Mazda Rotary Club

OK, just over 6 weeks to go, so time to start some organising for this trackday :D  :D . I\'ll be posting up a parallel thread on the RX8OC forum and anyone with any rotary powered car is most welcome to join in the fun.

Details of the event can be found ON THIS LINK (http://www.mazdaontrack.co.uk/cadwell-park---tuesday-7th-june---full-opl-490-p.asp)
 
Don\'t worry if you\'ve never been on track before (there\'s a first time for everything!). The days are safe, well managed and there\'s plenty of help and advice on hand to make sure you enjoy the day. You wil be amazed at how good the RX-8 is on track - the grin you will get when you realise just how fast you can take corners is guaranteed. Then, if you opt for some tuition and let a pro drive your car for a couple of laps, you\'ll realise you were just exercising 75% of the car\'s capability! All you need is a roadworthy car, a full driver\'s licence and a helmet (the latter can be hired on the day for ~£10)

Further details and booking your trackday place can be found by clicking HERE (http://www.rotaryshop.co.uk/bcadwell-park---tuesday-7th-juneb-1673-p.asp). I\'m using the MRC shop to collect payments to simplify getting payments to Mazda on Track, who we will be booking through for this event.

Please note that our partners, Mazda on Track, have not been able to secure exclusive use of the track and so places might sell out well before the day, so please book early or you might be disappointed...

Cost for track participants is £164, but anyone who is a a FULL MRC member (not guests) pay the "Members Rate" of £144 through the shop. In addition, Full Members of the RX8OC ought to be able to claim back some costs in accordance with the policy agreed at this year\'s AGM. Further details later on this....

OK, I\'ll maintain the following list IN THIS POST at the START of this thread, So anyone interested just needs to post up and I\'ll edit this "master list" - saving duplicating the list over and over  :D

DRIVER LIST
(just post in this thread, or PM me, and I\'ll edit this list to keep things tidy)
Casey - RX-8 Trackday booked, Hotel Beaumont booked 6th & 7th
Shaunwil Trackday booked,
Zarterone Trackday booked
Ian.Mothersole Trackday booked
Hypothermia Trackday booked
Arnie_O - RX-8
Antnicuk 1 Trackday booked, Hotel Beaumont booked 6th
Antnicuk 2 Trackday booked, Hotel Beaumont booked 6th
Antnicuk 3 Trackday booked, Hotel Beaumont booked 6th
Antnicuk 4 Trackday booked, Hotel Beaumont booked 6th
Antincuk 5 Trackday booked, Hotel Beaumont booked 6th
Clive Trackday booked Hotel Beaumont booked  6th
t2rew  Trackday booked


SPECTATORS/PASSENGERS - ENTRANCE IS FREE
(just post in this thread, or PM me, and I\'ll edit this list to keep things tidy)
TiddlesRX7

Accommodation. Some of us will want to stay overnight before the event to get a fresh start. As last year I\'ll be staying at the Beaumont Hotel at nearby Louth, details HERE (http://thebeaumonthotel.co.uk/). Rooms are from £45, inc a hearty english breakfast. Nick and Tina run this family owned hotel and looked after us well for a couple of years now. If you want to book a room at the Beaumont then either phone direct on 01507 605 005, or email tina@terracerestaurant.co.uk (please mention you are one of the "Rotary Group" when booking).  For those on a budget, there are a few twin rooms available at £30/head (sharing), inc breakfast - a bargain. First come, first served, so be quick, as there are only a limited number of rooms. There is plenty of off-road secure parking there too!

From previous experience, I\'ll be staying TWO nights, so I don\'t have to rush back after the event. If you feel the same, book in for two nights too!

Trackday Insurance. If you need any advice, then please ask away...

Anything else, ask away.... (but bear in mind I\'m away most of this weekend, 22-25 April, so please be patient!)

Interested in this

Keith

^^Keith, this is a VERY popular event on a fantastic circuit - arguably the best in the UK. Based on previous years, I\'d expect anything between 12-20 rotaries this year at Cadwell. All you need to do to secure your place is follow the link to the club shop and pay up.

We\'ve got 20 guaranteed places reserved at the moment, but I will have to give up unsold places on May 7th and cannot guarantee places after that date.

If you have any questions at all, just post up here.

I hope you can join us for a fun day out :D

Hi Guys. Im sad to say I won\'t be doing this event this year :( The way my financial state is at the moment I just can\'t justify spending money on a track day. New mortgage and my 2nd child being born have to be a priority for me atm. I am hoping to get to the event still though to cheer/abuse all of you as you go round, and perhaps grab a passenger ride or two. I\'ll also bring my camera for the day too.

Ade

You know your always more than welcome as a passenger :D

Shaun

Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!! If I drive down to your house can I get a lift there and back too?

Ade

^^Ditto here Adrian. Be great to see you there, and I understand the financial pressures at the moment. It\'s going to be a tough year ahead for a lot of people :(

Yeah its gonna be hard times ahead. Its not been too bad yet but im preparing for it now! Poor Rexy hasn\'t been out properly since I moved. She has had a new brain though but she needs programing ;)

Look at me last year, Blowing the motor up didn\'t do me any favours ! I\'ll look at getting this booked too :D

Shaun

Wow this is going to be an expensive month! :2Rolleyes
But I cant miss cadwell after all the good reports Ive heard.

Shaun, Ade, Ian - I\'ve updated the master list at the head of this thread. Let me know if/when hotel and trackday is booked and I\'ll update status

Ian - you\'ll absolutely love it!

Everyone - plenty of availability at the Beaumont (as of this morning when I checked) for anyone who needs a room.

Whats the chances of a mate of mine tacking his skyline to this? He\'s interested in doing his first track day and this would be ideal. Would it be a case of members first but if there are spaces left he\'d be ok?

Ade

Ade, not problem. Best he books via the Mazda on Track website or The Circuitdays website. That way he won\'t eat into our reserved allocation. He\'s more than welcome, even if he has poor taste in cars (sorry, wanted to insert emoticon here, but smartphone won\'t let me!)

No problem I\'m always ripping him about his poor choice of car. Although His Skybus is one of a kind and he built it from the ground up himself and its pushing close to 500bhp. I\'ll let him know.

Ade - is that Ash?

Casey, have you booked the wrong days at the hotel ?? Would have thought it would be 6th and 7th ?

Shaun

Quote from: shaunwil;757614Casey, have you booked the wrong days at the hotel ?? Would have thought it would be 6th and 7th ?

Shaun

Well spotted Shaun! Luckily, I have booked the correct dates with the hotel, just forgot to correct the dates in the post above when cutting and pasting from last year\'s version!

Trackday and Hotel night before booked. Ade for this your probably best coming with your skyline mate. Give me a shout closer to 25th may for oulton and you more than welcome to come shotgun :D

Shaun

Trackday Booked! :Thumbs-up

Ok Shaun cheers mate. I\'ll let you know about Oulton. Never been before so would be good to check it out.

Ade

Then you really do need to come to Oulton then :D

Shaun

Quote from: najiru;757600Ade - is that Ash?

You got it. Just got to check what noise level is coming out of the Skyline and if its low enough he wants to do it.

Cool, Cadwell are quite liberal with the noise test so I\'d of thought he\'d be ok. Oulton are definetly more strict anyway. Not sure if I\'ll run at this yet but might come over for the day.

how do i find out how many spaces there available. Neither the MRC shop or MOT state how many places available. I need 3? if possible,  2 rotary powered kit cars and a porka!

Malcolm,  could you give me a ring please,  07968 061 567
regards
Tony

4 track slots and 7 beds booked at the Beumont and paid for (ouch)  see you there,  whats the worst that can happen?

Awesome :D

Shaun

I\'m also booked in :D

Ian.

driving this time assume Ian?

Most definitely - I\'m planning on not having to tow anyone round the paddock this time either :Giggle

I\'ve been to the circuit twice since we were there last together and am a bit more familiar with it now as well.

Ian.

Current List

Malcolm (casey)
Ian (Hypothermia)
Anthony Kirk (antnicuk) x 4 places
Ian Mothersole
Shaun Wilmer
Paul Carter (zarterone)
(9 Places paid for)

Please copy and paste list when paid

^^^

Thansk Lisa :)

Quote from: antnicuk;759948Malcolm,  could you give me a ring please,  07968 061 567
regards
Tony

Sorry not to reply to you yesterday, but you managed the "track" :rolleyes: me down eventually whilst I was having a sneak preview of the new tarmac circuit at Blyton (Linclonshire). I had some great fun with Arnie_O and CrissyUK at Blyton checking out the circuit and rubbering in the new tarmac (well, someone has to do it :Giggle - it\'s a hard life!). I\'ll post up a thread on Blyton when I recover form yesterday\'s backlog of work......

i have booked another place and one more impending,  i should get a discount for all this business   :)

^^^ Nice one Tony :Thumbs-up

OK, a reminder that our guaranteed places expire at midnight on Saturday night. At that time, I may be asked to "return" all unsold, reserved, places being held for us.

LAST CHANCE OF A GUARANTEED PLACE......

Latest on Beaumont hotel rooms still available on 6th June (night prior to event);

2 x singles £45 per room per night
 
3 x doubles £65 per night room per night

Trackday booked and hotel booked for the 6th

im booked too :WaveBye

Welcome t2rew :Thumbs-up

Have you paid for a trackday place via the shop and also booked at the hotel (just the 6th?)?

Will this be in your RX-7, or the E30 you had at RS7 :)

hiya casey. ive booked the trackday online through their website.  im hoping antnicuk can sort me a room.
unfurtunatly i dont have an rx anymore so ill be in my little e30. not exactly competative but ill have fun. ive fitted a new manifold and this is a bit of a  shakedown  for it, the big test will be rs8 :driving

Quote from: t2rew;761764...not exactly competative but ill have fun.

The fun is what its all about :Thumbs-up
 
Ive been looking forward to this all year!

Oops, looks like I also won\'t be missing out..... :driving




And I ain\'t sharing any Rooms with Jay! :Nono!

Current list

Casey
Shaunwil
Zarterone
Ian.Mothersole
Hypothermia
Antnicuk 1
Antnicuk 2
Antnicuk 3
Antnicuk 4
Antincuk 5
Clive
James Metcalfe
Dom Roque
Jason (Paid MOT Direct)

i have sorted rooms at the Beaumont for the 2 novices driving german rubbish.  Lisa,  Dom has bought 2 places. One for Jay.

Sorry guys, the Essex crew seem to have taken over this event. :)

ha ha... you muppet... and you talk about me not reading text messages correctly... :spank

Lisa Ignor Tony as we do please....
Jay bought his own through MOT and I paid through the Club... as I\'m a \'member\'.. :Tongue1


And I don\'t live in Essex.... :p

Dom,  look at Lisa\'s post.  Edited.  Lisa didnt have Jay down........  

thanks Lisa,  ignore Dom.  

And you are right,  you are not fast enough to be in the essex crew :)  now behave or i will make you share a bed with \'big jay\'

Current list

Current List:-

Casey
Shaunwil
Zarterone
Ian.Mothersole
Hypothermia
Antnicuk 1
Antnicuk 2
Antnicuk 3
Antnicuk 4
Antincuk 5
Clive
James Metcalfe
Dom Roque
Jason (Paid MOT Direct)
Andre

BUMP - Last chance for a guaranteed place at Cadwell. After this weekend it\'ll be pot luck if any places are left  :D

UPDATE - nice one Aston! Lisa tells me payment for your place has been received :Thumbs-up

Current List:-
Casey
Shaunwil
Zarterone
Ian.Mothersole
Hypothermia
Antnicuk 1
Antnicuk 2
Antnicuk 3
Antnicuk 4
Antincuk 5
Clive
James Metcalfe
Dom Roque
Jason (Paid MOT Direct)
Andre
Arnie_O

BUMP..........Last chance for a guaranteed place........

Anyone else wants to join in the fun :)

Casey or MRC gods...
Less than a week to go and I have not recieved anything for this session as yet..  
As I have payed and booked it through the Club, does that mean I will have it sorted on the day?
 
 Can someone advise whats the score.

 Rgds

Quote from: TRex;766172Casey or MRC gods...
Less than a week to go and I have not recieved anything for this session as yet..  
As I have payed and booked it through the Club, does that mean I will have it sorted on the day?
 
 Can someone advise whats the score.

 Rgds

Dom, your name and MRC registered email address was passed on Mazda on Track about 10 days ago. Normally they send out a confirmation email about now, but don\'t worry, your name will be on the list when signing on at Cadwell (or see me on the day if there is a problem!). The confirmation email is not a "ticket", just a reminder and a checklist. I\'ll post up a checklist for Cadwell that I produced last year, probably later today.

I\'ve attached a breifing pack for Cadwell next week. Most of you will have seen the contents before, but I\'d recommend a "skim read" in the next day or two to ensure you haven\'t fogotten anything.....

PLEASE DON\'T FORGET YOUR DRIVING LICENSE (both parts if you have them)!

Thanks mate,  

Tony and none of the other crew received anything either.

 No worries, we\'ll see you Monday evening for the \'prime up\'... :o

im getting exited about this now. :3gears-rh

Quote from: TRex;766366Thanks mate,  

Tony and none of the other crew received anything either.

 No worries, we\'ll see you Monday evening for the \'prime up\'... :o

I did email NickD at MoT to check if an email would be going out before the event. Nick said he intends to send one out, but is having a hectic week....

Yep, see most of you Monday night. I expect we\'ll eat at the hotel and be in the bar afterwards, so people can join us as they arrive at various times..:cheers

You will have to be up early to be in the bar before us lot:)

Ive had my confirmation email from Nick today :)

Hopefully, everyone should have got their confirmation email by now?

OK, here\'s the details of a convoy, if anyone coming from the south wants to tag along. If you are travelling up on Monday, you are most welcome, just add your name so we know who to look out for.....

The plan is to meet at Perterborough Services on the A1 to leave at 2pm. I aim to be there about 1pm to get a bite to eat. Optionally, some of us might want to meet at the M11 Stansted (Birchanger) Services, to depart there at 12.15 (prompt!!).

From PB Services we\'ll follow the route Hypothermiaa has suggested - this route  (http://goo.gl/maps/vG1e)along the A52 which seems to avoid more towns than the A15.

So, list time;

Birchanger Services M11/A120 (departing 12.15pm)
Casey
Zarterone

Peterborough Services (A1) (departing 2pm)
Casey
Hypothermia
Zarterone

i dont suppose you guys will go slow enough for us with trailer queens although we are leaving at about that time and coming up the M11.

If possible , as per last time we may need a couple of people to block us in at the beaumont car park.

I\'ll probably get to the hotel late. I\'m having to work Monday due to deadlines. May have to have my tea at home then set off. Might only get there past 10pm !

Shaun

Quote from: antnicuk;766771i dont suppose you guys will go slow enough for us queens although we are leaving at about that time and coming up the M11

If possible , as per last time we may need a couple of people to block us in at the beaumont car park.

 Is the Hotel that rough....... :bandit

Quote from: antnicuk;766771If possible , as per last time we may need a couple of people to block us in at the beaumont car park.

prob not needed. any self respecting thief will go for the bmw\'s:Tongue1

Quote from: t2rew;766809prob not needed. any self respecting thief will go for the bmw\'s:Tongue1

probably, but i\'m not expecting the BMW\'s to make the drive up there or the dyno session today!

car dynoed ok. packed and ready for the drive up tomorrow. see those that are staying in the b+b tomorrow :guinness

Great day, actually fantastic 24 hrs altogether...  
Good crack at the Hotel before and Cadwell was blinding!

 Well done Malcom and all involved :cheers

 

 Oh, and Clive and the owner of the Silver 8, what a lucky lucky escape, almost wearing a Toyota \'sh!t box\' on your heads!!! :Giggle

Dam it. I knew if I didn\'t come I\'d miss something funny and random. Looks like you got good weather for the day.

Ade

Weather was grand all day :D

Was a fantastic day, shame the video camera didn\'t work whist I had my spin (with Ian in the Car). Got some nice progressive images of the spin through from the camera lady !

Looking forward now to Oulton Park :D

Shaun

Thanks everyone for a great day out ,i have got some nice in car video all i have to do now is work out how to post them up, i will sort them out soon,
Thanks jim

oooooooo. Where abouts did you spin out at Shaun? I\'m gonna take a guess at the 90 right after the long straight with the dip in it (can\'t remember the name of the bend).

The left hander at the bottom of the hill (where I went on the grass almost running the camera lady over last time).

Shaun

I\'ve only just got back, having been one of the party who stayed an extra night at the Beaumont Hotel.

What can I say, I think this was one of the best trackday events to date, and we\'ve had some really good ones in previous years! The trackday was awesome, aided by the near perfect weather and dry track. I sat in as a passenger in several cars and it was very educational to see the differences in everyone style of driving - I learned a lot from observing! The social side was superb and I thought the food and service at the hotel was 1st class. Thanks to everyone who supported this event and made it so enjoyable. Photos and videos will no doubt appear here soon, so those who were there can re-live some of the day, and others can see what they missed :Tongue1

Roll on next year\'s return to Cadwell, a truely superb track to drive.

Next Trackday event is Oulton Park on Friday, July 22nd, for whaich I will start a separate thread very soon.....

The other event which is proving popular is a full Open Pit Lane day at the brand new tarmac circuit at Blyton Park (in the same part of the country as Cadwell) on SATURDAY, 6th August. We\'ve already got 23 cars signed up for this at a bargain price; still some places left for anyone interested - just look for the separate thread on this one.

Thanks Malcolm, we all really enjoyed it and agreed, the Hotel service and food was fantastic.  
I forgot to go and see xtreme photography to see any pictures of me,  does anyone know how i can get in touch with them?

Quote from: shaunwil;767553Was a fantastic day, shame the video camera didn\'t work whist I had my spin (with Ian in the Car). Got some nice progressive images of the spin through from the camera lady !

I seem to remember on the next lap she was standing where you\'d parked the car on the grass, so lucky for her I guess. Very much enjoyed the ride in your FD (again!) and the spin at the bottom of Mansfield was very graceful and completely without panic. Lucky really as my spare pants were back at the hotel :Giggle I\'m also gutted that the camera had a flat battery at the start of the day when put to its first use.

I must say that the day was absolutely superb and thoroughly enjoyed the fine company, excellent weather and brilliant track. I\'ve got a ton of videos and stills to work through so I\'ll try and get a few tasters posted up shortly.

Oh, and Cadwell would not be complete without Malcolm\'s brakes making another appearance :rolleyes:

Roll on the next event... :Thumbsup!

Ian.

Quote from: antnicuk;767628I forgot to go and see xtreme photography to see any pictures of me,  does anyone know how i can get in touch with them?

I have an email address (untested) - xtremephotography@live.co.uk

The website appears to be broke and has been for over two years now :2eek

Ian.

QuoteOh, and Cadwell would not be complete without Malcolm\'s brakes making another appearance

Again! Really? Bloody hell!

Quote from: TiddlesRX7;767641Again! Really? Bloody hell!

Oi! I think Arnie_O (Aston) is now the "brake pad eater King"! He put a brand new set of ET500 front pads on his car at ~10.30am and had virtually no pad left at 5pm. At least my pads had seen track action at Brands Hatch, Blyton Park and Japfest, as well as several months road use before expiring yesterday.

I think Aston was trying too hard to catch me in the afternoon sessions :Laugh

Yeah WHATEVER Malcolm....
231ps what 231...... Pha

Aston, I wondered how long it would take for my "provoking" to get a reply :Giggle

Hmmmm, nine minutes, almost as long as your pads lasted  - only teasing, glad it\'s not just me with pad abuse tendencies!

nice one casey. i had a really great time. there were some interesting moments particularly the driverless toyota and the spinning. glad to hear someone else span at mansfield the same as me lol. nice little battle with the main man himself aka clive.

where are the days pictures going?? in this thread?

^^^Yeah, good point Jason. Anyone who has any photos and vids, please post them in this thread so we can keep things in one place. I know it might take people a while to get the pics and vids sorted so be patient (some of us have only just got home!). I have a few videos I need to process and put up on u-tube before linking here.

Excellent day with excellent people what more can I say------------------but I will :chat

Seriously we had the perfect English morning day at what has to be one of the most scenic tracks on the planet,

Couple of incidents, one was the sad loss of the black RX-8 powered kit car piloted by (I think ) Tony\'s (antnicuk ) cousin, plus the close close near disaster from the kid who nearly wrote off Andre\'s RX-8 with the Toyota banger racer that Dom has already shown above after he tried to lean in the car and start it in gear :Hammer .

Talking of banger racers it took a while to find my Rotary powered way past two big engined Beemers that were racing each other and  had more grunt than a Gorilla eating a bunch of bananas  :rollin:rollin:rollin:rollin( Dom and Jason please stand up :Giggle:Giggle )

Must admit I finally came away pleased that I had finaly got to grip with the track because Park corner had driven me mad because I could never get into it late enough or stable enough :(

Also good to see Tony (antnicuk ) have a good outing after previous problems, plus Jim (lennycarloff) showing yet again that you don\'t need a big buck car to go around the track after yet another brilliant showing in his EGI :Santa

lastly well done Malcolm for the organisation and roll on Oulton as it was awesome in the wet so it  should be amazing in the dry (never raced at Oulton so I haven\'t drven it in the dry "yet" )

I never change a pad once :Giggle

Although I think I will be investigating the level of pad on my rears now. Plus locking up in to corners did make things very interesting. Was better with 28psi but it was still mental. Amazing to think there is a bump at the end of Park Straight that completely screws up non ABS braking. Nick said heavy brake, let go over the bump then brake again !

Shaun

Quote from: t2rew;767658nice one casey. i had a really great time. there were some interesting moments particularly the driverless toyota and the spinning. glad to hear someone else span at mansfield the same as me lol. nice little battle with the main man himself aka clive.

Would that be the battle between 1300cc and what was it, 3900cc ?:chat

p.s. Good to see you Jason even with pis.ston power, whoops added one "s" too many :Giggle

I drove Oulton 2 wks ago in lovely summer weather (even got sunburnt) and its an amazing track. Easily Oulton and Cadwell are the best tracks I\'ve driven !

Shaun

Yep i can testifuy to that beemer battle also, was getting a little annoyed at the M3 that i was all over in the corners but then planted its foot in the streight... only to find out that it was one of our own once they had come in.

There was no way i was following Clive (Yoda) through that overtaking maneuver, though i was gagging to try and hand on to the back of him (for all of the 100 yards that it would have been)

Awesome Day, Thanks to Casey for the work put in, and to Clive for the loan of the tools to do the pads with (yes i will be needing some more but also seeking some advice on how not to kill them so quickly next time)

The bunch that went where awesome as always, and very few incidents of other drivers being idiots and lot letting you past even when you where quicker. The only real annoyance for many of us was a Caterham driver that seemed to enjoy holding us all up throughout the day. only to have him fall off of the track (trying to push it too hard) in front of me going through "Park" you would not believe the pleasure we all got from that one.

hopefully i will be able to see myself in to the direction of Olton as i am told by those that have been thats its an equally awesome track.

Till the next time...

Quote from: clive;767675Would that be the battle between 1300cc and what was it, 3900cc ?:chat

p.s. Good to see you Jason even with pis.ston power, whoops added one "s" too many :Giggle

lol clive we all know rotarys are 2.6 and my poor little shopping car had 2.9. i may have to invest in some brakes and tyres to level the playing field ;)
roll on rotorstock handling cucuit :burnout

Quote from: Arnie_O;767683Yep i can testifuy to that beemer battle also, was getting a little annoyed at the M3 that i was all over in the corners but then planted its foot in the streight... only to find out that it was one of our own once they had come in.

thats the problem with alot of people all the gear and no idea :yes. i must admit i didnt have a problem getting passed him. :Giggle

http://youtu.be/-ZF_wdJJAps
http://youtu.be/HwkJaXc-3cc

Vid of my fastest lap of the day; 1m 55s (u-tube 1m 21m to 3m 16s), which met my target :)

cool :3gears-rh

Nice vid :) What was your top speed in that long "back" straight?

I liked that track, lots of height differenses and nice "double" curves.:)

Quote from: re japi;768004Nice vid :) What was your top speed in that long "back" straight?

I liked that track, lots of height differenses and nice "double" curves.:)

Thx - I was only just getting into 3 figures at the end of the back straight - I saw 105mph on one glance down before braking. It\'s quite uphill there and the 8 really needs more power in that portion of the circuit as it\'s really struggling to gain speed up the hill in 4th. It\'s the part of the circuit where many turboed or lighter weight cars pull away, only to be caught again in later corners, unless they are good drivers in the corners (Zarterone being one :god in his Megane RS250 Cup).

Yep, still trying to decide if Cadwell or Oulton is my favourite in the UK. Cadwell really is a fantastic circuit to drive - it has a bit of everything. I really love going back there, this being my 4th visit.

A vid of my quickest lap of the day - just a second behind Malcolm :Thumbs-up

There\'s a lot of wind noise because the camera is externally mounted so I\'ve deliberately reduced the volume - the video has also been rotated to correct for the mounting (upside down!)

That came out fantastic ! Have you got the video of me passing you on your cool down lap ??

Shame it didn\'t work on my car on the fist attempt :Giggle

Shaun

Yep - just after Park on my cooldown lap I was overtaken by a white FD, caught it on the key fob cam :D

Truly a shame that it didn\'t work on your car first time :burnout

Ian.

A full session vid this time, from pit exit all the way through to the return.

Sorry Shaun - the clip of your car is on the other session :Hammer

what camera are you useing. looked pretty clear

Great little video ,where you mounted your cam really adds to it , well I said I would post some myself so here goes
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_OsBfx9JEs&feature=youtube_gdata_player (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_OsBfx9JEs&feature=youtube_gdata_player)

Nice video Jim! Though we won\'t be doing this with Kimi...

The camera I was using was an H808 #11, which produces a true 720p high def video output and records for about 45 minutes. You can get them on ebay for about 25 quid and you\'ll have to make sure they produce H.264 (Bluray) output. For a bit more outlay you can get one with a slightly different case design that has a larger battery.

I\'ve now got a second one of these ready to go :D

Ian.

You selling the old one?

^^^ Jason, I think Ian plans to use both cameras (front and rear view, etc)?:cool

:Thumbs-upExcellent video Jim, thanks for posting that up, nice to hear a see a circuit from an FC perspective!

Seeing the quality and price of the vids that Ian posted up I\'ve just ordered one of the "#11 keyfob" cameras via eBay, £26.99 delivered, but might take a few weeks to arrive (in time for Oulton Park though!).

Jim  are you "on" for Oulton Park on Friday 22nd July? I think you said you were when we spoke at Cadwell, but just wantde to check. Thread is up ON THIS LINK (http://www.mazdarotaryclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=70890)

Edit - Jim, I see you\'ve paid for your place already - you\'ve beaten me to it!

ill go and have a look for one. seems good considering the cost

Yep - just building up a set, so keeping the "old" one.

Ian.

Ian,  could you put a link up for the bits i would need to do on board vids like that please,  i dont want to buy the wrong bit.

Heres my videos from towards the end of the day :Thumbs-up
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RUaKBvydAY
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Chw1fc3_k3k

Nice videos, you can hear your tyres screaming, thats what we like to see. :god
I have two more videos

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=INqYy2IZFow

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsb5nYTzUvc

Some more nice videos Jim. It\'s really great to see how well the FC performs in the corners. Engine sounds lovely, and it\'s hard to miss hearing the rev buzzer, unlike in the RX-8 where it can be a bit quiet at times!

Tony - I\'ll try and get some links up to Ebay stuff tomorrow :Santa

Ian.

Quote from: Casey;769691Some more nice videos Jim. It\'s really great to see how well the FC performs in the corners. Engine sounds lovely, and it\'s hard to miss hearing the rev buzzer, unlike in the RX-8 where it can be a bit quiet at times!

You try it in a stripped FD :Giggle

Looks really good through the corners.

Shaun

:3gears-rhWell I have to own up my best times were around 1\'55 but you know me not satisfied I have bought myself a FC TII ,mmmmm forced induction, so I should be able to put up a fight on the straight stuff, i can\'t wait for our next outing :3gears-lh

OK, details on the key fob cameras for those who are interested:

Here\'s the ebay seller that I\'ve been buying from, I\'ve not had a package go amiss yet and the comms has been pretty good: internet-shop365 (http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/internet-shop365&ssPageName=STRK:MEFSX:SELLERID)

The cameras now seem to come in two flavours, the main difference being an extended battery life. You\'re looking for an H808 #11 camera that produces MOV output files in the H.264 format at 1280x720 resolution and 30fps. Other formats  indicate a different type of camera and lower picture quality, as does a much cheaper price ;)

The original H808 with approx 45 minutes of recording time (I\'ve got two of these now) (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/HD-dashboard-11-Key-Chain-Camera-Video-Recorder-H808-/250807174605?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_2&hash=item3a6545c5cd)
Newer design with a larger battery, slightly more expensive (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/New-11-HD-DV-Lens-Webcam-Meeting-Camera-Recorder-DVR-/260793984420?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb88865a4)


You\'ll also need a microSD card. Recording 20 minutes of video takes about 1Gb of storage, so I\'d recommend a minimum of 4Gb.  You should also get a class 4 or higher card (otherwise you risk dropping frames and disrupting the video recording). Unfortunately Ebay is notorious for re-programming SD cards to have a larger capacity, so links are to Amazon instead.

Sample 8Gb microSD card from Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-8GB-Micro-SD-HC/dp/B001CQT0X4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1308467059&sr=8-1)
4Gb microSD card from Amazon (http://www.amazon.co.uk/Kingston-memory-microSDHC-adapter-included/dp/B000VX6XL6/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1308467133&sr=8-17)

Finally you\'ll need something to connect the camera to the car, I\'ve used 3M Dual Lock tape which is like velcro but much much better. It has more uses than just mounting cameras :Thumbs-up

3M Dual Lock, 1m length (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3M-DUAL-LOCK-HEAVY-DUTY-5X-STRONGER-THAN-VELCRO-TAPE-/360224753877?pt=UK_DIY_Material_Nails_Fixing_MJ&hash=item53df1188d5)
3M Dual Lock, more length options but more expensive (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/3M-Dual-Lock-Stronger-Than-Heavy-Duty-VELCRO-/250804917165?pt=UK_DIY_Material_Nails_Fixing_MJ&var=&hash=item801049bcfe)

Ian.

Just ordered one of the bigger battery ones. Hopefully I won\'t kill that one !

Shaun

thanks for that ian,   I assume the only difference between these and the ones below are the size of the actual camera?

Quote from: HypoThermia;770162...You\'ll also need a microSD card. Recording 20 minutes of video takes about 1Gb of storage, so I\'d recommend a minimum of 4Gb. You should also get a class 4 or higher card (otherwise you risk dropping frames and disrupting the video recording)...

Ian, do you use a class 4 card??
 
I had a class4 in my camera and using it at Finmere last year, even this had dropped frames etc. :mad: Now have a class6 (8GB) card, and its much better (as you can see in my youtube videos), well worth the extra money.

The minimum recommended for these cards is a class 4, though not all cards are created equal and some can underperform in a nasty way :(

I actually have a class 6 however it might be pressed into service into another video or SLR camera at short notice so I thought it worth having the higher spec.

Ian.

Ian, Thanks for the camera details, I\'m considering buying.
 
On a similar note, can anyone recommend a reasonably priced lap timer device ?
 
Thanks
Chris

No problems Chris - I\'m still looking at other things that I can do with the cameras on the day.

We\'re using video cameras to do the timing for us, and very much after the day has completed. Unfortunately the track day event has insurance that specifically excludes lap timers and such as it is a non-competitive event. I must admit that I\'d like the feedback from knowing that I\'m going quicker and improving, however those are the rules :Grrr

Ian.

Camera turned up today :D

Shaun

mine turned up today, seems pretty good so far but its only been used on the sofa!  i might stick it on the bike tomorrow on my way to work. :)