***TRACKDAY EXTRA - Cadwell Park, Tues 28 Sept***

[C J R]

A big thanks to you all for making the day so enjoyable with lots of banter in the pits.
 
A big thank you to Jon (AtomicRex) for setting off at 3am to deliver my FD to the track in time for the first session and for the valuable track advice.
 
Crissy - I owe you an apology for subjecting you to a white dust cloud after a few hot laps. After investigation my fire extinguisher (in the boot) had activated filling the spare wheel well etc in white powder which migrated in to the cabin and over Crissy...Sorry !
 
In summary I\'m hooked, no more drag racing, twisty tarmac for me. Looking forward to the next one.
 
Chris

[Arnie_O]

Well I had an awesome day at Cadwell yeasturday started steadily due to the damp track and tire preservation and slowly managed to build speed up during the day as the track dried up. Nicks instruction was fantastic and I am so glad I managed to finally get a full session in.

Currently sat ready for breakfast so will post some more when I get chance.

[HypoThermia]

What can I say - out of three track days I\'ve done this year so far, two have been at Cadwell. The track does not disappoint and was an absolute pleasure to return to.

My thanks to Nick for the extra courage around track and the help with the lines - I certainly carried it with me through the rest of the day - and to Jon for the pit lane discussion about tracks and cars (even though he was here to deliver Chris\'s RX-7). :Viking

To Malcolm, Aston, Crissy, Chris, Tom and Jim for all the banter on track and off - the passenger rides and the hot laps - and helping each other out in the pit lane. :cheers

The car is of course the star. Beeping it in 4th at the end of Park straight (106!) and going into Coppice at over 100mph (hang on, try not to fall off the circuit!) and then carrying that speed through Charlies. The Gooseneck holding you in thrall with a will it/won\'t it moment as the ground falls away from you...

The pics are a mixture of professionally taken (Xtreme Sports Photography), Malcolm and myself throughout the day. I\'ve had a new 120-400mm zoom lens to play with, and I must admit to being very pleased with the results.

Grey RX8 (without butterflies): Malcolm
Grey RX8 with butterflies: Crissy
Silver RX7 FD: Chris
Red RX8: Aston
Black RX8 PZ: Tom
RX7 FC: Jim
Blue RX8 R3: Me

Everyone made it home to the end of the day safely, and we retired to the bar and a Turkish restaurant for some celebrations. Adrenaline tiredness soon kicked in and we we absolutely knackered.

When\'s the next one :InLove

Ian.

[Casey]

^^^ Some great pictures there Ian, giving a good flavour of the day, and proving we a had a dry track to play on.

Jon - nice to meet you and thanks for the excellent service you gave Chris to allow him to take his awesome toy out on track to share the fun with us all.

Jim - great to meet you, and so pleased you enjoyed your first trackday with us. I very much hope to see you at another one soon.

As said on the RX8OC forum;

1. Massive thanks to everyone; Aston, Chris, Crissy, Ian, Jim & Tom for coming along to make the event a really enjoyable experience. Not just for the trackday itself (which was fantastic!), but for those of you who convoyed up/back with me, the company at the hotel bar and meals, etc. I\'ve never been in a Turkish restaurant before, so a new experience, and some very good nosh it was too!

2. I\'ll post up some pics and maybe some edited video (**) at the weekend - looks like I\'m going to be busy until then.

3. Just had a quick look at my in-car video and I managed a 1 min 57 sec lap, a couple of 1 min 58 sec laps and loads of 2 min laps. That\'s very much what I was doing back on June, so I\'m consistent at least. I\'ll have to work on my technique (and maybe some trackday tyres   ) to knock off a few seconds next time - oh, yes, there will be a next time, sometime in 2011; "Cadwell, the return of the banzais"

5. I\'ll post up a thread about Oulton Park at the weekend, so the addicts can get the next fix booked soon :rolleyes:

Edited means taking out the bit where I let Aston past and failed to keep up with his Toyo Shod 192 machine. I\'ll keep in the bit where he let me past in the morning session when he had road tyres on. :Giggle

[NickD]

When\'s the next one :InLove
 
Ian.

Rockingham, with Mazda :cool

[HypoThermia]

Oh nuts... I may not have a positive bank balance by the end of the year...

Ian.