North Weald - Whats the surface like?

[Mr MXT]

I'vve got a Car Limits day booked at North Weald at the end of March. I'm also likely to be getting my wheels refurbished at the start of March.

Is the surface at North Weald likely to damage my newly shiny wheels?

[noodleman]

It won't damage your wheels. Tyres yes, wheels no.

[Mr MXT]

Good!

[tvr trev]

Best to take a foot pump to put a bit more air in when you get there.

[shim]

What car?

[Mr MXT]

shim said:

What car?

Only an mx5, why?

[shim]

Mr MXT said:

Only an mx5, why?

Just wondered about the weight!

t does wear tyres there on heavy cars, and a few stones around but as you are out by yourself ver little chance of stone chips IMHO

And nothing wring with mx5s, we've got 8 of them here at www,Shimmyracing.com

[jeffw]

Surface is OK....very bumpy though

This is the Sprint track
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQc2e7Vax3U

[bob'5]

Surface is rough and tough on tyres. You will be asked to pump the tyres up to the MAX Psi stated on your sidewall. It becomes very obvious why they ask you to do this if you look at they front tyres afterwards.

Nice and safe day though with no chance of a crash

[e21BMW]

I'm doing my first sprint here on April 3rd. Is it really that bumpy? I'm thinking I might need to soften up the suspension? Does the same track lay-out get used every time?

Any help / advice greatly received. Apology to the OP for blatant hijack of thread. Any pics of your MX5?

[Mr MXT]

See my profile

FWIW, I've got 4 tyres waiting to go on the other '5 so I'm going to swap the wheels over and have some fun.

[e21BMW]

Anyone got a map of the sprint circuit?

[sonny.j.h]

Its a good course, I did the same one two years ago.

Surface is OK, same a style as Brunters. typical tarmac with changes and repair patchwork. IIRC they recommend you inflate your tyes. I was running +10psi on top of my normal tyre pressures (35/38psi R&F) so bringing it up to a 45/48.

[Chapppers]

tvr trev said:

Best to take a foot pump to put a bit more air in when you get there.

Yeah and then feel like everyone's watching you "faff" because they all did it before they got there and all you have is a lousy footpump to pump 40PSI into some 265/35/18s.

[eastlmark]

e21BMW said:

I'm doing my first sprint here on April 3rd. Is it really that bumpy? I'm thinking I might need to soften up the suspension? Does the same track lay-out get used every time?

Any help / advice greatly received. Apology to the OP for blatant hijack of thread. Any pics of your MX5?

Its always basicly the same layout but each club set the cones slightly differently and occasionally an extra bit has been added beyond the "roundabout". The first chicane is a bit bumpy but then the run up to, and back from, the roundabout is relatively new tarmac and smooth. The up and down bits though are bumpy and my race car cannot cope with them although single seaters do seem to cope, somehow. A fun track though, make sure you get there early and walk the track as its very featurless and picking out the cones with the sun in your eyes is not easy if you dont know where they are.
Looked for a map but dont have one but did this embarresment of a drawing! the straights are a lot straighter then they appear here:

Blue is the out run and red the return, you use the same bit of tarmac each way into and out of the roundabout.

Edited by eastlmark on Tuesday 15th March 23:34

Edited by eastlmark on Tuesday 15th March 23:36

[e21BMW]

Thanks for taking the time to do that. Much appreciated.

[Dangerroush]

I'm going here in may for a rear wheel drive day....few places left if anyone is interested, pm me if you are