best circuit in the midlands?
best circuit in the midlands?
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skylinecrazy

Original Poster:

13,986 posts

216 months

Wednesday 20th February 2008
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question says it all

skylinecrazy

Original Poster:

13,986 posts

216 months

Wednesday 20th February 2008
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doesn't have to be a race circuit, could be sprinting, hillclimbing or whatever.. just want to know what track ill spend this year at

ff5317

453 posts

247 months

Wednesday 20th February 2008
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For what purpose? If it's proper hard driving absolutely has to be Donington Park, if it's just for having a bit of fun then Mallory is a fairly easy track to get to grips with.

skylinecrazy

Original Poster:

13,986 posts

216 months

Wednesday 20th February 2008
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as in viewing

Tango7

692 posts

248 months

Wednesday 20th February 2008
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What about Oulton Park?

jas xjr

11,309 posts

261 months

Wednesday 20th February 2008
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Tango7 said:
What about Oulton Park?
thats in cheshire haha

RobJShe

17,911 posts

240 months

Thursday 21st February 2008
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Cadwell park? Good for spectating even better for driving though smile

v6ter

692 posts

239 months

Thursday 21st February 2008
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Simple: Donington Park

But also worth driving -

Oulton (ok just out of the midlands)
Rockingham

I dont rate Mallory myself, just an oval with a hairpin added on more or less

Phoenix

817 posts

306 months

Thursday 21st February 2008
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Donington Park for a fast flowing circuit if you have a car with plenty of power i.e F360, 911 GT3 etc

Cadwell Park full cicuit for a great drivers challenge in great handling cars - Caterham, Exige etc

Mallory Park is a bit basic but the long first turn is good in a decent car. Very limited run-off in some places around the circuit.

The Tea Boy

4,129 posts

257 months

Thursday 21st February 2008
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Viewing = Donington and Oulton
Driving = Donnington (nice and quick), Slightly out of the midlands, diff contry even, sneaking on to the Le mans circuit at maison blanche ragging SuPaSpArKs TVR 3000M upto porche curves then back to the start/finish line then back to the curves to be threatend with being arrested if we dont get off the track, only to then rag it back to the start/finish line, before thinking were pushing our luck and getting back onto the camp site. woohoohehe

matt

Edited by The Tea Boy on Thursday 21st February 08:57

Prof Beard

6,669 posts

249 months

Thursday 21st February 2008
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If you like sprints, can I commend Curborough to you? This years calender is:


http://www.curborough.co.uk/curbcal.htm


Nice friendly venue, also very cheap wink

skylinecrazy

Original Poster:

13,986 posts

216 months

Thursday 21st February 2008
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Prof Beard said:
If you like sprints, can I commend Curborough to you? This years calender is:


http://www.curborough.co.uk/curbcal.htm


Nice friendly venue, also very cheap wink
ye, fancied going curborough, how many cars turn up per event though? would want to make a day of it

ff5317

453 posts

247 months

Thursday 21st February 2008
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From the few times I've spectated rather than race I really enjoyed Mallory as you get to see so much of the lap, and as it's a rather short circuit theracing tends to be much more frenetic than the longer circuits.

Prof Beard

6,669 posts

249 months

Thursday 21st February 2008
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skylinecrazy said:
Prof Beard said:
If you like sprints, can I commend Curborough to you? This years calender is:


http://www.curborough.co.uk/curbcal.htm


Nice friendly venue, also very cheap wink
ye, fancied going curborough, how many cars turn up per event though? would want to make a day of it
Usually a good number of competitors. You can make a day of it. The big events like the VSCC are the only ones which get really crowded in terms of spectators. There a few regular PH attendees.

smiller

12,319 posts

226 months

Thursday 21st February 2008
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Prof Beard said:
If you like sprints, can I commend Curborough to you? This years calender is:


http://www.curborough.co.uk/curbcal.htm


Nice friendly venue, also very cheap wink
Just remembered our conversation in Dec, prof.

Will make a note in the diary for Curborough.


ninjaboy

2,525 posts

272 months

Sunday 24th February 2008
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smiller said:
Prof Beard said:
If you like sprints, can I commend Curborough to you? This years calender is:


http://www.curborough.co.uk/curbcal.htm


Nice friendly venue, also very cheap wink
Just remembered our conversation in Dec, prof.

Will make a note in the diary for Curborough.
curborough as said is great to watch, if i remember corrctly the reliant scabtre owners club invite loads of difrent clubs and the place is rammed so look out for there meet.

williamp

20,069 posts

295 months

Monday 25th February 2008
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Dont forget Silverstone...

skylinecrazy

Original Poster:

13,986 posts

216 months

Monday 25th February 2008
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williamp said:
Dont forget Silverstone...
can quite easily forget silverstone as the viewing is awful