Brands Hatch 11th December.

MrsCC and I are booked up to go to Brands for the 11th December so that we can finish the year off by testing her 2.4 VIS. The car ran really well at Spa but since then its been remapped and played with a little more so the Indy circuit should be great fun if the brakes hold this time... well unless its snowing that is of course

I've also convinced my Brother and my new spanner man Dan to come along for some fun, Dan's is a pretty much standard MkII MR2 turbo running about 220bhp so I'm looking forward to having a go in this twitchy rwd

If anyone else fancies coming along to watch they'll be hot soup and fresh bread on the day, we've reserved a pit garage to try and keep out of the December weather but there should be plenty of people to chat to along with passenger rides so bring a crash helmet if you've got one.

If you fancy booking it yourself the link is below, it's £110.00 for the day so as long as the weather holds it should be a giggle.

Brands Hatch 11th dec.

1. CC & Jake
2. MrsCC
3. Knight7660 + Mrs.
4.
5.

Hovedan and I were talking about this day in the previous thread. I'm 99% certain to be a yes, just waiting to get paid on Friday.

I could be a possible. Just waiting to see what happens with the finances in the next week or 2

i *may* come down to watch and grab a passenger run...
i like the look of brands but as its so close to x-mas i dont really want to break my car

Just come down for the day marco, there will be lots of spare seats going so save your Coupe and money for your track project

i may just do this joe.. but ive got the track bug.. now im looking at money ect and if i can afford it

Track bug, lol

I am bang up for this one (don't live far from Brands, and really like the circuit) - have confirmed it's open pit lane too (wasn't clear on their site)

Yes its an open pit lane, get it booked Neal

That all depends - what flavour soup are we having?

Yep we have been talking about this one. Looks like a goer for me too, 20vt needs a bit of tlc or else I could give Custard a run out.

Will confirm either way this weekend...

Yeah I might be up for a bit of soup and bread.

What time?

Reubs if you read this if I am going I can give you a lift, and also I may well talk my cousin into taking his P plate 318is standard but stripped to within an inch of it's life a run out there, so you can see what you'd expect from your freebie Beemer

Just been informed by my other half that we're away up in Cambridgeshire that weekend

I may pop down in the afternoon to say hi (I live near Brands) and I'll bring my crash helmet (and Clio) if I do

Either way hope to you see you there Neil



We should be on track by 9am

1. CC & Jake
2. MrsCC
3. Knight7660 + Mrs.
4. Little Dan (Mr2 turbo 220bhp)
5. Vinny (Mr2 turbo 220bhp)

brands is just down the road from me so should be good just hope i get through the DB limit

i'll be there for this but only 50/50 if i take the car on the track .

I try and make this as not far from God's little acre.

I've been watching Dan's thread on MR2OC about our Brands meet and I'd like to think that after the day the Mr2 boys will be re-think their attitude about Coupes once we've shown them our tail lights.

At the mopment they're bantering about us blowing head gaskets and burnt wiring looms ( Yes Reuben I know it's true in your case ) but again it goes to show that the general petrolhead just doesn't know how good the Fiat coupe can be on and off track.

Looking forward to teaching these Rice burners a lesson

Sounds good Joe

Brands is a great track ... and I'd love to come along ... but the 180 mile (one way!) journey in the Westie puts me off a little! Hopefully I'll get down there next year ... once I have a trailer

Have a cracking day

Yes 180 miles in an open top would put me off as well Dave, I love driving but I prefer to be warm while doing it, lol

just wear the right stuff and you wont be cold at all. with some of the cold weather stuff ive got you'd be sweating all the way there

It's not just the cold ... it's the noise (engine/ induction/ aeroscreen), harsh ride (track tuned!) and relative vehicle size (compared to Polish lorry wheels on the M6)!

Beth and I drove to Donington and back in our Seven, come on, man up Dave

Pah! You complained about driving on the motorways ... and it took you 5(?)hrs

And you cheated (you had your doors and a windscreen on)

I've driven 120 miles at -12c in my Indy with no windscreen. You can keep yourself warm, but the only thing that you can't protect against is your feet. In kit cars you can't wear thick bike boots, so you just have to rely on x pairs of socks. It gets very cold

The MR2s won't know what's hit them No disrespect to them, but in my experience on track, they are an average car in terms of outright speed.

Good point

I can find an answer to every issue there you go

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BIKETEK-ELECTR...=item2314c8c71d

they will keep your little toes warm for the drive down

and as for the MR2 i cant wait to see his face when he gets left behind

Very tempted, although I wonder if you get any kind of refund if it IS snowing? Can't find anything about it on the site?

I like them, very clever idea

I'm talking with Easy track tomorrow so I'll bring this up Mart

Mart - if it snows, rains, typhoons or tsunamis, and the day is cancelled, you'll be able to transfer the trackday over to another event free of charge, and probably get a discount on booking any others.

If the day is partially lost to bad weather, i.e a late start, they are not obliged to give any credit towards any other day.

That's usually how it works (and has for me in the past with Easytrack). Let's see what Joe confirms when he talks to them tomorrow

Pretty much spot on Dan.

Hope you all used your members discount code...

What members code?

http://www.fiatcoupeclub.org/forum/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=1110887#Post1110887

There you go Mart, you've heard it from the horses mouth

Are you going to be at this day Tim?

Come on Alexis & Mart, get it booked

I just tried to read this too - but I got a headache with the layout and spelling of their website. Trackdaze? Please!! And not much activity in there either

It's not the easiest forum to find info, I ended up doing a search and found it under the regional section.

One thing I found strange was they're very sure their cars will beat a Coupe, we'll just have to see won't we

Going to try and fiddle some finances! Joe your a bad influence

Well that arangment it good enough for me! Thanks chaps

Just up the road from me, so I'll be there sometime for spectating,

Tim

I don't need them, I'm not a big girl As Dave said, the real issue is other drivers on the motorway

Bar Stewards, it's gone up in price to £139 now

That's a shame, still pretty good price for Brands, especially with the FCCUK discount.
Well, good and bad news for me. I won't be driving at Brands sadly , the reason being is I'm enrolling in an instructor course. I have been waiting for a couple of years to even find a circuit running a course so I have to go for it, and £400 before Christmas will stretch the budget. I'm disapointed as I've told so many people about this day and had various friends and colleagues coming along.
Sorry

I've just spoken to Easy track and they say if it's snowing or we're not able to get on track they will issue a credit that can be used in the new year.

all sounds good , me and mario may book this but just waiting for him to get back to me before i do .

1. CC & Jake
2. MrsCC
3. Knight7660 + Mrs.
4. Little Dan (Mr2 turbo 220bhp)
5. Vinny (Mr2 turbo 220bhp)
6. Nismo + Mario (maybe) but will be there to watch

Awwww how sweet

lol , he's not my type

Put me down for spectating.

Nismo, fancy a little convoy from somewhere?

Everybody welcome.

yeah sounds good , i'll call you closer to the day so we can arrange where to meet .

1. CC & Jake
2. MrsCC
3. Knight7660 + Mrs.
4. Little Dan (Mr2 turbo 220bhp)
5. Vinny (Mr2 turbo 220bhp)
6. Nismo + Mario (maybe) but will be there to watch
7. Technics - spectating

Oh, you don't go for those with a bald patch then

i will pop down

Cool. Speak about it down the Ace mate.

Pffft. What's the point of having all those horses?! Get on the track

Maybe in the future, I need to get a feel for it first, maybe a passenger ride would be a good start if anybody can....
I also have a spare set of plus alloys that one day I could get some track rubber for instead of my heavy 18" Azevs.
But I haven't got a helmet either.

Was just about the book on but now its gone up too £140

I think thats me out! It would cost nearly as much as a trip to Spa

just up the road from me so will def be along to see you all.

great track as we've done it in the wifes lupo.

:-)

Let those horses loose man!

Lol.

They need to be exercised occasionally you know

you can buy a cheap lid off of ebay which is a run of the mill make for about £35

I second this, no point having 400 horses under your bonnet if you're going to keep them locked down to road use, let them run free and feel the wind in their vents, they'll need the exercise before the long winter nights fully draw in otherwise they'll put on weight and be slow and lethargic in the spring

Excellent, see you there Rob

Completely all those wasted horses

Come on now Maurizio

Ha, if not this time definitely next time, but will definitely be there to watch and learn and get a feel for it.

Ebay here I come.

if i'm on the track i'll take you out for a spin Maurizio

And you'll need a good seat. As it happens, I have a very good one for sale, fitted with coupe runners, ready to bolt in, so you'll not need the extra expense of mounting plates and runners...

Sparco sprint seat

So will I Maurizio.

We'll get you into this quickly

i don't like the garlic smell

Thanks guys, that would be great.

I might come and spectate as close to me. Am doing a Mazda On Track full day on 2nd Dec in my MX-5 so couldn't afford twice in 1 month. Paid £99 as its OPL which I thought was alright.

Will be there... Unfortunately, only to watch you guys teaching them a lesson

Can I have an idea of people coming to watch as I need to sort provisions for the day.

Booked and confirmed.

1. CC & Jake
2. MrsCC
3. Knight7660 + Mrs.
4. Little Dan (Mr2 turbo 220bhp)
5. Vinny (Mr2 turbo 220bhp)
6. Nismo + Mario (maybe) but will be there to watch (To be confirmed)

Watching.

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Booked and confirmed.

1. CC & Jake
2. MrsCC
3. Knight7660 + Mrs.
4. Little Dan (Mr2 turbo 220bhp)
5. Vinny (Mr2 turbo 220bhp)
6. Nismo + Mario (maybe) but will be there to watch (To be confirmed)

Watching.

1. deannn_20VT
2.
3.
4.
5.

Booked and confirmed.

1. CC & Jake
2. MrsCC
3. Knight7660 + Mrs.
4. Little Dan (Mr2 turbo 220bhp)
5. Vinny (Mr2 turbo 220bhp)
6. Nismo + Mario (maybe) but will be there to watch (To be confirmed)

Watching.

1. deannn_20VT
2. cyborg7
3.
4.
5.

Booked and confirmed.

1. CC & Jake
2. MrsCC
3. Knight7660 + Mrs.
4. Little Dan (Mr2 turbo 220bhp)
5. Vinny (Mr2 turbo 220bhp)
6. Nismo + Mario (maybe) but will be there to watch (To be confirmed)

Watching.

1. deannn_20VT
2. cyborg7
3. Rob_78
4.
5.

Booked and confirmed.

1. CC & Jake
2. MrsCC
3. Knight7660 + Mrs.
4. Little Dan (Mr2 turbo 220bhp)
5. Vinny (Mr2 turbo 220bhp)
6. Nismo + Mario (To be confirmed)

Watching.

1. deannn_20VT
2. cyborg7
3. Rob_78
4. Technics
5.

Brands hatch videos.

Coupes 2009.
Tiem attack 2008.
Team MT time attack 2010.

Hovedan are you coming along?

Any one fancy giving me a lift

Alas it's not looking likely to make this one now Joe. The family's Xmas present list is eating into my essential maintenance fund for the bits and pieces the car needs before doing another day

Reuben might be coming down Sam, drop him a pm.

Never mind, next year then

where you based ?

Shropshire, I don't mind meetin up with some one so it's not to far out of the way.
I just don't fancy a few 100 miles in the mx5 till I have replaced a tyre

I'd give you a lift Sam but I'll be travelling down Friday, sorry mate

5 days till Brands so I hope it doesn't snow, fingers crossed!

Ah maaaan. I wish i didn't have prior engagements. I would loved to have come to this.

I owe a few passenger rides too.

shame would be good to have more coupes on track.

I don't have a Coupe anymore.

you have time to buy before sunday xmas present to yourself

Is there a chance to enjoy passenger ride with one of you guys? I'll bring a helmet with me.

Ill be coming down now provided I can fix the lighter socket in the 5, ill bring my spare helmet as well

I'm sure they'll be a spare passenger seat for you Dean



Is the lighter socket needed for your hair dryer Sam

Don't worry, there won't be any snow in Kent. It's getting warmer tomorrow!

Is anyone interested in the following? I could bring along to Brands if so:

Framed yellow Fiat Coupe 16v poster (wooden frame + glass which was made especially to fit the poster in)
Coolant tank
Coupe bike rack
Coolant pipes (the 2 with the bleed valve along it)
Arm-rest

Yes Joe, for what little thinking grey hair I have left

You're not going grey are you Sam?

At your age.... you need to get a warmer office mate...












Oh, and some hair dye

Can I see a pic of the 16v poster?

I have been told I can expect some just for men for Christmas

Sweet!

What time are people arriving? I have a nice child-free morning on Sunday, and Brands is only 20 minutes away.......

Tim we'll be on track from 9am

@ countrycruising, just to let you know I won't be attending on Sunday to busy with christmas stuff.

i'm a 50/50 as mario needs ahand taking tiles off his bathroom walls

Lol, if he puts the top of his head against the tiles, he should be able to take them all off with his spikes

Eleventh hour change, but depending on what happens later today, I *may* be booking up for this. But in an Evo VI

Dan spotted leaving his house before going to buy the heavho

Don't be silly. I'd never iron my pj's.

Do it Dan



Alexis are you coming along in your Big Brake Banana?

I won't be tracking it, no. Not sure yet if I will be coming yet either, so indecisive

Be good to see you if you're there

Joe, I'll get pics of the poster. It's not perfect, you can see crease lines where it was folder at some point. Alright for a garage or workshop though!

Maybe pop down but that means getting home at precisely 3am after drink and curry a 7 am rise at the latest then a 2 and half hour drive down.

Unlikely but a possible to see you folks on track.

If you DO come you will see a VERY shiny Moon 20VT6.....

Provisions loaded, kettle, milk on route at 7am, see you there if you're going

Hope everyone has a good day

2nd that

I'm aiming to come spectate later. Have a house viewing just before lunch.

Hope every thing is going ok guys!!

Very good day with pretty much the coupes dominating everything bar the Ginetta, btcc seat cupra and a fully track prepped Renault Clio this was many due to slippery track condition at the start.

So a big thanks to mr CC and mrs CC for the track time in the coupes and the free fuel

It was also good to see some new faces and reconise so old ones aswell.
Pictures to follow

It was bloody cold but well worth it even only to watch the Coupes in action.

That Seat Coupra was quick!

It was good to meet up and chat to you guys. Can't wait to track my 16VT

wish i could have made it and hope you guys/gals all got home ok .

I'll second how cold it was!

I think that was my first time seeing Coupes on track. They were flying and made me regret never having taken one my previous ones out.

Loved the sound of the AC Cobra replica, so went and chatted to the owner....it has a 8.1 litre engine! He saved for 4 years to get the 35k it cost, then built it himself.

Also found the owner of the red stripped out 306 Rally. He was overtaking most things in the session I watched. Had a look round his car with him, completely stripped out, engine work and running touring car tyres and trick custom suspension.

The 306 wasn't that fast but the driving skill and the knowledge of his set up was very high. I had some good tussles with him in mrs CC 2.4 vis along with the grey Evo I was chasing at the same time mrs CC managed to a passenger ride in

But the session of the day has got to be driving mr CC's plus and chasing the full track spec Clio and not doing to bad if I do say so myself

And yes it was abit cold but the fresh bread and soup sorted me out for the day let alone the constant brews on the go supplied by FCSS

Just got back and I'm now enjoying an Ale in my local, many thanks to all who attended, it was cold, wet but loads of fun.

Highlights for me were:

4 wheel drifting around Paddock bill bend, several times
Chasing down and beating most of the RWD cars, including the MR2's
Pushing the 2.4 with the carbotech pads and still having shorter braking distances if my bottle had allowed with it being so wet.
Spinning Dan's MR2 and being told his car was then banned for the rest of the afternoon session, sorry mate hope you enjoyed the stint driving my Plus

But the best has to go to my wonderful wife, not only did she dump her 2.4 in the kitty litter, but she did this backwards after loosing it at the top of Paddock hill bend and spun it twice in fine style before coming to rest arse deep in gravel, the marshals were so impressed they took her driver wrist band off her but gave it back after lunch and hour later.

Well done

It was an excellent day

Oh no, hope that's not damaged the paintwork?!

I missed all the action.hope there's video's to follow. Glad you guys had a great day.

alittle bit of paint scuff on the skirt and thats it

I hope like Reuben there are vids to follow??

there's vids of Mrs CC going for the kitty litter, Mr CC spinning in the MR2 and me getting alittle bit wiggly plus others

Excellent, looking forward to seeing those

Any other coops on track other than the Knight clan?

MrsCC's has suffered gravel rash but she wants it left and not repaired so it's now a battle scar not sure there's a video but there is one of me spinning in the MR2 with a mental F1 180 degrees spin to put it facing the right way that nearly went very wrong

There was a chap there with a standard Red 20vt that was trailered in for the day, he didn't tell me his name but he's not on any of the forums and just uses the Coupe as a toy even though it's road legal, he was doing really well no no major mishaps.

Hiya guys

I'm Vinny (the guy with the mk3 mr2)

Just wanted to say thanks for having us yesterday and thanks for the passenger ride I was really impressed with the errrrrrr blue one? (theone1 that was arches deep in gravel) lol

The weather was definitely on you're side at this one..... We'll just have to see what happens when the weather is decent

Was really nice to meet you all

Cheers

I wouldn't expect much different outcomes, especially on a track that's long and fast corners

Welcome to the forum matey

Evening Vinny, good to see you joined

We'll be up for Bedford if you fancy another tussle, needs to be dry though so Spring maybe

Yeah I'm up for a blast at Bedford when it's dry. Should be around the 250bhp mark by then too

I'll just need my Plus then

You'll have to have a drive of my Coupe, fancy a swap for a lap or two

Lol......... I'd prefer not to have my car banned from the track cheers

I'll have to get Dan's banned again then, lol

im WELL up for Bedford

i no a good resturant we can stop for some food also

What, in your M3?

no, still have the coupe by then mate, god.. some one got out of the wrong side of JBT's Bed ths morning didnt they??

why so touchy my friend??

did he not do what Mario does to you??

Honestly Pat, you need to stop fantasising about me

I'll be up for some good grub after Marco, I'll do some research on dates for 2012, I'd like to test the Vincy before Spa if possible.

I've listed a thread on Bedford autodrome for the 17th March 2012 if anyone fancies a GT track day before Spa.

Jealousy indeed.

www.tracksideimage.com

Have listed the photos this morning if any one fancies a look, I've videos and pics to put up as well.

Vinny you took a few didn't you?

Since when did you have a black plus? Amateurs these photographers

Any of Mrs CC in the kitty litter?

Energy Green look black on a dull day, wasn't CarlT's Mum's coupe the same colour?

I haven't found any of MrsCC in the litter yet, if anyone see one can they post it up.

Yes, it was

Yep, it was. I was taking a dig at the photographer for putting it in the "black" colour catagory!

I noticed there's quite a mix of cars not in there colour files, even MrsCC's is in the black section

Yeah I took loads on Dans camera of all the cars

Cheers Vinny