Novice Trackday @ Oulton Park 26th August

[mattsayle]

Any one going on this from here?? I should be there

I will be in my Red 1 Litre Corsa Should be intresting. I will try to stay out of your way!



If you see my car come and say 'hi'.

Got a PH sticker on the back along with about 15 others

Thanks,
Matt

Edited by mattsayle on Wednesday 5th August 22:52

[boxsey]

With all the trackdays you've been to Matt, albeit it as photographer, observer, passenger, etc, I would have thought you would have known by now that less is more....so get rid of the other 15 stickers as they just add weight and will slow you down.

Enjoy yourself

[sniff diesel]

See if you can unbolt the back seat, pass seat, and remove as much of the interior as you dare so you can put it back in afterwards!

[mattsayle]

boxsey said:

With all the trackdays you've been to Matt, albeit it as photographer, observer, passenger, etc, I would have thought you would have known by now that less is more....so get rid of the other 15 stickers as they just add weight and will slow you down.


Enjoy yourself

You have got it wrong!! Each sticker is a horsepower

Will do

sniff diesel said:

See if you can unbolt the back seat, pass seat, and remove as much of the interior as you dare so you can put it back in afterwards!

You can reamove the rear seats, so will do that! Thank you Richard

[Fruitcake]

Remember, understeer in a front wheel drive car means you should back off the gas.

Oversteer a front wheel drive car and all you can do is floor it.

Try not to do too much of either.

I'm in work then so can't pop along and photograph you

[mattsayle]

Shame you cant make it dan

ANyway, it now looks like this:

Edited by mattsayle on Monday 10th August 12:40

[mattsayle]

Anyone else?? SHould be a great day as it is ran by MSV. MSV days usually are the best ran

You can do a taster session or an AM or PM to if you dont want to do a full day!! Plus the sesions are spilt into 20 min bloacks so it easy on your cars. Oh and the MSV instrucers will be on hand to share some of there vast knowledge with you

[Hugh Jass]

Might be up for this, never done a track day before.

What spec helmets do you need to use?

[darronwall]

mattsayle said:

Anyone else?? SHould be a great day as it is ran by MSV. MSV days usually are the best ran

You can do a taster session or an AM or PM to if you dont want to do a full day!! Plus the sesions are spilt into 20 min bloacks so it easy on your cars. Oh and the MSV instrucers will be on hand to share some of there vast knowledge with you

have fun!!!but whose gonna take the pics?
ill be there on the 1st sept and cant wait

[mattsayle]

darronwall said:

mattsayle said:

Anyone else?? SHould be a great day as it is ran by MSV. MSV days usually are the best ran

You can do a taster session or an AM or PM to if you dont want to do a full day!! Plus the sesions are spilt into 20 min bloacks so it easy on your cars. Oh and the MSV instrucers will be on hand to share some of there vast knowledge with you

have fun!!!but whose gonna take the pics?
ill be there on the 1st sept and cant wait

I have got a few guys from a photography foru comign down

No doubt I willl see you around then

Hugh Jass said:

Might be up for this, never done a track day before.

What spec helmets do you need to use?

Anything from a full on FIA spec helmet to a motorcycle one. Just remember that you only have one head though. So do not use a helmet that is falling apart!

[Hugh Jass]

mattsayle said:

Anything from a full on FIA spec helmet to a motorcycle one.

Thanks for that Matt.

Have booked onto the am session, look out for a red P reg Mk3 Golf.

Cheers Jez.

[mattsayle]

Yeah, will do No doubt you will overtake me many times

[andy798]

Im off work next week so will probably come down and spectate for a few hours

Really wanted to book the AM session but funds wont allow Need to get a new rad sorted for Anglesey! Might be cheeky and ask for a few Pax laps if people dont mind though

[Hugh Jass]

andy798 said:

Might be cheeky and ask for a few Pax laps if people dont mind though

I'll give you a lift (red Mk3 Golf).

[mattsayle]

andy798 said:

Im off work next week so will probably come down and spectate for a few hours

Really wanted to book the AM session but funds wont allow Need to get a new rad sorted for Anglesey! Might be cheeky and ask for a few Pax laps if people dont mind though

Sorry but I wont be giving pax laps It is my first trackday and just want to get used to the concept, the track and build my confidence Maybe next time (plus you dont REALLY want to go for a few laps in a corsa, do you )

[FLD_WILLIS]

Me and my dad will be there on our first trackday...

We're doing the Taster Session in the afternoon as it was super cheap and neither of us needed to use a holiday up from work!!! We've both driven Oulton before in the Clio 197 and Formula Brands cars, but this will be the first time we've taken our own cars on track. I'll be in the (far from standard) '01 Seicento Sporting and my dad will be in his '07 Impreza WRX. I'll be getting there early afternoon though, so I'll look out for the Corsa and the Mk.3 Golf. Feel free to come and say hello if you see us loitering about waiting for the start of our session!!!

Edited by FLD_WILLIS on Monday 24th August 19:57

[mattsayle]

If you see me first, make sure to say hi

Anyway, the car prep is well underway. New brkae pads are now on and working.

Next jobs include the backseats, parcel shelf, boot carpet, airfresher, pastie wraps, empty pop cans, floor mats to all be removed to save wait Then I will take tyhe spare wheel out when I get to Oulton for obvious reasons!

Jobs at the circuit include (hopefuly) door numbers, tape over the head lights (race car stylee) and tow stickers

Wished I had planned ahead on got my name stickerd up so I could put them in the windows

i know most of this wont do anything at all but it is all for a laugh!

[t11ner]

Hi Matt

If I'm in the area on Wednesday I'll pop in and say hello.

I still remember my first time on track even though it was over 20 years ago

Steve H

[sniff diesel]

I'm off work this week so might pop down for the evening taster session if it's dry as I'd like to try out my slicks.

[boxsey]

FLD_WILLIS said:

Me and my dad will be there on our first trackday...

We're doing the Taster Session in the afternoon as it was super cheap and neither of us needed to use a holiday up from work!!! We've both driven Oulton before in the Clio 197 and Formula Brands cars, but this will be the first time we've taken our own cars on track. I'll be in the (far from standard) '01 Seicento Sporting and my dad will be in his '07 Impreza WRX. I'll be getting there early afternoon though, so I'll look out for the Corsa and the Mk.3 Golf. Feel free to come and say hello if you see us loitering about waiting for the start of our session!!!

Edited by FLD_WILLIS on Monday 24th August 19:57

Blimey 25 quid for 20 minutes track time! Hope you don't get the session cut short by a red flag!