Brands Hatch BMs only Trackday

M3sportEvo wrote: come on then guys how did the day go after aal the hype???? some of you must be back by now. just sorry I could not get myself.

was really really good! One of the best track days I have attended. All the people from the forum there, everybody was in a good spirit. No major crashes.
Really good day!

kevin wrote: Yep Great day, weather was good. The track was very slippery first thing which I think had a calming influence during the morning. There were one or two offs but as far as I am aware all cars involved drove home. One engine appears to have to have cried "enough",  I hope further investigation shows nothing too major.Very well controlled day by MSV, I will be back at Brands particularly if it is the GP circuit now I know the Indy.I was hoping to bring home the cone I punted to safety from the middle of Paddock Hill bend after somebody decided that the apex wasn't where the MSV folks thought it should be....A great way to finish 2006.Cheers

I was wondering who gave that cone a hammering Flew a long way to the other side, didn't it?
I hope your car wasn't damaged.

Superb day at Brands...

Suspect the engine you were talking about was mine...Bearings went after circa 40laps in the AM and just before lunchtime...

Still, car was handling well and I enjoyed the day...
Time for a think about the next step...

The recent RR test showed only 175bhp or so at the flywheel in any case...so I was considering a rebuild over the winter...
Now it is a certainty!

Probably gonna go with a completely balanced and lightened bottom end, standard pistons (assuming the block/bores are OK and undamaged) and port out the head with some bigger valves and some decent cams, 48mm throttle bodies, Carbon/Alpha N, etc...
May go the 2.5 route if the crank is fubar'd...

Actually looking forward to the experience of the build, if not the expense..

Good to actually meet you, Uwe, and thanks for giving Carol an enjoyable ride!

And gotta thank Alex Elliot for the few laps in the CSL he squeezed in for me...memorable, although I'll bring earplugs next time!

Uwe, just to clarify somebody else moved the cone to the middle of Paddock Hill for me to move out of harms way and I have the video footage to prove it .

great corner that, I am struggling to think of one at the NS which compares.

That goes down as another one of my great days

Kevin at last someone has noticed that there are great corners here in the uk, other than going to the ns. Paddock is a fantastic corner,, and im sure youll all agree that even the indy is quite a techical little circuit, the Gp is fantastic though

I hope we all get chance to do it again soon, it was nice to see some forum faces, have a chat and a cuppa from the legendry urn, today was what trackdays are all about, thanks all

I may go back 7th Jan 2007 for some more

kevin wrote: Uwe, just to clarify somebody else moved the cone to the middle of Paddock Hill for me to move out of harms way and I have the video footage to prove it . great corner that, I am struggling to think of one at the NS which compares.

Ive done 40 or so laps at Brands and bottled Paddock everytime!

Glad to hear it was a good day, pity i wasnt there

Was a great day. some really fast e30's there. definately need to think about the next stage of upgrades now.  

Uwe - could not get enough of the sound of your engine

adrian

the only pleasure I had on my way home was Dartford Tunnel.......

'Twas, a great day for sure. How lucky where we with the weather....look at it today !!!

Note to self, must sort out the fumes in my car.....feel a bit groggy today, I am sure it's due to my leaking/rattly exhaust and the fuel filler cap's a bit crook.....other than that still amazes me how much abuse a 15 year old plus 4 pot can take and how much better through the bendy bits it is in comparison to all the modern lardo wagons with a gazillion horsepower....

Rgds

Roops

BTW was it our Rockstar who caused to end the day early??