Castle Combe April 1st

[Don]

So. I'm going. Anyone else?

[domster]

Love to but I'm in a pretty village called Nurburg that day

[Don]

domster said:

Love to but I'm in a pretty village called Nurburg that day

Nice. ENJOY!

[YellowRS]

Yes i'll be there.
Hope the weather holds up!!

[Don]

YellowRS said:

Yes i'll be there. Hope the weather holds up!!

Beeb was showing bright sunshine...but its days away so who knows? But I certainly agree with you...a bit of dry sunshine and temps around 10C would make for a very pleasant day.

Castle Combe is a lot more fun in the dry...

[Merritt]

I'll be there if a couple of people drop out - im currently on the reserve list...

Steve

[Don]

Merritt said:

I'll be there if a couple of people drop out - im currently on the reserve list... Steve

You never know.

I always do the first one of the year - got to release that pent up motorsport desire...

..and who could miss Steve Kevlin's traditional greeting: "Happy New Year!"

[roygarth]

Don said:

Castle Combe is a lot more fun in the dry...

Don, please advise of track which is more fun in the wet?

[jeremyc]

roygarth said:

Don said: Castle Combe is a lot more fun in the dry... Don, please advise of track which is more fun in the wet?

All of them.

Most cost effective way of experiencing the effect of a significant hike in power.

[Davey S2]

I am going over in the Exige with a few of the Lotus boys just to watch the action (one of them has just bought a Boxter S) went last year and it was good but was (genuinely) surprised how relatively slowly the 996 GT3 RS drivers were lapping

[Don]

roygarth said:

Don said: Castle Combe is a lot more fun in the dry... Don, please advise of track which is more fun in the wet?

Bedford Autodrome. Nothing to hit so why not find out how much grip there really is...

[roygarth]

Don said:

roygarth said: Don said: Castle Combe is a lot more fun in the dry... Don, please advise of track which is more fun in the wet? Bedford Autodrome. Nothing to hit so why not find out how much grip there really is...

Good point!

[Merritt]

Davey S2 said:

I am going over in the Exige with a few of the Lotus boys just to watch the action (one of them has just bought a Boxter S) went last year and it was good but was (genuinely) surprised how relatively slowly the 996 GT3 RS drivers were lapping

Interesting but I know where you are coming from having had an Elise for 2 and a bit years.. They do handle very well - mine was only 140bhp so it wasn't powerful enough in a straight line but would hold its own very well around the corners..

Steve

[Don]

So. Did everyone have a good time?

Bit wet from time to time but I got in a few dry laps as well.

First lap of the day through Quarry I didn't quite believe how little grip there was and got into a massive rear end slide. Passenger suitably impressed I think!

[polarexpress]

There was a rather sad looking red RS there... anyone know what happened?

[Don]

polarexpress said:

There was a rather sad looking red RS there... anyone know what happened?

Do you mean the GT3RS with the damage all down one side? I spotted the car parked up out of sight near the scrutineering buildings but didn't know what happened. Crying shame - beautiful car. It looked like it was repairable though, expensively repairable, but repairable.

[polarexpress]

Yeah that was the one... it was a really sad sight... wing, door, rear quarter... hopefully nothing more than just panelwork. I assume the driver was ok - airbags were intact.

[paulburrell]

Guys

Seems like a good idea to end this thread in case the owner of said RS does not want to be identified for obvious reasons.

[CombeMarshal]

Hi all, Glad most of you had a good day!

I was Marshalling at Old Padock (just after the first chicane)
What a well behaved bunch you lot are!
Only had one GT3 spin off in front of me, was a tad on the slippy side!
Glad the driver that failed the noise test managed to get out in the afternoon after a trip to Merlin Motorsport, fancy making a Porsche in the factory that fails track day noise limits!!!

No one turned up in a Cayenne then, would have been more suited to the weather!!

Lee