oulton park trackday/meet (camping/bbq) 2nd november 07

[richy]

Ok, we will be hopefully attending oulton park for a trackday and then camping/bbq after...

the proposed date is:-

friday 2nd november (open pitlane)


this is with easytrack and are currently priced at £119 -

http://www.easytrack.co.uk/homepage.asp

everyone who has/had credit from the cancelled oulton park trackday in feb should have recieved a email off gaztwo regarding using the credit for this if they wish, the idea is to do the trackday then camp on the friday night and have a bbq laugh etc gaz/northy and the rest of the locals will look into places to camp for me :wink:


please note you dont need to book the trackday to attend, you are welcome to come to the trackday to watch/passenger ride and camp over/bbq with us as this is a club meet/trackday combined!

i am more then happy to take anyone out for passenger rides in my trackcar, and im sure everyone who is on track will be the same, you just need to register as a passenger with easytrack on the morning!

thanks for reading! :)

On track

richy - on track booked
summeh - on track
northy - on track booked
gaztwo - on track booked
chris n nic - on track booked
andy - on track?
bayliss - on track booked
mratego - on track booked
evouk - on track booked
andyfielder - on track?
seanofnp - on track?
clio-girl - on track?
maz
jamie williams 3
martin - on track
thejesus - on track
flamingmonkey+1 - on track

[summeh]

Summeh - either date is fine.

[Rich]

camping in november :shock:

[AndyFielder]

depends how the car is feeling, how far in advance do you have to book?

[northy]

sooner the better for me.

2nd November

[seanofnp]

that sounds good, providing funds allow, im game!

[wavy]

i'll prob come watch and camp over :) :)

[Clio-Girl]

i could be up for this as well gives me a chance to break my track virginity!!

[evouk]

lets get the wets sorted!!!

[Bayliss]

i'm up for it as long as cars runnin and i'm happy by then

[Andy]

if my car is done on track if not

just to slap baylis

[Bayliss]

now now mandy come on you know u won't be passing me lol

[richy]

rich whats wrong with you ya wuss! lol

the sooner you book the better, just need to decide which date is best all round, so far its the 2nd, but theres only 2 said which one lol,

[Bayliss]

the 16th would be better for me if i was going just bcos i'm off though, would have to get a swap in at work to go for the 2nd

[Maz]

Is it ok if I come and watch please ?

[Jamie.]

Can do early november, cant do 16th as getting married day before.

[summeh]

Is it ok if I come and watch please ?

Not gonna get some track time?

[Maz]

Would love to but dont really want to risk the weather at that time of year :oops:

[MrAtego]

Either for me, Maz can borrow my camera while she'll be doing nothing ;)

[richy]

Is it ok if I come and watch please ?

you are more then welcome to maz, as said if you pay to be a passenger im sure most ppl will be happy to take you out in there cars! :)

[MrAtego]

Just found this campsite, may be worth considering:

http://www.elmcottagecp.co.uk/index.htm

[richy]

nice one, if you lot could look into a few places close to oulton that would be great!

[richy]

ok since there has been no more replys regarding which date then we will go with the 2nd november, i will edit the title/first post

:)

i will hopefully be booking this at saturday!

once we know how many ppl are going and wanting to camp we can sort somewere to stop

[richy]

i think he can swap a shift to get there, i know he recently did croft and is at croft again soon!

[FlamingMonkey]

How much we talking for additional drivers?

[richy]

just had a look, according to there site £50 per extra driver :shock:

passengers is £5 iirc

[Martin]

Sounds good will book soon as I have the cash

[Maz]

Either for me, Maz can borrow my camera while she'll be doing nothing ;)

:lol: you will have to show me how to use it :oops:



Is it ok if I come and watch please ?

you are more then welcome to maz, as said if you pay to be a passenger im sure most ppl will be happy to take you out in there cars! :)

8) nice one, sounds good to me.

[J o n]

stick me down, I'll come to this and give you girls a panning ;) I still have £140 credit... well I hope I still do...? **** camping in November though

[FlamingMonkey]

just had a look, according to there site £50 per extra driver :shock:

passengers is £5 iirc

****in hell, loads of money, cowboys!!

Did I hear it rigth Camping in November?

http://www.mccullagh.org/db9/1ds2-4/frozen-lake.jpg

[Clio-Girl]

the 2nd is cool with me il have to speak to the other half though. but theres no way im camping in november, travel lodge all the way!!!!

[FlamingMonkey]

Think me and Stu "The Molester from Chester" are in, will be a payday treat

[richy]

well if no-one wants to camp over thats fine by me, was only a suggestion :wink:

but sod paying for a travelodge! ill drive over in the morning

[FlamingMonkey]

well if no-one wants to camp over thats fine by me, was only a suggestion :wink:

but sod paying for a travelodge! ill drive over in the morning

Im gonna be driving over

[richy]

np fella!, we shall se abit closer the time regarding stopping somewere!

[summeh]

well if no-one wants to camp over thats fine by me, was only a suggestion :wink:

but sod paying for a travelodge! ill drive over in the morning

hey mate i'll be camping it... if its to windy or cold i can always sleep in the back of my wagon :D Not driving up in the morning tho as its just to far for me!

[richy]

cool, reason i said to was so after the trackday everyone can relax, have a drink and a laugh instead of rushing off, it was a good laugh at angelsey 05 and it was cold that night, just to many being big girls (no offence to the ladys! :) )


im only about 2hr away max so nothing major for me but im happy to stop somewere, just dont wanna spend £50 on a travelodge lol

[FlamingMonkey]

cool, reason i said to was so after the trackday everyone can relax, have a drink and a laugh instead of rushing off, it was a good laugh at angelsey 05 and it was cold that night, just to many being big girls (no offence to the ladys! :) )


im only about 2hr away max so nothing major for me but im happy to stop somewere, just dont wanna spend £50 on a travelodge lol

Yeah I'd rather have the craic myself rather than rushing off bagsy a space in Gaz's lean green fighting machine then :lol:

[FlamingMonkey]

Middlewich and Knutsford are £15 per night, bargain!!!!!

[richy]

well if you can get one at a good rate then we can go with that, will be comfyier and warmer and as said we will just ahve to meet up for a drink/bite to eat! :)

[summeh]

Don't feel comfortable with leaving the trailer in some hotel car park tbh.

[Martin]

Part of the 2006 brands rs day being so good was the beverages the night before with all the wc & cs lot....the travel lodge sounds good.

I'm sure we could block your trailer with other cars or something summeh if your worried about it dissapearing?

[Zollo]

Buy a wheel clamp for car n trailer if you're that worried mate.

[summeh]

Buy a wheel clamp for car n trailer if you're that worried mate.

Won't really do much if someone wants to take it anyway, at £3500 a pop for a trailer I'd rather not risk it to be honest, as I'll be the one who ends up paying for it.

[Rich]

Won't really do much if someone wants to take it anyway, at £3500 a pop for a trailer I'd rather not risk it to be honest, as I'll be the one who ends up paying for it.
insure it then if you are worried :roll: tbh if someone is going to nick it they will nick it. I cant see an opportunist thief taking all that trouble to take it if the car and trailer is blocked in by other cars.

additionally if there are people in warrington going to the do maybe you could leave it at there house on the trailer and get a lift in with them for the do and someone drop you off in the morning.

[Lunner]

Got a few things to sort out on the car, well a few major things, and alot of minor things before i track it, if i get the major things sorted by oct time then i'm in

[Lunner]

unbolt the tow hook from trailer

[richy]

lol semi-slicks!

[summeh]

they'll be good to use as wets as well mate, better than t1r's, as they are a medium compound, so should heat up ok in the wet/damp.

[Lunner]

How do the medium ones fair in the dry, i tend to melt my road tyres after about 3 laps of most circuits :oops:

[summeh]

How do the medium ones fair in the dry, i tend to melt my road tyres after about 3 laps of most circuits :oops:

same here mate. Not tried the r888's so couldn't comment, just passing on what i've been told about there wet performance. I would say t1r's and f1's etc are probably a soft to medium compound, as they need to be good for cold conditions.

[Clio-Girl]

i want to get some slicks for this trackday where the hell do i get some from????

[summeh]

i want to get some slicks for this trackday where the hell do i get some from????

I wouldn't recommend it unless your car has a roll cage and lowered/stiffer shockers. Most circuits won't let you on with slicks unless you have a roll cage at least.

R888's as above would be ok though!

Demon tweeks will sell new slicks but they are about 150-200 per corner I think! I'm not sure where to get them as I've got the same problem myself now, but you could try some old racing teams. The problem now is no one seems to run 15" wheels, so part worn slicks are quite rare to come by.

[richy]

best trying to contact clio cup teams, although not sure how many spare 15" slicks they will have now as they have gone to 17" wheels i think!

[Andy]

i want to get some slicks for this trackday where the hell do i get some from????


slicks clio = bad idea


look on grouop buys get some semi slicks road legal like me and gaz ]


ask martin what happened to him lol

[richy]

why are they a bad idea lol, ive had no problems with them, same with bayliss and others :wink:

[stew]

i want to get some slicks for this trackday where the hell do i get some from????


slicks clio = bad idea


look on grouop buys get some semi slicks road legal like me and gaz ]


ask martin what happened to him lol

remember that martin was running semi slick avons at the time iirc.

ive run semi slicks and they were orite, but slicks seem much better. main difference is the composition and compound, allowing them to last longer than road tyres, and heat up properly allowing better grip. also stiffer sidewalls reduces tyre flex through corners.

[Lunner]

Thats the main thing lasting longer, road tyres go off far too quickly

[Bayliss]

slicks are way forward gaz admit it, lol

sick

[simonr85]

i could be up for this as well gives me a chance to break my track virginity!!


Me 2, :lol: lets do it together lol :shock:

[J o n]

15" R888's from GDI are about 50-60 per corner iirc... maybe even less, cant remember, will find out tomorrow if people are interested... could even setup a group buy

[Andy]

there £55 through deamon tweeks

free postage
to anywhere in uk

through james

[Clio-Girl]

i could be up for this as well gives me a chance to break my track virginity!!


Me 2, :lol: lets do it together lol :shock:
lol your on!!!

[ScottCup]

I will be there for the camping and anybody who wants track time at oulton on november 2nd i do have a place for sale!!! just pm me.

[Zollo]

Just had a confirmation e-mail today from Easytrack for this date.

Booked on...

GazTwo
Chris n`nic
northy

Is that still the case? I thought there were loads of people booking!

If the money situation improves soon then hopefully I'll be able to add my name to that list...

[richy]

i will be there mr Z :wink:

[Zollo]

Where's the update then, Mr Organiser?! :wink:

[richy]

:wink:

[MrAtego]

Just transferred my credit over,just hope the brakes will be ok!!

[Clio-Girl]

im very annoyed i was really looking forward to this but as always the clio has let me down again after a complete set of engine mounts and a gearbox ive been left skint so cant go :cry:

[ratboyvalver]

im up for going, :D when you gotta book by??? anyone up for gettin a travellodge room and splitting cost??

[richy]

theres no set date as such but the sooner the better as places will run out and you wont be able to get a spot if wanting to go on track that is!

[seanofnp]

shit, on a weekday?! i very much doubt il be able to get it off work tbh, but i will ask tomorrow... if i can get it off il book it on octobers pay day

[richy]

there is only 19 places left and counting

anyone else booked on for this trackday??

its not far away now!

[ScottCup]

I still have a ticket for this trackday, if anybody wants it £90 its yours!

[evouk]

I hope to be on this one :D

do i need to email easytrack

[richy]

if you had credit just ring them up and transfer it over, if not you could buy scotts and ring them again and get that transfered over, it is free to swap it over

otherwise you will just have to pay/book like normal :)

[evouk]

cheers will call today as they never reply to emails

[richy]

cool, look forward to seeing your car there!

i 'SHOULD' be in my 16v, hoping the new engine is all good this weekend when it goes in!

[evouk]

Rang Easytrack and have swapped over to Nov 2nd...

Lets hope:

1. I have a car
2. its not snowing :D

[richy]

lol best not snow! :lol:

my engine is ready now, going in this weekend so hoping al is ok!

[evouk]

if i survive donny im booked in for this one.....

what time you all getting there

[richy]

will be there early on the morning to get ready, but i will only be running the 1.8 now, not that its slow :wink:

[2 live]

what times briefing??


might actually try and make one b4 i get out on track lol.

[richy]

iirc the gates open at 7.30, sign on is from 8am on and briefing from is 8.45

[MrAtego]

How much is it for an extra driver? Can pay on day for that can't I!

[richy]

i beleive its £50??

if anyone who got the email can confirm the times for briefing that would be great!


oh northy, i will be back on 1.8 power so watch out :wink:

[2 live]

i could be in the valver meself yet lol

[richy]

i could be in the valver meself yet lol

i will 100% def be on 1.8 power now! swaping the engines a few day before oulton!

[2 live]

whats wrong with the 2.0 mate??

[richy]

hmm were to start lol

it struggles to start and when turning over sounds as if its got compression leaking out, and its now developed a loud rattle from the top end which dont sound like a tappet unless one has suddenly failed! :x

so im not gonna take any risks and just fit the 1.8 back in, pull this 2.0 apart and have a look whats fooked!

pain in the arse but i have all winter to work on it, wont take long to swap engines too

[2 live]

nah. not worth the risk tbh mate. have em swapped in a couple hours.

[richy]

yeah wont take too long!

just to let you all know, me and bayliss are stopping at the travelodge at middlewich about 7mile from oulton park, just cuts down on travel time then!


just off the A54, CW10 0JB

[evouk]

I managed ti get out at donnington on sunday, in the wet but never mind...........

I will be there friday, what time do the gates open, briefing etc etc

[evouk]

i have the answer to my last question, scroll up a page !!!!!

[J o n]

are there still places on this?

[richy]

there all gone according to there website mate, might be worth ringing see if can get on reserve etc

[richy]

just want to say thanks to everyone who turned up, nice to meet new and old faces, was a cracking day! looking forward to the next oulton park outing! just need to sort the car out lol

:D

[2 live]

aye. another top day at oulton. good to see the clios holdin their own still. good to catch up with evryone again too.

and i found a cheapish way to repaint my car lol.

[evouk]

Yeah awesome dry track day!!!!

Some comments from the catreham lot: "Those race clios are going well!!!"

Yeah move over!!! :D

[drsmith1979]

anything happening before xmas?

[2 live]

doubt it mate tbh.tracks are gettin too slippy for slicks now ;)

[evouk]

you need some intermediates!!!!!

or full race wets...

my cups tucked away in the garage now till after xmas when i will get it back out and do some more jobs on it ready for next season....

[2 live]

il stick wi me pe2s for now ;)

maybe when the cage is in, and the cars finished il have a look at slicks

sooooo much to do for next year lol.

[J o n]

il stick wi me pe2s for now ;)

maybe when the cage is in, and the cars finished il have a look at slicks

sooooo much to do for next year lol.

will it be in one piece that long? lol

(oh, I'm off tomorrow afternoon, wanna meet up and grab XP off us? I'm gonna get Dave to do you a copy)

[2 live]

no need mate.....sorted it now ;)


my list of pc talents is growing...pmsl...just 1 or 2 little probs....;)

u got a copy with movie maker on?? lol

[J o n]

I can get one today off Dave, going up there later pal.