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M3Nally 
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 Topic: Driver development day..Posted: 25-April-2007 at 11:23 |
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There is a bend on it ideal for 4 wheel drifting round, shaped like a banjo.
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Posted: 25-April-2007 at 09:38 |
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been on prodrive myself , found it to be a great day out , would love to go again , and that twisty section you mention is a exact replica of a rally stage in the corsica mountains as the scooby were being beaten by the pugs and they built it to hone the scooby suspention. so i was told anyway.
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just a little crazy.
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M3Nally
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Posted: 24-April-2007 at 10:30 |
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There was a photographer there taking some publicity shots, i am pleased to say there are a couple of great ones of my car so thats a good bonus.
You can see those taken here www.damianharty.com/07019 |
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Posted: 23-April-2007 at 18:55 |
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Thanks Kevin, I'll have to book that up, sounds like an excellent day.
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M3Nally
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Posted: 21-April-2007 at 20:32 |
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Posted: 21-April-2007 at 13:20 |
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Very interested in getting myself on this, but I couldn't find any details about it on the prodrive website - could someone point me in the right direction please? Thanks! |
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Posted: 20-April-2007 at 12:29 |
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Glad you enjoyed! I've been eyeing that same course at prodrive up, nice to know it's a worthwhile day out!! |
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Posted: 20-April-2007 at 09:28 |
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Kevin, You up Cadwell Park on May 16? I've been asked to pop up as well to meet the 'old guard' and am doing my best to, depending on my future employment as it's very uncertain at the moment. Will only be spectating though Paul |
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Posted: 19-April-2007 at 18:12 |
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OOPS Probably a so & so to get to though cheers Andy
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Posted: 19-April-2007 at 17:43 |
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andy, see other post on help.. http://www.bavarian-board.co.uk/forum_posts.asp?TID=36882
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Posted: 19-April-2007 at 17:02 |
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Sounds like you had a great day would love to give it a go myself someday but like you ( were at the begining) i'm a bit worried about breaking something cheers Andy |
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Posted: 19-April-2007 at 12:58 |
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In the BMW yes but in the Lotus Elan Turbo I am going over to France to do abbeyville and Folembray the weekend of the 4th May See you at Caddwell?
Martin
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M3Nally
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Posted: 19-April-2007 at 11:35 |
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Martin,
It was bumpy in places, deliberately so, and I was glad to have relatively soft suspension as it rode over the bumps very well without crashing or feeling skittish. The right hander where you aim at the middle of the Prodrive board was scary the first time as the instructor kept saying keep going, keep going before jumping hard on the brakes then off them to settle the car before turning in . After that putting the foot to the floor was such a great feeling coming out of the bend and drifting over to the far left before the next bend. What a rush. Where next, Cadwell..... |
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Posted: 18-April-2007 at 22:25 |
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HI Kevin Glad you enjoyed the day - I did say it is addictive and I sense a start of something here :-) I really wanted to get to know the limits in the wet and the two skid pans were excellent for this and with one instructor per two drivers it was very focused. the adverse handling track is just over a mile long with more corners than you can shake a stick at - but bumpy - good exercise in car control and positioning - helps you understand the racing line The track was very bumpy in places and my car with it's very hard suspension didnt like some parts of it - on the long right hander i could feel all four wheels bouncing in a sort of drift before hitting the smooth apex :-) Also still got problems with my disks - even after skimming (and bedding in properly) as soon as they got hot they were all over the place again - bit the bullet today and ordered two new ones - its only money Good course and would reccommend it to anyone starting out on track days Martin |
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Posted: 18-April-2007 at 19:21 |
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Yes Martin went, his car sounds fantastic at full chat.
He is a damn sight more experienced than me and enjoyed it. He is a firm believer in instruction. Being nervous is a normal reaction to an unfamiliar situation, some may claim/ brag about never being nervous, thats just bolloc*s. It was really addictive. Re abuse, I believe the car loved it, thats what it was built for. I can understand why people upgrade the brakes though, my pedal travelled quite a bit further in the afternoon as the fluid got hot. If I did more of this stuff I would fit other than standard pads and discs, and maybe upgrade calipers too to 4 pot stuff. I think when you are learning you don't need to worry about power upgrades. |
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Posted: 18-April-2007 at 17:46 |
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Sounds really good! I'm aiming to do a driving course this year so maybe.......
 It's good to hear that you were 'nervous...and wanting to keep the car in one piece'. Relating to this, my main question is: apart from tyre wear, how much 'abuse' do you reckon the car took? I haven't tracked my M3 (sad I know) and it's in standard road spec. It's well looked after but I don't want to give it a hernia  , if you know what I mean!Very tempting...... Did Martin go too? If so, lets have ya full report fella! |
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Posted: 18-April-2007 at 17:14 |
Nico let us in on the track plans then ? |
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Oops i went and got an E36 !
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Posted: 18-April-2007 at 17:06 |
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£295, plus wear on tyres from understeering too much when turning in too hard! 
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Posted: 18-April-2007 at 14:19 |
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Hi mate, She went into hospital on Monday - Much better than I could have hoped for: need only a new rear panel, bootlid and left light cluster. As always, labour is the killer - Without painting it's gonna come in at just the right side on £2.5K Not including the panels and parts I sourced through work with the discount. Sounds like a lot but It had to be done properly to be worth doing at all. I said I don't want it done at all unless it's going to be perfect/undetectable and he assured me he could do that.... I will post some durings and afters when I get the chance So it won't be destined for the track, but don't worry Martin, I have other plans for that....! Cheers |
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Posted: 18-April-2007 at 14:10 |
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sounds like a great day kevin.
hi nico! m3 back on the road yet? |
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Still that doesn't look to expensive does it , pretty good if that was the only casualty of the day