Castlecombe track day, any interest?

Castlecombe track day, any interest?

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MPoxon

5,329 posts

172 months

Wednesday 24th June 2015
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What is it you have booked Peter the 24th or the 31st?

phazed

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21,844 posts

203 months

Wednesday 24th June 2015
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24th with the Porsche boys but happy to do the 31st as well unless the majority want another date?


So, who's up for the 31st of July at Combe?

MPoxon

5,329 posts

172 months

Wednesday 24th June 2015
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Is there anything to stop us joining you on the 24th or is it Porsche owners club thing only?

Bluebottle

3,498 posts

239 months

Wednesday 24th June 2015
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MPoxon said:
Is there anything to stop us joining you on the 24th or is it Porsche owners club thing only?
Hi ya Matt wavey
Its a privately run T/D A friend runs on an annual basis. He used to be the secretary of the 928 owners club which is how it started out originally. Richard keeps the numbers down and vets drivers so we get plenty of open track time with friendly drivers. He usually has a full quota for this one but I knew he had one slot free.

MPoxon

5,329 posts

172 months

Wednesday 24th June 2015
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Afternoon Hamish, hope you are well sir. Last time I saw you I know you finally had the car up and running and performing how it should, I know you had a bit of a battle with it so great to hear you are back out doing trackdays again. Your car must be awesome on track with the JE engine and supercharger.

No worries I thought it might be an event through a trackday organiser that we could book on to save Peter having to do Combe two weeks in a row. It would be good to catch up at, and I look forward to seeing your car on track at some point.

Matthew

Bluebottle

3,498 posts

239 months

Wednesday 24th June 2015
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Matthew YHM, and I'm up for another on the 31 or whenever smile

phazed

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203 months

Wednesday 24th June 2015
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Typical, the next Curborough sprint is on the 29th! Oh well, I'll book up the next in August.

As for noise, Combe is 105 isn't it?

At Bedford last week, standard system + cans @ 4.5K revs = 92DB.

roseytvr

1,788 posts

177 months

Wednesday 24th June 2015
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I'm up for the 31st if there's a group of us going. Peter, where can I access curborough dates and bookings?

QBee

20,903 posts

143 months

Wednesday 24th June 2015
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When I looked on Castle Combe's own website it was stated as being 100 dB.

I am feeling confused now. Definitive timel please - which date with which Organiser are we booking?

phazed

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203 months

Wednesday 24th June 2015
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MSE, 31st July and probably 100 db.

I will call first thing tomorrow and see if I can get a group booking discount, worth trying.

I believe 105bd is for test days.

phazed

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Wednesday 24th June 2015
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roseytvr said:
I'm up for the 31st if there's a group of us going. Peter, where can I access curborough dates and bookings?
Ian, mail Dan here,

sprintandtrackday@hotmail.co.uk

He'll include you on his news letter if you ask.

It has all the times and dates etc.

You'll have to nail it to join Anthony and me, even more so for Ribs time, (lightweight bugger
wink).

Cavey

522 posts

230 months

Wednesday 24th June 2015
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For info guys, Castle Combe's own track days tend to be run on sessions. Can vouch for MSE, great people and well run days. Briefings can go on a bit but Erling will sulk if he can't get through all his jokes, again. Open pit, and if you hang around until the late afternoon there will usually be very few cars out on track.

100 dB is rigorously enforced at stationary noise test at the start of the day. Some Tivs may struggle, although Merlin Motorsport who's shop is on site may have some end cans that fit. Will double your costs for the day though.

Combe is a bit of a challenge in the wet, caution required if it's your first outing there. Great track though! biggrin

phazed

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203 months

Wednesday 24th June 2015
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A pair of cans will bring you down unless you have a well messed with system, I will bring a spare set.

As for wet, I did a TD there when it was snowing, one of the best TDs that I have ever done!

Err,...........I used my Skoda VRs with traction and stability and left the tiv in the garage, (the shame).

QBee

20,903 posts

143 months

Wednesday 24th June 2015
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Cavey, many thanks for the detailed and useful info. Phazed and I both have two sets of cans each and shouldn't need them, and other people have their own, so any Chimaera owners who fancy it, but are dubious about noise, talk to us first and have a loan of a set if needed.

Cavey

522 posts

230 months

Thursday 25th June 2015
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Qbee I will be up there at some stage from late morning onwards and will say hello. May not be in the Griff (flagellating self now). What are you in?

semaj

92 posts

125 months

Thursday 25th June 2015
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Its 100dB. Not teaching anyone to suck eggs, but the difference between 105 and 100 is huge is noise terms. Used to do noise testing for Triumph M/Cs for homologation and you would not believe the tricks we got up to for approval!

QBee

20,903 posts

143 months

Thursday 25th June 2015
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Cavey said:
Qbee I will be up there at some stage from late morning onwards and will say hello. May not be in the Griff (flagellating self now). What are you in?


Hopefully the other way up !! laugh

Bluebottle

3,498 posts

239 months

Thursday 25th June 2015
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Blimey! you've got some sticky tyres there.

Cavey

522 posts

230 months

Thursday 25th June 2015
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Yeah, although if you've taken the ground with you that's real traction!

Will probably be in a black Megane R26 - tempted to bring the Griff but not sure how we'll do on the noise front and having not bought it with track use in mind I'm not sure I want to shell out on cans.

QBee

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143 months

Thursday 25th June 2015
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Cavey said:
Yeah, although if you've taken the ground with you that's real traction!

Will probably be in a black Megane R26 - tempted to bring the Griff but not sure how we'll do on the noise front and having not bought it with track use in mind I'm not sure I want to shell out on cans.
Your call - I can always lend you a set. If the exhaust is totally standard you should be under the limit anyway.