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Hooverc

Original Poster:

95 posts

227 months

Thursday 19th February 2009
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Has anyone here driven their Noble at the ring?

S26VE P

2,174 posts

271 months

Thursday 19th February 2009
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Yes. Not me tho.

MrCredit

371 posts

251 months

Thursday 19th February 2009
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Yep, and it was fantastic!! biggrin

daddysumo

2,545 posts

242 months

Thursday 19th February 2009
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Not yet but will go this year.
I was thinking about trying to organise a group trip out there but most of the owners seem to have a very busy life and I dont think we could all ever agree on a satisfactory date.
Would be awesome to get a pack of Nobles on the ring tho......

Steve

CTO3

334 posts

236 months

Thursday 19th February 2009
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yep, was great but didn't know the track well enough to exploit much of the potential of the m400. will be going again this year in may, but may take the m3, will be taking the noble for a weekend at the end of july on the way to the bookatrack spa double header, can't wait. could try and get a couple of potential dates for trip steve and see if there's any interest?

when i was there in august last year saw a silver 3r with swiss plates, never managed to catch the driver for a chat though

conleth

daddysumo

2,545 posts

242 months

Thursday 19th February 2009
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CTO3 said:
yep, was great but didn't know the track well enough to exploit much of the potential of the m400. will be going again this year in may, but may take the m3, will be taking the noble for a weekend at the end of july on the way to the bookatrack spa double header, can't wait. could try and get a couple of potential dates for trip steve and see if there's any interest?

when i was there in august last year saw a silver 3r with swiss plates, never managed to catch the driver for a chat though

conleth


Yep I'm up for that, would prefer to go when the weather should be warmer as the corsa's are cr*p in the cold and wet !

Steve

CTO3

334 posts

236 months

Thursday 19th February 2009
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daddysumo said:
Yep I'm up for that, would prefer to go when the weather should be warmer as the corsa's are cr*p in the cold and wet !

Steve
cool. not the best place to be if its cold + wet, there's enough to think about in the dry!

anyone else interested?

conleth

daddysumo

2,545 posts

242 months

Thursday 19th February 2009
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CTO3 said:
daddysumo said:
Yep I'm up for that, would prefer to go when the weather should be warmer as the corsa's are cr*p in the cold and wet !

Steve


cool. not the best place to be if its cold + wet, there's enough to think about in the dry!

anyone else interested?

conleth


Yep have to agree ! Managed an 8:55 on the 8th lap of my first trip which I was really pleased with on road tyres on a cool track (not in Noble) so hope to get somewhere near that in the Noble.
I was suprised that driving the Ring is nowhere near as hard on the cars as track days are !

Steve

mgbond

6,749 posts

261 months

Thursday 19th February 2009
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I maybe interested in this.

Would take it easy but It has to be something to do in the Noble. Call it a milestone if you like. smile

Bondy

Ramble

244 posts

281 months

Thursday 19th February 2009
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Been twice in the Nob. Its great around there but would be even better if I could remember all of it!

SimonJW

779 posts

266 months

Thursday 19th February 2009
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mgbond said:
I maybe interested in this.

Would take it easy but It has to be something to do in the Noble. Call it a milestone if you like. smile

Bondy
yes

Hooverc

Original Poster:

95 posts

227 months

Friday 20th February 2009
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I am considering shipping my very highly modified Noble from the U.S. and having a pro-driver test it.
Maybe, we can tune some cars while we are there or borrow someones car for testing after we modify it with a little more hp.

ajg31

1,455 posts

236 months

Friday 20th February 2009
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That would be interesting Hoover, how about that mad chick that did the transit van ring run for Top Gear smile

Noblescort

198 posts

229 months

Friday 20th February 2009
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CTO3 said:
yep, was great but didn't know the track well enough to exploit much of the potential of the m400. will be going again this year in may, but may take the m3, will be taking the noble for a weekend at the end of july on the way to the bookatrack spa double header, can't wait. could try and get a couple of potential dates for trip steve and see if there's any interest?

when i was there in august last year saw a silver 3r with swiss plates, never managed to catch the driver for a chat though

conleth
I'm up for it

hollowpockets

5,910 posts

245 months

Friday 20th February 2009
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Im going in june, was there in my tvr last year and the year before, in 07 i saw a guys wife crash his Noble, it had to be recovered on a truck, she was laughing, i wanted to throw something at her, poor guy.

Managed 8.49 in the trev, almost positive the M400 will be closing in on the 8 minute mark! smile

TuxMan

9,011 posts

267 months

Friday 20th February 2009
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i would be up for that !!one of the boxes i would like to tick before i deoart this planet !!!

Jenx

11,579 posts

271 months

Friday 20th February 2009
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daddysumo said:
the corsa's are cr*p in the cold and wet !
Tell me about it Steve, spun them up in 4th on Wednesday eek

Hammerwerfer

3,234 posts

269 months

Friday 20th February 2009
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Hooverc said:
I am considering shipping my very highly modified Noble from the U.S. and having a pro-driver test it.
Maybe, we can tune some cars while we are there or borrow someones car for testing after we modify it with a little more hp.
More HP is the last thing you need at the 'ring!

daddysumo

2,545 posts

242 months

Saturday 21st February 2009
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More HP is the last thing you need at the 'ring![/quote]

How so ?

Hammerwerfer

3,234 posts

269 months

Saturday 21st February 2009
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Well, seeing as how you are about 15 seconds slower than a 150HP Clio, I would suggest that learning the track would take priority over horsepower upgrades.

Always upgrade the spacer behind the wheel first.