Vmax notice from Craig
Vmax notice from Craig
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CraigW

Original Poster:

12,248 posts

304 months

Tuesday 28th October 2008
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Hi all, no I havent been ignoring you, just superbusy.

Ok, have finally had a good chat with Brunters & its not good news. They have such a lot of cars on the track its just impossible to do a vmax safely.

Going to have to be after christmas now I'm afraid. frown

Sorry all, will work on an alternative venue.

markbe

1,755 posts

248 months

Tuesday 28th October 2008
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CraigW said:
Hi all, no I havent been ignoring you, just superbusy.

Ok, have finally had a good chat with Brunters & its not good news. They have such a lot of cars on the track its just impossible to do a vmax safely.

Going to have to be after christmas now I'm afraid. frown

Sorry all, will work on an alternative venue.
Dec 26th fine for me. hehe

Mark.

Northern-Loop

913 posts

249 months

Tuesday 28th October 2008
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markbe said:
CraigW said:
Hi all, no I havent been ignoring you, just superbusy.

Ok, have finally had a good chat with Brunters & its not good news. They have such a lot of cars on the track its just impossible to do a vmax safely.

Going to have to be after christmas now I'm afraid. frown

Sorry all, will work on an alternative venue.
Dec 26th fine for me. hehe

Mark.
Awww gutted Craig!

Mark 26th.... I'll still be pissed up then tongue out Mind you; you wouldnt notice any difference on my camera work beerhehe

pwafer

119 posts

247 months

Wednesday 29th October 2008
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Thanks for keeping us up to date Craig. It's bad news, but let's hope they start shifting the cars soon and we can get another date sorted in the new year.

beer

Vario-Rob

3,034 posts

270 months

Wednesday 29th October 2008
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Whilst it would be a bit of a drive, Nardo would be a load of fun?

Anyway look forward to the next event whenever and wherever.

N GTS

735 posts

275 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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Sorry to read of the car parking problems!

I agree Nardo would be cool, one of those 'like to do' trips on my list, would be very up for a Vmax there.

crisisjez

9,209 posts

227 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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N GTS said:
Sorry to read of the car parking problems!

I agree Nardo would be cool, one of those 'like to do' trips on my list, would be very up for a Vmax there.
Or any Vmax Europe smile

Just bought Sophie one of these for Christmas, prob not worth bringing to Vmax but its cost me a 427 with a Kenny Bell on top frown
Oh well.

http://oldcarandtruckpictures.com/Pontiac/1968_Pon...



Edited by crisisjez on Thursday 30th October 07:36

Northern-Loop

913 posts

249 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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Vario-Rob said:
Whilst it would be a bit of a drive, Nardo would be a load of fun?

Anyway look forward to the next event whenever and wherever.
http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=40.326655,17.827721&z=14

wow like the look of that!

pdr479

444 posts

260 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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How about Woodbridge where fighting Torque was hosted earlier this year? i think the last time i ran there they had no db limits in place but the surface was st. (if memory serves me correctly i read in a thread somewhere on here that it had been resurfaced.....might be wrong! in which case i could put it down to senior moment)The downside is following the strait theres no wigly bits to take you back on track.
Paulsmile

JakeR

3,944 posts

291 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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Motorsports events use loads of different airfields (check their website for details)...

None are quite up to Brunters levels, but might be worth a look...

Cheers

JakeR

Northern-Loop

913 posts

249 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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I like the idea of a Europe trip and would make a killer HD/BluRay DVD!

CraigW

Original Poster:

12,248 posts

304 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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I'm working on this too biggrin

luddy007

23 posts

215 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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Javalin do alot of trackdays at raf woodbridge and they seem to do pretty well out of it. they use the runway and the taxiways to make up a track so i think there is plenty of ways you could link the main 2 mile runway with a twisty section as well.I think this could be fairly popular with the correct layout (you would need plenty of cones though). The main 2m runway seemed fine when I took part in fighting torque earlier in the year they used the first mile for a time and the second mile for slowing down!!! I think if I remember I hit 165mph in my porker for the mile sprint.

jdwcd

2,518 posts

224 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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luddy007 said:
Javalin do alot of trackdays at raf woodbridge and they seem to do pretty well out of it. they use the runway and the taxiways to make up a track so i think there is plenty of ways you could link the main 2 mile runway with a twisty section as well.I think this could be fairly popular with the correct layout (you would need plenty of cones though). The main 2m runway seemed fine when I took part in fighting torque earlier in the year they used the first mile for a time and the second mile for slowing down!!! I think if I remember I hit 165mph in my porker for the mile sprint.
but we only want 200 yards to stop! its more fun.

luddy007

23 posts

215 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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Thats exactly my point, the speed trap can be put at the end of the runway, i am sure woodbridge is as long as brunters and once you have been down the runway you can head off around the rest of the track

Vixpy1

42,697 posts

286 months

Thursday 30th October 2008
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Supra boys have been using RAF Marham.

Pixel-Snapper

5,321 posts

214 months

Friday 31st October 2008
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Ow after christmas sounds good to me...!

will have the new camera and lenses by then that'll need a run out.

still no car to take though frown

MADRod

448 posts

256 months

Friday 31st October 2008
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Having used Bruntingthorpe & Woodbridge they are both the same length 1.7 miles long, I Know cos I measured them both. Woodbridge is safer because their is somewhere to go at the end of the straight, further runway although now well overgrown, at Brunters you pick what car you want to hit in the car park. Think RAF Marham is the other runway to be used for these events thats of similar length.

GT2todo

22 posts

217 months

Saturday 1st November 2008
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Why not venture to Yorkshire? Elvington should be plenty long enough.

dace

202 posts

232 months

Saturday 1st November 2008
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GT2todo said:
Why not venture to Yorkshire? Elvington should be plenty long enough.
Yeh, it would be good to have one "up North", if the runway is long enough?