Brands hatch 9th april

[rossi1]

Any one going to this ?
im there most of the day with a few pals, be nice to know if any of the guys here will be around.

[itsallyellow]

I will be there running a new engine in. Hoping its dry!!

Mike

[rossi1]

Excellent. Rain mid morning by the looks of it but lighter showers clearing later on.
Really do hope its not too wet

[Synchromesh]

May pop down and do a few laps in the evening session. Looking like it'll have stopped raining by then but still be greasy on track. Make sure to say hello to the guy with the blue MR2.

[itsallyellow]

Now hoping for rain!! Race car just isn't ready to be run in yet....... To late to cancel so will take the Aston for a hoon!

Mike

[Synchromesh]

Great evening and very slimy on track. First time at Brands and loved the track - Paddock Hill is sharper and steeper than it looks!

And does anyone on here own the Tuscan / know someone who owns it? Was the driver (/passenger) ok?

[phil1967]

yep, v slimey. I was in a blue escort cosworth and spun off though did have semi racing tyres on.

[phil1967]

don't know them but father and son were fine and as I left they were chucking the bonnet of the Tuscan in a pick up truck

[Synchromesh]

phil1967 said:

don't know them but father and son were fine and as I left they were chucking the bonnet of the Tuscan in a pick up truck

Glad to hear. Shame about the car though, just saw it as I was leaving the track. They certainly weren't the only ones who took a detour today.

[Dalto123]

Had a very enjoyable time there tonight - Thanks very much for the ride round the track, James. As it happens I think I have a photo of you and rossi1 together (thats if you were in the 328i I trust?)



Not great I know - still trying to get used to the thing!

Also phil1967 - you may have had your off on the same lap as my passenger ride in the MR2 - was it just after Paddock Hill Bend was it?

Synchromesh said:

Great evening and very slimy on track. First time at Brands and loved the track - Paddock Hill is sharper and steeper than it looks!

And does anyone on here own the Tuscan / know someone who owns it? Was the driver (/passenger) ok?

What happened with the Tuscan? Did it crash? Will be a great shame if it did, though if Im honest it's hardly ideal conditions for such a car

Edited by Dalto123 on Tuesday 9th April 22:57

Edited by Dalto123 on Tuesday 9th April 23:01

[rossi1]

That was me !!


Thought i saw a red pistonheads sticker there

The TVR front end caught on fire

[Dalto123]

rossi1 said:

That was me !!


Thought i saw a red pistonheads sticker there

The TVR front end caught on fire

Yay must first PH spot! Real shame about the TVR - that must have happened just as I was leaving! (coming to think of it I did see ambulance(or police?) flashing lights in the pit area as I left - but thought nothing of it.

[Synchromesh]

rossi1 said:

That was me !!


Thought i saw a red pistonheads sticker there

Noticed yours too and I think you saw me when I emerged from a garage onto the pit lane.

[phil1967]

Dalto123 - yep, that's exactly where it happened. st my pants.

[Dalto123]

phil1967 said:

Dalto123 - yep, that's exactly where it happened. st my pants.

I don't doubt you! As I said we passed you just as you were pulling back onto the track, a properly scary place to go off!

[rossi1]

Anyone here

[itsallyellow]

Had a great day! Loved the slippery track! The Aston was a lot of fun, although the guy I was instructing certainly found the conditions a bit challenging for his first time at the track.

There was some horrendously slow driving!! Almost dangerous at times! Good day though and was surprised by the low amount of stoppages!

Mike

[itsallyellow]

Short video messing about at the end of the day,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUfSCjStsF4

Mike

[Dalto123]

itsallyellow said:

Short video messing about at the end of the day,

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUfSCjStsF4

Mike

Looks like a lot of fun! The noise is lovely

[Synchromesh]

phil1967 said:

yep, v slimey. I was in a blue escort cosworth and spun off though did have semi racing tyres on.

I think I overtook you as you were coming back onto the track.