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Lee
11-09-10, 10:58 PM
Thanks to all who appeared, weather held out which was good. Alex's brakes didn't, which wasn't so good lol

Some pics here thanks to Cento Rebels. Big thanks to Sandy for use of the stand again :d

http://www.cento-rebels-fire.com/index.php?topic=7487.msg17765;topicseen#new

MK999
11-09-10, 11:25 PM
Gutted I missed it, nova is being an ass! Mostly my fault tbh but could have had it fixed on friday easily if it wasn't such an ass to work on, should see the amount of bolts I've got lining the wings lol

Plenty pictures please :d

Tanya.
11-09-10, 11:33 PM
Excellent day!! Weather was lovely, i'm burnt to a crisp. :cry:

I have almost 800 pictures to sort through :eek:

Lee
12-09-10, 12:20 AM
Excellent day!! Weather was lovely, i'm burnt to a crisp. :cry:

I have almost 800 pictures to sort through :eek:

Based on being at combe for approx 7 hours, I have worked out that your average picture taking rate was just under 2 per minute lol

MK999
12-09-10, 12:22 AM
Based on being at combe for approx 7 hours, I have worked out that your average picture taking rate was just under 2 per minute lol

Getting bored now you're home Lee? lol

Alex J
12-09-10, 08:26 AM
just woke up, and would just like to say a massive thank you to paul ,mike, lee, chris gsi, half pint, 6 pot nova and his friend , and anybody else who helped me with the novas massive brake problem, also to benn for the track pass, nova brakes caught fire at one point, and wasnt much fun when the peddle went straight to the floor doing 130mph into a bend, but still used the car all day with no brakes and went for itlol , weather held up all day, im a bit burnt, and every part of my brakes are fooked but was worth it, ill get paul to put up some pictures of the epic damage!!!

Tanya.
12-09-10, 09:58 AM
Based on being at combe for approx 7 hours, I have worked out that your average picture taking rate was just under 2 per minute lol

+1

:eek: That's terrible haha lol

Tanya.
12-09-10, 01:56 PM
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=28317&id=100001025886846&saved#!/album.php?aid=28317&id=100001025886846

Just a few of my pics :) Not the best quality due to my camera being a bit poorly. I lost count the amount of times I had to turn it on and off and hit it lol

MK999
12-09-10, 02:14 PM
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=28317&id=100001025886846&saved#!/album.php?aid=28317&id=100001025886846

Just a few of my pics :) Not the best quality due to my camera being a bit poorly. I lost count the amount of times I had to turn it on and off and hit it lol

So probably about 45s of every minute spent there was taking pictures or making the camera work lol

Tanya.
12-09-10, 02:15 PM
So probably about 45s of every minute spent there was taking pictures or making the camera work lol

Pretty much lol It worked out i'd taken 784 pictures on my camera and then quite a few of the drifting on Burgos.

Benn
12-09-10, 02:17 PM
Alex, did you go back out then? I didn't see you out again after our lap.

Couldn't believe how easily you pasted me when i let the Caterham pass. I left of a bit and you passed me like i was stopped. Have it on vid too..lol

Nice to see the few of you i did, we had a huge funk up with out 2 (yes 2) stands..

Wasn't hardly any one i knew out on track tho, One of the drift boys spotted me tho, did some spinning burn out just for me..lol

Tan, nice perv shot...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc4/hs604.snc4/58485_138882982822564_100001025886846_230599_48306 89_n.jpg

Tanya.
12-09-10, 02:29 PM
Tan, nice perv shot...



lol

Alex J
12-09-10, 06:42 PM
this thread NEEDS pictures!!! i was out on track most of the day with no brakes, and it made me drive fasterlol , also, i cant look on facebook for pictures as im not on it! post up what you have benn, nice to meet you and the rest of the crew that turned up!!!!!:cool:

Plug
12-09-10, 06:46 PM
was all set to pick up a motor sat morning and the guy let me down so gutted aswell cause combe is a good show not far away :(

Tanya.
12-09-10, 07:11 PM
this thread NEEDS pictures!!! i was out on track most of the day with no brakes, and it made me drive fasterlol , also, i cant look on facebook for pictures as im not on it! post up what you have benn, nice to meet you and the rest of the crew that turned up!!!!!:cool:

You should be able to look still as it's set for everyone to be able too? :)

Alex J
12-09-10, 07:13 PM
says i have to log in:confused:

Tanya.
12-09-10, 07:15 PM
says i have to log in:confused:

How odd :confused:

My laptop is a bit broke at the moment and for some reason won't let me upload to photobucket :tard: So just tryna find another site and i'll get some up!

burgo
12-09-10, 07:34 PM
well it makes sense to do this post as a kind of report i guess so ill start at 5am :eek:, which is when i woke up to get ready, far to early imo but thats life lol. all went to plan and after getting money out we were on the way at about 6.10am, however it was without satnav as it seems i wired up the siggy lighter up backwards and cooked the charger lmao. anywho other than a little detour through cov we got there without a hitch at about 8.30am to find we were one of the first there. cue loo break before then off to find benn for my track pass :d epic thanks for that as well buddy, rep coming your way.

cue not having a clue what to do next lmfao, benn said something about the noise test so i jumped in the car and went to find a massive cue, which i did and being as im not an ignorant french piece of **** driving gimp i joined the back of the cue which was by the entrance gate at the time. flew through even with revving the tits off the poor beast with 86db lmfao, with that done it was just the boring briefing to get my wrist band :d

i was a touch nervous being as its my first ever trackday but i like to think i did ok and was well impressed with how my car handles baring in mind its a daily drive with ditch finders and tracking set with a tape measure lol. i found myself gaining on peeps through to corners where i didnt need to accelerate lmao other than that i was slow :(. partly because its a 1L but also due to the epic misfiring due to fuel starvation in the corners

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/shows/castle%20combe/BL_0002.jpg

i think the tyres show i was giving it some lol

after that the day was basically spent watching lots of quality track action.

all of the pics

http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/shows/castle%20combe/

and a selection of some good ones

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/shows/castle%20combe/SAM_1487.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/shows/castle%20combe/SAM_1474.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/shows/castle%20combe/SAM_1460.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/shows/castle%20combe/SAM_1462.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/shows/castle%20combe/SAM_1406.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/shows/castle%20combe/SAM_1240.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/shows/castle%20combe/SAM_1357.jpg

Alex J
12-09-10, 07:40 PM
hate the drift cars! and how comes they dont have to obey the noise limit like us???

burgo
12-09-10, 07:43 PM
oh and after combe i went to see mr count james to pick up an engine, i failed thinking he was close to combe lol it was actually 60 miles through crappy roads to get to him, set off anyway and being as my fuel guage doesnt work i was on the hunt for a petrol station, before we found that we stopped for a maccies which is when i fixed the siggy lighter issue so i was then on the hunt for a universal phone charger as my satnav is the same as a motorola socket. picked a random petrol station and brimmed it which was 26 litres, means i averaged 34mpg which includes not exactly going slow down there and the thrash round combe :d go into the petrol station and they have one universal charger left and its the right one, bargain at a quid as well, i also for some reason got a free car wash to wash the mornings round dirt off :thumb: resultage. carried onto count's where he had a brew and biscuits waiting, legend. after a bit of a chat we lifted the engine in the boot and i set off home. satnav said we would get home at 10.30, not to bad, the A34 is a facking lush road :d averaged 80-90mph all the way up (good girl, 1L FTW), stopped 60 miles from home for a wee and coffee which made me sleepy :wtf: how crap. cue rather boring continued journey home until a octavia was pissing me off so decided to do him on a round about, completely forgot about the engine in the boot lmfao, big bang but meh lol. still got home at 10.30 even with the 20 min stop.


epic day out and shall be doing it again, good to see the peeps i did, hope to see you again soon

burgo
12-09-10, 07:47 PM
oh and a vid of me basically lol

http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/shows/castle%20combe/?action=view&current=SAM_1216.mp4

svlet
12-09-10, 08:04 PM
well everybody it looks like burgo had a great day out lol

craig green
12-09-10, 08:30 PM
Eventfull day Luke. You never been to Combe before?

Benn
12-09-10, 08:49 PM
Was nice to meet Alex, well listing to you rant on about smashing the car up and seeing your ass crack...lol

Good to meet you and Tan again burgo, you found me quite easily. You should of said you where driving down to James. Could have convoyed with us.

Watching your sound test was funny as hell. Guy with the mic kept looking up waiting for you to rev it... Then just waved you thru.. I should of said come thru the drivers briefing with me really.


Yay i'm in your vid!

John
12-09-10, 08:53 PM
oh and a vid of me basically lol

http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a226/sclurgess/shows/castle%20combe/?action=view&current=SAM_1216.mp4

is that the 1.0 pushrod still :eek: if so that's fecking amazing! Cav sri couldn't catch you!

Alex J
12-09-10, 09:34 PM
[quote=Benn]Was nice to meet Alex, well listing to you rant on about smashing the car up and seeing your ass crack...lol

i did want to smash it up , but paul hid the hammer and axe so i couldnt kill it:mad:

burgo
12-09-10, 09:39 PM
well everybody it looks like burgo had a great day out lol

that come across did it? lol


Eventfull day Luke. You never been to Combe before?

nopes first time, love how much of the track you can see from one point


Was nice to meet Alex, well listing to you rant on about smashing the car up and seeing your ass crack...lol

Good to meet you and Tan again burgo, you found me quite easily. You should of said you where driving down to James. Could have convoyed with us.

Watching your sound test was funny as hell. Guy with the mic kept looking up waiting for you to rev it... Then just waved you thru.. I should of said come thru the drivers briefing with me really.


Yay i'm in your vid!

i have a feeling you left before us anyway and i was behind you in the briefing lol and yes it was rather funny, im sure that was higher than 4500rpm lol


is that the 1.0 pushrod still :eek: if so that's fecking amazing! Cav sri couldn't catch you!

my corner entry speed helped alot, the majority of the cars i was behind i gained on through the corners, once ive fixed the fuel issue i'll be able to carry the speed through the corners as well

Benn
12-09-10, 09:53 PM
i have a feeling you left before us anyway and i was behind you in the briefing lol and yes it was rather funny, im sure that was higher than 4500rpm lol


Ah and ok and oh was i? Sorry.. I was stood by the car and all i could hear was the alt turning..lol

burgo
12-09-10, 10:01 PM
im tempted to convert the bike can into having a removable baffle, that means i can have a nice quiet car to drive to the circuit and then make lots of noise once there

Benn
12-09-10, 10:06 PM
Good thinking..lol

Sharon Sr took these while we where out...

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Combe%20Sept10/b2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v321/bennh/Combe%20Sept10/b1.jpg

burgo
12-09-10, 10:13 PM
oooo they are awesome :D thank you very much Sharon :d

Tanya.
12-09-10, 10:21 PM
http://s1186.photobucket.com/albums/z361/T_Fraser/Combe/

For the ones that can't view my FB album :)

I still have another few hundred to upload when I can be bothered. lol

Ernie
12-09-10, 11:03 PM
Sounds like a fun day was had by all.hope the brakes are ok to sort out Alex.

Alex J
13-09-10, 08:23 PM
brakes are shot!! who were these burkes in crap cars with pictures of the beegees all over there car, they held up everyone all day!! where is he video from benn???
http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z361/T_Fraser/Combe/DSCF0747.jpg

Benn
13-09-10, 08:44 PM
Vid here, your at the start... Warning of swearing As there prob is some...

After watching this, i can see i brake way way to earlier for Avon rise. Must try harder.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fIrWgW7m0U

Lee
13-09-10, 11:03 PM
Vid here, your at the start... Warning of swearing As there prob is some...

After watching this, i can see i brake way way to earlier for Avon rise. Must try harder.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fIrWgW7m0U

Cant watch due to crappy fair use policy :(

Avon rise takes a while to master, i've been over it funk knows how many times and i still think i brake too early.

burgo
13-09-10, 11:14 PM
brake - avon rise :confused: not me lol, but then i was only touching 90 by then

burgo
13-09-10, 11:22 PM
ok after watching the vid i can't have been doing that bad, i had assumed you came in early benn being as you didnt pass me

Lee
13-09-10, 11:25 PM
ok after watching the vid i can't have been doing that bad, i had assumed you came in early benn being as you didnt pass me

Luke, there was slower stuff out there with far bigger engines :)

burgo
13-09-10, 11:45 PM
Luke, there was slower stuff out there with far bigger engines :)in that case then im on a mission lol. and i need a 1L badge for the back :d

Benn
14-09-10, 07:14 AM
Cant watch due to crappy fair use policy :(

Avon rise takes a while to master, i've been over it funk knows how many times and i still think i brake too early.

Would it not play or something?
I've never noticed really, unless it was my mate shouting to get to 120 that made me do it. As at tv live i'm sure i had 120 down the finishing straight. But this time i was to early..
I thinking i'm still getting used to better brakes, my old set up was crap so had to brake early.



ok after watching the vid i can't have been doing that bad, i had assumed you came in early benn being as you didnt pass me

Nope, i wasn't to far behind you but didn't get that close to catch you. Caught up and passed Chip's wife who was in our row but farther back..



Luke, there was slower stuff out there with far bigger engines :)

I wasn't going that slow..lol

Alex J
14-09-10, 07:37 AM
good clip benn, next time, come out with no brakes, avon rise is far more funlol +rep for you sir!!!

Lee
14-09-10, 06:21 PM
I wasn't going that slow..lol

Not you lol

Alex J
14-09-10, 07:42 PM
lee, you must take the van on track next time!!!!

Benn
14-09-10, 07:51 PM
good clip benn, next time, come out with no brakes, avon rise is far more funlol +rep for you sir!!!

Cheers dude, do you not video yours? And nah i dont have the balls for that..



Not you lol

Ah ok few...:thumb:

Alex J
14-09-10, 08:09 PM
Cheers dude, do you not video yours? And nah i dont have the balls for that..




Ah ok few...:thumb:never have , should do really!! dont own a camera as of yetlol

MK999
14-09-10, 08:11 PM
Would it not play or something?

Guessing he's on dongle powered interwebs still Benn, probably has a mega low bandwidth limit on the fair usage.

Benn
14-09-10, 08:18 PM
Alex get one they are cheap as now, Mark ah.

Luke's saloon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZV3KGaR1no

4.15

Alex J
14-09-10, 08:44 PM
i seem to spend all my money on tyres and brakeslol

scott.parker
14-09-10, 09:36 PM
Look like a good day guys, again wish i could of been there, but i was at Riggys wedding, was a dam good day there too, and a cracking night, lol i wait till ha gets of his two week honeymoon to share any pics..

Burgo, didn't know you had a 1ltr loon, looks nice and stable in the corners considering the tires..

Alex, least your using it mate, thats the main thing, not like mine! lol

GOT to use it in anger soon...........

Scott

Adam
14-09-10, 10:03 PM
Good to see you had a good day out. Im back out there on track definently next year!!!

Benn-You can be soo much quicker if you pushed for it. But i spose its how much of a risk you want to take.

Lee
14-09-10, 10:13 PM
Good to see you had a good day out. Im back out there on track definently next year!!!

Benn-You can be soo much quicker if you pushed for it. But i spose its how much of a risk you want to take.

Thats always the problem. if I was benn there would always be the nagging in the back of my head of how gutted I would be if i stuffed it. That car is a proper stunner and I know how much work you've put into it. To be fair just the fact you take it on track demands huge kudos, i'm not sure i'd be that brave :)

Hense why all my track cars have looked ropey as fook lol

Adam
14-09-10, 10:15 PM
Dont get me wrong, if i was Benn and had his car, i would NEVER see the track in it lol lol



Whereas me personally in mine, i wouldn't really be that arsed if i hit a tyre wall at 60, as long as me and my passenger gets out ok. :)

Respect for him even taking it on track and giving it some abuse tbh!!!

MK999
14-09-10, 10:46 PM
Dont get me wrong, if i was Benn and had his car, i would NEVER see the track in it lol lol



Whereas me personally in mine, i wouldn't really be that arsed if i hit a tyre wall at 60, as long as me and my passenger gets out ok. :)

Respect for him even taking it on track and giving it some abuse tbh!!!

I'd be gutted if I stuffed mine after I built it, given how long it's taken, and it will be tidy but not perfect, however it's not gonna be built to sit still... stuffing it is just a necessary risk to get at the fun bit imo :)

burgo
14-09-10, 10:54 PM
Alex get one they are cheap as now, Mark ah.

Luke's saloon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZV3KGaR1no

4.15

niceone cheers dude :d


Look like a good day guys, again wish i could of been there, but i was at Riggys wedding, was a dam good day there too, and a cracking night, lol i wait till ha gets of his two week honeymoon to share any pics..

Burgo, didn't know you had a 1ltr loon, looks nice and stable in the corners considering the tires..

Alex, least your using it mate, thats the main thing, not like mine! lol

GOT to use it in anger soon...........

Scott

yes only had it two weeks scott lol and i was genuinely surprised how well it handled considering lol

Adam
14-09-10, 11:18 PM
I'd be gutted if I stuffed mine after I built it, given how long it's taken, and it will be tidy but not perfect, however it's not gonna be built to sit still... stuffing it is just a necessary risk to get at the fun bit imo :)
If you build a track car theres always that certain % inside you that expect to see it buried in wall somewhere tbh lol lol

MK999
14-09-10, 11:25 PM
If you build a track car theres always that certain % inside you that expect to see it buried in wall somewhere tbh lol lol

Long as the cage and all the parts come out straight lol Although I'd be considering spraying the next shell mustard yellow obviously lol

Alex J
15-09-10, 08:21 AM
If you build a track car theres always that certain % inside you that expect to see it buried in wall somewhere tbh lol lolwhen me and paul take our novas to a track day, we egg each other on to bin it into the wall, hence why i was still out ther with 20% brakes, way i look at it, if you bin it, its a shell and a few panels, and something to do over the winterlol

tony k
15-09-10, 12:12 PM
brakes are shot!! who were these burkes in crap cars with pictures of the beegees all over there car, they held up everyone all day!! where is he video from benn???
http://i1186.photobucket.com/albums/z361/T_Fraser/Combe/DSCF0747.jpg

i had that car at one time,bought it off chris then he bought it back,glad to see its near home again

Benn
15-09-10, 07:29 PM
Benn-You can be soo much quicker if you pushed for it. But i spose its how much of a risk you want to take.

I know it doesn't look like it (from the vid) but i'm giving it alot. I hold it till i know where the "power band" starts to dip, push it hard in to the corners. But i do only push it as hard as i can with out being scared i might mess up. Think that's why i brake early, as i'm worried i wont slow enough and come off. Sadly later in my session i did push it hard and slide a lil when passing some one. Scared my self. Titles where a lil wet still slide across and just regained it as one wheel was on the grass.



Thats always the problem. if I was benn there would always be the nagging in the back of my head of how gutted I would be if i stuffed it. That car is a proper stunner and I know how much work you've put into it. To be fair just the fact you take it on track demands huge kudos, i'm not sure i'd be that brave :)


Trust me its always there! I get very very scared till i exit the pits. Thank you too :)



Dont get me wrong, if i was Benn and had his car, i would NEVER see the track in it lol lol

Respect for him even taking it on track and giving it some abuse tbh!!!

You build a car with a lot of good bits, they need testing..lol I've build it to handle well and to go and stop well, so it would only be rude to not track it..lol

Alex J
15-09-10, 07:35 PM
if i had a transit van, or a zonda, id still track it!!

Benn
15-09-10, 07:37 PM
Fit better brakes and you would be too... :p

Alex J
15-09-10, 08:49 PM
Fit better brakes and you would be too... :pbrakes are for kidslol , found the problem today, rear shoe broke of the plate and was a big mashed up mess inside, hense the travel in the peddle, and the almost big fire lol ,never known the friction part break of the metal before:confused:

Benn
15-09-10, 08:56 PM
I've only seen that on old shoes or one that are sticking. What brakes (size) are on the front?

burgo
15-09-10, 10:59 PM
slidding is fun not scary lol the back end kept coming out on the left at the top of avon rise but goes straight just in time to brake

Benn
16-09-10, 07:43 AM
No not at time is isnt.

Lee
16-09-10, 09:12 PM
brakes are for kidslol , found the problem today, rear shoe broke of the plate and was a big mashed up mess inside, hense the travel in the peddle, and the almost big fire lol ,never known the friction part break of the metal before:confused:

I win then :) i did say to you when I saw the hammerite liquified on the drum that I wouldn't be surprised if one of the shoes has crumbled.

Alex J
18-09-10, 12:42 PM
I win then :) i did say to you when I saw the hammerite liquified on the drum that I wouldn't be surprised if one of the shoes has crumbled.i didnt smash it up with a hammer neither, i must be getting mellow in my old age!!, what prize would you like lee, maybe a ride in the rat next time for your help on the day:)

Yorkie
19-09-10, 07:31 PM
Was a good day, nearly convinced to take my car down and round the track, kinda wish i did now. Maybe next time :)