***TRACKDAY Series 2014***

[Casey]

Time to start thinking about trackdays for the year ahead :yes

If you want to know about any trackdays being arranged for 2014, then subscribe to this post as I\'ll try to make sure that any trackdays are announced here and links shown to individual events.

Here\'s the starting grid;

SNETTERTON 300 Friday 21st February - £99 with MSVT, who will also give a 10% discount on 5 cars or more, and a free garage for every 5 cars. Details on the MSVT website - CLICKY. This date suits me well and I\'m booked in! if you are seriously interested, put your name down HERE

SNETTERTON 300 Saturday 8th March- £249, with a club discount of £50, so £199 with Mazdaontrack. This event is a Saturday and is limited to just over 70 cars, hence the higher price. With that number of cars there should be little or no waiting in the pitlane. Half the places are going to the MX5OC, so this will be a great day with mostly, literally, Mazdas on track plus NickD and his team will be in attendance to look after everyone as they always do so well. A thread for this event has been started HERE

CASTLE COMBE (Japfest) Saturday 10 May DETAILS ON THIS THREAD on the RX8OC, as we are doing this tracktime in partnership. BE VERY QUICK, as the deadline has passed, but bookings are still being taken.

DONINGTON PARK (Japfest 2) Sunday 17 AugustDetails TBA

BRANDS HATCH Friday 5 December Earlybird booking: BOOK HERE. I\'ll start a separate thread on here later in the year for this event, but please PM me if you book a place so I can keep track

[shaunwil]

I\'ve got to put the car back together before I can commit to a trackday.

I\'m definitely doing Japfest in May. If its sorted sooner I\'d like to get a day in at Oulton Park for sure.

Shaun

[TiddlesRX7]

I\'m at Oulton on the 8th of feb with my Dad. No Rex though

[Casey]

Shaun - see you at Japfest, if not before :Thumbs-up

FYI; One of the RX8OC track regulars (Bulldog, aka Mike from Liverpool) is looking to go to Oulton on either the 25th Jan or 8th Feb. I\'ll let him know you\'ll be there Ade - what\'s your dad driving?

[TiddlesRX7]

He\'s got a mr2 roadster. Thought I\'d try and get him into a jap car (when he sold his kit car) and he loves it so got him the trackday for his 60th birthday. He\'s not been on track before so should be really good fun. Obviously I had to book me as a second driver to show him the ropes!


Ade

[Casey]

So, let me get this right, you persuade your dad to buy a Jap sportscar, you buy him a trackday and then book yourself as a "2nd" driver to "show him the ropes" in his car. :Giggle:Giggle Sounds like a good arrangement to me :Giggle

[TiddlesRX7]

That about sums it up

Ade

[Ian.Mothersole]

I\'m definitely doing Japfest in May.

The second session is still on sale...

[C J R]

Malcolm,
Thanks for posting up the current list. I need to participate in as many track days as possible in 2014, as I only had the RX on 2 track days in 2013 due to all the breakages.
 
I will kep a watch of the Snetterton thread. Cannot commit yet as the car still has no turbo, bov, wastegate or exhaust !!
Hope to have a running car shortly.

[re japi]

Cannot commit yet as the car still has no turbo, bov, wastegate or exhaust !!
Hope to have a running car shortly.

Upgrading, getting bigger ones or what is your plan?

I would love to visit Japfest but those both tracks are quite far from London, so dont know if thats possible. Rental car is way too expensive for that trip...

[lennycarloff]

What are you upto chris you sly dog, can\'t wait to see what you\'re got planned

[Casey]

Just a quick update; Snetterton on 21st Feb is "GO". The level of interest on the RX8OC is such that getting to the minimum of 5 isn\'t an issue :yes

Clive and I have already booked, so the RX-8 race car will be there too :mmmm

Sorry to hear it will be too soon for C J R and shaunwil, but I\'m sure you\'ll be along later

Jim, are u up for this one (on a Friday)?

[lennycarloff]

I would love to but the car is at steve\'s for a bit of work then I will have to book it in for a tune, so I don\'t think it will be ready for this

[Casey]

:Laugh looks like all the regular RX-7 trackday cars are off the road at the moment then!

[C J R]

:Laugh looks like all the regular RX-7 trackday cars are off the road at the moment then!

 
Now there is an understatement :Giggle :Hammer:Giggle Hopefully we will last the season in 2014, although in fairness Jim\'s appears to need very little maintenance all year...and still performes effortlessly   :god