Taday at Bedford

[mr noble]

I'll give it another go at posting then...........



Spent today at Bedford Autodrome. Had a truly brilliant day. Paddock packed with Elises exiges and VxX's. Only one noble and 2 csl's and a couple of porkers. Unusual as there is normally a good mix.


Washy had his new toy there and once he got to grips with it, I think I can say he loved it!!

He followed me for a few laps and I kept looking in the rear view mirror after exiting a corner to see him exicuting perfect 4 wheel drifts in a Tiff Nedell stylee! Very impressive motor.


Those who have been chatting with me over the last few month will know that I have been umming and arring about selling the Noble and getting a cheaper to run and more kart like toy like a VXT or Exige.

Well I went out in both today and whilst I liked them and they were both very well driven (if a bit irratically) a can now announce that I will be keepimg my Noble.

There is nothing I have been in (bar Dans GT3) that I think is more chuckable or fun. I think with Nitrons and corsa's (or 048's) and a few other mods (in the pipeline ) The car will be the most fun available on track for me and my budget.

I shot some video from Washys bootlid looking back at me and will try to edit and post it soon.

Really sorry Neil that the batteries ran out on your turn on film.


Neil, if you e-mail me a pair of your fave pics from today, I'd like to pop them up.

Good to see you again mate. Glad you're loving the new toy too.


Greg




ps. Neil, I've still got a BMW suit jacket carrier from my old 330ci if you're interested.

[williams f1]

Glad to hear you are going to keep the noble ive seen the new lotus it looks a bit like the passenger might as well be sitting on the drivers lap a wee bit tight if you want something a bit kart like buy a 250 twin gearbox kart the best 4 grand ive ever spent
great fun

Simon

[mr noble]

Got any pics of that Simon? Do you race it or just do trackdays in it?

I have also been thinking about getting into a bit of karting. Got a few tracks near me in Cambridge and it does look like cheap (er) fun.

I was looking at the new Rotax kart with 2 gears.

G

[williams f1]

ive got lots of pics dont know how to put them on here
i have done mostly short circuit though me and my son done donington he drove that one 40 karts on the grid an awesome sight and sound i also do the guernsey hillclimb quarter mile sprint and track every year
mine has 6 gears 0to60 3.2 tops 150mph

[williams f1]

you will get some big grids and some close racing with the max its is very popular
the engines have to be rebuilt and sealed by a nominated source apart from that its not to expensive

[washy]

Brilliant day! Yep, loving the CSL. I've got a couple of photos which just happen to have you in the passenger seat too. Shame you didn't get a ride out once I'd got the hang of driving the thing and sliding out of the hairpins. Would've been nice to see the video of me but never mind, there will be a next time.

[m12_nathan]

Good report Greg

Washy, how is it going with the car in general? Drop me a mail if you don't want to dilute this forum with non Noble stuff.

[williams f1]

its ok i get the message yes Greg it sounds like you had good fun on the track day
i do run on abit when karting is brought up will you post some of the pics up i thought of a csl before i bought the noble

[adrian w]

They didnt have a sense of humor about noise on Saterday, especialy when the wind changed direction.

[m12_nathan]

williams f1 said:

its ok i get the message yes Greg it sounds like you had good fun on the track day
i do run on abit when karting is brought up will you post some of the pics up i thought of a csl before i bought the noble

Wasn't talking about you Williams! Just concerned that we dilute this forum with csl and gt3 speak.

Cheers

[m12_nathan]

adrian w said:

They didnt have a sense of humor about noise on Saterday, especialy when the wind changed direction.

Was it the noise meter before the right hander before the pit entrance?

[williams f1]

no problem

Nathan

[washy]

Greg YHM. Just the one pic specially chosen so everyone can admire the visor on your lid!

Nathan, it's brilliant. Really loved it. All AP'd up now too.

[mr noble]

Leave my visor alone. Its the helmet I wear in my Hawk TA MK2 (my private red arrow jet)

No really it is.



Nice pic. You had some great ones taken. Only one with me behind you though. :P

G

Edited by mr noble on Monday 28th August 21:46

[washy]

mr noble said:

Nice pic. You had some great ones taken. Only one with me behind you though. :P

G

Sometimes I think it's a shame that they photo cars in isolation. It can be fun if you get other traffic in a shot too.

[mr noble]

The photog must have had loads of good opportunity to get some great shots of us 2 as we were glued to one another all afternoon!!



have never edited video before, and now I am wishing I had never started! Think you need a degree in nuclear physics for this!!

G

[adrian w]

m12_nathan said:

adrian w said:

They didnt have a sense of humor about noise on Saterday, especialy when the wind changed direction.

Was it the noise meter before the right hander before the pit entrance?

Apparently i tripped all three, three times in one lap, they said i couldnt play anymore, i did know i was pushing it

[mr noble]

There were only 2 today as a BMW 5 series took one of them out on Saturday. OOps.

[adrian w]

mr noble said:

There were only 2 today as a BMW 5 series took one of them out on Saturday. OOps.

Tell me exactly where they are and i'll do a midnight raid.

[UFO 2 NOB]

adrian w said:

mr noble said:

There were only 2 today as a BMW 5 series took one of them out on Saturday. OOps.

Tell me exactly where they are and i'll do a midnight raid.

4 in all,left side after exit turn one,then all the way to the end of second part of the back straight,round hairpin start turning right up the hill and it's on the right.Then up hill back straight and it's midway on the right.Last one midway on the long home straight,left side I think.

Please destroy all!!!

Edited by UFO 2 NOB on Tuesday 29th August 07:44