Melindi's cull : track day irritants
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Melindi said:
It was most amusing.
I have decided we need to have a cull of really annoying people that come on trackdays so I've started a list of really annoying things. Once I have the crimes I shall match the perps to them and cull them...
Things like:-
- doing corners really slowly and then booting it down the straights and then still doing it after being told not to
- grubbing around in the jelly babies with manky fingers
- fondling your dyno sheet in public
- driving like a c0ck in the paddock
Reply:
Mis-read that.
Thought Melindi said
- fondling his cock in the paddock
Other criminal offences?
- arriving in a full race car for cheap test session
- being inconsistent particularly in front of me
- on a cooling down lap, get out of the way
- warm up carefully, and get out of the way
- not getting out of the way
- binning it into the kitty litter
- going faster than me in an old car with passenger
Ted Said:
Have to say full on race cars using it as a test session is one of the few things that narks me too.
Jon RB said:
Was that me (Corrado) or one of the other older cars?
I add:
Other major irritations that come to mind:
Drivers
- arriving by plane
- get ahead at lunchtime queue
- not parking pretty
- being Henry
- modeling good overalls well
- pretending it doesn’t hurt residuals
- employing Tony Dron
- employing dirty bimbo with jugs like Jordan and walks as if the hairs on her arse are tied together; no, scrub that. Let’s be fair. If it talked, and not Neolithic, I’d pay for it too.
- parking with their front wheels not straight
- not using their mirrors, in the pit lane
- come past me on full opposite lock
- using local dealer’s service loan Porsche
- pretending it’s all about ‘line’, ‘tyres’ or ‘ratios’
- loudly sharing last week's pics from the Ring or Club Fiorano
- being small or young
- Melindi’s right; not sharing the J Beans, grubby or not
- taking all the garage space with tow vehicle
- park in the one ‘hole’ in the row of parked cars that allowed access
- take hours at the pumps, buying water
- particularly those who cause delays & accidents
Does that cover it or is there more culling for Melindi?
Melindi said:
It was most amusing.
I have decided we need to have a cull of really annoying people that come on trackdays so I've started a list of really annoying things. Once I have the crimes I shall match the perps to them and cull them...
Things like:-
- doing corners really slowly and then booting it down the straights and then still doing it after being told not to
- grubbing around in the jelly babies with manky fingers
- fondling your dyno sheet in public
- driving like a c0ck in the paddock
Reply:
Mis-read that.
Thought Melindi said
- fondling his cock in the paddock
Other criminal offences?
- arriving in a full race car for cheap test session
- being inconsistent particularly in front of me
- on a cooling down lap, get out of the way
- warm up carefully, and get out of the way
- not getting out of the way
- binning it into the kitty litter
- going faster than me in an old car with passenger
Ted Said:
Have to say full on race cars using it as a test session is one of the few things that narks me too.
Jon RB said:
Was that me (Corrado) or one of the other older cars?
I add:
Other major irritations that come to mind:
Drivers
- arriving by plane
- get ahead at lunchtime queue
- not parking pretty
- being Henry
- modeling good overalls well
- pretending it doesn’t hurt residuals
- employing Tony Dron
- employing dirty bimbo with jugs like Jordan and walks as if the hairs on her arse are tied together; no, scrub that. Let’s be fair. If it talked, and not Neolithic, I’d pay for it too.
- parking with their front wheels not straight
- not using their mirrors, in the pit lane
- come past me on full opposite lock
- using local dealer’s service loan Porsche
- pretending it’s all about ‘line’, ‘tyres’ or ‘ratios’
- loudly sharing last week's pics from the Ring or Club Fiorano
- being small or young
- Melindi’s right; not sharing the J Beans, grubby or not
- taking all the garage space with tow vehicle
- park in the one ‘hole’ in the row of parked cars that allowed access
- take hours at the pumps, buying water
- particularly those who cause delays & accidents
Does that cover it or is there more culling for Melindi?
I've used my race car for track days, It is still road legal so would that be allowed?
If a load of friends are doing a track day and i want to go along I would always use the 205 rather than risk crashing the M3 which isn't as much fun anyway.
If a load of friends are doing a track day and i want to go along I would always use the 205 rather than risk crashing the M3 which isn't as much fun anyway.
Edited by andye30m3 on Friday 5th October 21:08
andye30m3 said:
I've used my race car for track days, It is still road legal so would that be aloud?
If a load of friends are doing a track day and i want to go along I would always use the 205 rather than risk crashing the M3 which isn't as much fun anyway.
Race cars tend to be quite a-loud and have problems with the noise test.If a load of friends are doing a track day and i want to go along I would always use the 205 rather than risk crashing the M3 which isn't as much fun anyway.
Bert
PetrolTed said:
Not so much that as their track manners can appear more aggressive if they are monstrously quick. There, I think I put that diplomatically. 
"BARRRRRP-chunter-chunter-BARRRRpppppp" <mirrors full of agressive race car with driver who thinks he's in a race> <move over> "BARRRRRRRPPPPPPP" <car disappears off in a whiff of oil and tyres before slamming the anchors on to the next guy>.
Still, I guess it's no worse than some twunt in his Rep-spec Mondeo on the M25 driving 2 inches from your bumper flashing his lights. Only more annoying because you're meant to be there to have fun not be continually buzzed and harrassed.
Edited by JonRB on Friday 5th October 18:19
bolide said:
Here's one for you: flashing your lights to pass as you enter the pitlane to go out on the circuit
Happened to me in my TR4 when an Elise thought he'd be quicker than me. I managed to keep him behind me for three laps before I got bored!
No offence, but either you drove away or you were holding him up? "Keeping him behind" is a trackday irritant I'd like to see eradicated.Happened to me in my TR4 when an Elise thought he'd be quicker than me. I managed to keep him behind me for three laps before I got bored!
i think its time to offend as that sort of riving is what trackday nightmares are about and spoil the whole day.
People who think they are flying by keeping you behind should be lined up against a wall.
If they had a brain and realised they were not in a race and the guy behind cannot necessarily pass without doing it on the brakes (which is not allowed)they may reaslise that they are not faster. The only two ways you can prove you and your car are faster is by driving away from them or by letting tem past and then keeping up with them. Anything else and you are a lemon!!!
_Managed_ to keep in front means you were slower so pull over and let them buy
People who think they are flying by keeping you behind should be lined up against a wall.
If they had a brain and realised they were not in a race and the guy behind cannot necessarily pass without doing it on the brakes (which is not allowed)they may reaslise that they are not faster. The only two ways you can prove you and your car are faster is by driving away from them or by letting tem past and then keeping up with them. Anything else and you are a lemon!!!
_Managed_ to keep in front means you were slower so pull over and let them buy
bolide said:
Here's one for you: flashing your lights to pass as you enter the pitlane to go out on the circuit
Happened to me in my TR4 when an Elise thought he'd be quicker than me. I managed to keep him behind me for three laps before I got bored!
Managed to keep him behind - how far behind. How did you managed that... by closing the door?Happened to me in my TR4 when an Elise thought he'd be quicker than me. I managed to keep him behind me for three laps before I got bored!
Before you got bored... what happened then?
chilled said:
Can I add to list of irritants:
People turning up in really fast kit (think 911 GT(2/3), Nobles, Atom's, Ferrari's), then driving really slow, and not letting anyone past.
I think that is the only irritating bit there, which is already included in the list. Don't mind people being slow in fast kit, as long as they move out of the way. (purely as i've been that slow person in fast kit before, and made sure I let people past)People turning up in really fast kit (think 911 GT(2/3), Nobles, Atom's, Ferrari's), then driving really slow, and not letting anyone past.
To add a few myself:
People who do not giving a clear indication they want you to pass (i.e. move over to the right-hand side, but do not flick an indicator, or give a hand signal)
People who talk on the phone during briefing. Happened only once at Snet on a BaT day, but thought it was
ing rude and inconsiderate.People who overtake you without consent. Must already be in the list (couldn't be bothered to re-read it), but have almost hit another car who overtook me after I had used all the track coming out of a corner and was moving back to the other side of the circuit to set up for the next corner.
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