RAF MARHAM Track Day - 22 and 23 April 2006

[Bobblehat]

Ahh, looks like we will have to get a MOT on the Supermini

[Perdu]

Mark, please put me on the list. I don't want to be peering at the thread just after it like last year, saying "Ooh I just wish..."

Give Gary and me a chance to swap drives in each other's cars again but this time Gary, I have a starter motor!

 

[Lorry]

This is temping.  The yellow peril is out on the sunday, so the Saturday is tempting.  Must rebuild the motor first.

Is it just a triangular track around the perimeter, or are there corners?

[mgmark]

This is temping.  The yellow peril is out on the sunday, so the Saturday is tempting.  Must rebuild the motor first.

Is it just a triangular track around the perimeter, or are there corners?

The track has a one and three-quarter mile straight (the main runway) with fast corners at the start and end.   The two straight bits connecting those ends to form a triangle have coned chicanes on them and, this time, will also have a few flowing bends.   In addition, the corner linking those two straight bits together is a particularly enjoyable and challenging high speed, double apex corner.   So in essence, yes it is roughly a triangular shape, just over 4 miles long, but with plenty of curvy bits to make it interesting/challenging/enjoyable.

MG Mark

[JonFATBOYwarner]

Mark,
could you please put me down for 1 deffinate for Sunday and for a further 3 possibles also for Sunday.
Are there any noise regs?  My mates Exige is quite noisy under load at high revs.
Cheers
Jon

[mgmark]

could you please put me down for 1 deffinate for Sunday and for a further 3 possibles also for Sunday.
Are there any noise regs?  My mates Exige is quite noisy under load at high revs.

Can do, although the the 3 possibles will need to make their minds up in due course.   No formal noise regulations or test.

MG Mark

[elanman]

Not sure if I can do this myself, much as I might like to but have publicised this on Lotus Elan Central and posted a link to this thread.

[president]

Mark

I will join you on the Sunday in my Scooby and I understand a few of the T.W.A.T.S. also fancy a Sunday drive in the country.

Look forward to further details in due course.

Simon

[BigH]

Well done for taking this on again Mark.
I'm not sure if I can make it this time, or indeed if the old girl has recovered from her previous thrashing, but I can highly recommend it to anyone thinking about going along. It's run in a thoroughly professional and very friendly manner, with top notch photographers on hand to record your spectacular driving for what is really only a few bob.
Go on!!
H

[Lorry]

...... So in essence, yes it is roughly a triangular shape, just over 4 miles long, but with plenty of curvy bits to make it interesting/challenging/enjoyable.

MG Mark

Thanks for the info.  When its wound up I only get 5 to the gallon, and with a 6 gal tank, thats only 7 laps.

Having looked at my calendar, its Brands Hatch on the Saturday and Gurston Down on Sunday, so next year perhaps.  Why do these things always clash.

[rcutler]

If you do 6 laps you are not doing bad!! I think when me and dan did laps the most we got was 9. Our average speed was around the 100mph mark I think our average lap times were 2m 28.

I believe the sessions were between 20 mins and 30 mins with the longest session being 40mins but that was a long time at 100mph. Plus the tires were getting very hot.

[Lorry]

So was it ten tankfulls for the day.

One of my fondest sober memories of last year was coming out of a long series of bends onto a straight and flooring it, only to realise that the tyres were molten.  Bruized elbows were the only problem.  Most cars would have jumped into the bushes.

[TobyAnscombe]

Mark - Dropped you a PM yesterday and I see now that both Bill and Gary have asked already.

Any space left?

[garyfrogeye]

Welcome Toby

[Perdu]

For Gary and Toby, what day are you planning on? I was sort of thinking Sunday...