Leadership Team Shortshift Posted April 26, 2016 Leadership Team Share Posted April 26, 2016 A heads-up, ahead of further detail, to say that Dave and I have secured a booking at Anglesey for what will be our third (and maybe final?) Club track day of 2016. This is a terrific track for Caterhams, and is well worth the drive to the beautiful Anglesey location for those who haven't been before.Outline details are as follows:Date: Friday 30th September 2016 (immediately before the weekend sprint event!)Format: As a new initiative, we will be sharing the day with enthusiasts from the MG's on Track organisation - they will be taking a 20 minute session in each hour and we will be having 40 minutes, divided into two 20 minute sessions each hour, for our exclusive use. We will be offering the chance to drive on two different circuit configurations - the Coastal circuit in the morning and the full-fat International circuit in the afternoon. Two for the price of one! We will start with sessions (two groupings of 20 minutes each, based on ability/experience/car type as usual) but our aim will be to move to an OPL format (applicable to our 40 minute allocation per hour) in the afternoon - so long as everyone is comfortable with this.Features: we will be aiming to build upon the social side (hopefully a curry get-together in the evening before the track day), continuing with our initiatives to encourage newcomers and to build the active-participants list (using the 'buddy' approach we will be trialing at Brands) as well providing free-of-charge instruction. With luck, we may be able to offer 'Hot Laps' if I can persuade Caterham Cars to travel to the circuit...Cost: provisionally at £175 with further nominal charges, as usual, for additional drivers and passengers.Further detail will be posted online and published in Low Flying in due course, and we will also create an Event in the online Calendar with links to the relevant forms, but for now get that date in your diaries - this should be a cracking event!James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Excellent - Motorhome booked for the annual North Wales jaunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon.Rogers Posted April 26, 2016 Share Posted April 26, 2016 Meteor will be along to lend advice and comment if requested.Might be able to bring along some dampers for people to see so they can add them to the Christmas list for Santa.I will gladly help out for the day also.If somehow I can squeeze half a dozen laps in that will be cool. Happy to take people for rides also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickh7 Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Yes pleaseGoing to make a weekend of it :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Posted May 4, 2016 Share Posted May 4, 2016 Simon, I'm the first for a ride in your beast!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanium7 Posted May 5, 2016 Share Posted May 5, 2016 I'm up for it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 I am up for this. Is there tent camping available at the track? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delbert Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 yes , and by a very loose description showers as welloh and a local (ish) pub Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juju Posted May 10, 2016 Share Posted May 10, 2016 Thanks Delbert. All mod cons! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team RogNeedham Posted May 10, 2016 Leadership Team Share Posted May 10, 2016 I can only echo James' and others' comments. Anglesey is a superb venue with the option of different track configurations. It was at this circuit a couple of years ago that a few of us encountered a group of TD regulars in respectively RS8, GT3 and a Nissan GTR. The gentleman in the Skyline later approached me, aghast at how our cars had lapped these quick cars.He later emailed to advise that the GTR was going and he was off to talk to CC about the then, newly announced 620R - cash no problem clearly.A fantastic day surrounded by beautiful sceneryRog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanium7 Posted May 17, 2016 Share Posted May 17, 2016 I'm in, especially now a FIA Bar is 'in the post' finally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p.mole1 Posted May 29, 2016 Share Posted May 29, 2016 If I can get the leave from work I'll do it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregs79 Posted May 31, 2016 Share Posted May 31, 2016 Sounds good. :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanium7 Posted June 1, 2016 Share Posted June 1, 2016 Is there a camping option at the track or nearby? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Area Representative Nick Chan Posted June 3, 2016 Area Representative Share Posted June 3, 2016 Plenty of grassy areas to pitch a tent at the circuit plus showers and loos available and the clubhouse too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L7 FST Posted June 3, 2016 Share Posted June 3, 2016 I am on Anglesey now - a beautiful warm and sunny evening with (incredibly!) a good forecast for tomorrow's track day too (with Lotus-on-Track). Ten Caterhams are booked in so the various Lotuses will be in good company... The only downside so far was the NINE hour journey here from Kent - nightmare Friday traffic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern Chap Posted June 12, 2016 Share Posted June 12, 2016 I'm up for this, love both circuits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonL Posted June 14, 2016 Share Posted June 14, 2016 Has there been a booking form for this yet? If so where can I get one; and if not when will be able to confirm?thanks Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Shortshift Posted June 15, 2016 Author Leadership Team Share Posted June 15, 2016 JonThe Booking Form will be available shortly; it will go out with Low Flying. Hold tight for a little longer, please!James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davemul Posted June 19, 2016 Share Posted June 19, 2016 Will try and make it along to this if I can - circuit I really want to drive. Might I suggest if a social event is being planned that we do it on the Friday night? I don't think I'll be able to get two off to get across early enough for a dinner on the Thursday. Also - will be more stories to discuss... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leadership Team Shortshift Posted June 19, 2016 Author Leadership Team Share Posted June 19, 2016 "Will try and make it along to this if I can - circuit I really want to drive. Might I suggest if a social event is being planned that we do it on the Friday night? I don't think I'll be able to get two off to get across early enough for a dinner on the Thursday. Also - will be more stories to discuss..."I think, on balance, that there will be more people coming to the Anglesey area on the Thursday evening (in order to be ready for the start of the track day at a reasonably early hour on the Friday morning) than there will be people staying over on the Friday night after the track day is completed. I know that there is a sprint event taking place over the weekend, and that some members will stay over for this, but experience suggests that most participants will be driving home on the Friday evening. We're also keen to see the social event taking the form of being an ice-breaker, so that people get to know each other before the track day activities.So, at present, and for these reasons, we're planning to host the social event on the Thursday - but, as ever, we're open to thoughts on this in case we've got it wrong.James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titanium7 Posted June 20, 2016 Share Posted June 20, 2016 Agree with James, Thursday night would suit me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JonL Posted June 30, 2016 Share Posted June 30, 2016 Booking form sent off Just having a look at hotels for Thursday night. Do you have any idea where the evening meal might be, as I will try and book somewhere near by?Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
p.mole1 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Hopefully I will be able to make it and hold everyone up whilst trundling round the track!Still trying to sort out leave but will be cutting it fine as usual Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tigger Posted July 12, 2016 Share Posted July 12, 2016 All booked Looks like Premier Inn Bangor have some good value rooms Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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