Discussion
As you guys are always forward with your suggestions then lets see what you've got to say on this one....
Have booked to go to Folembray in the S. Great you think, well yeh.....
My friend Gary is coming with me to share my car as he loves driving on track. He owns a very nice 4.2 Cerberra which he is unable to drive on the public highway currently.
I have driven this Cerberra around the GP circuit at Donington and it was great fun.
This is the dilemna...
Gary has offered to take his car, the Cerberra. This would mean I would have to drive Gary's Cerberra to and from Folembray and share the track time with him in the Cerberra instead of my S.
Insurance would cover me during the drive over and the track aswell.
What would you take ??
1 - Your own car and let a friend drive it on track
2 - Take your friends car and drive in on track
Suggestions, choices etc etc
Cheers
Mark
Have booked to go to Folembray in the S. Great you think, well yeh.....
My friend Gary is coming with me to share my car as he loves driving on track. He owns a very nice 4.2 Cerberra which he is unable to drive on the public highway currently.
I have driven this Cerberra around the GP circuit at Donington and it was great fun.
This is the dilemna...
Gary has offered to take his car, the Cerberra. This would mean I would have to drive Gary's Cerberra to and from Folembray and share the track time with him in the Cerberra instead of my S.
Insurance would cover me during the drive over and the track aswell.
What would you take ??
1 - Your own car and let a friend drive it on track
2 - Take your friends car and drive in on track
Suggestions, choices etc etc
Cheers
Mark
No Question in my mind. take his ! If you are going to have to share the track time use it to learn the circuit . I guess you will share the costs, so next time you take your S you will have had a good few circuits under your belt so will get better value for you dosh!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Guy
Guy
If you are going to Folombrey then no question..take the S. You'll have far more fun as the circuit is too short and twisty to enjoy the bellowing cerbera. I only say this as we went earlier this year with our V8s and Greg was there with his cerby - he seemed a bit cheesed to not be able to open her up so to speak.
Mark, you've spent so long improving your car for track days, and then booked one to enjoy the fruits of your labour... why then use someone elses motor..?? you'd spent the whole time wondering how yours would be performing on the track instead of his.
I'd take yours and tell Gary to be very careful with the Twin or I'll send the lads round to sort him out if he prangs it
Cheers
Matt.
I'd take yours and tell Gary to be very careful with the Twin or I'll send the lads round to sort him out if he prangs it
Cheers
Matt.
I will be taking mine on track the weekend after next at Hethel and then probably again in September somewhere.
Its an interesting point about the Cerberra being too much of a beast for Folembray as a couple of people have said that the circuit really suits the S.
Still thinking .....
Its an interesting point about the Cerberra being too much of a beast for Folembray as a couple of people have said that the circuit really suits the S.
Still thinking .....
One thing, you will be selling your car at some stage as I know you really want a Griff, Gary will probably be keeping his car a long time, I’m sure you’ll get plenty more chances to drive it over the next few years, but how many times will you track yours before its sold? I’d go in the Cerbera, as my car isn’t set up for the track, yours is though so makes it a bit harder choice. Also depends on the weather forecast as Gary won’t like you hack sawing his roof off 
You lot make my car sound like a go kart, rivalling Pete H for supremacy !!
The roof bit is a real stickler though.... It does have air con but that's not the same as roof down motoring on the continent....
The whole bonnet will have been resprayed on mine aswell at the end of this month to sort the stone chips etc..I might scratch it....
Arse, begger, feck and doodle doooo !!!
I need a
or 3
The roof bit is a real stickler though.... It does have air con but that's not the same as roof down motoring on the continent....
The whole bonnet will have been resprayed on mine aswell at the end of this month to sort the stone chips etc..I might scratch it....
Arse, begger, feck and doodle doooo !!!
I need a
or 3 
hi all it was only a suggestion to take mine i would only be too happy to drive the s around the track as i wuold be a passenger for the rest of the journey any way, but if you look at the reports from drivers who have been to folembray on bookatrack they say it does suit the more powerfull cars, plus mine has had been sorted by joolz suspension upgrade and brakes.the plot thickens.look forward to replies . gary and cerb
Mark,
You know me well enough to know I LOVE the 'S' series cars, and if given the choice between a Griff, Chimp or an 'S', I would take the 'S' every day and twice on Sundays!
A Cerbera is a different kettle of fish altogether. No contest. Take Gary up on the very kind offer and use the Cerb. Then use your car at Hethel. There will be loads of track days you could do between now and the time you get rid of your car, but you may never get another opportunity to use a Cerb on full reheat!
Jas.
You know me well enough to know I LOVE the 'S' series cars, and if given the choice between a Griff, Chimp or an 'S', I would take the 'S' every day and twice on Sundays!
A Cerbera is a different kettle of fish altogether. No contest. Take Gary up on the very kind offer and use the Cerb. Then use your car at Hethel. There will be loads of track days you could do between now and the time you get rid of your car, but you may never get another opportunity to use a Cerb on full reheat!
Jas.
Over severall last night with a few friends I mused over the situation....
As the evening went from
to to 
I was made less 
and more able to make a decision.........
It would only be fair to let Gary know of my decision before everyone else and so ..... Gary speak to you this evening if I don't get stuck at the amateur pole dancing evening too early ...May have to be Friday...
Anyone else in Edinburgh tonight ?
>> Edited by johno on Wednesday 7th August 09:31
last night with a few friends I mused over the situation.... As the evening went from
to to I was made less and more able to make a decision......... It would only be fair to let Gary know of my decision before everyone else and so ..... Gary speak to you this evening if I don't get stuck at the amateur pole dancing evening too early
...May have to be Friday... Anyone else in Edinburgh tonight ?
>> Edited by johno on Wednesday 7th August 09:31
What most people suggest is an airfield day first where you kind find the limits of your car without fear of hitting anything at all...
I have never done one though and ony done a couple of trackdays.
I am thinking about doing Oulton Park as this is one of my favourite circuits to watch motorsprt at. Apparently it is great fun to drive. It is not a particularly dangerous circuit IMHO.
It would be good to get the twins together for a track day
I have never done one though and ony done a couple of trackdays.
I am thinking about doing Oulton Park as this is one of my favourite circuits to watch motorsprt at. Apparently it is great fun to drive. It is not a particularly dangerous circuit IMHO.
It would be good to get the twins together for a track day
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Thats just what I was thinking.. although I'll be a few laps behind you
No you won't be. Mines just set up a bit stiffer than yours and it would a fun comparison to drive each of them back to back which you would be more than welcome to do..
It would be a laugh wouldn't it !
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