcome pv no matter what you buy. Where are you in the country. I go on lots of track days, but the RING is my favourite.

P.S. Make the right decision.

[m12_nathan]

Have you ever been to Spa? Well worth it if you are doing a 'ring trip, my favourite modern track, it is awesome.

[pvapour]

SPR117T said:

Always welcome pv no matter what you buy. Where are you in the country. I go on lots of track days, but the RING is my favourite. P.S. Make the right decision.

Thx SPR, hoping I will make the 'Right' decision

M12, Spa, never been, but love racing it online I'm up for anything new, so well up for Spa as part of a 'Trip', maybe do the ring 1st then Spa? maybe find Spa a little easier that way? but I'm easy either way.........will have a suitable car at some point over the next couple of months, if not until spring then I could man handle the Maserati round

Any pointers on the Noble side of things? (it would be the 3R) is there any must haves on the car etc? will search the forum at some point, as for mechanicals I would be buying from a main dealer and I have heard the network is pretty good.....

Live back in Bournemouth now after an eventfull 6 months in Oxford, where I was going to do alot more track days from, alas a car accident somewhat changed things and I ended up doing none, but by the end of this year things should be getting back to normal, hence the need for some big track action in a big track tool, sick of trying to get my fix from on line racing (although its helped )

sorry for the life story as I say, only just coming out from hibernation (just as winter comes

Will look forward to whatever we can do

Nick

>> Edited by pvapour on Sunday 25th September 14:47

[SPR117T]

Make sure it has aircon, track day sump & is not yellow. Apart from that, starter button is nice, oil pressure/temp guage good option. The Sony stereo/10 stack looks a good option but quite frankly it has a crap sound and many people change it.