Friday 28th July 2006
Friday morning saw me arrive at 9:30 and the car park was already full. I counted 61 Porsche 928's 2 911's a Cayman S, a Cayenne S, a Porsche 550a replica and a 924 Carrera GT. Does anyone have any better data? Please let me know.
It was a very well organised day out with hardly ever more than half a dozen cars on track at any one time. When I left there had been no prangs but a few spins and offs as people found their limits and their cars limits or both.
Pictures from Castle Combe from the Porsche 928 track day 2006
Doctor Anderson
Doctor A spent the whole day running and tweaking his 928 racer.
Pic: George Weitz
If you dont spin it your not trying hard enough.
Pics: George Weitz
Castle Combe catering
Showed off their assets by providing mugs of coffee, soft drinks, and a selection of main courses including pasta and chips for all who wanted them.
Pic: George Weitz
GTS racer
I didnt get a chance to talk to this mob who spent all day nailing laps in this wicked looking machine. Id like to know more. Please get in touch if you know....
Pic: George Weitz
Preparation is key
Pic: George Weitz
Please send me some photographs and I will publish the best ones on the site. Theres a small prize for the best photograph and your name in lights on the site for the best. More pictures inside if you press 'read more'.
All Pics: George Weitz
Track Day information
If this is your first time of seeing this it is a whole day of blasting around a racing circuit at whatever speed you like without Old Bill breathing down your neck with a speed camera, or having some nerd in a buzz bomb trying to take you on at the lights, or even coming round the corner on the wrong side of the road.
Its an absolute blast, as anyone who has done it will tell you and it cost £118 (£100 +VAT) in 2006.
After the amazing success of the 2005 track day and the 2006 track day I expect we will try to have another 928 trackday in 2007 at Castle Combe race track near Chippenham in Wiltshire.
If you have ever wanted to feel the way a 928 performs and handles when not restricted by cameras, police, and morons coming the other way, well, now you can !
This is not a race day, but a track day experience, organised by novices, supervised by experienced track officials where you can go as fast or as slow as you like. It is entirely up to you, and no one will point and snigger, because most of us have not done this ourselves before!
For further info see the mail list nearer the time
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