Anyone here doing Bedford on Sat 13 Feb?

Anyone here doing Bedford on Sat 13 Feb?

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Mario149

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7,750 posts

177 months

Wednesday 13th January 2016
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I'm going to be there with a couple of mates, would be good to say hello to any PHers who are going smile

Mattpanks

19 posts

129 months

Wednesday 13th January 2016
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Hey buddy, me and a mate are going.
MK 7 Golf R and Audi S5

tobie

51 posts

106 months

Wednesday 13th January 2016
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Hi, I am currently considering doing it however it'd be my first track day, and I'm currently debating as to if I should do a novice only track day.

I've been slowly getting the car ready, replaced all the fluids. I just need to replace the ditch finders on the front and the car will be ready,

So in short - possibly! Enjoy the day regardless

Mario149

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7,750 posts

177 months

Wednesday 13th January 2016
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Cool smile I'll be in a Boxster GTS and if it's not raining I'll have the Caterham 620R along as well. If one of more of my mates come we should have a 996 Carrera and/or an E30 325i there too smile

Mario149

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7,750 posts

177 months

Wednesday 13th January 2016
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tobie said:
Hi, I am currently considering doing it however it'd be my first track day, and I'm currently debating as to if I should do a novice only track day.

I've been slowly getting the car ready, replaced all the fluids. I just need to replace the ditch finders on the front and the car will be ready,

So in short - possibly! Enjoy the day regardless
To be fair I think you'll be okay on a non-novice day. There's always several people who are on their first day and I reckon there's a good argument that you don't want _everybody_ else around you to be a novice like you!

Mario149

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7,750 posts

177 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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Very excited about this Saturday biggrin Although it looks like it's going to be a bit wet. Hope the forecast doesn't get worse, I reeeeeally want to get the Caterham on track

TonyF

2,300 posts

275 months

Tuesday 9th February 2016
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Might pop along with my Radical SR3 RSX, will be keeping an eye on the weather forecast though...

HaylingJag

2,122 posts

147 months

Thursday 11th February 2016
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just booked this one,

ill be there in a Black MX5, wave as you go pastthumbup

Dazza

Mario149

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7,750 posts

177 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Just checked the weather forecast on Accuweather, it looks to be improving slightly - crossing those fingers!

http://www.accuweather.com/en/gb/bedford/mk40-3/ho...

HaylingJag

2,122 posts

147 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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we'll be fine, a short shower for lunch will be light relief,


TonyF

2,300 posts

275 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Booked in today, apparently not many signed up so plenty of space on track....

Mario149

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177 months

Friday 12th February 2016
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Awesome, we got to Bedford tonight, having a quick beer before turning up with bells on tomorrow smile

HaylingJag

2,122 posts

147 months

Sunday 14th February 2016
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xz1bfBYYLNg&fe...

wet laps in the afternoon featuring the sliding abilities of the black C63laugh taken from my black MX5.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4g6o3xalpKg&fe...

Morning lappage with some chasing down in the corners of a nice 911 and M5.

in all a great day despite the weather turning iffy. twas a bit slippery out there for the afternoon but it didnt stop us putting down 220 miles on the circuitdrivingclap

good driving standards all round and from memory no stoppages. the GTR? Porsche and the Merc GTS were certainly giving it some despite the conditions, well done men, and at the other end or the spectrum, the boys in the red MX5 sliding their way around and having fun, thats what these days are all about. i hope your cooling issues sorted itself out, it didnt seem to stop you getting out there.

roll on the next day,

D

Mario149

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7,750 posts

177 months

Sunday 14th February 2016
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Hey mate, looks good smile Bloody typical, despite starting a thread to try and meet PHers, I didn't get off my arse between sessions to go meet anyone hehe

Managed one 30 min stint in the 620R first thing and it was mega, especially when I realised that if I gave it a bit of welly getting in I would "fit" wearing my warm jacket hehe

After a break I tried to go back out for a second session but the drizzle had properly started and on the second lap it just got ridiculous as it was like sheet ice on the ZZrs as it was so greasy: understeer into the corner, touch the gas and instant oversteer. Plus the added fun of basically not being able to touch the brakes hehe I spun at about 20mph on the hairpin at the put exit, then ran straight on through the chicane before the main straight as all the wheels locked up when I looked at the middle pedal a bit too hard - luckily I didn't collect any signs on the way off. Oh, and my mate got both on video boxedin

Anyway, spent the rest of the day in the Boxster having a great time smile