Oulton Park - 28th Jan

[tsinc80697]

Heading there for my first track day, only an afternoon session with a 20 minute instructor session booked as well.

Anyone else heading there, think it's a novice day only, hoping that it will be fairly quiet on track for my first trip! Any tips for a newbie at Oulton Park?

[Crook]

tsinc80697 said:

Heading there for my first track day, only an afternoon session with a 20 minute instructor session booked as well.

Anyone else heading there, think it's a novice day only, hoping that it will be fairly quiet on track for my first trip! Any tips for a newbie at Oulton Park?

Be careful on the last corner/ pair of corners under the trees before the S/F straight. Can be a bit slippy.
It's an enjoyable circuit. Have fun!

[mattnoss]

Be carefull round Druids , every time I've been there someones gone off and hit the barriers at Druids

[GC8]

Good Lord yes - Druids can be deadly, whereas Lodge through Deer Leap is simply technically challenging.

[tsinc80697]

Thanks for the tips! Will definitely be careful round there then Hopefully any wet weather decides to take a day off as well!

[Royton Blue]

I'll be there!

I'm also going just for the afternoon session, it's only my 2nd ever trackday (my first was at Bedford last year). I've always wanted to do Oulton so really looking forward to it although as others have said we'll need respect the conditions/track especially near Druids.

I shall no doubt see you there

(I'll try not to hold you up/get in the way too much!)

[jackh707]

Hey, I'll be there guys, myself and my dad are sharing the afternoon session, hoping for dry weather... I'm new to Oulton, and have only previously been round Anglesey a couple of times on a bike and in a formula ford, so new to the track day game.

What will you be driving?

[tsinc80697]

Ah good to know there will be a couple from PH heading over then! As it's my first track day I doubt I'll be overtaking many things! I'll be in a 350z so it should be fun.

[Royton Blue]

I'll be there in the Elise, does anyone know if it's an open pit lane (obviously with limited numbers on track) or in sessions?

[snorkel sucker]

Great fun when it's damp good move getting tuition. The exit from the chicane after shell oils can cath you out - make sure you have the wheels pointing straight before you get on the gas

Druids is great fun when you get it right. Watch for the bump on the exit and enter the first part of the corner from the middle of the track. You should catch the second apex then...

[jackh707]

snorkel sucker said:

Great fun when it's damp good move getting tuition. The exit from the chicane after shell oils can cath you out - make sure you have the wheels pointing straight before you get on the gas

Druids is great fun when you get it right. Watch for the bump on the exit and enter the first part of the corner from the middle of the track. You should catch the second apex then...

I've been watching youtube clips of all the various crashes at druids, it looks interesting... I'm starting to think a 20 year old caterham with a cammy engine and slippy tyres is going to be a baptism of fire round oulton especially druids.

To others gong, see you on sat... we'll be in the old red caterham if you wanna say hello, pray for dry weather.

[Royton Blue]

Looking ok for the afternoon session considering the amount of sleet/hail/snow which is currently coming down around here

[tsinc80697]

Great day out for my first track day, will definitely be doing it again!

Anyone know who was runnin the silver roll caged Corsa? Easily kept up with my 305hp chubby 350z on the straights!

[wesdude]

Was a great day! i was in the orange corsa vxr nurburgring.... That GT-R sounded immense!

[tsinc80697]

Ah I was parked up behind you at one pint wesdude, the VXR looked nice! I missed the GTR going for it, I was out with an instructor but my mate said the GTR started to really put his foot down towards the end.

[Screamer]

Hi all! I was at this, too - black BMW Z4 :-)

Great (half) day - loved the damp conditions, lots of slides! :-D Here's my photos from the day if anyone's interested: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.101512242...

Anyone else get any pics?

[TomFt]

tsinc80697 said:

Great day out for my first track day, will definitely be doing it again!

Anyone know who was runnin the silver roll caged Corsa? Easily kept up with my 305hp chubby 350z on the straights!

Hi, The Silver Corsa was mine mate, first time out on track after buildling it!

[Ross1988]

TomFt said:

Hi, The Silver Corsa was mine mate, first time out on track after buildling it!

Interested in this, specs? Red top?

[Royton Blue]

Screamer said:

Hi all! I was at this, too - black BMW Z4 :-)

Great (half) day - loved the damp conditions, lots of slides! :-D Here's my photos from the day if anyone's interested: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.101512242...

Anyone else get any pics?

Hi Mike

Daniel here (blue Elise), nice to chat to you on Saturday......crackin' pics, any chance you could mail me a high res version of the 2 pics of my car?

Shame I didn't get to see you out on the track as I could have got some good footage of you passing me numerous times!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-wsmahnYaw&hd=...

Oh and I've left that bleedin' towing eye attached to the car, don't think I have the patience or the fingers left to bother fixing it again!

[TomFt]

Ross1988 said:

Interested in this, specs? Red top?

Your close mate, C20let 2 litre turbo with 6spd box, running standard boost for now..