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Title: track days
Post by: omegadan67 on 12 April 2011, 23:08:16

do any owners go to trackdays with their omegas to race or in deed do any members do track days in other cars? if so which cars

ive raced fords,rovers,vauxhalls,lotus's just wondered if anyone else does

Title: Re: track days
Post by: SteveMJ_new on 13 April 2011, 22:52:47

I have been on an Autobahnstormers track day at Marham in my Omega Elite 3.2

Title: Re: track days
Post by: feeutfo on 14 April 2011, 01:25:28

Bikes mostly.

Can think of better track day weapons...  Although for the money....

Title: Re: track days
Post by: aaronjb on 14 April 2011, 09:37:29

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Bikes mostly.

Can think of better track day weapons...  Although for the money....

I can't think of anything that would scare me more, personally.. ;D ;D

I wouldn't take the Omega on track (quite apart from it being an automatic Elite ;D) - it's just not the right kind of car unless you're on a big, high speed track. Even then you'll spend all day with everything whizzing past you..

If you want a (car) track toy, pick up £500s worth of 1.8 clit (old shape), or a decent 205 GTi, or go up to £800 or so and pick up a Mk1 MX5 - they all handle like gokarts, reliable and in the case of the MX5 have buckets of tuning parts available.

Though you will need to buy a hair dryer.... ;D


Anyway.. now I read the message you said 'other cars' ;D I need to wake up, apparently.

So yes - in the MR2 I've done a few, great fun! Anglesey was the last, in the pouring rain  :D

Title: Re: track days
Post by: andyc on 14 April 2011, 10:09:26

Marham is a good one to do but i thinks its by invite only.

Was meant to be one last weekend i think but got canned at the last moment due to operational committments but atleast i might have the Nova ready for the next meet

Andy

Oh, Hi Steve hows things

Title: Re: track days
Post by: feeutfo on 14 April 2011, 10:31:24

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Marham is a good one to do but i thinks its by invite only.

Was meant to be one last weekend i think but got canned at the last moment due to operational committments but atleast i might have the Nova ready for the next meet

Andy

Oh, Hi Steve hows things

 

Postponed I heard...?

Title: Re: track days
Post by: andyc on 14 April 2011, 15:35:26

same thing, just depends how long this Libya thing goes on

RAF didn't think it would be a good idea to have cars racing on the runway while the GR4's were trying to take off

But hopefully it will back in the summer

Andy

Title: Re: track days
Post by: Kevin Wood on 14 April 2011, 17:19:41

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same thing, just depends how long this Libya thing goes on

RAF didn't think it would be a good idea to have cars racing on the runway while the GR4's were trying to take off

But hopefully it will back in the summer

Andy

I think it might have been interesting but probably wouldn't have remained "non-competitive" ;).

Kevin

Title: Re: track days
Post by: feeutfo on 14 April 2011, 18:36:11

Might have been worth bringing the bike for a wee bite at the tyres.  ;D

Title: Re: track days
Post by: russ0205 on 14 April 2011, 19:12:57

mate of mine does track days in an mgf vvc it goes like stink,
 :y :y

Title: Re: track days
Post by: SteveMJ_new on 14 April 2011, 21:54:33

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Marham is a good one to do but i thinks its by invite only.

Was meant to be one last weekend i think but got canned at the last moment due to operational committments but atleast i might have the Nova ready for the next meet

Andy

Oh, Hi Steve hows things

 

All good - the invite is usually by the Marsh Monster :-)

Title: Re: track days
Post by: feeutfo on 14 April 2011, 23:21:03

So tell us about your vxr8 Steve. A few fans on here.  ::).  :y