***TRACKDAY SERIES - Oulton Park, Wed 17th Nov***

[CrissyUK]

I hope it\'s dry so I actually get there... Scooby is awesome but not 100% waterproof and if it rains heavily I\'ll have to drive it with wellies on!!  

Handling is good in the rain, though...

[shaunwil]

Definitely looking forward to this now, even if I don\'t have full beans

Shaun

[Casey]

Yippee! A set of Federal SS595 RS-R track tyres arrived this morning :mmmm.

Planning to get them fitted to a set of rims (thx Will66, Aston and Crissy) on Friday.

Never driven on a set of track tyres before, so looking forward to Oulton even more now, with the expectation of a lot more grip

[C J R]

Definitely looking forward to this now, even if I don\'t have full beans
 
Shaun

 
I agree Shaun...Looking forward to having so many Rotary\'s on track (oh and a Scoobie).
 
I\'ll be running mine on the lower boost setting, still getting used to 450bhp kicking in mid corner, without trying to manage more (for this year anyway) LOL
 
Chris

[C J R]

Yippee! A set of Federal SS595 RS-R track tyres arrived this morning :mmmm.
 
Planning to get them fitted to a set of rims (thx Will66, Aston and Crissy) on Friday.
 
Never driven on a set of track tyres before, so looking forward to Oulton even more now, with the expectation of a lot more grip

 
Casey,
I\'ll be interested to get some live feed back from you on the day. Are these the same as Crissy has fitted ?
I\'m still weighing up which tyres to buy for next year. My main use will be through the drier months and track time, but we all know what a UK summer is like....wet !
Chris

[Casey]

^^^^ Chris, yes, they are exactly the same tyres as Crissy has been using on her RX-8. They have received good reviews online, and they are a LOT cheaper than R888\'s (-£60 per corner in the size I have). Unfortunately they don\'t come in the preferred 225/45/18 or 245/40/18 sizes, so Crissy and I are using the 235/40/18\'s, the closest size available.

Happy to let you know on the day how they feel! They are suposed to be very good in the wet, as well as in the dry :mmmm

[Casey]

SURPRISINGLY, there are STILL PLACES LEFT for this trackday next week.

If there is anyone out there still thinking about this, get in quick before the last few places are sold!

With TWELVE rotary powered cars already signed up for this, it\'s going to be a great day on track!

LINK TO BOOKING SITE HERE

[Grant Monkhouse]

Whilst everyone is buying new tyres for their cars etc, me and my brother are investing in some jars of bravery, and pick and mix of driving talent, as everyone will be miles ahead of us, but we will only trying to better ourselves throughout the day and hopefully not push too far that we end up helping with cutting the grass. :Nono!

[CrissyUK]

Grant, don\'t worry... you won\'t be alone. I have just dropped off the RX8 at the local Mazda garage for bureaucracy checks before formally admitting that she needs a new engine so I will be in the other car starting from scratch as it handles brilliantly but in a totally different way from the RX8.

I\'ll be the one swerving round corners and taking dodgy lines or doing silly things because sometimes I tickle the turbo at the wrong time (see this morning narrowly missing a wall coming off the A12)    But I\'ll be loving every minute of it!

Oh yes, don\'t tell Malcolm, but I think Aston has sabotaged his wheels which apparently look like eggs at the moment so the Federals might not help him go even faster than he already does (hooligan).  :Giggle

[AtomicRex]

Has anyone run 17" rims on the Rx8?
 
And what is the offset?

[C J R]

Whilst everyone is buying new tyres for their cars etc, me and my brother are investing in some jars of bravery, and pick and mix of driving talent, as everyone will be miles ahead of us, but we will only trying to better ourselves throughout the day and hopefully not push too far that we end up helping with cutting the grass. :Nono!

Don\'t worry guys. We are all trying to beat ourselves. Totally agree its not too important to be the first to the corner, but it is very important to be the one who can drive the car home again after a great day.

[Casey]

Oh yes, don\'t tell Malcolm, but I think Aston has sabotaged his wheels which apparently look like eggs at the moment so the Federals might not help him go even faster than he already does (hooligan).  :Giggle

I bet he\'s got the sledgehammer out as I write this (hi Aston :WaveBye ) . He easily overtook me at Cadwell when he changed to Toyo R888\'s, whereas I was easily overtaking him in the morning when we were both running on road tyres. I think he wants to keep his edge

Grant, don\'t worry about it. It\'s NOT a race, it\'s about going at a speed you are happy with, and allows you to drive home at the end of the day (as Chris said). You don\'t have to drive right on the ragged edge to have fun on a trackday.

However, if you get the trackday bug, you\'ll be constantly looking at what improvements you can make to improve your speed around the track.

I\'m an example; started with a totally stock car; now have short-shifter, uprated brake disks and front calipers, coilovers, strut brace, and shortly, a set of track tyres. All these mods have improved the handling of the car on track, but I can still use it happily on the road too! The only problem is that the driver has a distinct lack of talent :o

[shaunwil]

Its all about having fun and exploring the capabilities of these cars in a safe environment. Nobody cares if you aren\'t going mad, its all down to how you enjoy the day

Shaun

[TiddlesRX7]

Got to agree with the above. Getting back in 1 piece is the main thing. Only go as fast as your comfortable with, you\'ll get quicker and quicker as the day goes on. Oh and be careful for the first half an hour and the first half an hour after lunch. Thats when most of the accedents happen apparently.

[HypoThermia]

Ah... the mad half hour when everyone wants to see an empty track in front of them. It never works out. :rollin

All the above is good advice and there will be plenty of passenger rides available as well if you want to experience the circuit without the stress of driving. Pit lane discussion is a good time to catch up and think about what you\'ve just done, and get ideas for what you might want to do on the circuit next.

Quite a few of us will be "first timers" at Oulton so we\'ll be working it all out as well...

Ian.