Porsche GT track day

[TDT]

Porsche911R said:

TDT said:

Yep - am book on this and then Donny again two days later!!

Look forward to seeing you then.

I,ll try and get on track for the Donny one, is it a a book a track national circuit day ?

National Layout.

[JayK12]

Digga said:

JayK12 said:

What a cracking day! Weather gods were with us for sure. Lovely day until 5pm

I still can't believe you made your brother do his first track day in a Radical. Did I hear that right?!

Yup haha. He did well, although he did pop over and put some sim time in to learn the circuit and braking points, gears etc.

[Digga]

JayK12 said:

Digga said:

JayK12 said:

What a cracking day! Weather gods were with us for sure. Lovely day until 5pm

I still can't believe you made your brother do his first track day in a Radical. Did I hear that right?!

Yup haha. He did well, although he did pop over and put some sim time in to learn the circuit and braking points, gears etc.

It's true what they say, you can choose your friends, but family....

[Harris_I]

Guys, just wanted to say I had a fantastic time (blue 996), and really enjoyed meeting many of you in person.

Promising myself I must get out more. Dony is a great track (much more interesting than Silverstone, I thought).

If only there were more noisy days on tracks nearer to me....

[Benja_Exige]

Harris_I said:

Guys, just wanted to say I had a fantastic time (blue 996), and really enjoyed meeting many of you in person.

Promising myself I must get out more. Dony is a great track (much more interesting than Silverstone, I thought).

If only there were more noisy days on tracks nearer to me....

Yep good times and good to chat with a few of you GT boys and see the CGT howling around (fuoro orange Caterham).

Of all the GT loveliness, my fave was your 996 Harris with its patina of heavy-use and stories, fantastic!!

[TheMuu]

Loved the race cars with their nose on the ground, oh and the Black 997 with the all red rear lights and gold wheels

[ChrisW.]

JayK12 said:

Yup haha. He did well, although he did pop over and put some sim time in to learn the circuit and braking points, gears etc.

So many thanks Jay for my first Radical experience !

Raw or what ??

And thanks again for the loan of the full face helmet with visor ... essential !!

[JayK12]

ChrisW. said:

JayK12 said:

Yup haha. He did well, although he did pop over and put some sim time in to learn the circuit and braking points, gears etc.

So many thanks Jay for my first Radical experience !

Raw or what ??

And thanks again for the loan of the full face helmet with visor ... essential !!

Anytime Chris, you can now see why I'm converted to this thing for track work I really wish we had take a picture of your face when you took your helmet off haha.

I think I was in the 1:38's, which I am happy with for my second time out in the car. I trust its aero but need to trust its brakes now and brake even later and get on the power early knowing the front end has the grip. I'm not a pretty used set of slicks too and struggling with the brake balance/pressure getting a few lock ups. If I can get another 3 seconds of my lap time I'll mid pack if I race it next year, pretty happy with that for a beginner in this car or any aero car.

[alfapork]

I'd be interested to know what kind of times people were doing in their 911s/GT3s around the GP track, Wed night was only the second time I've done that layout and the first time in the 6GT3, was in the 1:51s no idea if that is respectable and there was quite a bit of traffic.

I think there's another couple of seconds in there not least because I have 6 year old PS2's and was running on soft ARB settings!

[Cunno]

alfapork said:

I'd be interested to know what kind of times people were doing in their 911s/GT3s around the GP track, Wed night was only the second time I've done that layout and the first time in the 6GT3, was in the 1:51s no idea if that is respectable and there was quite a bit of traffic.

I think there's another couple of seconds in there not least because I have 6 year old PS2's and was running on soft ARB settings!

From my point of view I’d say that’s very good taking into account the tyres. I managed 1:48,s on Tuesday with passenger and a bit of traffic. Running in a well sorted 997 .1 GT3 on cup2,s

[RSVP911]

Cunno said:

alfapork said:

I'd be interested to know what kind of times people were doing in their 911s/GT3s around the GP track, Wed night was only the second time I've done that layout and the first time in the 6GT3, was in the 1:51s no idea if that is respectable and there was quite a bit of traffic.

I think there's another couple of seconds in there not least because I have 6 year old PS2's and was running on soft ARB settings!

From my point of view I’d say that’s very good taking into account the tyres. I managed 1:48,s on Tuesday with passenger and a bit of traffic. Running in a well sorted 997 .1 GT3 on cup2,s

I did a 1.53 in a 991.2 manual GT3 with a passenger- without him it would have been about 5 minutes ! (He was teaching me)

[Digga]

RSVP911 said:

Cunno said:

alfapork said:

I'd be interested to know what kind of times people were doing in their 911s/GT3s around the GP track, Wed night was only the second time I've done that layout and the first time in the 6GT3, was in the 1:51s no idea if that is respectable and there was quite a bit of traffic.

I think there's another couple of seconds in there not least because I have 6 year old PS2's and was running on soft ARB settings!

From my point of view I’d say that’s very good taking into account the tyres. I managed 1:48,s on Tuesday with passenger and a bit of traffic. Running in a well sorted 997 .1 GT3 on cup2,s

I did a 1.53 in a 991.2 manual GT3 with a passenger- without him it would have been about 5 minutes ! (He was teaching me)

That's nothing. You could have timed my laps with a sundial.

[Slippydiff]

Digga said:

RSVP911 said:

Cunno said:

alfapork said:

I'd be interested to know what kind of times people were doing in their 911s/GT3s around the GP track, Wed night was only the second time I've done that layout and the first time in the 6GT3, was in the 1:51s no idea if that is respectable and there was quite a bit of traffic.

I think there's another couple of seconds in there not least because I have 6 year old PS2's and was running on soft ARB settings!

From my point of view I’d say that’s very good taking into account the tyres. I managed 1:48,s on Tuesday with passenger and a bit of traffic. Running in a well sorted 997 .1 GT3 on cup2,s

I did a 1.53 in a 991.2 manual GT3 with a passenger- without him it would have been about 5 minutes ! (He was teaching me)

That's nothing. You could have timed my laps with a sundial.

Sh*t, and there was I thinking I was doing well because I’d progressed to a calendar...

[boxsey]

alfapork said:

I'd be interested to know what kind of times people were doing in their 911s/GT3s around the GP track, Wed night was only the second time I've done that layout and the first time in the 6GT3, was in the 1:51s no idea if that is respectable and there was quite a bit of traffic.

I think there's another couple of seconds in there not least because I have 6 year old PS2's and was running on soft ARB settings!

This link to last year's MSVR race event will give you a good idea of lap times. The Lotus cup and saloon times (includes M3s) are probably the most relevant but there are also GT3 and GT4 cup times and even Radicals for Jay

https://www.tsl-timing.com/Event/183651

[JayK12]

Benja_Exige said:

Looking at the vids, us Ferret boys in Caterham R300 on Avon ZZR were 1:42-1:43 kinda pace. The track was a bit slow (post-Download mud/dust I guess). 1:40-1:41 is the pace for the Caterham 420R series.

I came up behind you guys when you were all driving together at around 30 mins to end, was a cool sight!

[Harris_I]

Benja_Exige said:

Yep good times and good to chat with a few of you GT boys and see the CGT howling around (fuoro orange Caterham).

Of all the GT loveliness, my fave was your 996 Harris with its patina of heavy-use and stories, fantastic!!

Thanks Ben! I have changed over the years. I used to be quite precious about my motors. But now I treat every carbon fender crack and bent bumper as part of a story. As long as the mechanicals underneath are 100% perfect, I actually enjoy the patina.

[TheMuu]

JayK12 said:

Benja_Exige said:

Looking at the vids, us Ferret boys in Caterham R300 on Avon ZZR were 1:42-1:43 kinda pace. The track was a bit slow (post-Download mud/dust I guess). 1:40-1:41 is the pace for the Caterham 420R series.

I came up behind you guys when you were all driving together at around 30 mins to end, was a cool sight!

Drifting the last session of the day

[ChrisW.]

alfapork said:

I'd be interested to know what kind of times people were doing in their 911s/GT3s around the GP track, Wed night was only the second time I've done that layout and the first time in the 6GT3, was in the 1:51s no idea if that is respectable and there was quite a bit of traffic.

I think there's another couple of seconds in there not least because I have 6 year old PS2's and was running on soft ARB settings!

I would agree ... I was pressing on and seeing 1.48's but I was slower in the afternoon.
Yes the track was certainly a little slippery with dust ..
Onward and upwards !

[ChrisW.]

JayK12 said:

Yup haha. He did well, although he did pop over and put some sim time in to learn the circuit and braking points, gears etc.

And I still struggled to keep up with him !

[ChrisW.]

Slippydiff said:

Sh*t, and there was I thinking I was doing well because I’d progressed to a calendar...

I missed you !