bedford track day 14th october

[sean j g]

anyone going to bedford on the 14th,track day with motorsport vision

[lsb]

I will be there, lets hope the weather is good.

[sean j g]

yep fingers crossed for good weather what will u be driving

[peterpeter]

ill be there in a gt3 if the weather is good, with a few mates one more gt3, one 996 turbo and possibly another in a new stunning looking yellow c4s.

[lsb]

I will be in a caterham, hope i pass the noise test !!

[rob_j]

Yep, red GT3 being a mobile traffic jam

[peterpeter]

rob_j said:

Yep, red GT3 being a mobile traffic jam

in that.... are you kidding?

first trackday??

[rob_j]

peterpeter said:

rob_j said:

Yep, red GT3 being a mobile traffic jam

in that.... are you kidding?

first trackday??

3rd....getting quicker...1st was Silverstone, 2nd Llandow, 3rd this.

[katman]

See you all there - 1st trackday - Cerbera

[sean j g]

excellent see you all there

[Steve 182]

I'll be out in the Clio. Lucky 13th trackday for me this year, but first time ever at Bedford even though it's only 40 miles away.

Edited by Steve 182 on Wednesday 4th October 12:17

[clubsport]

This day is now sold out, if there are any cancellations for the whole day or afternoon I would be grateful if you could let me know...many thanks

[peterpeter]

clubsport said:

This day is now sold out, if there are any cancellations for the whole day or afternoon I would be grateful if you could let me know...many thanks

are you going??

[clubsport]

Hi Peter, yes booked for the afternoon, but I was looking for a place for another 993 RS driving mate...No luck at all...

[MINIrocket]

Hi Guys,

I'll be there... Blue Cooper S. Second time at Bedford this year, although only 3rd trackday overall. Hoping for rain so I can keep up with the RWD boys.

If anyone fancies a passenger ride then please feel free to come say hello

See ya
Dave

Edited by MINIrocket on Friday 13th October 12:34

[peterpeter]

clubsport said:

Hi Peter, yes booked for the afternoon, but I was looking for a place for another 993 RS driving mate...No luck at all...

come and say hello..

yellow gt3 black wheels

[katman]

Peterpeter, you changed them wheels then!!

See you at 7.00 the morning

[peterpeter]

katman said:

Peterpeter, you changed them wheels then!!

See you at 7.00 the morning

Yep...got my toyos on so the car should be running well.

Cant wait.

[Mustang Baz]

Superb afternoon at Bedford, although shame about the absolute pea-souper fog until 12 noon! Was there with Caterham doing one of their Circuit experiences and had a cracking time, even if we had a half-day session vs the full one. A real mix - lots of GT3's, a few TIV's, quite a lot of Elises. Definitely would return and instruction on the course top notch.

[peterpeter]

what I thouh was a shame was the incredibly high number of cars there.

There was barely a moment when you didnt have to queue.

Ive been going there for years and yesterday was one of the worst days ever. Not just because of the fog and queues, but because the standard of driving was so poor.

No one was directly to blame but when there are that many novices, the briefing really needs to empasize 2 main points.

Firstly the overtaking etiquette needs a good 5 minutes spent explaining that if a fast car is coming up behind you, they need to check there mirrors, and get out of the way...the fact that the usually brilliant marshalls hardly waved a blue flag didnt help either.
This led to lots of close incidents and quite a few red flags...not a common site a bedford.

Secondly another 5 minutes needs to be spent explaining how to cool brakes down. Usually the guy who does the briefings for MSV does this really well. Just telling people to "cool your brakes" means nothing to a novice.

Still it didnt stop it from being a great day but if the numbers are that high again, it will put me off.