Guest Posted June 19, 2014 Share Posted June 19, 2014 All info and videos on the blog... With a hilarious passenger ride too..! Enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Headmaster Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Madness Arms and legs not covered and taking someone out without a helmet when its your first day at the track and I doubt the car had been spanner checked during the day. Oh and you need to learn some lines by watching other peoples video's 😔 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Quoting Dad: And taking someone out without a helmet when its your first day at the trackHelmet's weren't obligatory. Quoting Dad: Oh and you need to learn some lines by watching other peoples video's 😔Doubtful, considering I'm now the holder. 😬 Edited by - Roadracer1977 on 20 Jun 2014 09:33:53 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Edited by - Roadracer1977 on 20 Jun 2014 09:33:33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Stewart Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Lap record? I'm confused Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Plato Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Doubtful, considering I'm now the lap record holder. priceless [cleans coffee from keyboard] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Well I cannot wait to see you take on the rest of the Club Caterham drivers at the Curbourgh Sprint day With that level of talent the old campaigners must be worried Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Ford Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Who organised the "track day"? They seem to have very lax safety standards. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesElliott Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 SprintAndTrackday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Just checking my maths 1:20 = 80seconds ? Is that faster or slower than 57seconds ? the class 5 time in round 2 1) maybe you meant to say fastest on the day ? 2) What trackday organiser allows timing - it invalidates any liability insurance Thanks for the heads up with these points and those raised above re helmets I will avoid this company like a rash on a pole dancers VuVuzela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlesElliott Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Services We Offer We have our own 'top gear' style leaderboard where we record all of the times throughout the day. Cars are split into classes, which allows for close competition throughout. Each month, the times are sent out to our mailing list, so you can keep track of your overall position, or see where you are in comparison to your mates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I don't belieeeve it, the new "Lap Record" must be true, it's on their facebook page here And maybe some instruction on harness use would be a good idea as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickh7 Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Daniel in the Lions Den I am sure it was FTD because some of the sprint days I've been to there some of the 7's are a tad quicker than that Top Tip if you do anything like that wear a helmet and you get your passengers to put one on too. Good to see you enjoying it mind I feared it might be polished to death Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AntonyH Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I know nothing about rules and regs for "fun" (for want of a better word) track days vs competitive sprint events, but it does seem unusual for an event organiser to offer "official" timings, classes and records whilst also seemingly not mandating any safety equipment whatsoever. They give the appearance of "a bunch of mates who hire a track", rather than a sanctioned sporting body. Daniel, I'm glad you had a good time and are enjoying the car, no criticism of you whatsoever. I am very curious as to how "SprintAndTrackday" would complete an accident form though, should a car with an un-helmeted driver or passenger come to upside-down-in-the-ditch style grief at an event. I truly hope it's never a necessity, but accidents happen and motorsport can be dangerous, as the signs say... ☹️ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilg Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Didn't I see somewhere that there is a new lap configuration so the new " lap record" will be different. I suppose there may be different lap records for different configurations and this is what Road racer is alluding to. Have to agree though that taking someone's Mum around a track whilst " on it " without a helmet is at best ill advised at worst ....well we don't need to mention it . All in my humble opinion of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamV Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 My understanding on the ‘lap record’ claim: The track day organisers (Sprint and Track Day) use their own track layout at Curborough – it is not the normal layout used for MSA regulated competitions. Looking at the video the Sprint and Track Day start line seems to be where the emergency services are parked on an MSA regulated event. Therefore the lap record claim is only against drivers who have taken part in the Sprint and Track Day bash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nifty Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I think it might be THEIR lap record as opposed to THE lap record ❗ I think timing on a single car run on a sprint circuit day is no problem (providing you acknowledge same to your insurers) .. it's somewhat different to timing on a track with other cars. However, driving track style without safety equipment is stupid - I've seen a 7 upside down at Curborough and one or two more bounce of the back tyre wall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nifty Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Too Slow ❗ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myles Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I hope this doesn't put people off competing. Yes, the claims are a bit fanciful, but the enthusiasm is commendable. I did a private day there a decade or so back - full timing. I'm sure we wore helmets and we definitely used the championship course. Great fun - times couldn't really be compared to normal competitions though as we were queuing up, doing a run and then queuing again - so warm tyres and many more runs in the day than you'd get normally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oily Mick Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 I wondered what had happened to R17CED, or maybe Saxo Dazza's bought a seven at last Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I reply to every thread Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Quoting Devil's Advocate: I wondered what had happened to R17CED, or maybe Saxo Dazza's bought a seven at last Ah - those were the days - Good old Rancid. When Blatchat was a bit more fun and you could call a spade a spade and not get a link to an agricultural equipment suppliers by way of response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Quoting Noger: 80% of Essex men have had sex in the shower. The other 20% have not been to prison yet. Feckin brilliant 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy Lowe Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Quoting Delbert: Quoting Noger: 80% of Essex men have had sex in the shower. The other 20% have not been to prison yet. Feckin brilliant 😬 Those were the days, just read thorough that thread again . . . . . Excellent 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 Glad your enjoying using the car Look forward to hopefully seeing you at the Club sprint in August where the calibre of competition maybe just a tad higher than you experienced yesterday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Happy Posted June 20, 2014 Share Posted June 20, 2014 It looks amazing. Your having fun great. What is interesting it looks as if you only need one gear. You save loads of time by not having to change gear. Is it a track day well not like we know it, is it a sprint well no not as we know it. Your having fun and work for a PR company no issue. Better on a "track day" than on the road. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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