DanP Posted August 25, 2014 Share Posted August 25, 2014 When I was a spotty teenager, I used to rag round an old disused airfield, practicing my all important hand brake turns :-) Many years on, I'm now much older and more sensible, and would like to investigate the handling characteristics of my vehicle in a controlled environment. Are there any disused airfields in Nottinghamshire that you can get into? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scatty Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 Good question..... And a good idea... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C1RVY Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 There is one at Langar in Nottm that's under used as I recall. A good idea if we can find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Mac Posted August 27, 2014 Share Posted August 27, 2014 There is one at Langar in Nottm that's under used as I recall. A good idea if we can find one. Langar is definitely active, they run parachuting from there. I would think you'd be even less popular if you were caught "investigating handling characteristics" there than outside the local McDonalds car park. In all honesty I suspect there is very little disused stuff left. It will either be privately owned and used for "track" days, or long since turned into housing or industrial development. Would be nice though! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
russelld Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 A bit far but an activity day at North Weald could be fun, and they are very reasonable. http://www.carlimits.com/script/viewEvents.php?type=airfieldactivity&month=20141001 There are 8 spaces remaining on Friday 31st Oct. Does anyone fancy this ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MilesH Posted August 28, 2014 Share Posted August 28, 2014 I remember going over to Langar Airfield with Dan (for those who've been around here long enough to remember him), I think it was back in 2008 and even then the surface was no good for driving on. There was definitely plenty of space but as much as we tried there was nowhere to have any fun without risking pot holes or general broken surfaces. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanP Posted August 28, 2014 Author Share Posted August 28, 2014 There are so many airfields around Nottingham. Nottingham airfield near Tollerton. Winthorpe airfield near Newark. Probably loads more. Let's see what they look like on google earth.... Ha! I knew it!! On google Earth, Winthrop airfield has tire treads all over it the bit on the other side of the road from the go cart track!! The surface looks completely broken down though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lummo Posted August 29, 2014 Share Posted August 29, 2014 When I was a kid my Dad used to let me drive his car on Winthorpe airfield. We got chucked off several times, even back then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanP Posted August 29, 2014 Author Share Posted August 29, 2014 Yeah, it was actually Winthrope we used to hoon around in in a mk1 golf and a proper mini. Since there was no power, the only way of getting a slide was by using the handbrake. Oh, those were the days. Must have been even before you, coz we never got any botha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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