An opportunity to show just how fast your car really is on this combined trackday and sprint event!
I helped organise the first ever RX8OC competitive event, a sprint, at Woodbridge back in March 2015. I thoroughly enjoyed it, as did everyone I spoke to at the time. Many said they'd like to do something like it again, plus there has been some additional interest expressed in sprints events on a couple of RX8OC and MRC threads.
So, I had a chat with Nick Dougill of Mazdaontrack he has agreed to lay on this event for us.
So, rather than just brag about how fast your car is, here is your chance to prove it against the clock :) Pit your RX against other RX's (and other cars that will be there) to see just how good your package is!
It will NOT be an exclusive "Mazda RX" club event (we won't get the numbers to make it work), but the more cars we get, the more exclusive it will be, if you get my "drift" ;) :)
The circuit looks like this, and takes about 60-75 seconds to complete from a standing start;
(http://images.tapatalk-cdn.com/15/04/19/cdb0ab8f30af6d577d35b2f4585cec6f.jpg)
Details of the event:
DATE: Saturday, 19 September
VENUE: Blyton Park, Lincs
FORMAT: Morning, full Open Pitlane "Practice". Afternoon, timed sprint runs, with prizes.
COST: £149,
BUT discounted to £139 (PM Casey for code)NOISE: The usual trackday limit of 105dBA (static), plus a drive-by limit at 20m of 95dBA
REQUIREMENTS: Usual trackday rules for cars; helmets and long sleeved clothing.
PASSENGERS: Permitted in the morning, but not in the afternoon sprint runs.
EXTRA DRIVERS: £119, they will get the same number of runs in the sprint as all other drivers.
BOOK YOUR PLACE HERE:http://www.mazdaontrack.co.uk/blyton-park-sprint-day---saturday-19th-september-2015-641-p.asp (http://www.mazdaontrack.co.uk/blyton-park-sprint-day---saturday-19th-september-2015-641-p.asp)
QUESTIONS?: Post up here and I'll do my best to answer.
If you are interested, don't (re)quote this post, simply post up and I'll keep this this list updated :D
I'd like to do this;
- casey - PAID
- Nicklaus - PAID
- Dave-B
- Ian.M - PAID
- Toru Watanbe
- PhilHirst
- ChocolateTeapot
- boosted
- hitandhope - PAID
- C J R - PAID
- Rutz
- seanp
- Julian246 - PAID
- Diane - PAID
- Zarterone - PAID
- chris231 - PAID
- lennycarloff - PAID
- sonic
- Clive - PAID
Yes defo interested.
That's great Jon, it will be very interesting to see (and hear) your car on track, and against the clock :)
I'll add your name now....
Cool...getting a list of dates ready for holiday to book off once i start my new job. (Was hoping for Croft but car in bits again and digi dash still away for repair).
Me Please Malcolm. Thanks Chris
:13: Chris- great stuff, name added.
Nick Dougill called me this morning to say it's 95% this is a "goer". He's had a lot of interest from the MX5Nutz forum and so it might well be a mostly Mazda day!
Rutz (from the RX8OC) also now added to the list - just needing a few more.....
Is there any trophies involved?
Quote from: boosted on May 02, 2015, 04:16:17 PM
Is there any trophies involved?
:13: Oh yes, trophies are to be awarded at this event, which is was CONFIRMED this afternoon :)
For further details and booking CLICK ON THIS LINK (http://www.mazdaontrack.co.uk/blyton-park-sprint-day---saturday-19th-september-2015-641-p.asp)
Published price is £149 (including the £5 one-day competition license) BUT FULL MRC members can PM me for a discount code which will reduce the price to £139 :) The code is only valid for bookings made before the end of June.
So, get booking, this will be a fun day with the added "edge" of competition and bragging rights up for grabs ;)
BUMP:
The discount code expired last week, but I've spoken to NickD at Mazda on Track and he has kindly re-instated the discount until 19th July
So, if you haven't booked yet, and want the discounted price, don't wait any longer!
There are quite a few MX-5's (inc some s/c and turboed versions) and a smattering of other cars so far signed up.
Come on, let's see just how good your car can do against the clock on track :)
Just Paid. Please update the list Malcolm.
Where are you thinking of staying when you come up ?
Chris
Chris, you have a PM :)
Peer pressure got the better of me. So booked and paid ::)
:( oh no the demon trophy winner is coming !!! ::)
:) Well done Jim, pleased to see you'll be joining us!
I know it's fairly local for you, but C J R and I are booked in for the Friday night at an Inn near Blyton. Let me know if you are planning to stay over on the Friday night and I'll send you the details; £50 B&B, but only 6 rooms and we've got two already :)
Track session paid and hotel booked.
Thanks Clive - it'll be a great opportunity to do some testing of your race car :)
List updated, 11 cars from MRC/RX8OC so far paid up.
C'mon there's trophies to be won and bragging rights to be gained ;)
They'll be lots of modified MX-5's and other cars to compete with and I know it will be great fun!
:wav:
OK, only a few weeks to this event now, so those who haven't booked should think about doing so soon.
As well as the trophies on offer from Mazdaontrack for the overall event, there will be FOUR trophies on offer to anyone who is on the RX8OC or MRC forum;
Fastest Time - Rotary Power
Fastest Time - RX-8 - Men
Fastest Time - RX-8 - Women
Fastest Time - ex-Rotary owner
So everyone should have a chance to win at least one trophy :)
I gotta confirm car is ok on road when i get back from holiday and then book.
Hope you can make it Jon, several trophies up for grabs - would be good to win some after all your hard work!
I got the time off...dodged another wedding as date moved and car is fixed hopefully...when i get back from tenerife take it out for blast then ill book.....fingers x .
Sorry Casey not gonna be there....car aint right and flooded dining room.
Sadly, one of our group cannot attend and so there is ONE place now available for this SOLD OUT track/sprint day.
- Sprint trophies are on offer from Mazdaontrack, plus four additional trophies exclusively for RX8OC/MRC participants
- The nice BBC weatherman forecasting a dry and settled period Fri-Sun
- The place can be had for £139, the price paid, a £10 discount on the website price
- If accommodation is needed, there is a room reserved at the Black Horse Inn, Blyton (which is otherwise full), where several of us are staying on Friday night (£50, inc breakfast)
First person to post up here, or on the RX8OC forum with a firm offer to take the place secures a fun day :D
^^ Provisionally sold - you have to be quick :)
Me too slow.....but no idea if solved...luckily for me booked in on friday at an airfield circuit trackday for testing.
Fingers crossed you've nailed it Jon :)
Have a good time tomoz guys.
Thx Jon, hope you can join us at a future sprint event :-)
Who got my trophy Casey ? Lol
Thanks for organizing a great day, I enjoyed myself and it was nice to have a go at a sprint challenge, and another first for me is to finished the day with no problems with the car ;D
Jim
had a sneaking look on Rx8club ...im waiting for this video! ;D :D ;)
Glad it was a great day still gutted now.
Thanks to the mx5nutz forum - there are a few pictures on the North East Lincs Trackday page, here's the link (Facebook) - https://www.facebook.com/groups/1443791022507262/
Great one of flames from C J R's car....
Time for a “report†of the day from me....
Firstly, as said before, a massive thanks to NickD for staging this event :13: . I know he was concerned as to whether he’d get the numbers to turn up, as he has had his fingers burned with low numbers at previous Sprint events. Thankfully, the event sold out and the day, from my experience, was a massive success (apart from me not winning anything that is). I really liked the format of a morning trackday and afternoon sprint, so hope NickD will be running some more of these.
Sincere thanks also to everyone who supported this event and made it such an enjoyable day. Without you guys, it wouldn’t have been half as much fun. Special thanks to bigpete for driving up with his two children (wearing very eye-catching, matching “Boston Rotary†polo shirts) to watch proceedings and chat to everyone. Thanks also to Ian.Mothersole for lugging up the club Gazebo, which provided a refuge from the sun in between Sprint Stints 8). Finally, many thanks to the RX8OC Committee who agreed to sponsor the 4 trophies on offer to participants =D>
As Chris231 said, the day started with arriving at Blyton in the fog, where it was impossible to see to the other side of the circuit :shock: , but by the time we were on our sighting laps the sun had started to burn through and the weather for the entire day could not have been better, with bright sunshine (warming the track) and a very light, cool, breeze to help cool off in the shade.
Amongst the usual suspects at these sorts of days (you know who you are :wink: ) I was pleased to help hitandhope on his very first trackday session and give him some tips. It’s always great to see someone new to trackdays find out just how well the 8 handles on circuit. I hope hitandhope :wink: will be back to enjoy some more trackdays in the future. It was good to meet Nicklaus for the first time too :D
On my second track session, I felt a strange vibration coming from the front right wheel on entering Lancaster and decided to return to the paddock straight away, despite it clearing slightly on the rest of the lap. I took off the front right wheel , which was covered in some unusual “brick coloured†dust â€" with none on the left front wheel. The inside brakepad had worn into a “cheesewedge†shape, yet outer seemed OK. I checked the 4 pistons and all seemed ok, so went about changing all the pads on the front and doing a quick bleed (brake fluid, not blood :D ). This didn’t take long with assistance from others â€" as always at these days, everyone is happy to help. Brake pedal was a bit “longer and softerâ€, but a few laps before the morning track session closed showed the brakes were effective.
Lunchtime (already :?: ) - After a chat over a cheeseburger with some of our group, it was time for the Sprint Briefing from NickD. Having done a Sprint event earlier in the year, the format was no surprise, but Mazdaontrack events are great as Nick always tries to create a relaxed and “laid back†atmosphere, but with safety clearly emphasised.
Everyone had been issued with their sprint number and “Institute Organisation of Professional Drivers (IOPD)†Competition Licence (valid for one event). So, my number “10†firmly attached to the driver’s side rear window, it’s off to queue in numerical order for the first of two practice runs. Good for the drivers and for the Mazdaontrack team, who had a few gremlins with the timing gear, so an opportunity to sort those out before the first of 4 “official†timed runs.
In between each run there was much checking of everyone’s times, and much banter (and excuses :D ). It’s fair to say that the competitive bug was clearly present! Diane was particularly enjoying herself, but I’ll leave that for her (or Julian) to explain... :lol:
Congratulations to all the winners of the 4 RX8OC trophies; the overall “Rotary Powered†fastest time (posted by C J R in his RX-7) was only 7 hundredths of a second ahead of Big John Rev. Big John Rev won the Fastest RX-8 (Men) trophy with an astoundingly quick time of 1m15.91s. The Fastest RX-8 (Women) was tightly contested, with Rutz posting a fantastic 1m20.00s on her last run to pip Chris231 to the prize (better luck next time Christine :thumleft: ). Zarterone picked up the “ex-rotary owner†award against incredible competition (no-one :wink: :lol: ) but he demonstrated how good a driver he is by posting times in his MX-5 which were comparable with most of the RX-8 times. Thanks to Diane for taking the pictures :thumleft:
After the trophy awards, 8 (how appropriate :lol: ) of us gathered at the nearby “Black Horse Inn†for a drink and a meal (an excellent Cajun Salmon in my case, washed down with a well chilled San Miguel), to an wind down and chat about our exploits.
I’m sure I’ve missed lots of things I could have said about the day, but I’ll conclude by saying;
a great day, in the company of great people and with fantastic weather. More please....
(a video or two to follow)
A couple of videos which show the gorgeous weather we experienced.
I would have really liked to see Boosted there with his Westroy - the winner on the day was an S2000 powered Westfield - at least, I think it was a Westfield :) I would really have liked to see what times Jon could have posted :)
The first video is a few laps in the morning session of my RX-8 trying to a catch a white CRX. I later found out that the driver was Rob, the guy on mx5nutz who arranges many of their track events and whom I'd been working with to try and encourage people to come along, but had never met. I hope we can tie up again to arrange some joint events, as the track etiquette, people and atmosphere made it a great day.
Select the youtube link to get a bigger display, and check the gearwheel is set to 1080p for best quality.
Lastly, my last sprint run, where I was trying too hard (with DSC totally off) to post a better time. Oooops, a spin just before the timing beam exit :-[
great vids Casey. looks a lovely fast and flowing circuit from the on board vids. Shame about the spin but on the limit fun :)
next 1 for me hopefully. did Clive go? i saw his name down hoping he had a good day?
Clive unfortunately couldn't make it. Again, it would have been great to see what times he could have clocked up!
I'm still amazed at Big John Rev's time in his OEM engined RX-8, 140k miles (but with with Tein suspension and R888's), 3 Sprint times in the 1m17s and one 1m15.91. They were seriously impressive and showed what the car, without power mods, can do.
Hi Casey....tyres 888 or the new toyo r888's....be interested what he has to say about old 888 versus the new r888's if he used to run 888 compared back to back to new r888's.
TBH, I'm not sure exactly what tyres they were. In fact, he actually said he was running "Toyo Proxes" and I thought he had mentioned 888's in the past. I'm sure he's had them on the car for a while, so I'm assuming they are likely to be the "older" version.
:-[ Sorry, I'm not up to speed on Toyo tyres, being a Federal man - but experimenting with Nankangs NS-2R's at the mo :)