Mazda Rotary Club

With the encouragement of Clive, I\'ve been looking around to organise/coordinate a trackday for club members and have found it difficult to find something at the right location/price/date. However, I think I\'ve found something :yes;

"Mazda on Track" have booked Cadwell Park for a full day\'s action on Friday 26th June. Price is £165, but they\'ve agreed a price of £149 to club members if we get 10 or more takers. In order to fill as many places as we can with rotaries, alongside other Mazdas, I\'ll be posting this on the RX8 OC forum as well.

Details can be found here;
http://www.mazdaontrack.co.uk/cadwell-park---friday-26th-june-2009---open-pitlane-3440-107-p.asp (http://www.mazdaontrack.co.uk/cadwell-park---friday-26th-june-2009---open-pitlane-3440-107-p.asp)

Those of you who took part in the Brands Hatch trackday I organised last year all seemed to enjoy yourselves :D, so how about a new challenge on this picturesque, twisty, 2.2 m circuit? No excuse now for those of you living "up t\'north" or Midlands, as this track is much easier for you to get to than Brands :wink:

Add your name to the list if you are interested. I\'ll confirm more details later. Any questions, post them on this thread or PM me.

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Casey

Thanks to Malcolm for doing the leg work on this one,

You are reading £149 above if we can get 10 people but if your an MRC full club member read this as £129 as the club will donate £20 to those members who attend this,

Must admit I have never been to Cadwell and it looks a very "tehnical" enjoyable track so I just may have a go at this myself :3gears-lh

Very Interested. Looking on the site do you mean MRC member or "Mazda on track" member ??

Very cheap at £129 :D

What is the best way to order ??

Shaun

Clive

Thanks for the MRC contribution. I\'d forgotten all about that! This really is a bargain now at £129 for a trackday :yes!!

Shaun

MoT have kindly offered their Club Member discount to us, if we can russle up 10+. Don\'t book on their website yet, else you will have to pay £165 :Nono!

For the moment, just add your name to the "interested" list. Once we get 10+ interested I\'ll speak with MoT to agree how people sign up to get the discounted price. Clive/Lisa usually send a cheque for the MRC contribution after you\'ve attended the event.

To get the ball rolling, based on what you\'ve both said, I\'ve added your names to the list - hope that\'s OK!

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clive
shaunwil

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Ash

Just been looking at hotels in the area :Giggle

Shaun

Quote from: shaunwil;603778Very Interested. Looking on the site do you mean MRC member or "Mazda on track" member ??

Very cheap at £129 :D

What is the best way to order ??

Shaun

Hi Shaun

The £20.00 contribution is for Full paid up members of MRC.  Nearer the time for payment we will set the trackday up on the shop for payment.

Regards

Will this be suitable for all track abilities including first timers?

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144 miles from me, a hotel may be a good idea!

Where is this? I may be tempted if i get my car ready

I maybe interested, never been on a trackday myself so sounds fun :)

Quote from: Rzla;603810Where is this? I may be tempted if i get my car ready

its a long old trot from us mate,  even further from you,  its 144 miles from epping,  its in lincolnshire.

Quote from: antnicuk;603824its a long old trot from us mate,  even further from you,  its 144 miles from epping,  its in lincolnshire.

:O
Really? Dammit... I would have liked to have gone plan to try and get my car ready for June and go to some track days this summer :(
And this track looks pretty cool
Are you definitely going?

well if it all goes ahead at the price they are talking about, then yes, i\'ll be there.  It will be my shakedown for the abbeville trackday at the beginning of July.......

open pitlane,full track...380 miles away,well i\'ll win on the distance travelled 380miles :eek:

I\'ll have to decide a little closer to the time,but put me down as an definatly almost maybe:2Rolleyes

I\'m interested in this. Bout time I did one of these.
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Whats the noise limmit at Cadwell?

should be 105db

it is a really, really good track
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probedb (possible)
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)

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clive
shaunwil
Ash
Antnicuk
TiddlesRX7
Jaydee
Will66 (possible)
GreySilver Beast (possible)
probedb (possible)
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)

Thats good mine is 104.5-105db!

dam i will beat Glastonbury, next time:Thumbs-up
Mark

Add Kash to the list I will force him to come if I go :D (put him down as a maybe)

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clive
shaunwil
Ash
Antnicuk
TiddlesRX7
Jaydee
Hypothermia
Will66 (possible)
GreySilver Beast (possible)
probedb (possible)
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla ;)

I`m definately up for this!!

I`ve lived practically next door to Cadwell Park for the past 5 years and have never been. I think its about time I did!

Oh and i`ll add my mate Dave as an almost definate possibly maybe. I`m sure he wont mind.

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clive
shaunwil
Ash
Antnicuk
TiddlesRX7
Jaydee
Hypothermia
Will66 (possible)
GreySilver Beast (possible)
probedb (possible)
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby :)

I\'m up for this, pending noise results for my new exhaust! Will have to pop over and see shaun after it\'s fitted ;) Am sure they will be fine so will add myself to the list
 
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clive
shaunwil
Ash
Antnicuk
TiddlesRX7
Jaydee
Hypothermia
Najiru
Will66 (possible)
GreySilver Beast (possible)
probedb (possible)
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby

Realised it\'s a friday and am now trying to get the day off work. So I\'m only a possible until I find out.
 
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clive
shaunwil
Ash
Antnicuk
TiddlesRX7
Jaydee
Hypothermia
Will66 (possible)
GreySilver Beast (possible)
probedb (possible)
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)

its a sunday isnt it? :S

Quote from: trevtubby;604087its a sunday isnt it? :S

It\'s Friday 26th June :2Rolleyes

Quote from: J_T;603803Will this be suitable for all track abilities including first timers?

Sorry J T, I missed your post. It\'s for all abilities. As it\'s likely to be an all Mazda day there\'ll be plenty of people to give advice and look after you. I\'m sure one of us would be happy to go out as a passenger with you on your first outing, if you wanted.

There will be a very full briefing at the start of the day and you\'ll be able to drive your car around behind a "pace car", where the "racing lines" will be demonstrated, before the event starts.

IMHO, this is probably a better day for a newbie to lose their track virginity than advertised "public, novice" trackdays . There will be a lot of club members around, instead of a mixed group of novice strangers in all sorts of vehicles.

It\'s an "Open Pitlane" format, which means you can go out when you like, for as long as you like, at the discretion of the marshalls, who will limit the number of cars on circuit to a safe number. You\'ll find you probably won\'t be able to stay out for more than 15-20 minutes before you\'ll need to come into the pits for the brakes, your engine, and yourself to cool off.

Nearer the date I\'ll post a set of "trackday tips" we\'ve developed over a the past couple of years.

If you\'ve not been on a trackday before, this is a great opportunity to enjoy your car at speed in safety, with no cameras in sight.

Please bear in mind there is a noise limit of 105dB, so if you have a loud exhaust you may need the sound level checked. You will need a helmet, but these are available for hire on the day for around £10. There are no special clothing requirements unless driving an open-top car.

Cheers for the info Casey. I\'ve only ever been out with my mate in the MX-5 he used to have so any advice will be appreciated :)

Sounds good for me then as its my first track day.

Probably best bet is for us to go to Oulton at a trackday and get it tested properly. My meter is only a guide.

Shaun

I\'ve just found this youtube vid of a Golf Mk1 doing some laps. What an awesome circuit!

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-358513006169756417

Thanks for the reply and the video Casey
 
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Casey
clive
shaunwil
Ash
Antnicuk
TiddlesRX7
Jaydee
Hypothermia
Will66 (possible)
GreySilver Beast (possible)
probedb (possible)
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)

Thats not a bad idea Shaun.

Just updating me as definite :) My mate will probably be along in his Westfield as well.

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clive
shaunwil
Ash
Antnicuk
TiddlesRX7
Jaydee
Hypothermia
Will66 (possible)
GreySilver Beast (possible)
probedb
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)

Quote from: Casey;604097It\'s Friday 26th June :2Rolleyes

wtf, my mazdarotaryclub calender says its on a sunday :Giggle


If its a friday I cant make it then :mad: boo

Quote from: trevtubby;604330wtf, my mazdarotaryclub calender says its on a sunday :Giggle

Yeah I think there maybe some issues with the days of the week in June - appologies. :o

I have put myself down as a possible, I have a trackday next Friday and if the car is still in one piece I\'ll change that to a definite. With my luck with trackdays and cars breaking I\'m taking them one at a time :)
 
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clive
shaunwil
Ash
Antnicuk
TiddlesRX7
Jaydee
Hypothermia
Will66 (possible)
GreySilver Beast (possible)
probedb
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)

Good plan that shaun, gives us an excuse for another meet too ;)
Would be just a little annoying to turn up and be told i\'m too loud to go on track

Next track day at Oulton is Friday 15th May.

Shaun

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Casey
clive
shaunwil
Ash
Antnicuk
TiddlesRX7
Jaydee
Hypothermia
Will66 (possible)
GreySilver Beast (possible)
probedb
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)

Am tempted by this but can\'t say for deffo yet, always fancied doing Cadwell as looks brilliant :)

If anybody wants any instruction (I\'m a qualified ARDS instructor) it looks like I could be there that day :)

I\'m sure some pointers would be nice :)

Definitely, I\'ve never driven on track before so any pointers greatly appreciated :)

Anyone know any games the track is featured ??

thats cheating.........................





let me know if you find one,  those barriers look hard

Searching on Youtube it looks amazing !

Shaun

Quote from: raceralexuk;605065If anybody wants any instruction (I\'m a qualified ARDS instructor) it looks like I could be there that day :)

I\'m sure that would be very useful for a number of us who\'ve never been to Cadwell before, and also to those who\'ve never been on any trackday before.

What exactly can you offer? If on a commercial basis, at what cost and are Mazda on Track and Cadwell Park OK with you offering your services there?

Hi Malcolm

I will arrange to get this event on the MRC shop over the next couple of days therefore getting committment from people wishing to attend this event.

I will post the link once this has been done.

There will be 2 options one for Full MRC members at £129.00 and one for Non members at £149.00

Hi Lisa

:Thumbs-up Superb! Many thanks for offering to organise payment through the club shop. Let us know when it\'s ready and I\'ll aim to be the first to pay up :)

Looks like I\'m ok to have the day off but still need to confirm. A friend of mine with a non-mazda was looking to come too. I notice that on the mazda on track website it says that other makes are ok even though it\'s mostly for mazda\'s. Does anyone know what we do to sort that out?
 
EDIT: Oops, answered my own question, looks like you can just register through their site without signing up as a member.

Casey
clive
shaunwil
Ash
Antnicuk
TiddlesRX7
Jaydee
Hypothermia
Will66 (possible)
GreySilver Beast (possible)
probedb
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)
Jürg(Probable)
 
I hope to be free and able to come over.

najiru

You are correct. If anyone you know wants to go along, simply direct them to the MoT website and they can sign up there. However, unless they sign up as a MoT club member they will pay the £165 price.

I\'ve arranged for a guaranteed 10 places to be available for MRC members (guest or full) at £149 for GUEST members and £129 for FULL MRC members. Please thank the MRC for the additional £20 reduction for FULL membership.  This is not restricted to make of car, although the more rotaries the better, as this is what the club is all about!

Watch this space as there will be an announcement by Lisa shortly about how to purchase a place via the club shop. The first 10 who sign up are guaranteed a place at the above prices, provided we get 10 to sign up. Once we have the first 10 paid up, I\'ll be talking to MoT about reserving further places at these prices.

But to ensure you get your place, SIGN UP as soon as the announcement is made here!!

Jürg

:Thumbs-up WOW, and I thought some of us were travelling a fair distance to make this one, but travelling over from Germany is something else. I hope you can make it!


Has anyone sussed out any reasonably priced accommodation nearby (with decent parkig!!) for those of us who need an overnighter on Thursday?

Any idea when it will go up in  the shop? I don\'t want to end up paying more than someone who isn\'t a member just cause they got there first.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^sssshhhhhhhhhhh, don\'t tell everyone yet, but it\'s already there.

LINK here http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/shop2/ (http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/shop2/)

Keep it quiet TiddlesRX7, we don\'t want everyone to know until Lisa announces it :)

Annotate your name when you\'ve paid;

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clive
shaunwil
Ash
Antnicuk
TiddlesRX7
Jaydee
Hypothermia - PAID
Will66 (possible)
GreySilver Beast (possible)
probedb
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)
Jürg(Probable)

Ok I\'ll keep it under my hat.

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shaunwil
Ash
Antnicuk
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Jaydee
Hypothermia - PAID
Will66 (possible)
GreySilver Beast (possible)
probedb
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)
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__________________

Please post your name against your username in order that I can match up your payments.

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shaunwil
Ash
Antnicuk
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
Jaydee
Hypothermia - PAID (Ian Jefferies)
Will66 (possible)
GreySilver Beast (possible)
probedb
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
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Tim_B (possible)
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Jaydee
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GreySilver Beast (possible)
probedb
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)
Jürg(Probable)

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Ash
Antnicuk
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
Jaydee
Hypothermia - PAID (Ian Jefferies)
Will66 (possible)
GreySilver Beast (possible)
probedb
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)
Jürg(Probable)

does anyone know the noise limit for this track?

:spank As stated on page 2, it\'s 105dB :cheers:):)

Not having been on a trackday before, what are the rules with regard to the wearing of crash helmets (assuming a fixed top car) and in-car fire extinguishers etc?

You must wear a crash helmet but they can provide one at a fee if you don\'t own your own. I\'ve never had an in-car extinguisher on any of the previous tracdays. Usually there are plenty of marshall stations with proper kit around the track.

Shaun

Shaunwil is correct. Any road legal car is OK on track, no special requirements on fire extinguishers or seatbelts, etc. Crash helmets are usually £10 to hire for the day. Qualified race instructors are should be available for 20 minute sessions throughout the day at £25/session. You might want to book an early session in the day to get some tips.

Cheers for the advice. My main concern is whether I have enough head room in the FD to wear a crash helmet, as my head pretty much touches the roof normally. I do have an old motorcycle crash helmet in the loft so will get it down and give it a go, maybe need to recline the seat a bit or something.

Anyone know what to do about insurance?

Casey - PAID (Malcom Casey)
clive
shaunwil - PAID (Shaun Wilmer)
Ash
Antnicuk
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
Jaydee
Hypothermia - PAID (Ian Jefferies)
Will66 (possible)
GreySilver Beast (possible)
probedb - PAID (Paul Solecki)
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)
Jürg(Probable)

Is there a limit to numbers?   Need to speak to my bro but we\'ve been talking about doing a track day recently :)

Quote from: probedb;606834Anyone know what to do about insurance?

Your normal insurance won\'t cover you so your options are;
1. Talk to your insurers and see if they will cover you for the day for a fee. This is probably a wate of time, as normal insurers simply aren\'t interested in trackday insurance.
2. Go without any cover - I know a lot of people who do this.
3. Get cover from one of the specialist trackday insurers. I\'ve used http://www.moris.co.uk (http://www.moris.co.uk) for trackdays, costs around £75 for cover with around £750 excess and £8000 cover. The reason I use this company is that I know a guy who had to claim and they paid out, no hassle. You might get cheaper, but check whether they have a good history of paying out!

Quote from: NurburgRob;606840Is there a limit to numbers?   Need to speak to my bro but we\'ve been talking about doing a track day recently :)

We are guaranteed 10 places, and we need to fill those ten places to get the discounted prices we\'re paying. Once the ten are filled I\'ll be looking to see what extra demand there might be, whether any places are left, and what price we can get tham at, if there are any left.

Best advice is to sign up and pay up for one of the remaining 5 places at the discounted prices as I can\'t guarantee what will happen once the ten places are taken.

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Casey - PAID (Malcom Case)
clive
shaunwil - PAID (Shaun Wilmer)
Ash
Antnicuk
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
Jaydee
Hypothermia - PAID (Ian Jefferies)
probedb - PAID (Paul Solecki)
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)
Jürg(Probable)[/QUOTE]

Quote from: Casey;606888Your normal insurance won\'t cover you so your options are;
1. Talk to your insurers and see if they will cover you for the day for a fee. This is probably a wate of time, as normal insurers simply aren\'t interested in trackday insurance.
2. Go without any cover - I know a lot of people who do this.
3. Get cover from one of the specialist trackday insurers. I\'ve used http://www.moris.co.uk (http://www.moris.co.uk) for trackdays, costs around £75 for cover with around £750 excess and £8000 cover. The reason I use this company is that I know a guy who had to claim and they paid out, no hassle. You might get cheaper, but check whether they have a good history of paying out!

Cheers matey :)

Quote from: Casey;606659:spank As stated on page 2, it\'s 105dB :cheers:):)

thanks for that, i knew i had seen i somewhere but i coultnt see it for looking!

i\'m definately going but i\'m waiting to get paid,  roll on friday!

I did Cadwell last year in my FD, it was fantastic, my favourite track so far bar Silverstone GP (which is a lot more expensive!)

The noise limit is a static test at ~50% revs, so you will need a pretty noisy exhaust to trip it (unlike Donington\'s 98db drive-by!) They test at the start of the day and give you a "passed" sticker. Mine was only 92db! Although my exhaust was very quiet and passed Donington\'s test easily too.

The track is great, actually suited the FD quite well, although as usual there is the odd corner where gearing is annoying (i.e. shift up and immediately back down) and a couple of the hairpins saw the lighter cars through faster. It\'s not too hard on brakes either, although you will need to haul yourself down when you come through the "forest" and at the end of the main straight, which is pretty quick (think I got around 130mph, but my speedo was well dodgy, so who knows!)

I\'m there in my DC5 on 10th June this year, hoping the weather holds again - I wouldn\'t fancy the forest section with over-hanging trees on a wet day!

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Casey - PAID (Malcom Case)
clive
shaunwil - PAID (Shaun Wilmer)
Ash
Antnicuk
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
Jaydee
Hypothermia - PAID (Ian Jefferies)
probedb - PAID (Paul Solecki)
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)
Jürg(Probable)

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Noyzboy100db ( Martin Hassett) PAID on MRC Shop

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clive
shaunwil - PAID (Shaun Wilmer)
Ash
Antnicuk
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
Jaydee
Hypothermia - PAID (Ian Jefferies)
probedb - PAID (Paul Solecki)
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Rzla (possible)
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J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)
Jürg(Probable)

I\'m struggling with getting the day off work, I\'m only able to have the afternoon atm but am trying to arrange the morning too.
 
Do you need a towing eye to go on track as I haven\'t got one?

Quote from: najiru;609563I\'m struggling with getting the day off work, I\'m only able to have the afternoon atm but am trying to arrange the morning too.
 
Do you need a towing eye to go on track as I haven\'t got one?

I hope you can sort you day off in time!

A towing eye is requested (front or rear, not normally both), but a lot of people with bodykits can\'t fit them, so they normally aren\'t 100% compulsory. In case you should have an "off" (hopfully not!) then just be aware of where a recovery strap/rope could be attached to a secure bit of chassis. That way you can tell the recovery guys to save time. In reality, I expect those guys are quite used to finding somewhere anyway, but you might want to protect any bodykit from being ripped off :Giggle

Just tell your boss your suffering from stress and that this is the ideal way of stress relief. Then add if they would like to contribute to a team/workforce stress relief day then it would be nice.

The only time I was checked for a towing eye was at Rockingham, thankfully on the one occasion I had one fitted! It wasn\'t looked at when I was at Cadwell last year.

However, they will pull you out any old way if you\'re in the kitty litter and that can bend things and damage bodywork, so be advised of where to attach a pull rope in the event! Places NOT to put it - the tie-down hoops at the corners of the chassis (these can\'t support the full weight of the car and will bend) and a strut bar, because that will bend under the full weight of the car too!

UPDATED LIST - FIVE PLACES LEFT AT DISCOUNTED PRICES

OK, the MoT guys are starting to chase me for payment. Can everyone who hasn\'t paid please pay through the club shop asap. The price we have been offered is based on a block booking for ten people, so until we get ten payments in, our places/prices aren\'t guaranteed!


Casey - PAID (Malcom Case)
clive
shaunwil - PAID (Shaun Wilmer)
Ash
Antnicuk
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
Jaydee
Hypothermia - WITHDRAWN **(Ian Jefferies)
probedb - PAID (Paul Solecki)
Noyzboy100db - PAID (Martin Hassett)
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)
Jürg(Probable)

**Most regretably Hypothermia (Ian) had a serious incident in his car on the way to Japfest last weekend. I\'m very relieved to report that Ian is absolutely fine, but his car isn\'t - a lot of body panel damage, back suspension and radiator shot. By the time the insurance people have done their bit, the parts are sourced (some custom bits to import) and the repair is done, it\'s highly unlikely Ian will be able to take part. However, he had already booked the day off for Cadwell, so he\'s thinking of coming along anyway, sans RX-8. Ian\'s very handy with his Nikon camera and he\'s most welcome as a passenger in my car.

Bad news Ian. Hope all goes well with the repair. All the best mate and if you feel the need to warm a passenger seat then i\'ll take you out too.

i had mine dynoed today and all was well, :) so i\'m paying now.

Casey - PAID (Malcom Case)
clive
shaunwil - PAID (Shaun Wilmer)
Ash
Antnicuk - PAID (Tony Kirk)
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
Jaydee
Hypothermia - WITHDRAWN **(Ian Jefferies)
probedb - PAID (Paul Solecki)
Noyzboy100db - PAID (Martin Hassett)
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)
Jürg(Probable)

Quote from: TiddlesRX7;609596Just tell your boss your suffering from stress and that this is the ideal way of stress relief. Then add if they would like to contribute to a team/workforce stress relief day then it would be nice.

Good idea, I\'ll ask and see what they say!
 
Am thinking of booking the evening session on the same day if I can\'t get off work so if any of you are staying over I might see you after the session. It\'s not much cheaper than the discounted full day though and for only 3 hours :(

I\'m there, I haven\'t been to Cadwell before looks incredible + Open pit lane, awesome.

Firstly how much is membership as this is the perfect excuse to the better half, to finally join?

And secondly is there any cheaper spaces left, or is it first pay first serve?

Quote from: DMDRIFTING;610183I\'m there, I haven\'t been to Cadwell before looks incredible + Open pit lane, awesome.

Firstly how much is membership as this is the perfect excuse to the better half, to finally join?

And secondly is there any cheaper spaces left, or is it first pay first serve?

It\'s £30 to join the MRC as a full member. You\'ll need to check with Clive/Lisa about whether you\'ll be qualify for the £20 discount as a new member, but I\'m guessing you\'ll be OK. Still discounted places available if you\'re quick - I hope you can make it!

Thanks Tiddles - I\'m still planning on coming up for the day and doing what I can in the way of photography. I\'d love a ride in a 7 - I\'ve only ridden in 8\'s before.

Cheers,

Ian.

Hi,
 
superb I will speak with Clive and get booked up as soon as I do!

Hi Clive,
 
can you confirm if i am able to take membership and advantage of the cheaper open pit lane price?

Casey - PAID (Malcom Case)
clive
shaunwil - PAID (Shaun Wilmer)
Ash
Antnicuk - PAID (Tony Kirk)
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
Jaydee
Hypothermia - WITHDRAWN **(Ian Jefferies)
probedb - PAID (Paul Solecki)
Noyzboy100db - PAID (Martin Hassett)
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)
Jürg(Probable)
Mart160plus (provided I can get the day off - start new job on Monday).

Plus I need to get the dodgy Maplin dB tester out and see how loud my missile actually is.......

Casey - PAID (Malcom Case)
clive
shaunwil - PAID (Shaun Wilmer)
Ash
Antnicuk - PAID (Tony Kirk)
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
Jaydee
Hypothermia - WITHDRAWN **(Ian Jefferies)
probedb - PAID (Paul Solecki)
Noyzboy100db - PAID (Martin Hassett)
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
trevtubby
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)
Jürg(Probable)
Mart160plus (provided I can get the day off - start new job on Monday).
david stephanou (via antnicuk)

I\'d best get me new coilovers fitted and alignment/tracking sorted!

I\'l take the silence as a **** off

Listen have a great day, I would love to join you, will eventually get round to becoming full member so until then..


Regards

Quote from: DMDRIFTING;611672I\'l take the silence as a **** off

Listen have a great day, I would love to join you, will eventually get round to becoming full member so until then..

I\'m sure Clive wasn\'t ignoring you - he\'s not online all the time and you can\'t expect him to read every thread.

You can join anytime, just pay via the shop http://www.mazdarotaryclub.net/shop2/index.php (http://www.mazdarotaryclub.net/shop2/index.php) I\'m sure you\'ll be able to claim for attending this event if there are spaces left.

Quote from: DMDRIFTING;611672I\'l take the silence as a **** off

Listen have a great day, I would love to join you, will eventually get round to becoming full member so until then..


Regards

As AMH said, Clive probably hasn\'t seen your post yet. I assumed you\'d send him a PM rather than post here. However, I\'ve just sent a PM to Clive pointing out your question, so hopefully he\'ll PM you or post here.

You can\'t PM unless your a paid up member ( one of the perks of being a member). Clive just wont have seen the post yet.
There are still loads of benefits of being a member even if you can\'t claim discount on this track day (although im sure you willl be able to) its defo worth the money for the membership.

^^^^^:Hammer:Hammer Thx Tiddles, completely forgot you can\'t PM as a guest.

Hopefully Clive will pick up my PM and respond. It is a Bank Holiday week after all :)

Just booked for Ian (Hypothermia) and I to stay Thursday night at this hotel;

http://thebeaumonthotel.co.uk/ (http://thebeaumonthotel.co.uk/)

It\'s in Louth, about 7 miles from Cadwell. Single rooms at £40 B&B seemed a reasonable deal. They\'ve still got some rooms available if anyone else is still looking for an overnight room.

Quote from: DMDRIFTING;610978Hi Clive,
 
can you confirm if i am able to take membership and advantage of the cheaper open pit lane price?

Sorry about the late reply, only just seen this,

If any guest joins MRC they are immediately entitled to any benefits the club has on offer,

As this great day out needs a bit of a kick up the pants and not many have subscribed we will increase the club donation to £30 per member attending, so you will now get this for just £119 which must now be a bigger carrot to get people out on to this event,

Time and time again our members have complained that everything is down South, this one isn\'t so come and have a great day, remember you can wander around at your pace on these type of track days and just have fun,

So come on people come and have fun in your car with no fear of losing your license.

Not sure if I can get my car ready in time but I will pay for a space tonight.

UPDATED LIST - FOUR PLACES LEFT AT DISCOUNTED PRICES

^^^^That\'s brilliant Clive. No excuses now, get your credit cards out and get over to the MRC shop! this is an unbelievable bargain at £119 for a full trackday. Motorsportvision charges £119 for a half-day or evening session, so we\'re getting two sessions for the price of one!

As Clive said, I\'ve especially chosen Cadwell Park as a better venue to reach for those in the Midlands and the North, knowing Brands Hatch was always a trek for those the wrong side of London. If we don\'t get a better response than this, it\'s back to Brands next time (which is easier for me!) - we got 17 of us at BH last year at almost the same time of year and had a fantastic day out. Only 6 takers here so far :3Confused

Casey - PAID (Malcolm Case)
clive
shaunwil - PAID (Shaun Wilmer)
Ash
Antnicuk - PAID (Tony Kirk)
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
Jaydee
probedb - PAID (Paul Solecki)
Noyzboy100db - PAID (Martin Hassett)
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)
Jürg(Probable)
Mart160plus (provided I can get the day off - start new job on Monday).
david stephanou (via antnicuk)

Casey - PAID (Malcolm Case)
clive- PAID
shaunwil - PAID (Shaun Wilmer)
Ash
Antnicuk - PAID (Tony Kirk)
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
Jaydee
probedb - PAID (Paul Solecki)
Noyzboy100db - PAID (Martin Hassett)
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)
Jürg(Probable)
Mart160plus (provided I can get the day off - start new job on Monday).
david stephanou (via antnicuk)

BTW Lisa will go in and refund the £10 to people who have already paid

^^^Well done Clive!

In case there are any trackday virgins out there who are considering this event, I was asked a few questions by an RX8OC member, so it\'s probably worth posting the same information here....

"In answer to your queries and concerns, there will be qualified instructors available throughout the day, at extra cost, typically £25 for a 20 minute session. You can book as many sessions as you like. Additionally, Ian (Hypothermia) is coming along, sans car, as photographer and has said he\'d be happy to go out as a passenger as well. Equally, when my car is cooling down, I\'d be more than happy to go out with you as a passenger to give advice, and/or you can passenger in my car. I\'m no expert, but I\'ve done 5 trackdays now (Brands Hatch and Thruxton). I\'ve not driven Cadwell Park before, but it\'s run by the same outfit (MotorSportVision) who run Brands Hatch, so I\'m expecting the format of the day to be very similar.

Typically the the day will run something like this;
1. Safety briefing. It is compulsory to attend this and each person will get a wristband to confirm attendance. No wristband, no entry to the circuit as these are checked by marshalls at the exit of the pitlane. The briefing will cover the lines around the circuit, overtaking etiquette (strictly by invitatiojn only) marshall\'s flags and other items. If you\'ve watched any F1 or BTCC racing on TV, the flags are exactly the same.
2. Everyone will have to go out in their car for 2-3 laps in small groups behind a pace car. At "sedate" speed the racing lines around the circuit will be demonstrated.
3. The track is opened up for the morning session of around 3 hours. You can go out as often as you like, for as long as you like ("open pitlane"), but the marshalls may hold you back at the pitlane exit if they consider there are too many cars on circuit at one time. Given that most cars/people will only be able to stay out for 15-20 minutes at a time before the car and they need a rest, then this isn\'t much of a problem. You\'ll find the car will need at least the same amount of time in the pits to cool off as on track.
4. They\'ll be a break for lunch of about an hour, which may also entail a trip to top up fuel.
5. The afternoon session of around 3 hours.
6. Chequered flag waved to signify end of the day!

If you drive at the speed you feel confortable with, follow the safety and marshall instructions, and don\'t stay out longer than 20 minutes then there really is minimal chance of any damage. Trackdays are not races, the purpose is for everyone to enjoy their cars at speed in a safe environment. I\'ve been very impressed by the safety aspects at all the trackdays I\'ve attended. Should any driver be seen to be driving unsafely, he/she is quickly "black flagged" and spoken to (but this is very rare!!).

Helmets are compulsory and are available for hire for ~£10 for the day. No special clothing is required.

If anyone has any queries, then please post them here (or PM me) and I\'ll do my best to answer them"

One other thing to remember when the car is cooling down don\'t put the handbrake on. The heat and clampling force will warp the discs !

Can\'t wait. Need some better brake fluid and pads though !

Shaun

This\'ll be my first track day driving :)

Quote from: probedb;612298This\'ll be my first track day driving :)

I warn you, once you\'ve done your first trackday there\'s no looking back! The trackday bug is hard to cure. Look forward to seeing you later THIS month - yes, it\'s getting closer;)

BTW, very nice looking FD you have there.

Don\'t say that!, my pockets arn\'t deep enough to be doing these all the time.
And yes preperations are underway to sort my car out ready for the big day. Cant wait now.

Quote from: Casey;611791Just booked for Ian (Hypothermia) and I to stay Thursday night at this hotel;

http://thebeaumonthotel.co.uk/ (http://thebeaumonthotel.co.uk/)

It\'s in Louth, about 7 miles from Cadwell. Single rooms at £40 B&B seemed a reasonable deal. They\'ve still got some rooms available if anyone else is still looking for an overnight room.

Just booked a room for Clive!!

UPDATED LIST - THREE PLACES LEFT AT DISCOUNTED PRICES

^^^^^ Thx Lisa; that\'ll be at least 3 of us propping up the bar the night before then :)

Updating with latest position.

This is an unbelievable bargain at £119 for a full trackday. Motorsportvision charges £119 for a half-day or evening session, so we\'re getting two sessions for the price of one!

As Clive said, I\'ve especially chosen Cadwell Park as a better venue to reach for those in the Midlands and the North, knowing Brands Hatch was always a trek for those the wrong side of London. If we don\'t get a better response than this, it\'s back to Brands next time (which is easier for me!) - we got 17 of us at BH last year at almost the same time of year and had a fantastic day out. Only 6 takers here so far :3Confused

Ian - Unofficial photographer and passenger seat warmer - Hotel booked
Casey - PAID (Malcolm Case) - Hotel booked
clive - PAID (Clive Haynsford) - Hotel booked
shaunwil - PAID (Shaun Wilmer)
Ash
Antnicuk - PAID (Tony Kirk)
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
Jaydee
probedb - PAID (Paul Solecki)
Noyzboy100db - PAID (Martin Hassett)
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)
Jürg(Probable)
Mart160plus (provided I can get the day off - start new job on Monday).
david stephanou (via antnicuk)

i\'ll be paying for dsm stephanou as soon as his membership goes through.

Quote from: Lisa;612499Just booked a room for Clive!!

See you in the bar, I booked a single room a while ago :D

Shaun

i have also managed to get another member to renew their membership and will be booking once its processed,     that should leave 1 place.

looking forward to it but not the 3.5 hour drive towing the car.  Early start for me!,  dont think i\'m going to stay over night,  i\'d be paranoid that someone would hook up the trailer and bugger off the with the kit car and the trailer!  Unless of course you guys could all block me in:)

Google maps gives 2 options, the A14 and the M11, (although both involve the M11) the A14 route looks a little more direct and is 9 miles shorter but the roads looks a little twisty.  The route shown as M11 looks less complicated.  I\'ll just listen to Tom Tom i think

i\'ve looked but i cant seem to find booking on times etc, can someone shed any light?


edit,   just looked on MSV\'s website, if its the same as theirs, signing on is at 07.30 :3Confused

Quote from: antnicuk;612850i\'ve looked but i cant seem to find booking on times etc, can someone shed any light?


edit,   just looked on MSV\'s website, if its the same as theirs, signing on is at 07.30 :3Confused

The last time I did an MoT event it was effectively a "Badged" MSV event, so I\'m 99% expecting the timings to be exactly the same as that on the MSV website. I will 100% confirm that with the MoT people nearer the date.

AA routeplanner is telling me I have a 3.5hour journey to Cadwell as well, so I\'m staying overnight :Snoring to be fresh the next day:driving!

It looks as though the bookings are going quite slowly for this event (still 16 places left after our 10 and other bookings), so we might be able to grab a few more slots once our allocated 10 are filled, BUT we need to fill the 10 first, as the current price we\'re paying depends on it!

Quote from: Casey;612418I warn you, once you\'ve done your first trackday there\'s no looking back! The trackday bug is hard to cure. Look forward to seeing you later THIS month - yes, it\'s getting closer;)

BTW, very nice looking FD you have there.

Cheers very much :) Car is booked in at Steve\'s on Monday for fitting the new coilovers, then just needs tracking and alignment!

It\'s driveable for me in the morning but I might be a tad sleepy!

UPDATED LIST

Quote from: Casey;612508Ian - Unofficial photographer and passenger seat warmer - Hotel booked
Casey - PAID (Malcolm Case) - Hotel booked
clive - PAID (Clive Haynsford) - Hotel booked
shaunwil - PAID (Shaun Wilmer)
Ash
Antnicuk - PAID (Tony Kirk)
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
Jaydee
probedb - PAID (Paul Solecki)
Noyzboy100db - PAID (Martin Hassett)
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)
Jürg(Probable)
Mart160plus (provided I can get the day off - start new job on Monday).
david stephanou (via antnicuk)PAID

Quote from: probedb;612885It\'s driveable for me in the morning but I might be a tad sleepy!

:Snoring:Snoring Note to self, keep well clear of white FD on the track :Giggle

UPDATED LIST - TWO PLACES LEFT AT DISCOUNTED PRICES

Thx Ant; updating with latest position.

An unbelievable bargain at £119 for a full trackday. Motorsportvision charges up to £119 for a half-day session, so we\'re getting two sessions for the price of one!

THE LIST
Ian - Unofficial photographer and passenger seat warmer - Hotel booked
Casey - PAID (Malcolm Case) - Hotel booked
clive - PAID (Clive Haynsford) - Hotel booked
shaunwil - PAID (Shaun Wilmer) - Hotel booked
Ash
Antnicuk - PAID (Tony Kirk)
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
Jaydee
probedb - PAID (Paul Solecki)
Noyzboy100db - PAID (Martin Hassett)
david stephanou - PAID
CrissyUK (RX8OC)
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)
Jürg(Probable)
Mart160plus (provided I can get the day off - start new job on Monday).

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Quote from: Casey;612895:Snoring:Snoring Note to self, keep well clear of white FD on the track :Giggle

There will be more than one white FD :Giggle

Shaun

Quote from: shaunwil;612915There will be more than one white FD :Giggle

:Hammer I realised that as soon as I pressed "post" :Hammer

I have a feeling, could be wrong, that it was your white FD I took a photo of on the strip at RS3 (Shakespeare Raceway)? A pic with the weight transferred nicely to the rear which you had as a avatar for a while? Or was that someone else with a white FD (soooo common :Giggle)? Mind you, I can talk with a Titanium Grey RX-8, must be the commonest colour out there :rolleyes:

ooooh, still love that photo :D

Shaun

Quote from: Casey;612895:Snoring:Snoring Note to self, keep well clear of white FD on the track :Giggle

Lol :D I\'m sure a couple of cans of Relentless will wake me up ;)

Or this one :mmmm

me and dave are booked in the hotel in a TWIN room!   see you in the bar!

Quote from: antnicuk;613010me and dave are booked in the hotel in a TWIN room!   see you in the bar!

:eek::eek: It crossed my mind to share a room (for all of 2 seconds :Laugh). Seriously though, that works out a good deal for you both. I think the twin rooms were about £55, so that\'s £27.50 each for B&B; can\'t knock that :)

See you in the bar :guinness

Quote from: antnicuk;612845.....looking forward to it but not the 3.5 hour drive towing the car

OK, curiousity is getting the better of me :rolleyes: is it the car in your sig that you are bringing along? If so, what is it :xconfused

:wiggle:wiggle EXCELLENT, we\'ve now filled up all the guaranteed discounted places available for us. I\'ll have a word with Alistair at MazdaOnTrack to see if he can release some more places to us. So, if you are still thinking about coming along to have some SERIOUS fun, then get your name down quick so I know how many to secure

Can the people on the list who haven\'t yet paid plse PM me (thx Najiru, I have your PM) or email me at cadwell@casecomputers.co.uk to confirm whether you are still intending coming along or not - thx

THE LIST
Ian - Unofficial photographer and passenger seat warmer - Hotel booked
Casey - PAID (Malcolm Case) - Hotel booked
clive - PAID (Clive Haynsford) - Hotel booked
shaunwil - PAID (Shaun Wilmer) - Hotel booked
Antnicuk - PAID (Tony Kirk) - Hotel booked
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
probedb - PAID (Paul Solecki)
Noyzboy100db - PAID (Martin Hassett)
david stephanou - PAID - Hotel booked
CrissyUK (RX8OC) - PAID
stupid-child (RX8OC) - PAID
Ash
Jaydee
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
dave-izzle (possible)- added by trevtubby
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Tim_B (possible)
Jürg(Probable)
Mart160plus (provided I can get the day off - start new job on Monday).

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Quote from: Casey;613056OK, curiousity is getting the better of me :rolleyes: is it the car in your sig that you are bringing along? If so, what is it :xconfused

The car is called a stylus, it\'s a sylva based kit car with a 13b turbo engine and gearbox from a turbo II  :)

My cousin dave will be bringing his 20b fd for a shakedown, it\'s not really a track car but has huge brakes and 600 plus bhp so should be fun, it\'s being mapped next week, fingers crossed it will survive!

Quote from: antnicuk;613097The car is called a stylus, it\'s a sylva based kit car with a 13b turbo engine and gearbox from a turbo II  :)

My cousin dave will be bringing his 20b fd for a shakedown, it\'s not really a track car but has huge brakes and 600 plus bhp so should be fun, it\'s being mapped next week, fingers crossed it will survive!

:mmmm:mmmm:mmmm They both sound very tasty - looking forward to seeing them on track. Will make my lightly modified RX-8 look extra ordinary......

HELMET ANYONE?
If anyone needs a full face helmet for the day (if you don\'t have your own), the good news is Crissy has a spare full face, medium size one available.



The bad news? It\'s black with pink dragons on; so maybe good for those with tinted windows?

Seriously, if anyone wants to borrow it, first to yell here gets it. If it doesn\'t fit on the day then you can always drop back to the helmet hire option.

Warning though, you might be a serious photography target on the day :D

TRACKDAY TIPS

Crissy also found this http://www.driving-days.co.uk/track-day-preparation.php (http://www.driving-days.co.uk/track-day-preparation.php). Quite a useful checklist for those who\'ve not been on a trackday before. I\'ll post up another checklist later, one that\'s been added to by various people over the past 2 years, and with RX\'s specifically in mind.

Cheers Casey. Luckily my mate has a spare I can borrow. I always keep spare oil, brake fluid and water in the car too :) Best see what I can take out of the storage bins too!

HOTELS

I checked with the Beaumont Hotel today and they said;

"We have 2 single rooms @ £40 available. I also have one twin @ £55 and I have a couple of doubles left. I can give you the doubles on SO rate for £50. If you would like to make any more reservations please fill in the attached form and return to me ASAP as our rooms do book up quite quickly".

You will NOT find these rooms available vai the hotel website booking service!

Rather than fill out the form, the contact details for the hotel are;

Jennifer Tymlin
Reservations Manager
Tel: +44 (1) 1229 432378
Fax: +44 (1) 131 2258022
Email: jennifer@magnusproperties.co.u

Just mention my name, Malcolm Case, when making the booking, so they can match it to the email they sent with the offer.

Alternative accommodation, not far from the Beaumont, acn be found here http://www.royaloaksplash.co.uk/ (http://www.royaloaksplash.co.uk/) with reasonable room rates, and rooms available when I checked. Crissy is booked in there (and paid a deposit) as the Beaumont website claimed today, wrongly, that they had no rooms less than £55/night.

:wiggle:wiggle UPDATED LIST, we\'ve now filled up all the guaranteed discounted places available for us. Awaiting reply from Alistair at MazdaOnTrack about more places to us. So, if you are still thinking about coming along to have some SERIOUS fun, then get your name down quick so I know how many to secure

**CONVOY SUGGESTION** Those driving up from South * South East
Crissy & I are travelling up on Thursday afternoon and could take the A14 route from Colchester, then A1 to Peterborough. I can\'t see anywhere to rendezvous on that A1 stretch, but there is a huge "Serpentine Green" Shopping Centre on the outskirts of Peterborough, on our route, just off the A16 at PE7 8BE. There\'s a Tesco Cafe where we could hang around for everyone to meet before convoying on from there. It\'s about 70 miles, almost all on the A16, to Louth, so around an hour and a bit from there. I\'m flexible on meeting time, but wouldn\'t mind getting to Louth before the traffic builds up, so, "starter for 10", propose leaving the Serpentine around 3.00pm, but could be persuaded to shift that time either way to fit in with others.

What do others think that are travelling in that direction?

Can the people on the list who haven\'t yet paid plse PM me (thx Najiru, I have your PM) or email me at cadwell@casecomputers.co.uk to confirm whether you are still intending coming along or not - thx

Tim_B has sadly had to withdraw; he\'s PM\'d me to say his engine needs a rebuild:(. Good luck Tim!
Jurg has also confirmed that he, sadly, can\'t make it over from Germany.

THE LIST
Ian - Unofficial photographer and passenger seat warmer - Hotel Beaumont booked
Casey - PAID (Malcolm Case) - Hotel Beaumont booked
clive - PAID (Clive Haynsford) - Hotel Beaumont booked
shaunwil - PAID (Shaun Wilmer) - Hotel Beaumont booked
Antnicuk - PAID (Tony Kirk) - Hotel Beaumont booked
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
probedb - PAID (Paul Solecki) - Daytripper:Snoring
Noyzboy100db - PAID (Martin Hassett)
david stephanou - PAID - Hotel Beaumont booked
CrissyUK (RX8OC) - PAID (Crissy) - Royal Oak Inn booked
stupid-child (RX8OC) - PAID (Scott)- Hotel Beaumont booked
Ash
Jaydee
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Mart160plus (provided I can get the day off - start new job on Monday).

To update the list, click on quote, update the list/text, and remove the quote tags at the beginning and end. Leave this text in - thx

Quote from: clive;611798Sorry about the late reply, only just seen this,

If any guest joins MRC they are immediately entitled to any benefits the club has on offer,

As this great day out needs a bit of a kick up the pants and not many have subscribed we will increase the club donation to £30 per member attending, so you will now get this for just £119 which must now be a bigger carrot to get people out on to this event,

Time and time again our members have complained that everything is down South, this one isn\'t so come and have a great day, remember you can wander around at your pace on these type of track days and just have fun,

So come on people come and have fun in your car with no fear of losing your license.

Not sure if I can get my car ready in time but I will pay for a space tonight.

Hi Clive,

superb, many thanks for your reply, i would be traveling up from Hampshire, but the track looks worth it.

Will be talking with Tim on Monday to see how the car is going?

Kind Regards

:3gears-lh LAST CHANCE?

Just noticed a large group of MX-5\'s have signed up for this day. Only ELEVEN publicly available places now left, and going fast. I reckon remaining places will go within the next week so if you have been pondering whether to sign up, don\'t hesitate any longer.

ALSO, I\'m out of the country from Tues 9th to Wed 17th, so probably won\'t be able to access the forum mand keep on top of things. If you want to go, please let me know quickly, so I can "bag" some more discounted places!

i\'ll be towing so you wont want to be convoying with me, unless you like doing 60 all the way!

Quote from: antnicuk;613629i\'ll be towing so you wont want to be convoying with me, unless you like doing 60 all the way!

:Giggle:Giggle Understood!

I think it\'s only fair that on track you should have to tow your towing vehicle on the trailer - only chance I\'ll have of overtaking you :Laugh

Looking forward to seeing your "beast"

The car is much more capable than me, i;m still learning how to drive (it) and tweak it,  i\'ll be taking things easy as i\'m taking it to an Abbeville trackday in france the following week

OK, I\'m guessing some of us have already had a look to see what the track is like. For those of you who want a good idea of what Cadwell Park is like from a driver\'s perspective, here\'s a good in-car video to view;

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-358513006169756417 (http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-358513006169756417)

TRACKDAY ADVICE

Several people in our group have asked for advice about the day. I have cobbled together the attached "Word" document from various sources (I claim nothing original!). For the "old hands" in the group I apologise if this is obvious stuff. Also, if the more experienced amongst us think I\'ve missed something important than please say so :D

Well I serviced the brakes today and put new hi performance fluid in too. Now for the rest of the jobs!

:3gears-lh GOING, GOING.......GONE?

Only TEN publicly available places now left, and going fast. As mentioned above, I reckon remaining places will go within the next week so if you have been pondering whether to sign up, don\'t hesitate any longer.

REMINDER, I\'m out of the country from Tues 9th to Wed 17th, so probably won\'t be able to access the forum and keep on top of things. If you want to go, please let me know by NOON, MONDAY 8th, so I can "bag" some more discounted places!

THE LIST
Ian - Unofficial photographer and passenger seat warmer - Hotel Beaumont booked
Casey - PAID (Malcolm Case) - Hotel Beaumont booked
clive - PAID (Clive Haynsford) - Hotel Beaumont booked
shaunwil - PAID (Shaun Wilmer) - Hotel Beaumont booked
Antnicuk - PAID (Tony Kirk) - Hotel Beaumont booked
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
probedb - PAID (Paul Solecki) - Hote Beaumont booked
Noyzboy100db - PAID (Martin Hassett)
david stephanou - PAID - Hotel Beaumont booked
CrissyUK (RX8OC) - PAID (Crissy) - Royal Oak Inn booked
stupid-child (RX8OC) - PAID (Scott)- Hotel Beaumont booked
Ash
Jaydee
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
Najiru (possible)
J_T (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Mart160plus (provided I can get the day off - start new job on Monday).

Assuming my booking is ok I got the last single room so I\'ll see you folks in the bar....decided I couldn\'t face getting up that early ;)

Am a bit confused, do I still pay in the shop for a discounted spot or are these still to be confirmed? I have already confirmed that I want one by pm.

i think the way to confirm your spot was to go to the MRC shop and actually pay for it but i\'m sure Casey can sort you out if he hasnt left already, if not PM Lisa.

Thanks, I have pm\'d casey. If I don\'t hear from him I will pm Lisa.

Hi Najiru

Please pay via the shop asap. Lisa is due to send the bulk payment for us all to MazdaOnTrack around about now, so if you get your payment in quickly it\'ll be a lot easier to secure your place.

I\'ll contact Lisa to let her know you will be putting your payment through and to hold fire until later today, if she hasn\'t already done the bulk payment.

Even if she has, no problem, I\'ll just have to contact MoT direct and ensure they reserve another place for you.

Welcome to the group!!

I\'ve paid up!
 
Can\'t wait, just need to get the car ready now :D

^^^^^Great stuff, looks like 11 rotary powered cars then :mmmm.

Most of the other cars will be MX-5\'s, but some of them are heavily modded with turbos and track suspension setups, so should be a good day.

Najiru, if you missed it, look at the previous page for my "TRACKDAY ADVICE" post. It\'s a basic check and run-though of what to do before the day, and what will happen on the day.

Cheers

THE LIST
Ian - Unofficial photographer and passenger seat warmer - Hotel Beaumont booked
Casey - PAID (Malcolm Case) - Hotel Beaumont booked
clive - PAID (Clive Haynsford) - Hotel Beaumont booked
shaunwil - PAID (Shaun Wilmer) - Hotel Beaumont booked
Antnicuk - PAID (Tony Kirk) - Hotel Beaumont booked
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
probedb - PAID (Paul Solecki) - Hote Beaumont booked
Noyzboy100db - PAID (Martin Hassett)
david stephanou - PAID - Hotel Beaumont booked
CrissyUK (RX8OC) - PAID (Crissy) - Royal Oak Inn booked
stupid-child (RX8OC) - PAID (Scott)- Hotel Beaumont booked
Ash
Jaydee
RobMatthews (possible)
Rzla (possible)
Kash (possible) - added by Rzla
Najiru (possible)
mutleysfriend (possible)
Mart160plus (provided I can get the day off - start new job on Monday).

Now not so possible :(  Have a good day those of you who are going, bring back lots of pics and vids :)

Sorry you can\'t make this one J_T . As we have a dedicated photographer with a nice Nikon camera joining us on the day I hope we\'ll get loads of nice pics:).

Look out for another trackday later in the year:Thumbs-up

FINAL UPDATE

OK, a reminder that I\'m flying out of the UK tomorrow (back 18th), so if I don\'t respond to posts here, you\'ll know why!!

If anyone else wants to tag along, I suggest you book directly via;

http://www.mazdaontrack.co.uk/cadwell-park---friday-26th-june-2009---open-pitlane-4260-107-p.asp (http://www.mazdaontrack.co.uk/cadwell-park---friday-26th-june-2009---open-pitlane-4260-107-p.asp)

..............if there are still places left.

The price shown is £149, but you may have to pay £165 if not a "MoT drivers club" member. If you are a full MRC member then you can claim back £30 from Lisa.

THE FINAL TWELVE (one sans car**)
Ian** - Unofficial photographer and passenger seat warmer - Hotel Beaumont booked
Casey - PAID (Malcolm Case) - Hotel Beaumont booked
clive - PAID (Clive Haynsford) - Hotel Beaumont booked
shaunwil - PAID (Shaun Wilmer) - Hotel Beaumont booked
Antnicuk - PAID (Tony Kirk) - Hotel Beaumont booked
TiddlesRX7 - PAID (Adrian Reed)
probedb - PAID (Paul Solecki) - Hote Beaumont booked
Noyzboy100db - PAID (Martin Hassett)
david stephanou - PAID - Hotel Beaumont booked
CrissyUK (RX8OC) - PAID (Crissy) - Royal Oak Inn booked
stupid-child (RX8OC) - PAID (Scott)- Hotel Beaumont booked
Najiru - PAID

** Ian had booked and paid up for this event, but then damaged his RX-8 on the way to Japfest. The latest is that the insurers have costed the parts required for repair at around £6000 :2eek (before labour costs), and it looks as though it\'s going to be a write-off :(  He\'d only just got a brand new engine fitted as well - be kind to Ian on the day :(

What do those with FD\'s usually use to attach a toe line or have you all fitted toeing eyes? I can\'t really see anywhere suitable but might be missing something obvioius :2Confused

Me and my co-pilot are now booked into the Beaumont aswell so we will see you there! After thinking about it getting up at 4:30 and driving for 3 hours before my first track day didn\'t seem that appealing plus it will be good to get to know those of you I haven\'t already met.

Going to be a mini meet in itself ! Remember we don\'t want to be hung over too much !

Shaun

i wont be getting there until about 10 so it will just be a night cap for me.   I have just fitted a huge silencer and it seems to have made a lot of difference, its not pretty but as long as it works i dont care. She was 104 ish db with the old one which was tiny,  i just need the wife to come home so i can noise test it, fingers crossed i will be under 102.....

Had mine checked the other day by a mate as he works as a sound engineer so borrowed a fancy meter from work. Came out at 101db(A) at 5k so I should be fine, seemed a bit close though :D

Im starting to worry about how loud mine is now. What can I do to quiten it down a touch if need be?

what exhaust do you have?  105 limit is quite loud.  depending on your exhuast, you could get a bung, the only option is to have some kind of baffle made up that clamps on to your tail pipe.

Make sure you car is warm before you do the test,  they are quieter when warm

Quote from: TiddlesRX7;617898Im starting to worry about how loud mine is now. What can I do to quiten it down a touch if need be?

Remember that noise level measurements in dB is on a logarithmic scale, not linear. 0dB represents the threshold of human hearing, and each 10db increase represents a perceived doubling of the level of sound to the human ear. So, at 95dB the sound level would be at 50% of the permitted max of 105dB (not 105/2=52.5dB as normal "linear" maths would imply). 55dB is likened to a low volume radio at 1 metre. 105dB is likened to a F1 car at 40 metres, typical close trackside viewing distance. I haven\'t been to live F1 for a few years, but I found the level of noise to be such that a lot of people viewing trackside wore ear defenders, as do all the pitlane people.

One problem with all this is the "A" bit in dB(A). The "A" refers to the "weighting" factor given to various frequencies in a sound. The idea is to try and measure in the way a human ear perceives sound, which is very frequency specific. So the frequencies present in your exhuast "note" will have an impact on the measurement. That\'s why it\'s so difficult to know how "loud" your exhuast is by simple perception, a proper noise measurement is the only way to know for sure.

Be warned that they can be quite strict on these tests, so a noise test or some means of quietening on the day might be wise. Just "be nice" to the guy doing the tests in the morning, and try and find a spot in your rev range that seems quieter, and hit that spot if possible during the test. They ask you to run at half revs during the test, but they won\'t (usually) check exactly on this point!

Well on Shauns metre it was 104.5 at around 4.5k-4.7k so hopefully it\'ll be ok as half revs can be seen as 3.5k-4k.
The exhaust is made by a company called Motoria (think thats correct spelling). It was on the car when I got it and the car has been used as a track car/ time trial/ hill climb car in the past so I hope it will be ok.
Although I might bring a box of toffies to offer as a bribe just incase!

Sounds fun!
 
Anyone knows if my 180km/h limiter is going to be a problem on the main straight?
 
I am getting a power fc soon so want to do a track day before that just for comparsion.

I\'m bringing a bung as well just to be sure although I really don\'t want to have to use it. 101db seemed pretty loud to me!

Quote from: overboost;617994Sounds fun!
 
Anyone knows if my 180km/h limiter is going to be a problem on the main straight?
 
I am getting a power fc soon so want to do a track day before that just for comparsion.

Yes, the limiter will be a problem. 180km/h=112mph; I\'d be expecting to exceed that at Cadwell in my RX-8, based on the fact my terminal speed on the shorter main straight at Brands Hatch was typically 115mph. I know that Clive spoke about removing the 112mph limiter from his imported RX-8 as he also knew it would be a problem.

***SOUTHERN CONVOY DETAILS***

OK folks, just back from a very hot and sunny break in Cyprus and now less than a week to go to this :D  :D

If anyone wants to convoy up to Cadwell on the Thursday, CrissyUK and I will be travelling up as follows;

1st Rendezvous, leaving at 1.30pm
Fowlers Farm Pub car park, Braintree Rd, Cressing, Braintree, CM77 8DJ
Casey
CrissyUK

2nd Rendezvous, leaving at 3.30pm
Peterborough Services, at A1 Junction 17 (junction with A605)
Casey
CrissyUK

Anyone else is very welcome to join us at either place, just add your name to let us know :D

I\'m really sorry but I can no longer make this :( It\'s all paid so if anyone knows anyone that can take my spot please do so!

^^^^^^^^^^^:eek::eek: Noooooooo, so, so sorry to hear that Paul. Anyone lurking on the thread who might be tempted to take Paul\'s place?

BTW, is there anyone who needs a helmet on the day, size M (58cm), as CrissyUK has a spare one she can bring along (would save the £10 hire fee)?

I know :( It\'s open to takers now so hopefully someone will be able to fill!

^^^^^^C\'mon, there must be someone who\'s itching to do a trackday and can take up the place that probedb unfortunately can\'t now use?

NOISE;
Just got this "official" statement of noise mesurement. Note, noise measured at 3/4 max revs....

"Noise Limits

All vehicles participating in track days at Cadwell Park must conform to the noise limit, on a static test, of 105 dB(A). Noise checks to establish adherence to the relevant limit will be conducted in accordance with current measuring methods as defined by the MSA. Essentially this means that the noise test shall be measured from a position 0.5m behind the exhaust at a 45 degree angle, with the engine running at ¾ maximum revs"

good news and bad news.

I noise tested the kit car today,  the new silencer has brought it down from 104 to 96 :)

The 20b FD is playing  around, the coils look like they are giving up and Dave has work commitments and cant get it sorted in time so there is another place up for sale :(

I have also reserved a twin room which i will be staying in but there will be a spare bed if any of you have passengers that need a room,  bargain of £27 for B&B  

I will be trying a few friends to see if they want it but as Probedb pulled out first his place should sell first on here.

Rotaries don\'t rev that high do they? :Hammer

Hope you get that spare place filled...

Ian.

Quote from: HypoThermia;618920Rotaries don\'t rev that high do they? :Hammer

Hope you get that spare place filled...

Ian.

Ian,

How about a rental RX-8 for the day, just a thought, I\'ll get me coat.

Just started the bedding in of the HP Plus pads tonight, my god they are awesome ! First time the ABS kicked in on a dry road ! Can\'t wait to see how the new fluid holds up too !

Shaun

Quote from: HypoThermia;618920Rotaries don\'t rev that high do they? :Hammer

Ian.

Yeah, I recall at Brands Hatch that an RX-7 owner with a loud exhaust only revved to about 4000rpm for the test. In any other car that would have been about 3/4, and unless the tester is very knowledeable, it might work if you are concerned you are at the edge on noise;)

***LESS THAN THREE DAYS TO GO***

Ok, I hope everyone is nearly ready! Please make sure you\'ve read the "guide" I posted further up this thread, especially if this is your first trackday.

Make sureb you\'ve read the legal stuff here;
http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/cadwell-park/trackdays/trackdaytermscp_c.asp (http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/cadwell-park/trackdays/trackdaytermscp_c.asp)

Essential things on the day;
License; both parts if you have them
Suitable clothing
Spare oil, water, other fluids
Pump for tyres and pressure gauge (although I\'ll have mine with me)
Money for helmets, instructors, food, drinks, etc

Weather is looking pretty good, just the risk of a few thundery showers, but otherwise hot an dry.

As you may have seen from above, we have only 9 cars now, as David Stephanou and probedb can unfortunately no longer make it.

If anyone hasn\'t insurance sorted, and still wants to, I\'ve gone with these people today;


Motorsport Insurance Services (MIS)
Contact: Anthony Yeung
Direct Dial: 01943 883 420
Fax: 01943 877 400
//www.raceinsurance.co.uk

Cost for me was £80 for the day (£9000 cover, £900 excess). Very simple "over the phone" process, with very little info needed to get the quote.

Have you got a break down of Registration, Briefing, Track opening / Closing times ?

Shaun

Quote from: shaunwil;619200Have you got a break down of Registration, Briefing, Track opening / Closing times ?

Shaun

:spank Download my "Word" guide on page 6 of this thread and all will be revealed:):)

Only thing I\'m not sure about is whether the lunchbreak is 12-1, or 1-2, as it seems to vary, depending on what website I visit................:3Confused

Just booked.
 
See you guys there:wave

Quote from: overboost;619241Just booked.
 
See you guys there:wave

Great - look forward to seeing you there!

Did you take probedb\'s or Dave Stephanou\'s place? If you did, have you forwarded your name and vehicle to the MaxdaOnTrack guys? If not, let me have the details and I\'ll forward them on, so you\'ll be listed correctly at sign-in;)

New brake fluid went in tonight, good job too as the old stuff was pretty black and horrible!

OK, just done final check on car and fueled her up - all set :Thumbs-up

Southern convoy plans;

I\'m meeting Chrissy at the Fowlers Farm Pub car park, Braintree at 1.30pm
We\'re then meeting up with Scott and "Weasley" Ian, Peterborough Services, at A1 Junction 17 (junction with A605) at 3.30pm

Should get us to the Beaumont Hotel, Louth around 5.00-5.30pm I reckon.

:cheers

Sorted some insurance out. Hoping to arrive at Beaumont for about 8-9pm. Having tea at home then setting off, 140miles !

shaun

i will be getting there a bit earlier as dave isnt coming now,  I will leave early afternoon and take a leisurely 60 mph drive up.

made the final checks tonight and everything seems ok,  which probably means its going to rain  :)

I\'m not sure what the parking is like up there but would some of you mind blocking me in when we get settled,  the trailer is a bit vulnerable and i\'m paranoid.

I hope you all have a good day!i would liked to of gone to this but with my trackday at abbeyville only a few days away i cant do them all:(

No problem Tony.

Weather looking dry at the moment, but might be overcast (so cooler!)

Car park at hotel looks very good on Google Earth, should be plenty of space and I\'m sure we can box you in somehow:)

See you tomorrow:Thumbs-up

Quote from: RobMatthews;619740I hope you all have a good day!i would liked to of gone to this but with my trackday at abbeyville only a few days away i cant do them all:(

Thanks Rob, I know what you mean, I\'d love to do more!

We\'re aiming to land at the Beaumont about 7:30 - 8:00 and will be getting some food when we arrive. I\'ve no problem helping out with blocking you in ;)

Just got back from what was a fabulous day out. Completely knackered, Cadwell is an amazing track !

Shaun

Have to agree - a superb circuit that was a pleasure to be driven around in! :3gears-rh

A very big thanks to everyone who let me passenger - I enjoyed immensely. First ride in an RX7, both a Mk 2 and 3. :Thumbs-up

Will have to go back again

Ian.

cool so where are all  the pics and videos?

Yeap top day had by all really. Sorry Tony had trouble and couldn\'t run for long. And Neil too (bloody coolant hose!).
Big thanks to Casey for setting this up. I totally enjoyed my first track day (even getting pulled by the fuzz at 4:30am!) Whens the next one?

Oh and I\'ll post some vids up when I get chance as I\'m knackered now. Long day.

Ok here are a couple. I couldn\'t resist!



Not the best vids I know but, dam it was fun in the car!

Did somebody mention pictures? :Santa

I took over 240 pictures during the day, with Malcolm helping taking a stint while Shaun took me around in his FD. A nice mixture of 5\'s, 7\'s, 8\'s with a smattering of exotica.

For those interested in the camera: a Nikon D60 with a AF-s Nikkor 55-200mm lens, plus a circular polarizer to help reduce the amount of windscreen reflection.

Ian.

Second set

Final set of pictures!

I can re-upload at larger image size if 800x600 is too small :o

They seem a good size to me. Great pictures infact. Although when I save the pictures to my desktop and then open them from there the quality is really bad compared to clicking on them from this thread. Any ideas why?

I had a brilliant day even though it was cut slightly short. Some good pics there, can\'t wait to see some more ;) Thanks to everyone for organising this and special thanks to Clive for getting my car runnning again when it decided to drop all its coolant on the floor! :D
 
Can\'t wait for the next one!

Quotewhen it decided to drop all its coolant on the floor!

At least yours only did it once!

The original images are 3872x2592 and about 4Mb in size - not very web friendly! Your desktop is probably upscaling them again and all the artefacts then show up. I\'d also forgotten that the forum did thumbnails like that :2Confused

Let me know which images you want and I\'ll send on the originals - don\'t forget I\'m doing a disc with images on it, so if you can wait it\'ll be on there.

Cheers,

Ian.

cant see the pics? is it because im not a full member?

Did anybody get the amazing view as you walk down towards the track ?? Amazing how the hills don\'t seem to come out as in real life !

Definitely feel that I got quicker over the day. Had a proper play at the end of the day :D

The RX8 is a damn fine car too, they corner better through the twisty bits than the FD.

Shaun

Quote from: TiddlesRX7;620511They seem a good size to me. Great pictures infact. Although when I save the pictures to my desktop and then open them from there the quality is really bad compared to clicking on them from this thread. Any ideas why?

Click on the photo then right click to save, the shown one is a small image link !

Shaun

What a absolutely fantastic day; the track, the people, the cars, the weather, and did I mention the track:Thumbs-up:InLove:Laugh:mmmm:yes lovely to drive, loads of challenges and set in an absolutely stunning setting.

A BIG thankyou to everyone who came along and made this a truely memorable and fun event. Everyone I spoke to on the day, whether RX8OC, MRC, MoT or just a driver in the pits were all so friendly. That followed through onto the track where I experienced near perfect etiquette re passing (sadly not always the case on trackdays!!).

Tony - a awesome car you have there :god, so sorry you had problems and had to "retire" so early in the day. I hope you get it fixed soon and I can see it in action, as I didn\'t see you on track! Enjoy Abbeville, allbeit if it\'s in the BMW:).

Overboost - sorry I didn\'t realise you were there until I spoke to Clive late in the day and he told you of your problems - gutted for you:(. I hope the enforced "accelerated" upgrade to the car is some compensation.

Clive, glad Lisa persuaded you that you should join us. Hope you will decide to come along to more!

Ian - HUGE thanks for coming along with the "support" vehicle (secure storage and specialist stylus towing car) and recording the day\'s events.

Shaun, Adrian, Martin, Neil and Matt. Lovely to meet you all too and experience the event alongside you. I hope I see you all at another one soon!

Does anyone else still have melted rubber stuck to their tyres? The rears on mine arn\'t to bad now but the fronts are still covered, even aftre the 200 miles home.

Yeah my fronts still have loads on and like you say on the rears its pretty much gone. Any chance you could put the vid of my \'moment\' up when you have a sec? ;)

Didn\'t even look :Giggle

Somebody did say that the chewing gum may not be your own tyre but worn off rubber off the racing line.

You know you have done well when they are like melted wellies :Giggle

Shaun

Glad you all had a good time and enjoyed the day.  Clive mentioned that he was never overtaken:cool (or does that mean lapped:confused: )

Many thanks to Malcolm for organizing this event would never have happened  without out you.


Thanks to Ian for taken the pictures and the in car video! go on Ian tell who was the fastest:rollin  

From the enjoyment that everyone had who attended this event I hope we can do this again.

Don\'t forget if anyone wants to organize a track day, don;t be shy,


just contact the team and discuss want you want to do and we will sort out members discount for you.

Thanks Lisa - I think it might be more of a battle for second place ;)

Ian.

I must say that they do all look keen though... :evillaugh

Ian.

Quote from: Lisa;620579Glad you all had a good time and enjoyed the day.  Clive mentioned that he was never overtaken:cool (or does that mean lapped:confused: )

thats cos i wasnt out at the same time as clive  ;)

all joking aside,  really good to meet everyone,  the track is superb,  the hotel was really good too and everyone was very friendly.  

Thanks to all that helped and to Malcolm for organising it.

I havent looked to see whats wrong with it at the moment, i may go into the garage this afternoon.

Glad everyone enjoyed and sorry I couldn\'t make it!

Here you go Neil. The vid of you having your moment!:3gears-rh::D:driving



I have vids of Clive and Shaun to so if you want them putting on just let me know.

Yes please, would be cool to see what it sounds like :D

Shaun

First and foremost, many thanks to Malcolm for organising this for us all to enjoy,

Most of us met up and had a nice pleasant relaxed evening at the Beaumont hotel in Louth , a hotel which turned out to be clean comfortable and served excellently prepared food, but best of all Malcolm had found this nice little place at a cost considerably less that the cattle market Premier lodges and the like,

Dealing with the bad stuff first, I was sad to see Tony\'s (antnicuk) Rotary powered "Racing car" sidelined early on in only his second run with what I sincerely hope proves to be no more than electrical gremlins so we can all see Tony\'s hard work in the flesh, I watched him out on track and the car sounded awesome and it would have been interesting to see how the cars speed would have progressed through out the day.

Next up was Tiddles who fought water problems off and on all day and Najiru who sprung a water leak from a chafing intercooler hose, but worse of all was Overboost who arrived at the circuit and before he got on track his cars engine  blew a water seal big time after giving no previous signs at all resulting in the car being recovered away :o

Mind you it could have been worse as one, track only MX-5 totaled it by spinning backward into the barrier and then head first just to make sure it fitted nicely into a carrier bag to take it home, most importantly though after talking to the guys inside they were fine :Thumbs-up

Some of you know that yes I raced cars  back in the days of steam but this was my first "Track-day" and also I had never ever been to Cadwell and did look forward to experiencing such an undulating track, indeed one of the reasons this track was picked was because it was "technical" with no long straights and we figured this would give some parity between RX-7\'s and RX-8\'s, however what I didn\'t count on was that this would also considerably help the MX-5\'s, mind you most had fully sorted suspension and tyres and a lot were Super charged or Turbo charged with some running 300bhp which explained why they kept up with our cars!

As the day progressed it was great to see all of of you not only enjoying the day which ultimately is what it\'s all about but also all of you becoming progressively quicker as the day went on,

Overall it took me a lot of years to even consider a track day but I am now pleased that I fully know the limits of the RX-8, limits that I defy anyone to be able to find on the road and so track days are something I would encourage you all to at least consider if only one to enable you to be able to become much more at home with your RX, whatever model you may own,

Lastly many thanks to Ian (Hypothermia) for being service barge and camera man,

A little search around has revealed a you tube link from the day we were there however one of the best bits of the circuit has been left out which is the series of corners at the top of the circuit past the club house, corners that once a nice flow through them was sorted was very satisfying .    

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jLRKmNoS7s

I went out with a guy in a stripped out porsche 944 with around 100bhp. He was quite local and knew the track quite really well. The lines and car control he had was amazing and I starting using his lines more through the flowing corners to try and get more pace.

Looking on the MoT site they are doing Oulton in November. Are we considering doing the same as this ?

I would definitely use that hotel again and would love to do Cadwell again :D

Shaun

Ok some vids of you Shaun.

Absolutely gutted to hear the water seal let go on Jasons car. He rang me in the morning to ask me what was going on?!
Clive - any ideas on what happened? Ancillary failure leading to water seal? When you say the water seal failed big time, how dyou mean? possible cracked water seal groove casting?

Quote from: Jit;620878Absolutely gutted to hear the water seal let go on Jasons car. He rang me in the morning to ask me what was going on?!
Clive - any ideas on what happened? Ancillary failure leading to water seal? When you say the water seal failed big time, how dyou mean? possible cracked water seal groove casting?

Personaly never known a water seal fail this badly with no warning,

He had never put water in it previously or had the buzzer on , got to the track and had the low water buzzer come on and it would not restart,

Put water in  and I started it for 1 or 2 minutes on one rotor with white smoke out the exhaust,

Turned it off undid the cap and found huge pressure and no water, game over :eek:

On a different note !,

I know from when I was racing that you use an awful lot of fuel on track so how about this for RX-8 fuel economy,

When I got to the track I pulled the battery lead off and reset my ECU which reset the trip meter,

As we left the circuit I noticed  I had done 35 miles while on track which has equated to 5.8 miles to the gallon  

Not sure how much fuel I used on track. Around 3/4 of a tank to a full tank though. But saying that I only used 2 full tanks all day including the 400 mile round trip. The fuel light came on just as I left the m6 to Kendal (about 8 miles from home)

Some more Vids of my day









I do wish I had taken the bungs out of my exhaust though just for the flames!
I think I was in shock at how quiet my car was compared to what I thought.

Quote from: TiddlesRX7;620909I think I was in shock at how quiet my car was compared to what I thought.

Judging by the track volumes that I\'ve been looking it, I think you had the loudest exhaust by a long way :King

Warning - enigmatic statement ahead: Its a good job that you were all driving different coloured cars :Thumbs-up :Giggle

Ian.

You where getting plenty of flames mate ! Cheers for the cool videos. The spool up of the turbo is mental ! Love the blow off of it too :D

Shaun

bloody hell :( thats pretty damn catastrophic. I know the buzzer did used to go off when u first started the car from cold, but i used to ignore it because it did it every single time and if u went to check the water level, itd be normal. The buzzer would go out after about 30seconds and then you could carry on as normal. I did 250 miles after and got home, let it cool down and water level was still perfect!!
If i were a betting man, id have money on a broken casting

Some of those hills look quite steep!

clive why do you have to disconnect the battery in the rx8 to reset the odometer?Is there not a button in the dash to do that?:confused:

videos and pictures look great glad you all had a great day it looked a lot of fun

Quote from: RobMatthews;620936Some of those hills look quite steep!

clive why do you have to disconnect the battery in the rx8 to reset the odometer?Is there not a button in the dash to do that?:confused:

The steepness doesn\'t really show through on the videos ! Definitely would do it again !

Shaun

Quote from: RobMatthews;620936Some of those hills look quite steep!

clive why do you have to disconnect the battery in the rx8 to reset the odometer?Is there not a button in the dash to do that?:confused:

I just wired in a speed delimiter and just wanted to make sure the ECU was reset after performing the exercise but by disconnecting the battery naturally it reset the distance trip without pushing the button

Sounds like you had a great day guys. topped off with a nice long drive there and back for some of you. I am guessing that yellow 8 in the video is yours?

That would be Clive in his Yellow flame thrower!

Quote from: TiddlesRX7;620748Here you go Neil. The vid of you having your moment!:3gears-rh::D:driving
 

Cheers mate, may have to grab that off you in full quality at some point :D

Quote from: Casey;620552What a absolutely fantastic day; the track, the people, the cars, the weather, and did I mention the track:Thumbs-up:InLove:Laugh:mmmm:yes lovely to drive, loads of challenges and set in an absolutely stunning setting.

A BIG thankyou to everyone who came along and made this a truely memorable and fun event. Everyone I spoke to on the day, whether RX8OC, MRC, MoT or just a driver in the pits were all so friendly. That followed through onto the track where I experienced near perfect etiquette re passing (sadly not always the case on trackdays!!).

Tony - a awesome car you have there :god, so sorry you had problems and had to "retire" so early in the day. I hope you get it fixed soon and I can see it in action, as I didn\'t see you on track! Enjoy Abbeville, allbeit if it\'s in the BMW:).

Very big thanks to Casey for organising the day and the weather and to MRC for the members subsidy.
Great day. Second time at Cadwell and not the last. I recon I did 38 laps at 9MPG !! After picking lumps of soft squigy rubber off of the rims, I haven\'t dared to look at the state of the R888s.
 Pushed Rex in the garage and shut the door. LOL.

Martin H
Martiin H

Overboost - sorry I didn\'t realise you were there until I spoke to Clive late in the day and he told you of your problems - gutted for you:(. I hope the enforced "accelerated" upgrade to the car is some compensation.

Clive, glad Lisa persuaded you that you should join us. Hope you will decide to come along to more!

Ian - HUGE thanks for coming along with the "support" vehicle (secure storage and specialist stylus towing car) and recording the day\'s events.

Shaun, Adrian, Martin, Neil and Matt. Lovely to meet you all too and experience the event alongside you. I hope I see you all at another one soon!

Big thanks to Casey for organising the day and the weather, and thanks to MRC for the members subsidy.
 I recon I did 38 laps at 9mpg!!
After picking lumps of soft squigy rubber of the rims, I havent dared to take the R888s off and have a look at them.

Martin H

A little bit late in the day but a huge thank you to Casey for persuading me to have a go and everyone else for making this such an enjoyable day for my first proper track day experience!
 
Thanks Ian for the pictures, I thought I\'d send one to my parents in Italy but my dad\'s answer was that "at my age I should be sitting at home doing little crochet (uncinetto for BSE and Rei99) :eek: instead of doing track days" so perhaps it will just go on my wall of fame at home. :Giggle
 
Also a huge thanks to Shaun for "holding my hand" during my last stint around the circuit despite being tricked into it by Clive  hahahahahaha
 
I know I am repeating myself here but I really really loved that track. For me it was super challenging mostly psychologically because I had a couple of nasty accidents on similar roads in the past so to actually complete the first lap without needing my tissues or storming out of the car half way through was a huge accomplishment. the rest was just big smiles all the way. when are we going again??!!   :driving
 
And a warm hello goes to Michelle (and Greg): hopefully the next time we meet at a track day we\'ll get to do the girlie lap that Greg suggested. hope your one day event went well.
 
Finally I also wanted to say hello to Marta who I spoke to several times during the day whilst we were watching her husband go round the track in the blue MX5. I don\'t know what your forum names are so I hope you see this.
 
Oh yes, I haven\'t introduced myself yet: I am... err... Crissy, from the RX8OC forum. Those of you who have met me on Friday will have realised that I am clueless when it comes to all this stuff... as you talk about superchargers and ecu\'s I am thinking about Feng Shui for the car and whether my denim shirt goes well with the paint colour. But we seem to have some common ground in the fact that we all enjoyed the Cadwell Park experience.
 
Hope to see you all again soon!
 
Ciao,
Crissy

Welcome to the MRC Forum & Club Crissy :D

only just decided to look into this thread.. had a skim through it also..
looks like all you lot had lots of fun :)
been on 1 track day before in castle combe with my cous (was a porsche track day, they booked the whole track) was fun.
like to do another track day but in my fc.
will be looking out for any other trackdays that is organised (but closer to the south west lol)

Quote from: CrissyUK;621214Also a huge thanks to Shaun for "holding my hand" during my last stint around the circuit despite being tricked into it by Clive  hahahahahaha
 

Hi Crissy and welcome to MRC,

Pleased to see you enjoyed the day and that you literally went from being "Very" apprehensive to " I want to get out there again, and again and again":chat

Sorry for setting you up Shaun but she wanted a passenger and looking at najiru\'s car so he could drive home took precedence, mind you you found I have a sense of humor after all despite popular belief :rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin

It was great to see Shaun\'s face light up at the opportunity for a ride with you Clive, only to become one of confusion when directed to Crissy\'s car :evillaugh

I didn\'t mind at all. Crissy was doing a really good job !

Shaun

Quote from: shaunwil;620812Looking on the MoT site they are doing Oulton in November. Are we considering doing the same as this ?
 

I\'d certainly be up for that, good chance we\'d be going round in the rain mind you!

Well next time can I have a ride in and Rx8? Never been in one yet. I kept meaning to ask someone if they would take me out for a few laps but never got round to it

Adrian - it would be a pleasure :Thumbs-up

BTW, I\'ve now posted out vids so they should be with you all tomorrow/Thursday.

Ian.

Quote from: najiru;621461I\'d certainly be up for that, good chance we\'d be going round in the rain mind you!

Guys,

There is also an evening track session organised by MOT at the end of August at Bedford Autodrome which sounds like a superb circuit.

I am thinking about it and there is at least one other person (Ray) who wants to do it.

;-)

C

You got a link to that? Think it\'ll be too far for me but you never know!

:KingOh and thanks again Ian for doing the Vids:god:):wave

This is the link (http://www.trackpedia.com/wiki/Bedford_Autodrome) for the actual circuit

And this is the link (http://www.mazdaontrack.co.uk/bedford-autodrome---28th-august---evening-session-116-p.asp) for the page on MOT

there isn\'t a lot of info up there, like when it starts and when it ends or how many spaces are available yet but they say group bookings are welcome!  :)

C

Definitely thanks to Ian for the videos :D

Shaun

Yeah Its way to far from me I am afraid. Think its about 4and a bit hours away from my house! At least there is the one at Oulten in November.

That was a positive that came out of my car springing a leak as it was good to ride along with a couple of others and compare lines etc. Thanks to those who would have me along :D

Does mine feel any quicker than the stock twins ??

Shaun

DVD arrived today, thanks Ian!! Its great, I\'m gutted I let you guys past when the camera was in. To be honest I didn\'t know you\'d followed me onto the track. I thought you\'d come up behind me and I was after doing a warm up lap hence waving you past. Oh well, there\'s always next time :D

^^^^^^Neil, I believe you :Giggle

TBH, it would\'ve been good to have got some footage of you from the "camera car", but as you indicated for us to pass there wasn\'t much choice. Ah, well, there\'s always next time:cool

Ian, DVD\'s arrived today; fabulous record of the day, superb, well done:god

Initial timings showed I was lapping at 2.02-2.03 on an unimpeded lap; I\'m happy with that, but sure I can do better next time:)

got my dvd today, really well put together  i am more gutted about missing the day than i am about having to rebuild the engine!!

Yeah mine arrivede today too. I haven\'t had chance to watch it all yet but it looks stunning. Thanks Ian :)

Tony, have you found the cause of the problem then?

Balls, mine hasn\'t come yet. Bloomin postman !

Shaun

Thanks everyone - I had a lot of fun putting it all together, so really pleased that you\'re all enjoying it :yes

Neil - if you\'re intent on watching lines then don\'t try the track highlights, they\'ll :3Confused :Giggle

Shaun - patience is um... a virtue... or a :spank. One of them... yeah.

Ian.

No one was in yesturday, going to pick it up this morning on the way to work :D

Shaun

^^^^^^ How smalls your letter box lol, its only a little envelope :Giggle

The note wasn\'t for that ! It was for a K&N filter for the 1st gen :Giggle

Still hasn\'t got here though ! My bucket seat arrived at 7:30am. Need to make some adapters for it though. Won\'t mount to stock rails even with some mods !

Really looking forward to watching the DVD :D

Shaun

DVD came today, postman has ripped the letter so it was bagged up with an apology !

Some awesome footage of the day and some excellent photos on the 2nd disc :D

Thanks to Ian for the hard work :D

Shaun

Many thanks for the DVD Ian, just need to find some time to sit and view it properly,

Curious  to know though if it stil has "in car" commentary !

Well done

Clive - you might just want to watch the titles and pit lane footage then... :Talking1 :rollin

Cheers Shaun ;)

Ian.

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