Porsche only day at Bedford

[willdew]

nervous said:

willdew said:

I've just booked.

I hope there might be an opportunity for a passenger ride in a mk1 GT3 and a 964RS if anyone's kind enough to take me out for a few laps. I'm looking for a swap next year and would like some experience of both cars mentioned.

Any offers kindly appreciated. And if you wanted a few laps in a 968 in return you'd of course be very welcome.

Cheers,
Will

ill happily take you round if i get to go chum

Cheers. Your car's exactly the sort of thing I'll be looking for later next year. So I'm not going to be the person to buy it, but it would be a good benchmark for me to measure others against in 9 months time.

[nervous]

no probs chum

[Luckyluciano]

Any chance of getting a list of the people and cars that will be attending?

me in my 987S (3.2)

[doshy]

I'm going. First Porsche. 2nd track day. Would like to get some insurance......any recommendations?

[Luckyluciano]

Try competition car insurance

[peterpeter]

nervous said:

no probs chum

id like a ride too if possible,thanks..still thinking about the parr ecu.

[willdew]

968 Sport, '94 in black.

Big Red brake upgrade, Porterfield carbon/kevlar pads, Dunlop SSR track tyres, KW variant 3 coilovers, M030 ARBs front and rear, CS bucket seats, Safety Devices 1/2 cage, Schroth 4-point harnesses, adjustable GT3 front suspension top mounts, front strut brace, Haywood and Scott SS exhaust and 200 cell sports cat.

Fully rebuilt engine less than 1,000 miles ago including lightened, balanced and fully blue printed short block, steel cylinder liners, balanced clutch and flywheel, new valve guides, machined valve seats, custom race spec gaskets, new variocam tensioners and custom engine map.

[willdew]

Bump.

Anyone else booked?

Getting excited now. Having 4 wheel alignment done again on Thursday as the last muppets that did it didn't torque up the camber adjustment and it came loose, massing up all the settings.

[aceparts_com]

There's also day at Bedford on the 23rd with

[peterpeter]

aceparts_com said:

There's also day at Bedford on the 23rd with

the rma?

im on that one too. though i dont know how i got that past my wife.

[Ian964]

I'll be there - 964C2, red with black wheels. Hopefully get past the noise test, standard exhaust with cat bypass, but it measured at 101 at Goodwood last time, so on the limit.

[polarexpress]

I'll pop along and enjoy the day out... but will be short shifting around the whole place...

[bass gt3]

I shall be there in the sprint car.Some early winter testing is required!! The Zanzibar rocket is a tad on the loud side and definately not welcome at Bedford. So if you see a leery orange 924 Carerra GT looky likey heading for the scenery in all kinds of disorder, i apologise now.

Steve

Edited by bass gt3 on Monday 4th December 15:19

[Luckyluciano]

anyone going there from swindon way?

[peterpeter]

oh crap...weather is looking appalling

[paulburrell]

Come on Tif nothing to worry about in your Scooby. Spare a thought for those of us with only the GT3 on semi-slick tyres. Rain is good for practising smooth driving and helps build confidence and technique for those lovely dry days of summer.

PS Wot time are you meeting up/setting off and where??

[rob_j]

I'll be there, however a word of warning picked up from elsewhere

"By the way, if you are planning on doing a day at Bedford and you haven't got a hoover for an exhaust, forget it! They have got so strict it is unreal. Less than half that turned up actually didn't have any problems with noise.

The drive by is now 87.5db and the static is 95 at .5 metre instead of 1 metre now"

that was last weekend.

[willibetz]

Concerned by the last post, I've just checked their website and rung MSV.

website said:

There are two noise tests. First your car will be subjected to a static test, in which the noise level is measured 50cm away from your exhaust pipe with the engine at 75% of maximum rpm. The reading must not exceed 101 dB(A).

Secondly, and more significantly, you car must comply with our drive-by noise limits. The noise emission from your car must not exceed 87 dB(A) measured 20 metres from your car, which shall be accelerating maximally at over 60mph.

By phone, they tell me that the Bedford noise limits have not been changed.

Looking forward to it

Edited by willibetz on Tuesday 5th December 15:40

[rob_j]

willibetz said:

Concerned by the last post, I've just checked their website and rung MSV.

website said:

There are two noise tests. First your car will be subjected to a static test, in which the noise level is measured 50cm away from your exhaust pipe with the engine at 75% of maximum rpm. The reading must not exceed 101 dB(A).

Secondly, and more significantly, you car must comply with our drive-by noise limits. The noise emission from your car must not exceed 87 dB(A) measured 20 metres from your car, which shall be accelerating maximally at over 60mph.

By phone, they tell me that the Bedford noise limits have not been changed.

Looking forward to it

Edited by willibetz on Tuesday 5th December 15:40

Hopefully you're right or there'll be a lot of disappointed customers, seemed a bit strict.

See yer there

[peterpeter]

paulburrell said:

Come on Tif nothing to worry about in your Scooby. Spare a thought for those of us with only the GT3 on semi-slick tyres. Rain is good for practising smooth driving and helps build confidence and technique for those lovely dry days of summer.

PS Wot time are you meeting up/setting off and where??

thats the thing steve, i am itching to take the gt3

I really need to get my spare wheels painted and to get some corsas..

Not sure about what time to leave...bound to be horrendously early to compensate for the inevitable friday traffic.