***TRACKDAY - Snetterton, Mon 19th Sept ***

[HypoThermia]

Some video for y\'all to enjoy!

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[clive]

Thanks to Malcolm for organising an excellent day out for the club at Snetterton yesterday that saw Seven RX-8\'s and Jim (Lennycarloff) with his FC showing just how quick an FC is on track with very few mods while playing with the Caterhams and the Porches .

We shared the track with lots of Porsche\'s because Porsche owners club were also there very pleased to say that the Rotarys more than showed the expensive Porsche\'s you don\'t need a 60k plus car to get around the track indeed the guy in the £300,000  Porsche carrera gt just may have wished he had a Rotary after the engine blew up after 6 laps :3Confused

Once learned, this track is a great high speed "racers" track and fast with two long straights that the RX-8 surprised me on by getting left behind really only by the proper race car slick tyred Porsche\'s by easily pulling 120 mph

One real shame is that Chris (CJR) was unable to get there as his car will suit Snetterton wonderfully and the even bigger shame is that we can\'t entice the clubs many other big power Rotarys to the track to show the piston brigade just how good the Rotary really is, after all the FD was built to corner and not just look good and be a road car with it\'s huge racing pedigree  

Perhaps next time you will join us and we will have more than one RX-7 to entertain us all, a job Jim did admirably yet again yesterday

As Malcolm said this track is a visit again not just a tick in the box to say "done that" :Thumbsup!

p.s. To those who saw me on the side of the road with the police, to my dismay they stopped me for driving an uninsured car !!!!!!!!!!!!

After 1/2 an hour on the side of the road and producing the certificate at the station today that it turns out my plate came up on the police data base as not 3010 in numbers but 3O1O in numbers and letters, and that somebody has recently altered the cars details, grrrrrrrrr, but amended now :Thumbsup!

p.p.s I have put up a pic of my car as I hope that some of the many pics taken yesterday appear here as well, o yes and this is the type of Porsche mentioned above

[Casey]

Thanks for the feedback on the day Clive. Everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves on this fantastic new track layout. Really pleased that Jim represented the RX-7 brigade, and showed what the FC could do - a very capable track car, esp on R888\'s.

The RX-8\'s didn\'t disgrace themselves on the infield part of the circuit, where even I had no problem keeping up with some more powerful cars (Radicals and GT3\'s aside ). I had to lift-off a few times & even brake once mid-corner (not good!) to avoid going up the rear of more powerful cars which left me standing in a straight line, but couldn\'t do corners!!

As Clive said, it was a real shame that CJR had to pull out of this trackday as his car would\'ve been superb on this near 3 mile circuit, and I would have loved to see his car unleashed down the two long straights - even my speedo was racking up 117mph (indicated!) at the end of the fast straight with only n/a 230bhp on tap :o

I hope the next time we go back that a few FD\'s (and indeed any other roatry powered car, of course!) will be tempted to try this excellent circuit.

Thanks to everyone who came along and made it such a fun social day to in the pits, as well as out on track.

Some videos for your entertainment. A couple of my faster laps and chasing down a BMW M3 in the infield (twisty) section....

Two different cameras in use, from two different perspectives.....

[C J R]

Really happy you had a great day guys. I too thought the RX7 would have performed well at this track.
 
Hope to have the opportunity of testing the 7 again this year, although autumn seems to be here and a damp track in my 7 do not mix well !!
 
Chris

[lennycarloff]

They are some good videos, I will be back home tomorrow so I can post a few  myself, I have a nice one of me trying to keep up with Pete and the footage of clive getting run off the track

[shaunwil]

Good to see you guys had a good day. Even if I\'d have booked it I wouldn\'t have been there. Very ill last weekend

I\'ll try and make the effort next year

Shaun

[Casey]

Jim - looking forward to your videos!

Shaun - I trust this was just a 48hr bug or whatever, and you are now OK?

[shaunwil]

4 day bug, not nice really. All ok now. Took a good week to get over it properly.

I\'m installing a new gas tank in the FB ! Should have at least 45lt capacity but there is a big hole in the boot at the minute !

Shaun

[lennycarloff]

Hi there i have just got back from working away so as i promised i have posted a video
:burnout
http://youtu.be/RiGrY4qVB-8

thanks for sorting a great day on track again:cheers

[lennycarloff]

Just one more
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BFM1veR-b8

I got my car back yesterday from MX5 Motors, steve had some real fun and games sorting my car ,had it out and about today and it feels so much better
I just want to get it back out on track
Thanks again steve :god
and a big thanks to clive:D

[Casey]

^^ Some good videos there Jim. Great sequence of Clive passing and then that incident of him being forced onto the grass by the Porsche - at least the driver did apologise for diving up his inside at that tight corner! Also spotted bigpete and Aston in the videos. Lovely watching the footage and reliving the day. I definately want to go back there next year!

So, Jijm, what was the problem with your car?

[lennycarloff]

There was no problem as to speak of, I have been real busy so I left the car with him for the week to do all them job that take time
engine oil change
gear oil change
lsd fitted and oil change
rear sub frame changed with MMR bushing
goodrigde hoses
new front disks (these were a real pain he had to take the hubs off to press them out)
new pad and some nice new fluid
finished off with i comp test (all good):chat

[C J R]

There was no problem as to speak of, I have been real busy so I left the car with him for the week to do all them job that take time
engine oil change
gear oil change
lsd fitted and oil change
rear sub frame changed with MMR bushing
goodrigde hoses
new front disks (these were a real pain he had to take the hubs off to press them out)
new pad and some nice new fluid
finished off with i comp test (all good):chat

 
Wow Careful Jim, yours will be as new as mine if you carry on like that !! LoL
Chris

[Casey]

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