***TRACKDAY - Brands Hatch, Friday 2nd Dec 2011***

[Ian.Mothersole]

^^^^ Ian, of course you are always welcome to come along for passenger rides, but if you do, won\'t you regret not booking to drive

Yeah of course Ill regret not booking to drive :reallymad but unfortunately thats out of my control... believe me I would be driving if I could!
 
And just to add insult to injury, Im not sure if Ill even be able to come to passenger ride now... Ive been given an extra class to teach on Friday afternoons :2Rolleyes

[Casey]

EVENT NOW FULLY BOOKED (6 weeks in advance!)

[Racing Roots]

Oh Dear, I did a track day at Snetterton yesterday, logged in today to book Brands now that the car survived and all booked up???!!!!

If anyone knows of someone pulling out perhaps? or any other means to steal a place back in, please let me know.....

Thanks,

Trevor

[Casey]

Oh Dear, I did a track day at Snetterton yesterday, logged in today to book Brands now that the car survived and all booked up???!!!!

If anyone knows of someone pulling out perhaps? or any other means to steal a place back in, please let me know.....

Thanks,

Trevor

Hi Trevor, a mate of mine was at Snetterton yesterday taking pictures. What car were you driving? He might have some pics of you (he\'s a pretty good cameraman). He was there with some other friends driving an old Celica with 200,000 on the clock. They expected it to break, but it somehow survived!

Snetterton 300 is a really good circuit, so I hope you enjoyed your day, and if your car survived I\'m sure you did

Brands - best thing is to email Nick Dougill at Mazda on Track to see if you can be put on a reserve list. As this event has booked up so early I think there is a fair chance some people may have to back out for one reason or another - nick.dougill  "at"   mazdaontrack.co.uk (stops the web crawlers gettign the email address hopefully...)

[Racing Roots]

Cheers for that, will email him now. I recently bought myself a black 07 PZ, to say it survived would be a bit of an overstatement as the poor girl suffered greatly. Tyres shot, brakes shot, clutch shot, engine mounts shot, driver shoudl be shot.....

Hope to meet you guys at Brands

[Casey]

^^^ I didn\'t say welcome :spank

I only just realised this was your first post on the forum. I hope you enjoy being a member of the MRC. If you are "into" trackdays I usually "herd" people towards 5-6 events each year. We get turnouts of between 8 and 25 cars. Remember as a full member you can get a contribution towards trackday costs too.

Plenty of time to get your car sorted before the next event. I managed to overheat my front brake rotors at Snetterton last month and stress fractures appeared So, I\'ve had to upgrade to some better ones for Brands Hatch

Look at other threads for an idea of past events. We always have a good time on the track and socially too. Hope to see meet you soon :wave

[jon newman]

Hi - are there any cancellations as id like a space if poss. thanks, jon

[Casey]

^^ Hi Jon, I spoke to Nick Dougill at Mazdaontrack last Thursday. He has a reserve list running for 2nd Dec, so I can only suggest you email Nick and get your name added and cross your fingers - email, nick.dougill at mazdaontrack.co.uk

Undoubtedly there will be some cancellations, so hope the list isn\'t too long and we see you there :Thumbs-up

[chri5]

If I get the day off work would there be any chance of coming along and maybe getting apassenger ride or 2???

[Casey]

If I get the day off work would there be any chance of coming along and maybe getting apassenger ride or 2???

No problem, most/all of the group are more than happy to take passengers out. If you\'ve got a helmet, bring it along, else hire on the day (~£10). Anyone is welcome to come along to watch, hang out around the pits, take photos, passenger rides. etc. We always have a good social day centred around the pit area.

[chri5]

I\'ll have to hire a helmet. But that\'s cool
I\'m wanting to do a track day but they always come up at the wrong time

Would be good to come watch.

[HypoThermia]

As Malcolm said - passengers are welcome :wave

One thing that is worth saying is that passengers do also have to attend briefings and pick up wrist bands to be able to go out on track. Most organisers are able to give mini briefings for latecomers, however it might not be best to rely on that.

Ian.

[Casey]

^^ Yep, very good point. Ian\'s correct, if you don\'t get to the 8.30am briefing then you\'ll miss getting a safety wristband = no passengering. Mini-briefings may be possible later in the morning, but you may have to hang around for this to happen. Much easier if you can get to the 8.30am briefing.

[Fish]

Depending on how awake I feel I might pop down with a camera. I\'ll be working nights next week and dont finish until 7am.

Clive who\'d have thought you\'d drive a car that WASN\'T] yellow.

Fish

[Casey]

Chri5 and Fish - you are both very welcome to come along, as are any MRC and RX8OC members and friends.

BBC Weather is forecasting a dry day, with clear skies and temp of abt 7 degrees...

Here is a summmary of the situation as I currently know it:

DRIVERS
DON\'T FORGET YOUR DRIVER\'S LICENSE
1. Harrizone
2. Casey
3. Clive
4. Duffbyname
5. Zarterone
6. GreySilver Beast
7. madder
8. CrissyUK
9. HypoThermia
10. bigpete
11. conann
12. XMASRX871
13. Arnie_O

GARAGES
I have asked Nick Dougill at Mazdaontrack to reserve us 4 garages together, so roughly 3 cars per garage. I would ask for a £5 per car contribution towards the discounted cost of £60 (on the day, in cash please . Clive has kindly stumped up for one garage and Nick has offered 4 garages for the price of three.

MEAL AFTERWARDS (at a local Beefeater, 6.00-6.30pm booking)
1. Zarterone & Chantelle
2. Casey
3. CrissyUK
4. HypoThermia
5. Bigpete
6. Harrizone
7. Arnie_O
8. GreySilver Beast
9. Ian.M

GETTING THERE FROM EAST ANGLIA - CONVOY DOWN A12
For anyone going to Brands via the A12 in Essex (let me know via PM or posting here if you want to join in);

6.00am departure, meet at BP/M&S service area at the Colchester United Stadium junction.
Casey
Ian.Mothersole

6.30 departure, A12/A414 junction (see map below)
Casey
Ian.Mothersole
CrissyUK

That should get us to Brands ~7.15am, depending on the M25 bridge queue!

Any changes, additions, or questions?