Went to Brands yesterday.....

[grrljo]

Excellent day! The first time I've taken my own car out on track plus I was out on track with the likes of tuned up RX-7's and also a Ferrari Testarossa! Unfortunately I didn't get many pictures so you'll just have to be happy with the photos of my car.
Couple before heading out on track -

http://jo.3rd-dimension.com/files/IMG_4719.jpg

http://jo.3rd-dimension.com/files/IMG_4720.jpg

Then it was track time!
Heres me about to get overtaken
http://jo.3rd-dimension.com/files/brands10.jpg

And then being overtaken
http://jo.3rd-dimension.com/files/brands45.jpg

Then being abducted by aliens :lol:
http://jo.3rd-dimension.com/files/brands60.jpg

And this is me 3 days later returning to earth with a bump! :lol:
http://jo.3rd-dimension.com/files/brands82.jpg

Sorry for the quality of the pictures, they were taken from this (http://jo.3rd-dimension.com/files/brands.avi), blink and you might miss it!

[Clio b]

Looks like ya had a wicked time :D

[Coops]

swede!!! i wanna do a track day!! whats it like being a newbie on a track day?!

i aint never done it before but lookin forward to my first go at some point....maybe some more go karting first!

[Scott-16v!]

looking good, i love to do a trackday but worried about breaking it/rolling it :oops: :lol:

[Clio b]

I'd love 2 do a track day... jus 2 rag the **** out of my poor little car! She's sooo slow dont think i cud roll her!

She did manage 106mph on M25 last nite! Had 2 slow down coz i had 2 cum off at the junction... but she had wuite a bit more go in her! :D

[Coops]

whats ur engine clio babe? i had my old 1.4 rt to 117!!! that was downhill tho so kinda cheatin!!

made it to 110 no worries then just bottomed out till i hit the hill n eeked another 7mph!!! :P

[Clio b]

its a 1.4 RT... she is quite nippy too... it seemed she wud do 110 easy... afta i hit 80 she jus wants 2 keep goin!

But i cud definately do wiv a willy engine i think! :D

[grrljo]

Coops, it was fine being a newbie cos it was meant to be a novice day (but I don't think most of the people there were novices!) so there was no pressure to go really quickly and they did a ducks and drakes sesh at the beginning so you could get to know the track better. Also tuition was available, which was useful for feedback on your driving.
Scott, I was really worried about breaking my car before hand too but she coped so well! I'll probably invest in an oil cooler at some point but that would be more for peace of mind cos my oil wasn't getting rediculously hot!

[Coops]

drove my old rt (sold it to my sis, so nick it sometimes!!) other nite, after the valver its sssssoooooooooooooooooo slow! :P

get willy power girl!! :wink:

[Coops]

thats the kind of thing i need to get me into it!!! thing is i get a bit trigger happy, so if an rx7 flew past i'd b convinced i cud av him!!! :oops:

[Lunner]

I do that, after a couple or corners you soon realise you can't, or can in the case of the TVRs at Donnington :wink:

[Coops]

:lol:

[Swervin_Mervin]

My advice is DO IT.

I've done 3 days now (one being teh Haynes sprint) and I've learnt stupid amounts about how to drive quick and just what the car can do.

I was having no trouble keeping with stripped 309/205 GTIs at Elvington with a passenger. Whether that's crap driving on their part I couldn't say.

Trouble is I end up spending too much time enjoying getting the car out of shape to put quick laps in. :P