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View Poll Results: TV Track Day...interested?
TV member and yes 15 78.95%
Non TV member and yes 4 21.05%
TV member but no 0 0%
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Old 30-04-08, 12:38 PM   #11
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Influence the vote?
Me?
Bah!

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For me cost is of my only concern. I don't particularly want to go to a circuit which is full throttle most of the time. You may not know this, but I like twisties.


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Old 30-04-08, 12:40 PM   #12
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Rockingham is as close to me as anywhere and I've not been before....thats if you dont mind a foreign invader again
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Old 30-04-08, 01:16 PM   #13
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http://www.focusedevents.com/event_info.asp?ID=760

Not sure what this is about but looks cheap for a day?

and another

http://www.focusedevents.com/event_info.asp?ID=837

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Old 30-04-08, 01:22 PM   #14
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Thruxton is about as South as you can get, near Andover. Brands Hatch is near Dartford, so not that far away as well. Silverstone is not all that far away either.

Rockingham is quite far away (near Leicester). If we're going that far we may as well do a decent track like Cadwell with some hills in it. Rockingham looks flat and boring to me.

I guess price will be the factor here, I will also have to purchase a leather jacket and maybe even new trousers before doing a track day so I might be out of contention.

There is also Castle Coombe near Bath, great little track.
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Old 30-04-08, 01:48 PM   #15
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Too much time on my hands.... Tracks I can think of so far...

http://maps.google.co.uk/maps/ms?ie=...6,5.141602&z=8

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Old 30-04-08, 01:58 PM   #16
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Thruxton is about as South as you can get, near Andover. Brands Hatch is near Dartford, so not that far away as well. Silverstone is not all that far away either.

Rockingham is quite far away (near Leicester). If we're going that far we may as well do a decent track like Cadwell with some hills in it. Rockingham looks flat and boring to me.

I guess price will be the factor here, I will also have to purchase a leather jacket and maybe even new trousers before doing a track day so I might be out of contention.

There is also Castle Coombe near Bath, great little track.
Don't think many trackdays are run at Thruxton, I've raced a car there, and to say the place is fast is an understatement!

Castle Combe suffers from the harshest noise restrictions of any circuit going. A STANDARD GSX-R600 won't pass they're noise limit, so probably a lot of hassle.

Rockingham may look flat, but it's a very technical circuit, probably nice for SV's and Ginger Hornets

It's also 100 miles from The Shire pub, probably do-able in a day. Cadwell Park is almost 200 and a 4 hour trip, certainly not do-able in a day....

Brands is close but expensive, and Silverstone is the same.

Dan, if leathers are the only thing holding you back, I have an old set that may fit you..... you can borrow them if you want them.
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Old 30-04-08, 01:58 PM   #17
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Still can't find any thruxton days though....
I'm not conviced they run them at Thruxton any more ....
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Old 30-04-08, 01:59 PM   #18
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Old 30-04-08, 01:59 PM   #19
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Oh yeah, and I'm up for this (depending on date )

Not bothered about which circuit, as I'm doing Brands GP in May
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Old 30-04-08, 02:10 PM   #20
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Oh yeah, and I'm up for this (depending on date )
About November should see FBs TL back together then...
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