BTRDA Autosolo Challenge 2013

[WhiteBaron]

I'm going to give this a go....

http://www.btrda.com/AutoSolo/

In this.....

'94 1.8 Eunos Roadster

Just got the email to say my entry to the 1st Round has been accepted........ Roll on the 20th January

Steve

[onomatopoeia]

Might see you at Castle Combe on 16 Feb then, depending on whether I get called on to wield a stopwatch.

[WhiteBaron]

onomatopoeia said:

Might see you at Castle Combe on 16 Feb then, depending on whether I get called on to wield a stopwatch.

I'm aiming to do that one too , although you only have to complete 8 out of 15 rounds, dropped scores comes into play and I need the experience............ plus its fun!!

I was wielding a stopwatch at the last Maidstone and Mid Kent 'solo - learnt quite alot doing that.

[WhiteBaron]

Well snow stopped play for me , it appears the guys at Knutsford DMC still braved the conditions and had a successful Autosolo, hopefully i'll be up to see them in the Autumn.

Roll on the 16th February at Castle Coombe.

Steve

[JayPee]

I did this two years ago in my MX5. I think I even did enough events around the UK to qualify for the championship. Had loads of fun and it was a great car to do it in, even if the Saxo VTS's were tough to keep up with! Unfortunately a late season change to a Boxster finished my efforts there, I would love to have a go again if I had a small chuckable car!

[moribund]

Good luck. It's massive fun.

[andylaurence]

JayPee said:

Unfortunately a late season change to a Boxster finished my efforts there, I would love to have a go again if I had a small chuckable car!

Nowt wrong with a Boxster in AutoSolo. I won my first trophy in a Mondeo and got my first class win (<2000cc) in my wife's Clio (1.2 TCE). Neither are sporty and the Mondeo cannot be called small or chuckable!

[onomatopoeia]

andylaurence said:

Nowt wrong with a Boxster in AutoSolo.

err

[heebeegeetee]

onomatopoeia said:

andylaurence said:

Nowt wrong with a Boxster in AutoSolo.

err

1min 30ish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad4KKVA9DTQ

[onomatopoeia]

heebeegeetee said:

onomatopoeia said:

andylaurence said:

Nowt wrong with a Boxster in AutoSolo.

err

1min 30ish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad4KKVA9DTQ

Yes, I know, hence my previous comment It still has the war wound.

[heebeegeetee]

onomatopoeia said:

heebeegeetee said:

onomatopoeia said:

andylaurence said:

Nowt wrong with a Boxster in AutoSolo.

err

1min 30ish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ad4KKVA9DTQ

Yes, I know, hence my previous comment It still has the war wound.

Ah. Well done.

[WhiteBaron]

Autosolo's genenerally have a lot less to hit but if you try really hard.....



mini+autosolo+galvanise railing = ouch

and no, it didn't polish out

Edited by WhiteBaron on Tuesday 22 January 19:26 to add the pic d'oh

Edited by WhiteBaron on Tuesday 22 January 19:30

[andylaurence]

Wow! I'd ignore the previous Boxster incident - what are the chances of finding a tree on an airfield?! In all the years I did AutoSolo, I've only ever seen a puncture, the aforementioned Boxster bumper and a bit of cone rash. I lost a wheel once, but that had more to do with car maintenance than AutoSolo. I also blew an engine, but that was back when list 1B tyres were allowed and it was my first time running them ... with no baffles in the sump ... on a 150000 mile engine without checking the oil. I'd have no problem taking any well maintained car on an AutoSolo and I think I've competed in nearly every car I've owned over the years.

[moribund]

I did once see someone drive into a train of all things This was an event held in the car park of a transport museam which had a steam train on a plinth. Quite an obvious obstacle but someone still managed it. No damage to the train though!

[McSwerve II]

Someone rolled a BMW compact at the Silverstone Autosolo last May.

It had a cage and the chaps was fine.

[WhiteBaron]

I was fine in the above, just winded and the assembled marshals and fellow competitors helped alot- I'm glad I wore my seatbelt.
(although it did slow me down a little on the next event run at the same venue) I did learn a valuable lesson..

'to finish first, first you have to finish!'

Still, I have lots of mini bits now and got lots of mentions in the club magazine

[IanOE]

I'm interested in doing this sort of thing in my mk1 MX5 that I use for track days, autosolos look like a lot of fun and a different driving challenge.

Does anyone know if there are there any autosolos regularly held in or near to London?

I've often thought about this sort of thing before, but I haven't been able to find much information so I've never taken it further.

[WhiteBaron]

IanOE said:

I'm interested in doing this sort of thing in my mk1 MX5 that I use for track days, autosolos look like a lot of fun and a different driving challenge.

Does anyone know if there are there any autosolos regularly held in or near to London?

I've often thought about this sort of thing before, but I haven't been able to find much information so I've never taken it further.

Which side of London are you? Sevenoaks Motor club organise 2 (july and September) at North Weald Airfield as does another club in April.

Farnborough Motor club organise 4 on MOD land through the year......... Hampshire way

Be careful though if its a track 'slag' - tyres in MSA list 1B aren't allowed!

[IanOE]

WhiteBaron said:

Which side of London are you? Sevenoaks Motor club organise 2 (july and September) at North Weald Airfield as does another club in April.

Farnborough Motor club organise 4 on MOD land through the year......... Hampshire way

Be careful though if its a track 'slag' - tyres in MSA list 1B aren't allowed!

Thanks for the info, much appreciated.

I'm north London but fairly central so I think that North Weald would be quite good for me. I will look up Sevenoaks motor club. Farnborough doesn't look too bad for me either, considering I usually have to travel a fair way for track days anyway.

Thanks for the tip on tyres, I use road tyres on my car, so I should be fine there.

[WhiteBaron]

onomatopoeia said:

Might see you at Castle Combe on 16 Feb then, depending on whether I get called on to wield a stopwatch.

I'm Entry no. 5 for tomorrow - PH smiley on the back