RE: Join the PistonHeads Sporting Tour!

[hairyaardvark]

I'm in ... car 88 .... Caterham 620S .... no rain please ....

[Miner49er]

One month to go and I see the list is filling up nicely, not only with nice metal, but celebrities too...

Car 101, a 2018 Civic Type R, has Matt Neal doing the navigating.

[Norbury90]

Miner49er said:

One month to go and I see the list is filling up nicely, not only with nice metal, but celebrities too...

Car 101, a 2018 Civic Type R, has Matt Neal doing the navigating.

I noticed this too... could it be? These timed sessions could be good fun if he gets plugged in to the Civic! A good target time to beat.

[B'stard Child]

hairyaardvark said:

I'm in ... car 88 .... Caterham 620S .... no rain please ....

I'm 22 in an old Vauxhall mini cab - I don't want rain either 403 bhp, 419 ft/lb - no traction control and I can literally hear it fizzing in the rain

It does at least have a roof

[DGR13]

We are Car 26. Navigator will be my 13 year old son so no driver swaps for us (despite being pestered about when can he have a go at driving)

Looking forward to seeing how far behind we end up some of the quicker machines.

First time doing this sort of event. Had a bit of a look at advice on what to take for road rallies but it looks a bit OTT for this event. I'm thinking:

Highlighter pens
A couple of pencils and eraser
Going to download a trip meter app to phone so we have a back up

Anybody got an essential that you think we'd need?

[rgw2012]

DGR13 said:

We are Car 26. Navigator will be my 13 year old son so no driver swaps for us (despite being pestered about when can he have a go at driving)

Looking forward to seeing how far behind we end up some of the quicker machines.

First time doing this sort of event. Had a bit of a look at advice on what to take for road rallies but it looks a bit OTT for this event. I'm thinking:

Highlighter pens
A couple of pencils and eraser
Going to download a trip meter app to phone so we have a back up

Anybody got an essential that you think we'd need?

Sounds like you'll have it covered - I'm not planning on taking anything more than that. I downloaded Rally Tripmeter from the play store and it seems to offer more functions than we are likely to need. This event seems to be geared more towards novices than serious competition so bring on the fun

[DrC]

At the moment I have my son navigating but not convinced he's up for/ to the job. If anybody is up for it let me know. Background for me, I'm in the 40-50 age bracket,male, first timer.

[Norbury90]

DrC said:

At the moment I have my son navigating but not convinced he's up for/ to the job. If anybody is up for it let me know. Background for me, I'm in the 40-50 age bracket,male, first timer.

Sounds like a singles ad there mate Likes sunset walks on the beach...

[DrC]

Norbury90 said:

DrC said:

At the moment I have my son navigating but not convinced he's up for/ to the job. If anybody is up for it let me know. Background for me, I'm in the 40-50 age bracket,male, first timer.

Sounds like a singles ad there mate Likes sunset walks on the beach...

Did I forget to mention Pina Coladas?

[BenLowden]

We're more than 80% full now so if you're thinking of booking and haven't yet, get your spot secured today!

[Weirdzo]

Just found out about this and it sounds exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for having just bought my first Porsche Unfortunately having just bought my first Porsche I'm currently skint, what are the chances of being able to arrive on the day and book? Ipswich is just up the road so super convenient for me for once

[B'stard Child]

Weirdzo said:

Just found out about this and it sounds exactly the sort of thing I'm looking for having just bought my first Porsche Unfortunately having just bought my first Porsche I'm currently skint, what are the chances of being able to arrive on the day and book? Ipswich is just up the road so super convenient for me for once

No offence intended but I'd be worried I'd stretched myself a little too much if I was in that circumstances - Find a mate who is willing to navigate and split the cost with them.

[Dave Bee]

All booked and paid, #106, Audi RS6.

Never done such a thing before but looking forward to it.

Can anyone recommend a good Android app for the navigator to use? If allowed of course.

Also, what membership have we purchased for the GT Motorsports Club? Annual? Lifetime? Just this event? Will they be organising more events?

Many thanks,

Edited by Dave Bee on Saturday 15th September 00:42

[AMGSee55]

Dave Bee said:

All booked and paid, #106, Audi RS6.

Never done such a thing before but looking forward to it.

Can anyone recommend a good Android app for the navigator to use? If allowed of course.

Also, what membership have we purchased for the GT Motorsports Club? Annual? Lifetime? Just this event? Will they be organising more events?

Many thanks,

Edited by Dave Bee on Saturday 15th September 00:42

We’re using GPS Odometer. Dead simple basic app but will be fine for the purposes of this event.

[BenLowden]

Weirdzo said:

What are the chances of being able to arrive on the day and book?

Very unlikely I'm afraid. We're nearly full already so if you want to come, you'll need to book very soon to get a space.

Dave Bee said:

Also, what membership have we purchased for the GT Motorsports Club? Annual? Lifetime? Just this event? Will they be organising more events?

It will be an annual membership, although these things are nominal amounts. As an MSA permitted event everyone taking part has to be part of an MSA authorised club, but the actual cost is very small. And yes, we'll definitely be doing more bigger events together next year.

[rgw2012]

AMGSee55 said:

Dave Bee said:

All booked and paid, #106, Audi RS6.

Never done such a thing before but looking forward to it.

Can anyone recommend a good Android app for the navigator to use? If allowed of course.

Also, what membership have we purchased for the GT Motorsports Club? Annual? Lifetime? Just this event? Will they be organising more events?

Many thanks,

Edited by Dave Bee on Saturday 15th September 00:42

We’re using GPS Odometer. Dead simple basic app but will be fine for the purposes of this event.

Rally Tripmeter, works a treat

[JohnClem88]

Nickp82 said:

I have been having the odd look at the growing list of cars attending and yours is the one I am most eager to see.

Quick question, is everyone sticking to their driver/co-driver roles? I am planning to swap with mine during the day although my car is at the lower end of the value scale to be fair!

Haha she just an old escort

We may do some swapping about...left our monika's on from the Le Man trip

[Miserablegit]

Ok excuses now....I'll probably still be running the car in so very much doubt I'll be partaking in the runway tests

Planning on getting my 10 y/o son to co-drive. Are there any guides to tulip maps you can recommend to see if he is up to it ( really to see if I am up to it)

Have had a look online and it seems there are three styles of tulip map with some not showing point of origin (the dot at the end of the arrows). Is there any chance you can please send a test map out for a novice like me ( even the first 3/5 miles of the actual route would be great)



Thanks

[B'stard Child]

Miserablegit said:

Planning on getting my 10 y/o son to co-drive. Are there any guides to tulip maps you can recommend to see if he is up to it ( really to see if I am up to it)

Have had a look online and it seems there are three styles of tulip map with some not showing point of origin (the dot at the end of the arrows). Is there any chance you can please send a test map out for a novice like me ( even the first 3/5 miles of the actual route would be great)

I found this in my research - it might help

http://csma4x4.forumotion.com/t12-how-to-read-a-tu...

[Audi-Ben]

When are people arriving? Are the majority staying the night before? Does anyone know what the time trials are? I get the feeling if timed cone runs the Atom and the Caterhams have that in the bag!