Open Track Boxing Day Sale

[Alex B]

Alan

Just booked it, look forward to meeting you again.

Out of interest did you do the Motorpunk sprint at Curborough last week and if so what did you think?

Mark

I'm interested to see what they are like as well. My first one will March.

[AlanS1]

No i didn't manage to get over to the sprint. Work got in the way.

 

I have heard a rumour that a certain race car hire company may be bringing a new Elise Cup R to Rockingham for a bit of testing.

It they do i will be very interested to see how it does. May even blag a PX ride.

[Meister]

I'm interested to see what they are like as well. My first one will March.

Alex - I have booked on for Feb, March, April & May.

 

No i didn't manage to get over to the sprint. Work got in the way.

 

I have heard a rumour that a certain race car hire company may be bringing a new Elise Cup R to Rockingham for a bit of testing.

It they do i will be very interested to see how it does. May even blag a PX ride.

 

I wouldn't mind having a nose around that either Alan.

[Meister]

Went to this today with AlanS1, had a great day.

 

Benefits to Opentrack are...

Cheap

Free coffee, biscuits & doughnuts etc

Free Photograoghy

Free tuition

Good briefing

 

Negatives are...

There were some people there with very little to lose in way of their vehicles......which showed in their driving /inability to move out the way. The product of a cheap price maybe.....

Anyway, Alan and I had fun ....I daren't get too close to his fire breathing, nearly 200bhp S1 as he could've easily burnt my front clam!

I have posted Alans first ever spin ( allegedly....according to him!!! LOL). My big head gets in the way... but you can just see his off!!!

 

http://youtu.be/mhxYh7k5ETo

 

Mark

[AlanS1]

Went to this today with AlanS1, had a great day.

 

Benefits to Opentrack are...

Cheap

Free coffee, biscuits & doughnuts etc

Free Photograoghy

Free tuition

Good briefing

 

Negatives are...

There were some people there with very little to lose in way of they vehicles......which showed in their driving /inability to move out the way. The product of a cheap price maybe.....

Anyway, Alan and I had fun ....I daren't get too close to his fire breathing, nearly 200bhp S1 as he could've easily burnt my front clam!

I have posted Alans first ever spin ( allegedly....according to him!!! LOL). My big head gets in the way... but you can just see his off!!!

 

http://youtu.be/mhxYh7k5ETo

 

Mark

 

Mark,

 

Great day mate. Yes my first ever spin and off in the Elise. Good job it was on one of the slowest parts of the track.

 

The morning was "interesting", the track like a skating ring with some less respectful drivers on the track. However the afternoon and a drying track was great. 

 

Thanks for putting up the vid, shame it didn't actually catch it though.

 

Do you have any more footage? 

 

Alan

[Meister]

Mark,

 

Great day mate. Yes my first ever spin and off in the Elise. Good job it was on one of the slowest parts of the track.

 

The morning was "interesting", the track like a skating ring with some less respectful drivers on the track. However the afternoon and a drying track was great. 

 

Thanks for putting up the vid, shame it didn't actually catch it though.

 

Do you have any more footage? 

 

Alan

Alan

I've got loads of footage, Ive probably got 5-10 mins of me following you.

Mark

[AlanS1]

Mark

 

Would you mind sending me a link?

 

Alan

[AlanS1]

I managed to get a few laps on camera. My first time at Rockingham and my first outing in the car with the upgrades. The car performed great. Needs a few tweeks here and there.

 

This first one is just after i had stiffened the dampers by 4 clicks each. A little too much for the conditions as i found out. Obviously it can't be down to my driving

 

 

This one is after my little excursion and the dampers put back (reduced) 4 clicks each. 

 

 

Will definitely recommend Rockingham and i will hopefully be having another visit soon.

[russelld]

Your car sounds on song Alan 

 

 Rockingham in the wet is the wet is very slippy  I have been grass cutting there before. The long downhill left hander before the hairpin caught me out.

[AlanS1]

Hi Russell

 

How is your build coming on?

 

It was wet in the morning and like a skating ring. I watched a Clio in my rear view mirror get very close to me at a corner, lose the back end and kick a load of grass up and then 2 corners later was on the inside of me on the A pex. 

 

We had roughly 2ish hours where the track dried, but then the temperature dropped and it started to decline again. 

 

But really liked the track itself.

[Alex B]

Looking good Alan.

I'm at Rockingham in march.

[russelld]

Hi Russell

 

How is your build coming on ?

The crank, rods, pistons,front pulley, flywheel & clutch are away being balanced . New cams and valves have been procured so I should be able to nail it together soon :-)

[Meister]

Mark

 

Would you mind sending me a link?

 

Alan

Hi Alan

Here is the footage preceding your off, this should match your first video, but from my perspective.

Mark

[AlanS1]

Mark, 

 

Have you gone to Bedford today like you was considering?

 

You would need the runoff that you say it has if you have.

[Meister]

Alan

I've done some pretty stupid things in my life, but driving to Bedford this morning in these conditions ranked right up there....

5 mins after the 3 hr drive it was cancelled.

What a T.at!!! I am 40 'F'ing 6 you'd have thought I would have known better.

 

EFA - I don't look 46 though.