Briskoda Track Day

[TaviaRS]

Yep, all run in, WOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOO!

[fab16v]

I take it you've been having fun with your new found power!

[Neo_VR]

Bloody ell.. that didnt take long!

[fab16v]

Bloody ell.. that didnt take long!

Considering it is a 51 reg car IIRC and over 100k on the clock, it's not really a suprise!

Be interesting to have another passenger ride to compare it against the old one. :p

[devonutopia]

Ahem - I'm hoping to prove my little hatch will be decent on the track. I was giving it some beans on the back lanes around here tonight, as I'm getting a couple of new front tyres tomorrow morning.

Q is, ASR on or off?

[fab16v]

ASR has to be off. On a track it is a hinderance. I tried it on and off out of curiosity on my last track day in the 16v and was actually slower with it on! Used up more rubber with it off, but much more exciting and quicker.

[Neo_VR]

Yes.. definately OFF.. altho it was debateable on the slalom because of the low speeds and mucho smoking of tyres.

Just for the record Jason... ASR off is when the light on the dash is constantly ON

[devonutopia]

[holds head in hands and weeps out loud]

PS: currently on Mac at Dad's office - downloading a game at 55kbp/s. Bloody lovely!

PS: huck if you're reading this - thanks for the suggestion but it only works on Mac OS 10.2 and above, and I guess OS 9.1 is still in the macintosh "dark ages" :(

[TaviaRS]

In the Tavia, I switch it on and off depending on the type of bend

[Steve vRS]

Tell you after Elvington!

Hope Mr. Godney can produce my discs before then!

Steve

[andy ellis]

Got to be less than

[steve]

Im up for it, when 's it going to be booked for? as i'll have to

book 'the Barge' in to Jabba beforehand.

Steve

[wilsonan]

I voted

[MonkeyHanger]

Hopefully I'll be able to convert him before he goes and buys one of those 6 series Beemers - he likes the heads up display on the windscreen!

Tell him those H.U.D's are only needed on fast jets & Jabba'd Skodas

Daft Question Time..

Do all track days require lids ??

[fab16v]

Tell him those H.U.D's are only needed on fast jets & Jabba'd Skodas

Daft Question Time..

Do all track days require lids ??

Usually, yes. Though on the last VW driver day at Castle Combe it was down to the driver if they wanted to or not! Think I would prefer the lid, just in case.

[MonkeyHanger]

Ta muchly

I'll have to wait for the next sucker who asks me what i want for :xmas:

[Steve vRS]

Daft Question Time..

Do all track days require lids ??

Every day I've been on has required one. I'm amazed you could run anywhere without one!

Steve

[Delcac]

Right, this is looking like a 3 horse race between:

Bruntingthorpe, Leicester - 50 to 60 cars @

[Fabpreza]

OK.

1) Bruntingthorpe

If you are trying to attract as many Skoda owners as possible to attend, many of whom will never have tried a track day before, then I'd say Airfield wins.- SO Bruntingthorpe gets my vote, and although numbers needed are higher, you should be able to attract some from chosen other marques ?

2) Vale of Glam'

Access issues for some owners. Don't know the track - plenty of run off ???

3) Angelsey

Provided that its Skoda only or it is strictly 'like-skilled' driver groups only

Rob

Bruntingthorpe my choice

[MonkeyHanger]

Just to help with the decision making, here's some links...

Anglesey

Llandow

Bruntingthorpe

Hmmm, decisions decisions.

We'd need a LOT of cars for Bruntingthorpe, but that long straight looks interesting

[DaveU]

Well, Anglesey looks about a billion miles away from anywhere...

Bruntingthorpe looks pretty central

Llandow looks not too bad if you're in the South

My prefs would be:

1) Bruntingthorpe

2) Llandow

How about a poll?

[TaviaRS]

'like-skilled' driver groups only

Woooo Hoooo! I get the track to myself with the "Driving Like Miss Daisy" group!

I'd say Bruntingthorpe for the following reasons:

1. Its easy for most people to get to

2. Nice easy track to learn

3. Nice wide track

4. Plenty of run off if you screw it up

I'd say that for there we invite the Seat boys, as they have comparable cars. That way the majority of us will be happy.

[Fabpreza]

Woooo Hoooo! I get the track to myself with the "Driving Like Miss Daisy" group!

I'd say Bruntingthorpe for the following reasons:

1. Its easy for most people to get to

2. Nice easy track to learn

3. Nice wide track

4. Plenty of run off if you screw it up

I'd say that for there we invite the Seat boys' date=' as they have comparable cars. That way the majority of us will be happy.[/quote']

A agree with all of the above if it means securing Bruntingthorpe.

I've only done a handful of trackdays but I felt 'safe' there when much faster drivers and cars were whizzing past. The only other point I suppose is to make sure that they've swept and sealed the track before we go - especially if its breezy.

Could someone bring a radar gun as well to allow single car straight runs at 'lunchtime' ?

Rob

[the_ape]

Bruntinthorpe would be perfect for me it's only 5 minutes away ;)

[Delcac]

If we do decide on Bruntingthorpe there is a good chance we could get this cheeper ie