RE: Snetterton Track Day coming up

RE: Snetterton Track Day coming up

Thursday 27th October 2005

Charity track day coming up

December day organised in aid of charity


Hit the track, Jack!
Hit the track, Jack!
A track day at Snetterton on Sunday 4 December is being organised in aid of the British Heart Foundation, with organiser MotorSport Vision and Snetterton Circuit having donated their track and facilities gratis.

It will be a rolling pit lane format, with a maximum of 32 cars out at any one time, as usual, with a limit of 70 cars present on the day. It will be for only closed wheel cars, although Westfields and Caterhams are included, but are unable to carry passengers.

The noise limit is 105dBA and all drivers will need to produce their full road licence, regardless of car type.

Motorsport Vision said it thought about the cost, bearing in mind there will be limited daylight, and the risk of poor weather, and have decided to cost it as follows: £125 per car with up to two passengers. Additional passengers at a cost of £25 each. For corporate/sponsor guests it will cost £250 per car with unlimited passengers. Cheques are to be made out to British Heart Foundation.

The track day is first come first served.

For futher information on this day please email tintinracing@hotmail.com for a booking form.

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apguy

Original Poster:

819 posts

247 months

Thursday 27th October 2005
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The booking form is now available from

www.buryarc.com/snetterton/bookingform.doc

and general participants notes are available from

www.buryarc.com/snetterton/generalnotes.doc

>> Edited by apguy on Thursday 27th October 12:04

chimaera5.0

55 posts

245 months

Thursday 27th October 2005
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I cannot believe people are willing to wreck their pride and joys in the sort of weather we normally have at that time of year. Re-schedule anytime between April to end of October and they might get attendees who really value their cars. My baby will be tucked up in the garage with the trickle charger on and the internal cover to keep the dust off. This TLC has given me a Chimaera that Perry at The V8 Centre in High Wycombe is one of the best on the road today anywhere in the UK. As it is 70degrees and the sun is shining I am off for one of the last top down drives this year. I will enjoy but not December please !!!!

apguy

Original Poster:

819 posts

247 months

Thursday 27th October 2005
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There is some background to this event.

Traditionally the BHF Charity Day at Snetterton has had race cars and supercars on track with the general public paying for passenger rides. I've have done this for a few years with both my race car and my TVR. It was always in December. It also used to raise circa £20,000 a year for the BHF.

Last year the event was unable to run due to being unable to secure liability insurance for Joe Public. (I believe Norwich Union used to back the event)
This year faced a similiar story until MSV decided to run a trackday instead. They have provided the circuit, marshalls and medics completely free-of-charge. Absolutely every penny goes to charity - hence the reason why the cheques are to be made out to the British Heart Foundation.

richb

51,433 posts

283 months

Thursday 27th October 2005
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chimaera5.0 said:
This TLC has given me a Chimaera that Perry at The V8 Centre in High Wycombe is one of the best on the road today anywhere in the UK.
Good luck to you Peter, each to their own eh? If people want to track their TVRs good luck to them, likewise if all you want to do is polish yours then fine. It's for a good cause after all. Rich...

else

795 posts

237 months

Thursday 27th October 2005
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Is it a TVRCC track day? no mention in the description.
The reason I ask is because my insurance covers me for TVRCC track days.

GreenV8S

30,150 posts

283 months

Thursday 27th October 2005
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chimaera5.0 said:
I cannot believe people are willing to wreck their pride and joys in the sort of weather we normally have at that time of year.


Why do you think that cars are going to be wrecked? If your car is kept for dry use only then fair enough that's your choice, but there's nothing wrong with driving them when it's cold and/or rainy. Just means there's less grip, less tyre and brake wear etc.

apguy

Original Poster:

819 posts

247 months

Thursday 27th October 2005
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It is NOT a TVRCC track day. The original article mistakenly had the TVRCC mentioned in the title.

The day is, however, being run under the Association of Track Day Oranisors (ATDO) and many insurance companies just require that detail.

turbo tim

20,439 posts

230 months

Thursday 27th October 2005
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chimaera5.0 said:
I cannot believe people are willing to wreck their pride and joys in the sort of weather we normally have at that time of year.


Surely a track day in the wet puts less wear and tear on a car than on a dry/hot day??

More cleaning required afterwards admittedly!!

cue: "...and don't call me Shirley"

jeremyc

23,335 posts

283 months

Thursday 27th October 2005
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Why are Caterhams not allowed to carry passengers?

Seems a strange exclusion to me.

apguy

Original Poster:

819 posts

247 months

Thursday 27th October 2005
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JC,

I have absolutely no idea about that ruling. Seemed an odd one to me as well, and why only Caterham/Westfield, what about Radicals and kit cars?
I am merely the messenger. Snetterton are on 01953 887 303 for the full sp.

zevans

307 posts

224 months

Saturday 29th October 2005
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turbo tim said:

chimaera5.0 said:
I cannot believe people are willing to wreck their pride and joys in the sort of weather we normally have at that time of year.


Surely a track day in the wet puts less wear and tear on a car than on a dry/hot day??


...and teaches you more about car control, which is why I bought a performance car. If I wanted to learn about wax-on wax-off, Mr Chim, I'd have gone into the antiques industry.

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More cleaning required afterwards admittedly!!
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Of passenger underwear?

kickingriffin

2 posts

220 months

Saturday 26th November 2005
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ill be there for the day, ill bring my 200sx drift car as it get used all year regardless off the weather and ive just mot and taxed it, so wont have to bother with geting the trailer out.
i think it will be a good day and will tell apart from the good drvers and the want to be drivers. all in though it is for charaty so im going just to enjoy me self and learn some new stuff and have some good memoreys of the day. that after all what is all about.
hope to see you there you shouldent miss me in a bright pink car! haha
kg

gtdc

4,259 posts

282 months

Monday 28th November 2005
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I'd never heard of Caterfieldsn not being allowed to take passengers... maybe it's cos they're so quick the charity doesn't want to create any more clients out of the passengers???

;-)

Melindi
www.goldtrack.co.uk

blutusc

172 posts

246 months

Wednesday 30th November 2005
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I'll be going so long as my car is back on the road by then.............