[928uk] Trackday

[Paul Anderson]

Mike ,
Two of my customers are racing their 928s this weekend in the 70's historic
roadsports, so will post the times.

Best Regards,

Paul

-----Original Message-----
From: 928uk-bounces at 928.org.uk [mailto:928uk-bounces at 928.org.uk]On
Behalf Of Mike Dawe
Sent: 02 August 2004 00:17
To: Andrew Brierley; 928uk at 928.org.uk
Subject: RE: RE: [928uk] Trackday


I was staying with my son over the week-end and he has just organised a
trackday for BMW M3 CSLs at Castle Combe and he was full of the fact that he
went round in under 1 min.19 secs. and reckons that a 928 could not manage
under 1 min 20secs. I have no idea about this;has anyone a decent dry
weather time there? It would be fun to prove him wrong.......Mike (T reg)

-----Original Message-----
From: 928uk-bounces at 928.org.uk [mailto:928uk-bounces at 928.org.uk]On
Behalf Of Andrew Brierley
Sent: 30 July 2004 12:51
To: 928uk at 928.org.uk
Subject: Re: RE: [928uk] Trackday


I don't necessarily agree that open pit lane is best.
In my experience you can be better off with sessions. The problem with open
pit lane is that everyone wants to get on the track at the same time. Only a
limited number of cars are allowed on at any one time, so you can waste a
lot of time queuing to get on the track. This especially the case if it is a
busy track day such as the ones Easytrack arrange. Less of a problem with
PCGB as they have less cars at their track days but you do pay more. The
other problem with open pit lane is that the slow cars get in the way of the
fast cars - and vice versa.

Most track days are split into three groups with 20 minute sessions. So if
you spend 20 minutes in every hour on the track that is enough for both car
and driver - bearing in my mind you will be driving hard on the limit most
of the time - that's the whole point of a track day:-)

Andrew


----- Original Message -----
From: "Nick Carrington" <nick.carrington at ntlworld.com>
To: <richard at frontline-display.co.uk>; "'Richard Armstrong'"
<richard at ritech-systems.com>; <928uk at 928.org.uk>
Sent: Friday, July 30, 2004 11:46 AM
Subject: Re: RE: [928uk] Trackday


> You'll always get this - the "track day veterans" pleading for open pit
lane, and the novices, understandably, wanting sessions of graded experience
level.
>
> Hats off John, if your car survives an hour at a time of track use (at
least I think that's what you meant), and your concentration likewise. I
prefer to rest mine a little more often than that.
>
> Out of interest, how did you get the Nurburgring to let you do flying
laps? My experience is that you have to stop and queue up at the end of each
lap, whoever you are.
>
> Cheers
>
> Nick C.
> >
> > From: "Richard Pearce" <richard at frontline-display.co.uk>
> > Date: 2004/07/30 Fri AM 08:46:26 GMT
> > To: "'Richard Armstrong'" <richard at ritech-systems.com>,
<928uk at 928.org.uk>
> > Subject: RE: [928uk] Trackday
> >
> >
> > John,
> > Castle Combe doe'nt do an open pit event, the pits are off track
> > and the sessions are marsheld on and off to the pits.
> >
> > Rich
> > '87 Strosek
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: 928uk-bounces at 928.org.uk [mailto:928uk-bounces at 928.org.uk]On
> > Behalf Of Richard Armstrong
> > Sent: 30 July 2004 02:30
> > To: 928uk at 928.org.uk
> > Subject: Re: [928uk] Trackday
> >
> >
> > John
> > I'm sorry, but I don't understand what you are talking about.
> > A little punctuation would help.
> >
> > Richard
> >
> >
> > In message <00bf01c475a5$1cf728b0$4f3a8351 at pc>, John Oakes
> > <john.oakes3 at btinternet.com> writes
> > >If we do have a 928 trackday some where it,s much better with a open
pity
> > >lane All day at not ten minutes. You can spend more time getting to
know
> > >the track than rushing about in a ten minutes session. If you find it
to
> > hard
> > >after ten minutes then you must be trying to hard. Trackday are all
about
> > >enjoying yourself especially with the 928,s speed and the fact that is
can
> > >do say half hour to one half track session at a time.
> > >
> > >I do around 100 - 150 miles per trackday including three laps around
> > >Nurburgring without stopping and found the car to ok
> > >
> > >
> > >Regards
> > >John Oakes
> > >S2 1984
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