Bruntingthorpe 2 mile runway max speed run.

[craigw]

Dear all,

You may have read about previous max speed runs & fun had on the 2 mile straight.

A few of us at work have booked Bruntingthorpe to go again and have some fun.

It is looking like we may have limited space available if any of you are interested in coming along.

The day is Sunday April 27th and will be from around 11am to around 4.30 pm, will probably involve around 6 maximum speed runs, these will be electronically recorded and also then displayed on electronic boards around 100m after the speed traps.

We currently have varying cars going from TVRs, Porsches, Ferrari's to a replica Cobra and a few other interesting cars.

The 2 mile straight is very wide and smooth & we will only be running 2 cars on the runway at any one time.

If you are interested please drop me an email, it should be good!

[ULTIMAANDY]

I'm up that way on that day.

I've not been before but am keen to get some 'safe' high speed runs in my car and it seems that this is the best place to do it.

What does the day consist of and how much is it?, also do you need crash helmets?

[melv]

Looking forward to the reply to my e-mail, Craig.

Now, how do I cure the front end lift at 150.......

Melv

[nubbin]

Craig - how much does it cost to book Bruntingthorpe? It would be a great venue for a PH meet....

[craigw]

Hi andy& Melv, replied this morning, hope you got it. No helmets required.

Re costing, email me offline as we got a "special" price. cheers guys.

ps, Melv, I'm working on a papier mache diffuser this morning, this might help with the front end lift probs.

>> Edited by craigw on Thursday 3rd April 12:14

[dazren]

Craig you have mail.

DAZ

[craigw]

Lots more replies & cheques, thanks guys.

All looking good, a great spread of cars now, going to mix things up a bit and have different cars running against each other on each run, ie you will have a chance to settle old scores etc etc, (ha ha) and also to make it a bit more interesting.

The Ratburger van has happily confirmed attendance so we won't go hungry & I'm close to being able to give you a final cost, again, sorry its taken so long but I have had a lot of uncertainty on numbers which has meant the price changing - it should be around the £150 mark though(although I'm still bargaining to get a better rate - I am a broker after all).

ps. I've been told that a Jag XJ220 achieved just under 200mph on the straight and said car "may" be making an appearance. va va vooooooom!

pps. Just confirmed with the timing equipment guys. We will have electronic boards 100metres from the speedtraps so you will see the speed you've just recorded which should be good.

[nubbin]

Take note everyone - my Tamora, and just about every other car that attended the last TMS day at Bruntingthorpe, had some really serious stone damage to the front ends, headlight covers and windscreens. I'm looking at £1500 for a new paint job!! Plus £500 for the ruined Armourfend as well! (Ripped by stone chips)

You have been warned....

[bluesatin]

Strange about damage

When Craigw, Dazren, Jeremyc and others did the porker run there was no problem with stone chips (to my knowledge). Perhaps it is the way the cars were organised. The runway had no obvious loose stones and you did not follow another car.

[RichB]

Seems to be a real problem there though, perhaps it all depends on who/what has been using the curcuit previously? There was another chap "painey" mentioning the same issue after he went on a Don Palmer course - reckons he needed a re-spray afterwards! So add in £800-£900 onto you attendance fee and it makes an expensive day out! I think they need to invest in a roadsweeper truck? Rich...

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=9&t=35639

[jeremyc]

nubbin said: Take note everyone - my Tamora, and just about every other car that attended the last TMS day at Bruntingthorpe, had some really serious stone damage to the front ends, headlight covers and windscreens. I'm looking at £1500 for a new paint job!! Plus £500 for the ruined Armourfend as well! (Ripped by stone chips)

You have been warned....

As I understand it the damage was caused during the track day part of the event where cars were following each other around the circuit.

For the runway runs cars only run two at a time (side by side) so there are no stones kicked up by a car ahead.

I have suffered no stone damage on the two occasions I have been the Bruntingthorpe using the runway.

[craigw]

I've had a lot of people email me about this. I can only reiterate that common consensus (from people who have been)seems to be that its during the trackday part of the day that stonechips get thrown up.

We will be only running two cars at a time in tandem and very wide distance apart (those of you that have been know how wide the track is) I can't see us encountering any probs this way.

[RichB]

jeremyc said:As I understand it the damage was caused during the track day part of the event where cars were following each other around the circuit.

This wouldn't, of course, explain how it happened to a Pistonheader's car on a Don Palmers "Creative Car Control" course, where presumably, indeed hopefully, you are not following other cars around? Rich...

[craigw]

I spose it depends if you're spinning the wheels a lot maybe ?

[Tony_996hasgone]

I had had my nice shiny 996 for less than five minutes when I heard an almighty "whack" as a stone dented the bonnet and cracked the windscreen.... morale of the story.....what will be will be.... I can't avoid motorways or the opportunity to do what the car was meant to do.

[Tony_996hasgone]

Nubbin....sorry, I wasn't trying to be facetious to you.... appreciate that you were simply warning us, and this would possibly make me concerned if I was doing a full track-day there.

[craigw]

copy of email I just sent to the group:

Hi Gang,
Well, just over a week to go until we can V Max our respective exotica!

Circuit map and location doc attached..anyone who didnt get it PLEASE EMAIL ME

we can use the 'hospitality unit' off the perimeter track - upstairs viewing area / tables loos etc. Can run an organised queue from there. Will organise coffee, caterer can come in there as well.

All attendees please give your cars a once over this weekend, particularly those tyres - recommend a careful look for nails, cuts, dig out stones, check sidewalls carefully. Also check tyre pressures please.

I'd also advise checking all levels, oil, brakes & coolant(for the non aircooled people)

PLease remember that this is a private booking and the usual rules apply. You are responsible for your own safety & I accept no responsibility for any damage, injuries or loss.

Helemets are optional and all cars must be road legal.

We are aiming to kick off around 10.30 and carry on until about 4.30 or until we run out of petrol!

My sources tell me the local constabulary will be out in force so please take care getting to and from the airfield, believe me you'll have plenty of opportunity to push yourselves and your cars once we arrive!

Any questions???.....

ps:

B’thorpe location

Just to clarify for everybody -

Bruntingthorpe Proving Ground is located in the map square defined by

M1 J20/J21
A426
A5199 (old A50)
A4304 (old A427)

There are truck route signs to B'thorpe (Trading Estate) from the last two.
Foolproof way to get there is from the A5199 (nice road), take the truck
route turn off there, stay on this road (past the pub which looks like
favourite for lunch). Proving Ground is on a 90 right before the village
itself. Report to the gate.

[rich 36]

Craig, is it okay, to come along and spectate/help out
as its only around the corner from me ?

[carrie78]

Did anyone find out if it was ok to come along and watch?

Thanks
Carrie

[joust]

I've emailed this thread to la organiser for you - he should reply tomorrow when he picks up his work email.

J