Bedford Autodrome - 15th December

[sixspeed]

About 6 of us booked up (several new to trackdays).

Anyone else there?

[drakart]

Yep, my friend and i in his vx220. mid engined is the only type of car i havent driven. really looking forward to it. also looking forward to being able to drive flat out and not get black flagged for noise (damn caterhams!)

[RICHES]

there in a 240cup exige and booked a day instruction as i need it. top day i hope, what do you think of lessons on the whole? sole distroying or positive?

[spcmarine]

I should be there in my mr2, but yet to book. A friend is taking his westfield.

[sixspeed]

Excellent stuff! Will keep an eye out for you all. I'll be there in my Z4M Coupe..

[drakart]

RICHES said:

there in a 240cup exige and booked a day instruction as i need it. top day i hope, what do you think of lessons on the whole? sole distroying or positive?

I'm guessing that by buying a 240 cup you already have some experience of driving fast! Tuition is always a good thing. If you haven't been to bedford before, you can easily get lost on the circuit due to its width and the occasional unorthodox racing lines. Once you know your way round, they should focus on aspects of your driving to make you smoother, corner quicker with confidence and to balance the car.

its not like a first driving lesson, they are there to improve your skills, not teach you the skills - it can only be a positive thing (unless the person being taught thinks they are Michael Schumacher, but actually have the skills of Maureen from driving school)

[spcmarine]

Sixspeed, are you heading up from Epsom? I will be too and Westfield friend is up from Leatherhead so if you fancy a convoy

[sixspeed]

Sounds like a plan to me! I'll drop you an email through your profile nearer the day and sort out a meeting point etc.

[RSP]

Hi all, I'll be there in my 350z. Second time at bedford and just hoping the weather is reasonable

[grahamn]

If I get my car back in time I will be there with a mate who has an elise, depending on the weather

[BigShow]

I'm going too in my Cooper S 230... as is another Cooper S and a Celica GT4.

[TOV!E]

I will be there in my tuscan 2 s convert, and my next door mate will be there in his tuscan s coupe, if the weather was like last year it will be a good day.................

[lincoln lad]

Tuition certainly a good idea. I had a 20min lesson in my Exige (which I hadn't taken on track before) at Donnington last week which was excellent. Even if you are proficient, and have driven other track cars of your own, a good tutor can never hurt !

Bedford sounds good - who organises those days ?

[AlVal]

which company is organising the day? who are you guys booking through?

[drakart]

lincoln lad said:

Bedford sounds good - who organises those days ?

www.motorsportvision.co.uk

[sixspeed]

spcmarine, tried to email you through your profile but it said you weren't accepting them.

If you're meeting your mate with the Westfield, how about a meet in the Leatherhead Esso 'on the run' petrol station early Saturday morning for the convoy drive up?

[mko9]

My brother is coming into town, and we'll both be there. A Skyline GT-R and a US spec Mitsubishi Eclipse. Hope the weather is good. See you there.

[spcmarine]

sixspeed said:

spcmarine, tried to email you through your profile but it said you weren't accepting them.

If you're meeting your mate with the Westfield, how about a meet in the Leatherhead Esso 'on the run' petrol station early Saturday morning for the convoy drive up?

Thats weird . Yeah sounds good, not sure if I will be taking the car on track now as it needs afew bits doing to it although the westfield should be good fun. What time you thinking of leaving?

[sixspeed]

Roads should be fairly clear that time of the morning on a Saturday, I'd hope..

Signing on is 7.30, with Briefing at 8.30, so I reckon leaving around 6.30 would get us there and leave a bit spare to grab some petrol and a bacon sarnie nearer the track?

[spcmarine]

Just done a quick RAC route thingy and it recons its about 90 miles, are there still average speed cameras about on the M1? If so that may be some thing to think about also I have just been told the range on the westfield is only 80 miles. Failing that it all sounds good