Croft track day 19th September

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chrisj said:

Thanks all, I had a superb day, just what I needed to take my mind off the previous days 'events'.

Look on the bright side, you know what's wrong and you have thoughts on to fix it. You'll soon have a smile back on your face.

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Byff said:

I'm surprised no one has said "it" yet.

OK I'll spill the beans. Carole (stardust) was first out in our Chimaera. byff was desperate to prove his manhood and didn't like the idea of a woman being faster than him. Carole, being kind to him decided that she should do the first five mins with the handbrake on.

Still I'm amazed that we didn't boil the brakes, It goes to show how poor the handbrake is on Chimaeras

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Ian_H said:

Could somebody let me know which cars were with the PH group

tvrbob Chimaera T40 TOY
MickC Chimaera S reg
3rtt Nobel GTO 3R
wendyg Elise
daydreamer Ginetta G20
Byff Cerbera (with front numberplate)
minimax Ginetta G33
Froggie Cerbera (without front numberplate)
blot Renault 5 GT Turbo Race Car

These were the PHer cars. If there are any other shots that you feel gave a sense of the occasion, black Seat after his crumple zone was tested, mental Nova, etc. please add them.

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docevi1 said:

Um, are photos likely to be added to the web? I'd like to see them but don't see the mileage in buying a CD full of them myself (I'm not fussed about full res/high quality you see)

No I don't want Ian's work put on here for free. The few we have seen were put there because Ian knew we would be eager to see something.

Ian put a lot of effort and time into this and deserves to reap some reward. Sorry Stefan but I'm only trying to be fair to everyone.

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blot said:

....Finally, would be interested in photos.

Why not join us at Shafto's on the 30th Sept. Ian will be there and will have the photo CD's with him. You'll find us a friendly lot with a passion for cars so you should fit in well.

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daydreamer said:

3rtt said: Blue 'Netta with racing decals and little or no rear view mirrors me thinks. I thought the safest (and advised on track days) place to overtake is on the straight on the left side of the slower car. Mike does say sorry for that one. The other thing about this day is that there were novices on the track. This was the first time that Mike had been out on track and simply didn't see you (he wasn't going that quick and you were). Just because the car had stickers on it, didn't mean it had a racing driver in it. In his defence though, as the incident occurred into a corner, was there really enough straight left, considering the mixed experience of all drivers. Edit - for clarity - He does admit that he made a mistake and was more relieved than anybody else that no damage was done.

Lets just call it a trackday encounter. Nobody intended anything and no damage done.



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blot said:

Anyone from here going to Rockingham trackday on Sunday?

No, one trackday a year is enough for me. That way it keeps it special, sort of like a petrolhead Christmas.

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wendyg said:

And do we all get to see it?!

Yes, I'll bring a batch of DVD's to Shafto's

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Byff said:

It's a good job the Son doesn't take after the Father, all I've got on my video is sky

You should know better than to let other men hold your equipment

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gemini said:

Pembrey on Monday

What's that then?

Oh yes I remember. It's P&P

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Rob P said:

Can some kind sole post a short clip on the net? I would love to see it

Not that simple as it happens. It was taken with an analogue camera and converted to DVD via a DVD recorder. It never made it to avi or mpg

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Tazzie said:

wendyg said: stardust said: Hiya Tazzie, my son got some great video footage of your Dad as he shot past on the pit lane straight minus brakes!! hiya u will have to show me the video of me dad he's mad as ha ha from Tazzie And do we all get to see it?!

He'll be bringing the DVD home tonight