bedford with javelin on 14th November - anyone going?

[tps23]

the list is full now anyone going?

http://www.javelintrackdays.co.uk/trackday/index.p...

it will be first run out this year in the bmw e36 for me
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEVnEekbZ-7CeOv6A...

done some work since last years runs, mainly service/ brakes, some ducting to the front brakes, new seats and hopefully if it goes on the car a diffuser

see you there and hope for some dry running

[arginite]

Me, black RX8, first track day.

[gashead1105]

Me, blue and white V6 Exige. And, for the first time, my wife is coming too - I've got her an hour of instruction but please give her plenty of room!

[tps23]

good stuff, i'd be interested to see how the rx8 goes being similar to the e36 in some ways, will keep an eye out

[mauricegb]

I'm booked too, black 130i. My Dad's coming down for some passenger laps, shouod be fun!

[Humour]

We are going, but unfortunately on the Monday of the same week.

Also in an E36, similarly setup with brake cooling front and rear, but currently using 205 profile budget tyres offering very little in the way of grip. Makes for a fun and busy time around a lap.

I hope it's dry for us and for you guys.

P.S. if you haven't been there since last year, the new chicane will take some time getting used to, not as fast as the old layout, but adds a different challenge to the overall lap round Bedford.

Humour

Edited by Humour on Friday 30th October 12:06

[tps23]

looking wet and windy tomorrow, glad i booked a garage!! should be fun! see you there

[Humour]

Good luck guys. Be careful out there, it will be wet and windy tomorrow.

[gashead1105]

Well it isnt raining much but the wind is bitter. Been a good morning, no stoppages, my wife is enjoying herself and seems to be getting out of the way at the right time. I've had a couple of runs as well and the car is bloody fantastic.

[mauricegb]

I quite enjoyed that today, the damp(and later wet) suited my road tyres and a few subtle changes to my 130i made it feel noticeably pointier and neutral.

Saw a few of you guys out on the track, I behind following arginite getting quite sideways (presume intentionally!) toward the end of the day, and saw the chap with the 330i doing much the same in my rear mirror at the end. The blue and white Exige looked quite special with that paintjob.

[tps23]

really fun day, lots of sliding about but no red flags, great to see lots of machinery being used to the limit and beyond! only disappointment for me is i wasn't brave enough to go onto semi slicks in the morning but the road tyres held out well, will get some pics/ youtube up soon

[V800MJH]

I was there with my old man in my Silver Renault Clio 182 (white wheels).

I was on semi slicks all day even in the rain, but it still handled very well.

Good day all in all.

If anyone has captured my car in any of their footage then post up the link please

I had my go pro on all day, so I'm sure I've probably got a lot of you guys in my footage. Will be sorting through it as soon as.

Cheers

[duds100]

V800MJH - I think it was you I was having a load fun with in the afternoon. I was in the carbon black e46 M3 with the CSL bootlid. Such a fun day!

[V800MJH]

duds100 said:

V800MJH - I think it was you I was having a load fun with in the afternoon. I was in the carbon black e46 M3 with the CSL bootlid. Such a fun day!

Haha yeah I think it was mate.

You seemed to be going very well in the wet to be honest. Normally the RWD cars struggle a lot more but I was having to work to stay with you.

[duds100]

...Well I was trying really hard! Had to delicately trail brake it right up to every apex, even the fast sweepers, to try and load the front axle & get the nose to tuck. Then then delicately pick up throttle with very slight O/S on exit to try and get the drive out. I had to give up at 3pm and come off as the standing water was too much for my OE 3mm ish tread depth conti`s sport tyres. Worst bit I found was the after the fast chicane, after the main straight - it was getting super dangerous!

Have you got any footage with me in it at all?

[V800MJH]

Yeah that straight down after the fast chicane was very bad. Especially when you go out wide to use the whole track. I was aqua planing a LOT down there. Still good fun though.

I'm pretty sure I'll have something of you, I was following you for a fair bit from memory?

Whether or not it'll be clear enough to see your car through all the spray and dullness who knows haha.

I'll post it up on here when I've had a chance to work through it.

[duds100]

Yeah it was immense fun. I`m not sure how long you followed for either the spray was getting pretty bad after lunch. I just remember having loads of fun chasing you

[v8manta]

Hey. I was there in a dirty white 911. Loads of fun in the morning as the track dried out, and much slower fun in the afternoon - the joy of trying to eek another trackday out of some worn fronts :-)

I only recorded a small amount of footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf23XU7TbNw

[V800MJH]

v8manta said:

Hey. I was there in a dirty white 911. Loads of fun in the morning as the track dried out, and much slower fun in the afternoon - the joy of trying to eek another trackday out of some worn fronts :-)

I only recorded a small amount of footage - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nf23XU7TbNw

You looked to be going very well mate.

Can't beat the sound of the Porsche flat 6