caterhamnut Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Bookatrack - £89 open pit lane on Sat 8th June - what is the airfield venue like? Any one recomend it etc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super_Rich_Bernie Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Its a huge airfield with a 2 mile runway. Was used by USAF for bombers. I guess that the organisers will put some chicanes into it to make it interesting. I haven't been for some time so not sure what the surface is like now - but was fine 5yrs ago. After being an active airbase Rootes Group used it as a test track. The track they had laid out was about 5 miles. Jonathan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sjwb Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Yes (Chrysler actually)and I drove round it 'til it sent me quite insane. The surface is always very dirty so stone damage is guaranteed. Regarding grip, it tends to be variable but if you loose it it doesn't matter there's lots of space to get lost in. I fell off the track in the Chrysler days and ended up in the corn, nobody could see me - great place to hide! Steve B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan T Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 I did a driving development day there a few months ago. The place is BIG and has loads of runoff and great potential for stone damage. Cheers Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyT Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 The circuit will be swept before we use it, so therefore stone chips shouldn't be as much of a problem. A lot of stonechip damage at airfield venues is caused by driving too close to the car in front. Andy BookaTrack.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jan T Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 Noted Andy but when I did my day there there was no car in front (or behind)! Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanteam Posted May 31, 2002 Share Posted May 31, 2002 If you find a radiator grille with a Lotus badge in the grass at the right-hand side of the straight it´s ours! I lost it about five years ago. Since then the replacement badge has been on the nose cone - at least you can find that when it falls off. regards Naomi wink.gif Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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