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Tracks days are ON (and bucket list circuits booked)
bi22le - 1/3/21 at 10:19 PM

Gutted I have not managed to do more TDs recently but some bug has shut down life for 12 months. Still I am glad none of my family or friends have suffered, and I hope the LCB community has also faired well.

So, news of trackdays hopefully being on I have booked up 3 so far. All new tracks to me, and one very special one.

Anglesey - 17th April
Brands Hatch GP - 3rd September
Oulton Park - 20th November

Anglesey is a gorgeous track I have always wanted to drive, chances of it being dry are 0%!

Brands hatch is my local and I have never done GP because it's probably the most expensive 1 day circuit in Europe. My bucket list circuit, I am probably going to cry on the sighting lap!

Oulton Park looks like a bonkers fun circuit so I am well excited to go here.

Anyone else been on a shopping spree? If people want to book up and come along for a socially distanced friendly face day then do so.

loggyboy - 2/3/21 at 01:02 AM

I'm booked on for my first visit to Cadwell on the 15th April, before I race there on the 17th.

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Originally posted by bi22le

Anglesey is a gorgeous track I have always wanted to drive, chances of it being dry are 0%!

Oulton Park looks like a bonkers fun circuit so I am well excited to go here.

Anyone else been on a shopping spree? If people want to book up and come along for a socially distanced friendly face day then do so.


Oulton is awesome, it rocketed in to my top 2 or 3 tracks last year when I raced there for the first time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6uOyYm2flnw&ab_channel=MistralMotorsport

Anglesey will be on my shopping lest later in year (19/20 June)

[Edited on 2-3-21 by loggyboy]

steve m - 2/3/21 at 07:51 PM

Brands Hatch was always a fav of mine in my old bike days, and doing the GP circuit was awsome, but not used much if at all now

Donnington was a good circuit, and Lydd,

jeffw - 2/3/21 at 09:49 PM

Which Anglesey layout?

Always loved this one
https://youtu.be/ZQi1X4sYyJA?t=23



[Edited on 2/3/21 by jeffw]

jeffw - 2/3/21 at 09:50 PM

Brands GP and Oulton are great circuits as well.

CosKev3 - 3/3/21 at 09:40 AM

Good job you are doing Anglesey before Oulton, as IMO Anglesey is a let down after doing Oulton park!

Stunning scenery out over the sea,but feels like you are on a big karting track rather than a race track,surface is nowhere near as good as oulton park.

jps - 3/3/21 at 02:24 PM

Don't they call Cadwell "the mini-Nurburgring"? I was planning to go up there to spectate, before COVID unfolded....

loggyboy - 3/3/21 at 02:29 PM

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Originally posted by jps
Don't they call Cadwell "the mini-Nurburgring"? I was planning to go up there to spectate, before COVID unfolded....

They sure do. MSV are currently selling tickets for our event so hopefully we might get some spectactors. We did at Oulton last year but sadly Donny in Dec was closed to public.

bi22le - 3/3/21 at 06:30 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jps
Don't they call Cadwell "the mini-Nurburgring"? I was planning to go up there to spectate, before COVID unfolded....


Having driven both I can kind of see what they mean but it's a bit of a stretch.

Average speed and track width must be twice that of Cadwell.

adithorp - 4/3/21 at 03:15 PM

Oulton is a great track and at the latter end of Nov can be extra interesting. It gets quite green under the trees around Druids (like it isn't tricky enough there ). I've had some really good weather there in Nov as well so don't panic.

Who are you booked with?

Andy D - 4/3/21 at 05:49 PM

I've got Cadwell with MSV booked April 29th, and looking to do Knockhill (If we're allowed) May 24th, and maybe a Donington in May too.

loggyboy - 4/3/21 at 06:35 PM

quote:
Originally posted by bi22le
Average speed and track width must be twice that of Cadwell.


Hmmm I wonder what they can possibly mean by adding Mini. lol

bi22le - 4/3/21 at 10:22 PM

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Originally posted by adithorp
Oulton is a great track and at the latter end of Nov can be extra interesting. It gets quite green under the trees around Druids (like it isn't tricky enough there ). I've had some really good weather there in Nov as well so don't panic.

Who are you booked with?


I have worse weather on summer / spring trackdays than November days. Obviously it's just luck of the draw regarding rain. The time of year dictates daylight hours and Ambient temperature though. November is often mild, pushing my luck a bit at the end of the month though.

Javlin for Oulton, the other 2 are trackdays.co.uk.

bi22le - 4/3/21 at 10:24 PM

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Originally posted by loggyboy
quote:
Originally posted by bi22le
Average speed and track width must be twice that of Cadwell.


Hmmm I wonder what they can possibly mean by adding Mini. lol


I was thinking that as I typed it!! Considering the length of 1 ring lap you would have been excused to think it was related to length of a lap more than how fast flowing the ring is or how narrow Cadwell is.

adithorp - 5/3/21 at 10:32 AM

You're right about the length of the days in Nov. This was a few years ago on the last few laps of a day at Oulton. The low Sun made commitment an issue at some areas...

https://youtu.be/t1kQnMgaQlE

Gord - 9/3/21 at 08:01 PM

I’m booked for Cadwell, Blyton and Croft.
I’ve been to Cadwell park many times as a spectator but never been around the circuit. I’ve been to Blyton a couple of times and also Croft, which is on my doorstep.
After spectating at Croft dozens of times, I had no idea just what a good circuit this is to drive.