Castle Combe 2nd july OPL

Have just booked this with trackdays.co.uk it's an open pit lane which castle combe themselfs don't offer so you only get this from outside companys, Hove dan is also in on this is anyone else coming should be a great day and only £159

£159 is a great price for Combe, which is usually around the £200 mark.

Unfortunately we missed the birthday special on the 9th July at £135 (fully booked).

But, this is still a great price, and every chance it won't be as busy as the birthday special date too.

I'll have an empty car so will be happy to give passenger rides to anyone who shows their face. Combe is my domain so it'll be a quick day

Driving:
1. Senny Dave (in the Senator)
2. Hovedan

Passenger rides?
1.

I will be down there to spectate and dibs a passenger ride.
Great track to spectate at.

I'm sure Leight and I could give some passenger rides in the senny as well

Driving:
1. Senny Dave (in the Senator)
2. Flea (in the Senator)
3. Hovedan
4.
5.

Passenger rides:
1. Coupedummy
2.
3.

Linky to the website...

Castle Combe 2nd July booking

Seriously considering this ... if I can source a trailer ....

Dave - chez Dan would be happy to put you up if you wanted to drive down the night before to break the journey?

It's a bargain price and with the offer of a life time from Dan I think you now have to come even if you don't have a trailer.

Anyone else for this bargain summer day at Combe? Surely? I've created a new category for Dave

Driving:
1. Senny Dave (in the Senator)
2. Flea (in the Senator)
3. Hovedan
4.
5.

Passenger rides:
1. Coupedummy
2.
3.

Umming and arring:
1. Dave_t
2.

Am tempted....

As am I, even just to have a ride in the Senny

Having only been on track in the wet before, and not in my own car, what sort of tyre wear should I expect? Trying to think of the total potential cost of the day!

Depends what rubber you're running Rob. Every chance it'll be a hot one so hard on the tyres.

Anyone else for this bargain summer day at Combe? Surely? I've created a new category for Dave

Driving:
1. Senny Dave (in the Senator)
2. Flea (in the Senator)
3. Hovedan
4.
5.

Passenger rides:
1. Coupedummy
2.
3.

Umming and arring:
1. Dave_t
2. Robfow
3. Countrycruising

Roll up be nice to see some more confirmed participants, either driving or passengers!
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Still availability for this day.

Must be more track day hero midlanders prepared to venture all of the 80/90 miles South for this?

Castle Combe booking linky

I'm racing at Combe on Sunday 22nd of July and have a trackday on Monday 16th July, they are taking up a fair bit of my cash so will have to see about the 2nd guys.

Last call for participants, either more cars or passengers, at this one?

Poor show of numbers so far. Can the ummers and arrers confirm up?

And come on you 500bhp monsters, let's be 'having you as Delia would say...

Driving:
1. Senny Dave (in the Senator)
2. Flea (in the Senator)
3. Hovedan
4.
5.

Passenger rides:
1. Coupedummy
2.
3.

Umming and arring:
1. Dave_t
2. Robfow
3. Countrycruising

Hi lads, jst quick msg to say I'll be joining you lot for my first ever track day so be gentle with me! Lol.

I'm affraid my coupe is looking a bit sad at the mo though, recentley brought barbz bros old coupe frm crazylegs and she needs a LOT of tlc but mechanicaly she solid so seeing as its my 35th on 5th july i thought sod it I'll treat myself to a track day.

Wil book tomorrow, do i jst contact the track myself to book?

Anyway see you all their, I'll be the one in the tatty red coupe! Lol

Nice one Mr Cheese - link to book was posted here...

Final call for any more takers for Combe on the 2nd July.

None of you high boost heros then?

Who's coming to watch and cadge passenger rides?!

Can't do it due to the work I have on but I will do This track hopefully this year.

We'll be back at Combe later in the year John. Get yourself down next time

So, final numbers are:

Driving:
1. Senny Dave (in the Senator)
2. Flea (in the Senator)
3. Hovedan
4. Mr Cheese
5.

Passenger rides:
1. Coupedummy
2.
3.

Umming and arring:
1. Dave_t
2. Robfow
3. Countrycruising

My umming and arring can finally stop ... I can't make it I'll be travelling abroad for work on Monday.

Have a great day

What's the crack with coming along to spectate regarding cost?I'm going to be at Combe in the afternoon for a drivetech event with work so I maaaaay very well come along in the morning???Maybe blag a passenger ride?

Hey Jon,
Just turn up, you're looking at a small admin fee (max £10) to be a passenger, perhaps even free. Plenty of passenger rides available!

Cheers dan.
Happy days,I'll try and get a lift over in the morning.What time shall I aim to get there for?Also which gate?

We'll be there for 8, track action starts at 9.

Get there anytime, main entrance for participants, you'll be able to park somewhere in the paddock.

Cheers bud,hopefully see you there!

Coops ready to roll at Combe tomorrow. Game on

Have fun tomorrow. Weather doesn't look great, don't let Combe bite

Nice to meet all you guys today!Really enjoyed myself despite the weather..just made things more interesting

Did you manage to get the senny out after lunch at all Dave/Leighton?

Well done to those few hardy souls who popped along to a sodden Castle Combe today, to Senny Dave, Flea, Jon13 and Robfow.

Unfortunately, the rain proved the nemesis of the Senator, that is one fair weather track car!

Hope everyone enjoyed the passenger rides in my 20vt, despite having my Yokohama A048 tyres (not reknown for wet weather ability), I kept it on the black stuff, almost lost it going up Avon Rise at around 100mph, but hung on and all captured on glorious video!

The old girl was one of the quickest things out on track, and didn't miss a beat. Although today's excursions have come at the cost of a suspected rear wheel bearing failure. Small fry.

Videos to follow on youtube - currently uploading...



I saw no tatty red coupe - are you the new Marco?!

Vids as promised (uploaded first time overnight on the tube, shocker!)

Session with Senny Dave as passenger. Lots of (other) cars spinning as we cruised on past most!

Hairy moment up Avon rise at 26'40!

Vid 1

And a session with Flea as passenger, less in the moments instances but that's obviously due to my mastering of the conditions by then. Interesting comparison with a golf 1.8 turbo conversion near the end, with him getting far better traction out of the corners, but with me reeling him in on the straights and under breaking. Testament to the carbotechs performance in these conditions. Although this does little to promote the Yokohama AO48's wet performance, scrabbling a plenty trying to put the power down out of corners.

Vid 2

Wet conditions made for a testing, but still hugely entertaining day for me. Very different from the dry stellar top speed days. The coupe again performing very well

Good vids, Dan ... Am annoyed not to have made it

Bloody work

Looked a crap day mate - well in for making the best of it - your hairy moment was just that!!

Ross

Thanks Dave, enjoy sunny Bahrain safe in the knowledge that you haven't missed much track time. The vids were taken in the afternoon sessions, when the track "dried out" a little. In the morning, the only way you'd have gone quick in the Westie would have been after turning it upside down and putting an outboard on the back!

Cheers Ross, these days are what you make of them. Still a very challenging day in these conditions, which definitely improve your driving skills. As for the hairy moment, well my Sphincter ani externus has yet to relax

I know the exact feeling when you think you've done something your going to regret for a while. Just a good relief knowing you didn't!!!

Ross

Haha Senny Dave at the MR2 driver: "Breaking there...f***ing idiot".

Did I really say that I haven't seen the vid yet I must have been chatting loads of crap then even if he was an idiot

You had no chance Dave, in a car on track with me, long gone are the days I used to cringe at the guff I say whilst driving!

26'45 on vid 1, where we cheated death, or at least a 100mph spin into the barriers. I laughed so crazily I sounded like Mayzon