***TRACKDAY, Oulton Park, Tuesday 12th June 2012***

[steve garbutt]

Never managed to look Ian but was there any wheel damage ?

Was a cracking day out

[shaunwil]

They had Nick Check the wheel and it looked a little scratched.

Was an awesome day, absolutely knackered when I got home.

Need to pay Clive for the new pads too :Giggle

Shaun

[iaint]

They had Nick Check the wheel and it looked a little scratched.

Indeed - had the rear off, checked for roundness and re-balanced (to <10g out) by Nick but the vibration is still there.

It\'s matched to road speed/wheel rotation, I\'ll have to get the front checked as there\'s a possibility that there was light contact there.

I did slam on and lock up the fronts after getting clouted @90ish so I\'m wondering if it could be a monumental flat-spot on the front.  Will have a look this weekend.

Apart from the early end to the day it was absolutely cracking - great to meet everyone!

[steve garbutt]

Think this was my Favorite corner

[steve garbutt]

Couldnt for the life of me get the hand of druids

[C J R]

I had a fantastic time. Thanks guys for your support and banter.
 
Clive, thanks for trying to resolve my steering problems. Thankfully it manifested late in the afternoon so I didn\'t waste too much track time.
My dissapointment was erradicated as a passenger in your 8 for a few \'hot\' laps !!
 
I\'ll check my camera footage tonight and if it looks okay, I\'ll post it up.
 
Thanks again guys, after all, it\'s your camaraderie that contribute to making these events a success.
 
Cheers
Chris

[steve garbutt]

BTW im after one of those in car cameras a few had, anyone got a link to them ?

[shaunwil]

I had a fantastic time. Thanks guys for your support and banter.
 
Clive, thanks for trying to resolve my steering problems. Thankfully it manifested late in the afternoon so I didn\'t waste too much track time.
My dissapointment was erradicated as a passenger in your 8 for a few \'hot\' laps !!
 
I\'ll check my camera footage tonight and if it looks okay, I\'ll post it up.
 
Thanks again guys, after all, it\'s your camaraderie that contribute to making these events a success.
 
Cheers
Chris

Will you be looking at a smaller turbo too ?? First Time I\'ve really been able to stretch the FD\'s legs and the boost coming out of the corners was fantastic !

Shaun

[C J R]

Hey Shaun,
Looks like I\'ll be spending all my money keeping the FD running !! without having any spare cash to carry out upgrades !!
 
Still have to buy a replacement gearbox and now steering parts.
 
I wonder if the steering problem was the cause of the severe judder I was experiencing under hard braking ?

[Casey]

I\'ve just home got myself, having stayed over an extra night with Hypothermia, Ian.Mothersole and CJR in Middlewich. We had a really excellent meal at the Sandhurst Hotel with a few drinks to wind down after a fantastic day.

It seems everyone enjoyed the day, despite various "issues" mentioned above. For me the combination of great people, great cars, great track and perfect weather were the main ingredients for success. It is so much more fun to have a group on these days. Thankyou to everyone who took me out as a passenger too - it\'s always interesting to compare driving techniques as we all have our own unique track driving "style"  

So, thanks from me for everyone, regulars and newbies, who came along to make it all work  :Thumbs-up

If anyone has any pics or videos then post them up here to save starting another thread - Steve\'s already started I see! I\'ll post up some of my video later.

BTW, if anyone is after any gravel for their driveway, I\'m sure Ian.M can oblige with a few bagfulls when he\'s extracted it all.......

[steve garbutt]

Think this is fast becoming my favorite picture

[steve garbutt]

BTW, if anyone is after any gravel for their driveway, I\'m sure Ian.M can oblige with a few bagfulls when he\'s extracted it all.......

Think you could probably lay a lawn with the amount of grass he collected :Tongue1

[Casey]

Here\'s a video of a couple of my laps; very pleased with the 2m12s and 2m10s shown here, which is ~10 seconds better than my times last year!

The "glitch" in the video is a "Movie Maker" issue! Timestamp is accurate as it glitches too. Original two files have no glitch - thanks Microsoft!

[Casey]

Some higher-res video from "bumper cam"! Look out for Shaunwil\'s FD and Dave Nixon\'s red RX-3 (which sadly had an engine problem later in the day - suspected apex tip failure )

Also "yellow flag" incident with orange Lotus (Exige?) on the grass.

Click on the "gearwheel", bottom-right, to select a higher resolution version.

[shaunwil]

Definitely shows the grunt difference. My corner speed just isn\'t as good as the rx8 though. Looks amazingly stable through the bends though compared to how it feels in the drivers seat !

Shaun