Skidpan Day at Bruntingthorpe
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VX220 Forum said:
Bruntingthorpe has recently installed a custom sprinklered area for use as a skidpan. We''ll have an instrutor along to give guidence on the theory and practice of understanding and controling oversteer and understeer which should be perfect in time for the Winter.
At the same time we have the ever popular Mini Millbrook to play around on and we'll where we'll have a competition for the best time again.
Cost is £35 per car regardless of number of drivers.
The VX220 forum are having a day there in a week or so, unfortunately I can't attend as I won't be getting my VX until the day after!
I don't know much about it but if people here were interested in doing something similar, I'd be up for organising it.
Any people interested?
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adamt said:
Could you give date and contact info? Would love to go
Do you know if we can use the runway as well?
all the best
adam
The event on the 11th will be the very first time Bruntingthorpe have used this facility, as such I'm waiting to hear how it goes, in terms of numbers, organisation etc.
Once I know how that went I'll contact Bruntingthorpe and get a provisional date sorted, either late December or early January.
I doubt we'd have full use of the runway, given how much vmax costs, but this does include use of "Mini Millbrook" - I'm trying to find out more details of that.
>> Edited by Muncher on Monday 6th December 23:37
Hey Mucnher et al,
I would be well up for a day like that, I go there fairly often testing the Loughborough University formula student car and its so tempting to go out on track in all the transport cars we take!! Needless to say, we don't......
I would love to learn how to control (or not!) my battered old MGB GT, should be very enjoyable!
35 quid for a day of laughter sounds awesome to me, would be my first "meet"/"trackday" aswell. Can't think of a better introduction to be honest!
Cheers, hope all goes well with organisation
I would be well up for a day like that, I go there fairly often testing the Loughborough University formula student car and its so tempting to go out on track in all the transport cars we take!! Needless to say, we don't......
I would love to learn how to control (or not!) my battered old MGB GT, should be very enjoyable!
35 quid for a day of laughter sounds awesome to me, would be my first "meet"/"trackday" aswell. Can't think of a better introduction to be honest!
Cheers, hope all goes well with organisation
Assuming I can arrange it the same as the VX day; a few more details...
Skid pan is a sprinklered figure of eight arrangement, with 2 different types of concrete, for different handling characteristics.
The Mini Millbrook they are referring to, I think is actually within Bruntingthorpe, they may mean the track that the caterham boys normally use. Apparently there's plenty of run off and nothing to hit, one car round at a time, so no need for trackday insurance.
First lap on the skidpan will be with an instructor. First lap round the circuit won't be timed, but the rest will be
50 people are going to the VX day on saturday, I'll find out how they coped with that and may even go along to watch.
Skid pan is a sprinklered figure of eight arrangement, with 2 different types of concrete, for different handling characteristics.
The Mini Millbrook they are referring to, I think is actually within Bruntingthorpe, they may mean the track that the caterham boys normally use. Apparently there's plenty of run off and nothing to hit, one car round at a time, so no need for trackday insurance.
First lap on the skidpan will be with an instructor. First lap round the circuit won't be timed, but the rest will be
50 people are going to the VX day on saturday, I'll find out how they coped with that and may even go along to watch.
adamt said:
Rob im going to loughborough next year 
Would be good to meet up at munchers training day
all the best
adam
Hello! I'm also at Loughborough too. Live in the same place as Rob. In fact, if I bang on the wall he'll pop in and say hello too. Nice selection of cars there by the way. If I had a garage with those in I'd have a nightmare making a selection every time I left the house! Edited to make more sense (hopefully
) >> Edited by ginge on Wednesday 8th December 22:05
Hey Adam,
Will deffers meet up! I will be painfully obvious in my battered white 'B'!!! Should be a laugh though.
You have some awesome cars but my pick of the bunch is the B8, what a machine! I will have to get one as soon as funds allow, what colour and shape have you got? If its a touring i'll be even more amazed!!
Cu at the track soon I hope! (which car would you bring?
!!)
ps. check my webby link out to see the uni race car if you haven't already!
Will deffers meet up! I will be painfully obvious in my battered white 'B'!!! Should be a laugh though.
You have some awesome cars but my pick of the bunch is the B8, what a machine! I will have to get one as soon as funds allow, what colour and shape have you got? If its a touring i'll be even more amazed!!
Cu at the track soon I hope! (which car would you bring?
!!) ps. check my webby link out to see the uni race car if you haven't already!
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