Donington Park 1st October

[hbwold]

Anyone going to this? Will be the first time I've been back to Donington since they started digging it up. I know the final chicane has been moved forward and is a little quicker, are there any other changes to the circuit?

[ringweekends]

Yes.

They'be got rid of the plane.

See you there

[hbwold]

Also saw on the BTCC coverage that the Dunlop bridge has gone. Anyway it will be good to be back at Donington.

[dunnred7]

I shall be there with a few chaps from openpitlane.com

[shim]

ringweekends said:

Yes.

They'be got rid of the plane.

See you there

the Spit went 3 years ago

[shim]

hbwold said:

Also saw on the BTCC coverage that the Dunlop bridge has gone. Anyway it will be good to be back at Donington.

Dunlop bridge went in 2008

[shim]

hbwold said:

Anyone going to this? Will be the first time I've been back to Donington since they started digging it up. I know the final chicane has been moved forward and is a little quicker, are there any other changes to the circuit?

i think just tidied up otherwise, sme paint and a clean

just wa5ch out for the pit entry as with the faster Goddards it just means you hit the pit wall faster

[chris7676]

I started doing Donington in 2008 and definitely remember the bridge and most likely the Spitfire. Now both not there, but otherwise hardly different. I wouldn't say chicane is faster either, just a bit earlier.

[hbwold]

BBC Weather says heavy rain all day on Friday

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/2242?area=D...

[andrewrob]

shim said:

ringweekends said:

Yes.

They'be got rid of the plane.

See you there

the Spit went 3 years ago

Yes except now the entire hillside it was sat on is missing!


Sorry for the crap quality, was taken on my phone

[shim]

chris7676 said:

I wouldn't say chicane is faster either, just a bit earlier.

you may not say it , but it is faster (0.5-0.7s a lap) so start driving harder

[kazste]

What time does the track action start? I ask as never done a track day would be interested in seeing what the general standard is, and I will be at work very close by all night until 0715

[hbwold]

Starts at 9:00am and finishes at 5:00pm, with an hour for lunch at 12:30.

[edh]

Looks like it will be very wet.....

I'll be there in my old Honda

[andrewturner]

I'll be there in my SC Mx5 (blue) and my mate simon in his Black Superlight Caterham.

see you guys tomorrow.

[g40steve]

^^
Small world!
I was the Silver mk3 sharing garage with you.
Shame track never opened again for last couple of hours was a real let down, only trackday i've been on stopped for weather.
Maybe i've been lucky?

[Scuffers]

~36 laps, not a great start really.....

[edh]

Bit disappointing really - looks like they have a problem with water collecting in the braking area just before the chicane. By mid afternoon there was quite a deep puddle & I was leaving a car's width on the left when braking. The rest of the track would have been fine (although very wet) I think.

[Scuffers]

edh said:

Bit disappointing really - looks like they have a problem with water collecting in the braking area just before the chicane. By mid afternoon there was quite a deep puddle & I was leaving a car's width on the left when braking. The rest of the track would have been fine (although very wet) I think.

not quite where it was...

the 'puddle' was on the apex of the second part of the 'new' chicane, extended ~1/3 the way across the track (would have taken a pic of it but got moaned at for walking over to look).

from the look of it, what's happened in where they have laid the new track section is below the level of the gravel trap etc, and the waters just running though the gravel and onto the track.

Shame really, a little more thought would have picked up on this and dealt with it before laying the tarmac, I suspect they are now going to have to dig a channel though the new section of track now...

The good news is that the track is back though, and it's not been screwed up forever, I have not been there for a while, and it was great to re-familiarise myself with an old friend.

Here's a short vid from the morning.

[worldwidewebs]

Nicely held slides But could you not get that passenger to STFU?