Abingdon airfield
Abingdon airfield
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jackal

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11,250 posts

306 months

Thursday 18th September 2008
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went way way back in 1998 iirc so I was wondering what its like now, esp, regarding the surface and how rough it is ?

i was thinking about attending a motosport events day there just to sling my new car round for a bit so if anyone has any deatils of the layout they run and what corners i can exepect i would appreciate it

Vixpy1

42,697 posts

288 months

Thursday 18th September 2008
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I think its the best of the MSE trackdays, surface is rough though.

jackal

Original Poster:

11,250 posts

306 months

Thursday 18th September 2008
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thanks

only thing is i just found some youtube videos and it looks like there are a LOT of cones put out

probably not the best thing if i want to play/learn the limit a bit and go sideways.. some of the cone passageways looked a bit tight to me but then its video so hard to tell

Vixpy1

42,697 posts

288 months

Thursday 18th September 2008
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I've not been for a year or so (booked on friday week) but there was plenty of room to play when i last went, some of the tighter corners are coned.

F355GTS

3,848 posts

279 months

Thursday 18th September 2008
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Rich

There's plenty of room to play smile anticockwise circuit, recent changes have made more fun with a good fast chicane and a very quick left with hard braking for a chicane, I'm there on 26th f you want to come along?

Vixpy1

42,697 posts

288 months

Thursday 18th September 2008
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F355GTS said:
I'm there on 26th f you want to come along?
Mark, Your ALWAYS there hehe

Lost my mojo

205 posts

249 months

Friday 19th September 2008
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Ill be there too, reserved a space yesterday and confirmed today. Haven't been there for a while so looking forward to the changes, cant wait.

jackal

Original Poster:

11,250 posts

306 months

Friday 19th September 2008
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F355GTS said:
Rich

There's plenty of room to play smile anticockwise circuit, recent changes have made more fun with a good fast chicane and a very quick left with hard braking for a chicane, I'm there on 26th f you want to come along?
ok, you've sold it to me !

will prolly see you there

F355GTS

3,848 posts

279 months

Tuesday 23rd September 2008
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Rich thumbup


Charlie, I worked out a fair while ago that if I didn't do trackdays I'd have to go to Work biggrin

jackal

Original Poster:

11,250 posts

306 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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damm, can't make it I doubled booked... will be in town at the Bacon exhibition

next time though... theres a day there on the 17th i think

easier going there than colone or anywhere else i think

Jon_Bmw

695 posts

226 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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I'll be there on Friday. In a little grey 205 gti. I'll try not to hold any one up. thumbup

What cars are you going in?


Herman Toothrot

6,702 posts

222 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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jackal said:
damm, can't make it I doubled booked... will be in town at the Bacon exhibition

next time though... theres a day there on the 17th i think

easier going there than colone or anywhere else i think
I'm booked for the 17th October smile

F355GTS

3,848 posts

279 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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Jon

I'll be there in a Grey/ Red Caterham and a Ferrari 328, My Children, Nephew and a couple of friends will be driving them too so I can only apologise in advance for nay erratic behaviour smile

Lost my mojo

205 posts

249 months

Wednesday 24th September 2008
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I'll be there in a Sylva Mojo, come say Hi smile

Jon_Bmw

695 posts

226 months

Thursday 25th September 2008
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I think I might have seen the elise there before...

I share with my dad and my brother, so if it spins, it isn't me!! biggrin

I'll endeavour to pop over and say hi.

TurboMiller

118 posts

226 months

Thursday 25th September 2008
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Looks like I will be there in my turbo.
Also a couple of friends in their Megane R26s, and possibly another in his BM 3 series.
First time for all of us - looking forward to it.
See you there!

Toady1

1,622 posts

248 months

Thursday 25th September 2008
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Ill be there again in the vxt!

Jon_Bmw

695 posts

226 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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Cracking day had by us in our little 205. Slightly dampened by the fact the gearbox half lunched it self at 4.30! As I went up the runway/parking area, something went bang at 15mph, stopped to check I had no small children under and realised it was pissing out gearbox oil eek Alas the little french turd made it the 65 miles back, whines a little bit now, it will be changed at some point soon. Sorry to anyone traveling south bound on the a34 as I was slower than artics. laugh

Every cloud has a silver lining as we were complaining about the long ratios earlier on in the day so a shorter one should go on instead.

Great to meet a few guys off here, James in a stunning v8 m3 and Andy in the well built Sylva. Hope I have the names right, I can barely remember my own at times biggrin
Gutted to have missed out on the Pax laps James, I didn't see you shoot off. Next time I'll corner you.

Hope we didn't get in anyones way. If we did, it was either my brother or my dad!!! I found the everyone was polite and had no issues of fast cars burning off in a straight line and then crawling round the corners. Another excellent day at MSE.

Vixpy1

42,697 posts

288 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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That was great fun, shakedown on the Mazda to find things that need sorting.

Water temps, thats the first thing hehe

Lambojim

691 posts

263 months

Friday 26th September 2008
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Jon,
I had to deal with something non car related at home and had to make a sharp exit which was a shame as I would quite have liked your take on the BM (even managed to forget to get my drivers license back - doh).
I'm def. going to do another one of these days and bring a few entertaining drivers/cars with me next time so I promise you 100% I'll take you out next time in whatever I bring.

Sorry 'le mnerde francais' let you down, at least you know its a real Pug, it wouldn't happen to a German you know.