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Postby eastlmark » Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:30 pm

3 times? thats a new record!.

Truth is though, we sont see such VFM till this time next year since the going rate for a Brands track summer evening next year is £110 for only 3 hours or so.
Dont get too confortable with Graham Hill, its due to be re profiled into a much slower bend during next year.
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Postby OpentrackDave » Sun Dec 11, 2011 2:45 pm

eastlmark wrote:3 times? thats a new record!.

Truth is though, we sont see such VFM till this time next year since the going rate for a Brands track summer evening next year is £110 for only 3 hours or so.
Dont get too confortable with Graham Hill, its due to be re profiled into a much slower bend during next year.


Just a quick one regarding a summer evening, there is aprox 30% less cars running on the track on a evening session and to be honest the £110 it is now is great VFM as closer to the event it will be almost £160
A day in the summer st Brands costs about £225 for a good day ( not over full etc ) and a day on the Gp would set you back almost £500.00

There are plenty of interesting tracks apart from brands, Oulton Park and The new Snetterton 300 is a superb track ! 3 miles long and that is very good VFM.
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Postby si21 » Sun Dec 11, 2011 3:27 pm

eastlmark wrote:3 times? thats a new record!.

Truth is though, we sont see such VFM till this time next year since the going rate for a Brands track summer evening next year is £110 for only 3 hours or so.
Dont get too confortable with Graham Hill, its due to be re profiled into a much slower bend during next year.


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Your joking that sequence is awesomely quick and challenging to drive ...why change something thats worked for decades :roll: .....let me guess

H&S......RED TAPE :(

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Postby OpentrackDave » Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:36 pm

They are changing Graham Hill to make it better for overtaking wont be until 2013 :)
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Postby OpentrackDave » Sun Dec 11, 2011 4:38 pm

For once not a H&S reason .... i can hardly believe it :lol: just to give more passing chances.
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Postby si21 » Sun Dec 11, 2011 6:17 pm

OpentrackDave wrote:They are changing Graham Hill to make it better for overtaking wont be until 2013 :)


Does this mean they will be tightening the bend up to increase oportnity to.pass under braking or widening the bend or none.of the above :?: :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Postby stephendell » Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:04 pm

a vid from pistonheads. taken from a old 911 (I think), Stephens car features at around 2 mins but obviously not driven by him as it overtakes!


Yes it was the white 911 with the duck tail.

How can you tell that's not me driving :wink:

Also what's with the Porsche driver's hand gesture at 1:47, maybe the guy can't believe the little Renault is overtaking him again...

Seriously with Mr Wild at the wheel we literally overtook everything like it was standing still except the Jades and he even gave them a good run for their money.

And he had never driven a Spider before :shock:
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Postby clee » Sun Dec 11, 2011 7:12 pm

Track etiquette ....He was annoyed that he was overtaken whilst waiting for the car he was overtaking to give him space/permission to do so ........The bloke in the Spider seems to need educating ...whoever he was ..... :roll: :lol:
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Postby andyh877 » Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:05 pm

clee wrote:Track etiquette ....He was annoyed that he was overtaken whilst waiting for the car he was overtaking to give him space/permission to do so ........The bloke in the Spider seems to need educating ...whoever he was ..... :roll: :lol:


i passed him accidently/ unintentionaly on the right while he was instructing a guy in a porsche, must have had my french head on at the time and i promptly recieved a talking to by Mr Wild when i returned into the pitlane, oops i didn't mean it honest guv.
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Postby clee » Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:17 pm

Complicated this manners business innit .....far better to just leave it to the real men :P
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Postby andyh877 » Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:20 pm

clee wrote:Complicated this manners business innit .....far better to just leave it to the real men :P


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Postby clee » Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:27 pm

line and sinker .... :lol: :wink:
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Postby andyh877 » Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:40 pm

clee wrote:line and sinker .... :lol: :wink:


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Postby Alpineandy » Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:55 pm

si21 wrote:...why change something thats worked for decades


Graham Hill bend was re-profiled in the late 80s (IIRC).
This one is soft compared to the old one!
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Postby si21 » Sun Dec 11, 2011 9:22 pm

Alpineandy wrote:
si21 wrote:...why change something thats worked for decades


Graham Hill bend was re-profiled in the late 80s (IIRC).
This one is soft compared to the old one!


That's still over two decades :lol: :lol:
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