RAF Marham April 2012 trackday weekend

[B'stard Child]

I got an email

RAF Marham Organisers said:

Ladies and Gents.

Registration and payment is now open and working through our website!! Please can you update your respective forums. It has been tested in firefox and internet explorer and works fine, however, other browsers might have issues. If this is the case please get in touch with us via the details on the contact us page.

We look forward to welcoming you back to our tarmac in April!

Regards

Rob Swanson

RAF Marham Track Day Team

PS using the slight time advantage I had as a result of the email I'm booked in now and paid up already

Edited by B'stard Child on Tuesday 28th February 13:18

[threesixty]

Registered!

Despite owning a GT3 for over a year this is going to be my first trackday

Quick question regarding saftey equipment for those in the know! Whats the line with helmets? Any specific saftey standard that they must conform to? Same again with fire extinguishers, can I just borrow a mini one from work or is there something I should be looking for specificaly?

[B'stard Child]

threesixty said:

Registered!

Despite owning a GT3 for over a year this is going to be my first trackday

What's held you back??

threesixty said:

Quick question regarding saftey equipment for those in the know! Whats the line with helmets? Any specific saftey standard that they must conform to?

Nope just a good fit - no std is applied - it's your head at then end of the day - they might not appreciate an ex WWII tin helmet

threesixty said:

Same again with fire extinguishers, can I just borrow a mini one from work or is there something I should be looking for specificaly?

I use a light weight alloy dry powder one but any car one will do - halfrauds or other moor factors sometimes have them on offer - the important thing is that it is well secured and easily accessible - mine is cable tied to the roll cage just beside the drivers seat. The other think is to make sure if you already have one that the pressure is still in the green and not in the red.

[threesixty]

Really no reason other than than I'm generally a busy person at the weekends and I dont want to take time off midweek to do a track day!

Helmet thing is intersting, I had assumed there would be a standard they had to comply to (like bike helmets) I've got a few available to me but none are particularly appropriate

[markCSC]

For a fire extinguisher mount, Brey Krause do one for the 997. Porsche Shop are the UK importers
http://www.porscheshop.co.uk/acatalog/porsche_GT3_...


I tried to buy the Brey Krause subaru mount but as PorscheShop only do Porsches they couldn't get me one. Ended up making my own one out of bits an bobs

[7litrebig]

threesixty said:

Really no reason other than than I'm generally a busy person at the weekends and I dont want to take time off midweek to do a track day!

Helmet thing is intersting, I had assumed there would be a standard they had to comply to (like bike helmets) I've got a few available to me but none are particularly appropriate

If I recall, Marham is technically a driving day, certainly not a race day - hemets compulsory but no formal standard. I have an AGV bike helmet (from my days when I was in the Dax with no roof) which has never been questioned on any track day I've been to.

Might be worth a question on their website... or maybe someone will answer formally here

Cheers
Paul

[7litrebig]

Just registered and paid without problems... had to smile at the email title from Paypal

Receipt for Your Payment to George Denman

George is going to be pretty flush after the next few days!.... keeerching!

[rtv]

Ha. He wishes! We had to set up a new account in his name as the previous one had serious issues. Paypal are a pain the the proverbial! Any feedback -ve or +ve you have on the registration/payment process is greatly appriciated! I am by no means a web designer, this is my first attempt at this sort of thing.

I'll be taking it offline now for about 10 minutes to make a couple of changes, thanks for your feedback Ian!

[rtv]

There is not a standard or benchmark that helmets must comply to. We just insist that everyone driving or travelling as a passenger on track must wear one. It's your head that we are trying to protect should you roll, what helmet you chose to protect it with is up to you.

Likewise, a fire extinguisher is mandatory in all cars. Halfords do a couple at farily good prices. It must be secured though in the car though, not bouncing around in the footwell, because in the event of a roll, that will be the first thing that tests the strength of the 1940's tank commander helmet you shouldn't have chosen to wear!

Safety is key to us, but so is common sense.

[B'stard Child]

rtv said:

There is not a standard or benchmark that helmets must comply to. We just insist that everyone driving or travelling as a passenger on track must wear one. It's your head that we are trying to protect should you roll, what helmet you chose to protect it with is up to you.

Likewise, a fire extinguisher is mandatory in all cars. Halfords do a couple at farily good prices. It must be secured though in the car though, not bouncing around in the footwell, because in the event of a roll, that will be the first thing that tests the strength of the 1940's tank commander helmet you shouldn't have chosen to wear!

Safety is key to us, but so is common sense.

[threesixty]

markCSC said:

For a fire extinguisher mount, Brey Krause do one for the 997. Porsche Shop are the UK importers
http://www.porscheshop.co.uk/acatalog/porsche_GT3_...

Thanks for the suggestion

Thanks for the updates on the helmet situation too.

[pantera chris]

Should be a few of us coming. Just need to sort out fire extinguishers!

[rtv]

Something like this

[Wicker Man]

This 1kg Dry Powder comes with a suitable bracket for £14.

Halfwits do a similar one with a gauge for £30.

Edited by Wicker Man on Wednesday 29th February 13:43

[alb27]

I'm all registered and paid up. Can't wait!

Alex

[dawsonz]

Hello

All registed and booked up for the Sunday.

This will be my first track day / race event so really looking forward to it.

I'm pleased to read that's quite relaxed and a good start for beginners like myself.

I'll be taking my RS Clio 182.

Look forward to seeing others their on the day.

How much tread do people find themselves using from a days use - I had hoped my Hankook RS-2's would last the day and possibly fit some new tyres before the journey home.

[7litrebig]

dawsonz said:

....How much tread do people find themselves using from a days use - I had hoped my Hankook RS-2's would last the day and possibly fit some new tyres before the journey home.

I usually do the full weekend and never needed new tyres - all depends on if you really are abusing them

[Spottedlaurel]

Yay, now registered and paid. As a bonus I found I had 51p in my Paypal account, so the day isn't going to cost quite as much as I'd thought...

[dawsonz]

7litrebig said:

I usually do the full weekend and never needed new tyres - all depends on if you really are abusing them

Thanks you that's useful to know.

[alb27]

I was just reading a thread elsewhere about the 30-130 weekend at Marham later this month. It mentioned security clearance being required, and the organisers were requesting passport numbers and suchlike. Is any additional information like this required, or will the information given on the payment page suffice?

Thanks

Alex