Bedford Sat 19th April

Bedford Sat 19th April

Author
Discussion

jgy6000

Original Poster:

199 posts

169 months

Tuesday 18th March 2014
quotequote all
Just booked Bedford for 19th April. Taking the VX220 for its second trackday in my ownvership. Will be joined by a few friends in a Civic Type R, e46 330, Mx5 and a Honda Accord.

Anyone else planning on going?

jgy6000

Original Poster:

199 posts

169 months

Sunday 6th April 2014
quotequote all
Guess im the only one then!

RKi

307 posts

129 months

Sunday 6th April 2014
quotequote all
I swear there are hundreds of dudes with VX220's who go to Bedford all the time :\

JohnClem88

76 posts

152 months

Friday 18th April 2014
quotequote all
I'm going tomorrow!

Blue Focus ST (5 pot) with friends in Audi TT and Mx5.

Zoobeef

6,004 posts

157 months

Friday 18th April 2014
quotequote all
RKi said:
I swear there are hundreds of dudes with VX220's who go to Bedford all the time :\
Na they just like tracking everywhere smile

About 10 of us are going rockingham on Sunday.

brillomaster

1,242 posts

169 months

Friday 18th April 2014
quotequote all
we're going tomorrow! BMW 328i, MX5, MR2 mk2 and MR2 mk3. looking forward to it!

jgy6000

Original Poster:

199 posts

169 months

Friday 18th April 2014
quotequote all
awsome! see you tomorrow then!

IronFire

90 posts

165 months

Monday 21st April 2014
quotequote all
Great day had a Bedford on Saturday. Weather was just about spot on. I was there in my 130i enjoying my new brakes.

Who was driving the Silver Civic Type R with the large front tyres?

giger

732 posts

193 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
quotequote all
I found this thread a bit too late - I was there Saturday and had a great day. I was in the silver JDM civic (FD2). I hadn't been to Bedford before and loved the SEN circuit.

The photo's are up on the website in case anyone's interested.

IronFire

90 posts

165 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
quotequote all
giger said:
I found this thread a bit too late - I was there Saturday and had a great day. I was in the silver JDM civic (FD2). I hadn't been to Bedford before and loved the SEN circuit.

The photo's are up on the website in case anyone's interested.
Your Civic was looking good. Set a very decent pace.

giger

732 posts

193 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
quotequote all
Thanks, first time I've done a full on track day with it and I was rather pleased by how it went. Managed to build up to some pretty decent corner speed (in my mind at least) throughout the day, especially in the complex that breaks up the back straight.

I'll be going back for sure!

IronFire

90 posts

165 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
quotequote all
giger said:
Thanks, first time I've done a full on track day with it and I was rather pleased by how it went. Managed to build up to some pretty decent corner speed (in my mind at least) throughout the day, especially in the complex that breaks up the back straight.

I'll be going back for sure!
I have quite a bit of footage of me chasing you. I will see if I can upload it.

giger

732 posts

193 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
quotequote all
Excellent beer

I remember seeing your 130i flying around as well - it Seemed to go well.

I was chasing down the McLaren at one point, I needed one more lap but he pitted!

whingebag

155 posts

169 months

Tuesday 22nd April 2014
quotequote all
Probably saw you catching up in the mirrors.

JohnClem88

76 posts

152 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
quotequote all
That McLaren was the biggest pain in the arse - So slow round the corners but mega down the straights! The Cayman R was also a pain, and the driver had the cheek to make a complaint about me for no good reason (I have video footage proving he was in the wrong!)

Other than that an awesome day for my family wagon Focus smile




jgy6000

Original Poster:

199 posts

169 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
quotequote all
JohnClem88 said:
That McLaren was the biggest pain in the arse - So slow round the corners but mega down the straights! The Cayman R was also a pain, and the driver had the cheek to make a complaint about me for no good reason (I have video footage proving he was in the wrong!)

Other than that an awesome day for my family wagon Focus smile
What did he complain about? Post up the vid biglaugh

I have some GoPro footage of the day which i will upload on Youtube. Not much mind, was having too much fun to bother with the GoPro for too long.

JohnClem88

76 posts

152 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
quotequote all
Trying to make aggresive overtakes into corners...

https://www.facebook.com/Johnclem88?ref=tn_tnmn#!/...

Hopefully that link will work as I've made the video Public.

If you wait till about half way through, after much patience sat behind him in the corners then getting blown away on the straights, you'll see I hang back to get a good run through chicane into hairpin and get a long side him..for him only to accelerate hard therefore matching my speed (faster car) and not let me by...Also please excuse my language smile

Cheers

jgy6000

Original Poster:

199 posts

169 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
quotequote all
Have to agree with you there! Should have let you go past and carry on.

Maybe the thought of letting an MX5 past would have dented his ego a little too much laugh

JohnClem88

76 posts

152 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
quotequote all
Haha I was in a Ford Focus!

giger

732 posts

193 months

Wednesday 23rd April 2014
quotequote all
Looking forward to watching that later!