RAF Marham April 2012 trackday weekend

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2woody said:

Romania !

OK - other side of the muddy ditch then

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stevo666 said:

rtv said:

Middle of april rob, 2 weeks before the event. No earlier definately, but it might slip till a little later, give peeps.as much time as possible. Won't be the same without you there! There are a couple of people that have expressed interest in tuition already.

Also is Steve's sunbeam back on the road yet?

Unfortunatly the sunbeam is still a bare shell at moment - in the process of being rebuilt with a completion date of late June - needs to be finished in time for Le Mans Classic!

Excellent news - fancy joining a few of the East Anglia lot on the convoy down cos I can't think of a better soundtrack to accompany us down than a screaming normally aspirated flat six and your sunbeam - I'll be in the middle please

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Spottedlaurel said:

7litrebig said:

Guys - a little request...

Is anyone out there willing to take 2 Jerry cans to Marham for me (I'll fill them and drop them off a day or 2 before) - I can't fit them in the Ultima and have a feeling that more than the normal lunch time trip to the petrol station may be needed

What day are you going, and whereabouts roughly are you?

This

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threesixty said:

Im glad you say that! I'll not be doing anything other than giving the car a quick check over!

Don't forget in the afternoon the circuit is reversed

Morning

Heaviest braking area is up hill at the end of the main runway 140 mph in my car but it's a lift a gentle kink right folowed by braking down to a 90 deg right from maybe 90 mph with an escape road straight on if you run out of brakes

Afternoon

Down hill at the end of the main runway aproaching a 90 deg right at 140 plus I'd rather have some confidence in my brakes (I'm sure there is an escape route avaliable but it's far left from the apex)

Better to offer advice of caution I reckon and that's where I believe Stuart is coming from

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2woody said:

lap after lap from 140 to 20 - you're not going to do that on standard pads.

Well you will - untill you can't

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2woody said:

if the car is light enough, you might just get away with it. My lightest car weighs 1600kg, even when I've taken out all of the trim.

My Monza is down to around 1250 kgs now - new redstuffs to be fitted ready for the event

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Early warning

Well it looks like it filing up for sunday (boosted by the double day peeps) Sat has more space

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rtv said:

B'stard Child said:

My Monza is down to around 1250 kgs now - new redstuffs to be fitted ready for the event

Is there much more to lose Ian, or is a diet for the driver the next step to save a few more kgs??

Not funny - I'm not exactly powerfully built now

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pantera chris said:

B'stard Child said:

My Monza is down to around 1250 kgs now - new redstuffs to be fitted ready for the event

Not bad for a car that size. My RX7 is at about 1200kgs with the aircon, airpump and rear interior gone.

It gets harder and harder to remove weight - first 200 kgs was easy, next 150 was expensive and since then it's been down to cutting bolts down to the right length and replacing steel with alloy where I can......

Hole saw next

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pantera chris said:

True. I could remove a lot more interior and go for lighter wheels etc but it is a weekend toy as well so like to have stereo etc. Anyway just booked the Sunday!

Ahhh keeping a level of practicality and losing weight is hard - mine isn't road legal anymore and it certainly isn't practical

I have a target of losing another 20 kgs before Marham too - but I'd better put a new roof and windscreen in it first.....

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Rob Day said:

1) Is there a online list of the cars/drivers that are competing?

Yes but not public - sometimes people start a separate thread saying what they are driving and what day they are attending - helps on the day to know who is around you.

Rob Day said:

2) If I was to run down to Marham on the Saturday to race Sunday only, is there any local B&B, hotel or even camping nearby (last resort for me)?

All three

(B&B's google for them - I can't recommend any but I'm sure others can)

The George Hotel at Swafham has been a popular place to stay for some of the peeps from the ABS Club

Camping at Wittington

Rob Day said:

3) If I was to pay/register but then the "Registered Car" became unavailable for the event, can I use a different car?

Yes

Edited by B'stard Child on Wednesday 21st March 09:56

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1) Rob Day - 2004 STI (slightly modified) - Sunday only
2) f0xy - BMW E30 SR20DET - Both Days
3) BC - Monza 3.0 24V - Sunday
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Rob Day said:

Wow I wasn't suggesting I should start the list

However lets run with it, would be nice to see who's out to play and when

It'll keep the thread at the top of the section and maintain a bit of interest - If you hadn't started it I would have

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rtv said:

Rob.

I'd answer all your questions but the regulars have beaten me to it!

So we should - we piddling around on the internets and you are defending the country

rtv said:

If you're unsure of anything, either ask here or get in touch with us through the website mate.

We dont post a list of attendees for security reasons.

We look forward to welcoming you in April!

Questions are never bad and there is no such thing as a daft question

rtv said:

Something good happened at Marham last weekend, but more on that tomorrow......

My interest you have it

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2woody said:

rtv said:

Something good happened at Marham last weekend, but more on that tomorrow......

The NATO-standard container of cloud-seeding materials arrived for Sunday afternoon ?

It's only been avaliable on one occassion and pretty much everyone packed up to go home - they really missed a trick there

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rtv said:

Something good happened at Marham last weekend, but more on that tomorrow......

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EV6JHAAyZiY

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pantera chris said:

Too many Imprezas!!

Ssssh - I like things to overtake

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pantera chris said:

Christ!!

Yeah that's what I said first but there isn't a smilie for that

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dawsonz said:

Just out of interest how will much wear will my rear tyres get on just the one day.

I've got new tyres on the back and was hoping to take a spare set of tyres for the front (intending the rear's will be fine).

Unless you have lots of lift off oversteer - or constantly go into corners too hot I'd say rears wouldn't take much harm on a FWD

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Rob Day said:

How come this thread is no longer in "My Stuff" ? I know this is probably the wrong place to post a technical issue, but I was woundering if its just this thread.

Rob

Weird - still in mine - some forums if the post is moved you lose the bookmarks/links but not this one

Not a time thing is it - try 14 days rather than recent - old threads drop out of my stuff if they aren't posted to regularily - I know that's not the case with this thread but you never know