Track Days

[s1csl]

Looking forward to spring + summer this year as I will have more time to do track days, what are people thinking of doing this year, euro or uk

[Bounce]

Looking forward to spring + summer this year as I will have more time to do track days, what are people thinking of doing this year, euro or ukDont tell him Pike.:finga:

[CraigMillwardCroft]

Looking forward to spring + summer this year as I will have more time to do track days, what are people thinking of doing this year, euro or uk

Have you not already had the list of days we are doing :whistle:

[plumber vic]

Booked 12th may Spa with MLR
DN10 2or 3 July booking very soon, possible discount on 1day price got 7 definite couple maybe
If you want to get on discount pm me

[glendog74]

Ring - hopefully twice
Perhaps Spa
Perhaps Oulton/Anglesey or Brands GP

[Graham]

John I'm doing Bedford on 20th this month with Opentrack. Only £89 just want to give Bedford a go I got it for the £75 boxing day price so couldn't say no.

DN10 with Vic and a few mates

[shane@mbtech]

Booked 12th may Spa with MLR
DN10 2or 3 July booking very soon, possible discount on 1day price got 7 definite couple maybe
If you want to get on discount pm me

Me too, see you there. Spa that is

[Gibbo]

Donny Feb 15th :)

[Gibbo]

Me too, see you there. Spa that is

Got a link to Spa one mate?

[Graham]

It's the MLR day 12th May I believe?

[Steve B]

Bedford 15th Feb (event I organise every year)
Ring for 5 days in August (40th birthday celebration)

[shimmy]

Got a link to Spa one mate?

It's the MLR day 12th May I believe?

Sold out after two days back in December I think.

Always pick up a last minute ticket as 10% of the Evos never make it to the ferry.:wink:

[billyboysm3]

Aiming for mon 20th of Jan at Bedford also if we can get a couple of tweaks done
On the Vidal Sassoon mean machine. Hope the suns out as the roof will be down.

[SMD]

Oulton Park 25th of this Month.
Donington March

Nurburgring 9th 10th 11th May
Spa MLR 12th May

I wan to book to DN for the 3rd and 4th but how do i book?

Cheers

[Graham]

Aiming for mon 20th of Jan at Bedford also if we can get a couple of tweaks done
On the Vidal Sassoon mean machine. Hope the suns out as the roof will be down.

Hopefully see you there mate :thumbs:

[Bealo]

Will be back in UK for all of May and plan to do as many TD as possible hope to do

Anglesey
Oulton Park
Snetterton
Silverstone
Spa

But nothing booked yet...

[Andyk]

PLanning to get to Spa this year - Not done it and it ones of those I need to do before I die...

As usual little old Llandow in March and then October.....Oh and Bedford charity day in August - On Your Marks...

[Das Chin]

Spa is just an awesome circuit and one of the best in the world. real old school and some hairy old corners. Eau Rouge and Blanchimont will have your ring piece twitching

[billyboysm3]

Hopefully see you there mate :thumbs:

Did you book a garage?

[CraigMillwardCroft]

I am doing Magny-Cour and Dijon in August so far.

[shimmy]

Aiming for mon 20th of Jan at Bedford also if we can get a couple of tweaks done
On the Vidal Sassoon mean machine. Hope the suns out as the roof will be down.

Hopefully see you there mate :thumbs:

I'm gonna be there in the morning.:partyman:

[Graham]

Did you book a garage?

No mate I didn't know Bedford had garages? I was told they didn't

[shimmy]

No mate I didn't know Bedford had garages? I was told they didn't

GT circuit does. Nice big warm dry ones :)

[billyboysm3]

I'm gonna be there in the morning.:partyman:

Nice one, best be dry as we only have cups and slicks

[billyboysm3]

John this is right up your street:
http://www.opentrack.co.uk/zandvoort/

[s1csl]

John this is right up your street:
http://www.opentrack.co.uk/zandvoort/

The right time of year for a euro break , could be tempted but then that does not take much, might give you chaps a look at Bedford if weather is ok

[Graham]

That's alright then if there's garages. I'm gonna decide nearer the time and see what the weather is doing…I like to have the option of Eagle F1's or Cups but means putting the roof rack on and it's graft and hassle at the end of the day...

[billyboysm3]

That's alright then if there's garages. I'm gonna decide nearer the time and see what the weather is doing…I like to have the option of Eagle F1's or Cups but means putting the roof rack on and it's graft and hassle at the end of the day...

After my first wet track day at Bedford Id leave the cups at home as the track was greasy all day, fun but no traction

[shimmy]

After my first wet track day at Bedford Id leave the cups at home as the track was greasy all day, fun but no traction

gayer

[billyboysm3]

gayer

I bet you don't turn up on cups!

[Okey]

Donny Feb 15th :)
via Javelin ? have you used them before mate... tempted at moment, even though on standard brakes....
any one tempted by Brands on 9th Feb ?

[billyboysm3]

Adem and I are well up for another brands!!!

[shimmy]

I bet you don't turn up on cups!

I have ever only done ONE track day NOT on cups, my first in the CSL. Since then my attitude is:

No records in the wet but if it dries out I want the cups!

I guarantee however that I WONT be on Cups on the 20th :wink:

[cslsuperfan]

I have ever only done ONE track day NOT on cups, my first in the CSL. Since then my attitude is:

No records in the wet but if it dries out I want the cups!

I guarantee however that I WONT be on Cups on the 20th :wink:

talk a good cup
only me and matt had cups for the ring/anniversary meet (that may not be an accurate statement, however, time has passed and I have decided it was so):wink:

[shane@mbtech]

Slicks are the future.

[shimmy]

talk a good cup
only me and matt had cups for the ring/anniversary meet (that may not be an accurate statement, however, time has passed and I have decided it was so):wink:

I didn't want my BLING rims on........and the weather was atrocious:)

[cslsuperfan]

I didn't want my BLING rims on........and the weather was atrocious:)

agreed shim

I had a major aquaplane on the bahn heading back to the ring...even with spankers cups, they're dangerous in wet conditions..

[Graham]

Snetterton on 1st December was fine on my f1's, but John was struggling on cups, so cups are definetly dry weather only for me :thumbs:

[shimmy]

Snetterton on 1st December was fine on my f1's, but John was struggling on cups, so cups are definetly dry weather only for me :thumbs:

If its cold (sub 5deg) or standing water then I agree, otherwise it's just all about driving style. If you can push the car to generate some heat in the tyres then Cups are fine in the wet and gripper than road tyres for sure. I remember a very wet day at Snett with Bealo chasing me around, him on Falmens and me on Cups and I was gettings eom good heat. Same at Silverstone last year.

Temptation in the wet is to bak off then the Cups never get warm enough.

[mattCSLnut]

talk a good cup
only me and matt had cups for the ring/anniversary meet (that may not be an accurate statement, however, time has passed and I have decided it was so):wink:
That's how I remember it too and I found my brand new rears and half worn front CUPs perfectly good in the wet :thumbs:
... even around the Green Hell :-D isn't that right Adem ? :119:

[adem.csl]

That's how I remember it too and I found my brand new rears and half worn front CUPs perfectly good in the wet :thumbs:
... even around the Green Hell :-D isn't that right Adem ? :119:

No fucking chance mate.:(
Lol no you had great control even though you were focused on the sky:(

[plumber vic]

via Javelin ? have you used them before mate... tempted at moment, even though on standard brakes....
any one tempted by Brands on 9th Feb ?

Who Brands with ? on 9th Feb

[mattCSLnut]

No fucking chance mate.:(
Lol no you had great control even though you were focused on the sky:(
Errrm ?!?! Oh Yeah ... Sorry about that ;)

[Okey]

Who Brands with ? on 9th Feb

RMA, normally they have good days out...

[need4speed]

DN10.
Spa at some point with Goldtrack.
Mugello and Imola (tentative).

[shimmy]

Aiming for mon 20th of Jan at Bedford also if we can get a couple of tweaks done
On the Vidal Sassoon mean machine. Hope the suns out as the roof will be down.

Well a CSL meet with no CSLs.

Sorry I didnt say bye Billy but had to go.

We had Billy, Vic, Graham (red M3), and Sam (white M3) all giving it beans.

[Yanto]

Well a CSL meet with no CSLs.

Sorry I didnt say bye Billy but had to go.

We had Billy, Vic, Graham (red M3), and Sam (white M3) all giving it beans.

Pics ?

Saw the 328 Sassoon on Sat :thumbs:

[plumber vic]

Well a CSL meet with no CSLs.

Sorry I didnt say bye Billy but had to go.

We had Billy, Vic, Graham (red M3), and Sam (white M3) all giving it beans.

The power of the CSL community

[SamT]

Well a CSL meet with no CSLs.

Sorry I didnt say bye Billy but had to go.

We had Billy, Vic, Graham (red M3), and Sam (white M3) all giving it beans.


Good to see you again yesterday mate.....Cheers for the Instruction too...2.39 on my first visit, sweet ;)

[shimmy]

Good to see you again yesterday mate.....Cheers for the Instruction too...2.39 on my first visit, sweet ;)

thats a great time

you must have found your breaking points

[nigt3]

Good to see you again yesterday mate.....Cheers for the Instruction too...2.39 on my first visit, sweet ;)

Sam you heading to the ring in March for the skylimits trackday??

[Graham]

2:39 bloody hell…you must have had a super good lap at some point, I thought I was doing alright hanging on for dear life and only managed a 2:50 according to Harry's Laptimer :hahaha:

Great day though thoroughly enjoyed our little play and just a good day in general very lucky with the weather

Glad I put the cups on shimmy :thumbs:

[shimmy]

2:39 bloody hell…you must have had a super good lap at some point, I thought I was doing alright hanging on for dear life and only managed a 2:50 according to Harry's Laptimer :hahaha:

Great day though thoroughly enjoyed our little play and just a good day in general very lucky with the weather

Glad I put the cups on shimmy :thumbs:

He must have pressed the NOS later in the day Graham, when I left he was struggling to keep up with you.:thumbs:

[billyboysm3]

Brands Friday the 31st Jan anyone?

[shane@mbtech]

He must have pressed the NOS later in the day Graham, when I left he was struggling to keep up with you.:thumbs:

I heard he borrowed Sy stopwatch;)

[shimmy]

I heard he borrowed Sy stopwatch;)

Sam was doing well once I had showed him which way round it went :hahaha:

Kept braking early but good control and the car is mint. Tbh if he didn't do 2.39, he fooling should have :)

[SamT]

Sam you heading to the ring in March for the skylimits trackday??

I'm working on it mate, but weather is so unpredictable around that time of year.......but now i've got a selection of rims and tyres, (although no studded yet :) ) I may just do it!

2:39 bloody hell…you must have had a super good lap at some point, I thought I was doing alright hanging on for dear life and only managed a 2:50 according to Harry's Laptimer :hahaha:


RELAX Buddy, just playing with The Shimster......When he told me his best time, I thought i'd get reasonably close, even on my first visit.....NOWHERE FECKIN NEAR as it turns out....just under 2.49 for me :bigcry:

He must have pressed the NOS later in the day Graham, when I left he was struggling to keep up with you.:thumbs:

That was cause i was doing your lines mate :hahaha:

I heard he borrowed Sy stopwatch;)

on Sy's stopwatch it was 2.29 :thumbs:


I'd heard some pretty poor reports about Bedford (flat and boring), but i found it really good, technical in places, with balls of steel required to find the right braking points (back straight into the chicane for one).....I can see how it could become boring, but i'll defo be going back to Smash Shimmys best time :smokin:

[shimmy]

Phew!

I really like Bedford, just a little featureless.

You need to straight line some chicanes to beat that time :)

[SamT]

Sam was doing well once I had showed him which way round it went :hahaha:

Kept braking early but good control and the car is mint. Tbh if he didn't do 2.39, he fooling should have :)

Jeeeez thats the best back handed compliment i've ever had, thanks mate :drool:

GoPro ran out of charge by mid afternoon, so got nothing to back it up, but i think i was getting closer mate, I reckon a 2.41/2.42 on next visit.....especially if i do it 3 times before i officially do it again like someone on here does at Spa :thumbs:

[billyboysm3]

There are 6 corners you need to cut and give it Billy big balls. Think I managed 3m 40secs in the van

[billyboysm3]

Shimmy, what speed can that chicane be taken at 85mph/90mph?

[nigt3]

I'm working on it mate, but weather is so unpredictable around that time of year.......but now i've got a selection of rims and tyres, (although no studded yet :) ) I may just do it!



RELAX Buddy, just playing with The Shimster......When he told me his best time, I thought i'd get reasonably close, even on my first visit.....NOWHERE FECKIN NEAR as it turns out....just under 2.49 for me :bigcry:



That was cause i was doing your lines mate :hahaha:



on Sy's stopwatch it was 2.29 :thumbs:


I'd heard some pretty poor reports about Bedford (flat and boring), but i found it really good, technical in places, with balls of steel required to find the right braking points (back straight into the chicane for one).....I can see how it could become boring, but i'll defo be going back to Smash Shimmys best time :smokin:

I'm booked in, was there two years ago march and got lucky, but as you say it could be shit!! Hopefully see you there, m3,s nearly kitted out.

[Curly]

Shimmy, what speed can that chicane be taken at 85mph/90mph?


Shim take's it flat and scatter's the cones:smokin:;)

[Curly]

I see poor old twiggy nipped his motor up:bigcry:

[Graham]

RELAX Buddy, just playing with The Shimster......When he told me his best time, I thought i'd get reasonably close, even on my first visit.....NOWHERE FECKIN NEAR as it turns out....just under 2.49 for me :bigcry:

I'd heard some pretty poor reports about Bedford (flat and boring), but i found it really good, technical in places, with balls of steel required to find the right braking points (back straight into the chicane for one).....I can see how it could become boring, but i'll defo be going back to Smash Shimmys best time :smokin:

Phew :hahaha: I was thinking how the hell :bigcry:

And that report sums it up well, was expecting to find it boring but it's not, it's actually a really hard circuit to master! 150m marker for me was the braking point at the back straight, could just about scrub enough speed off and chuck it in :bigcry:

[shimmy]

Phew :hahaha: I was thinking how the hell :bigcry:

And that report sums it up well, was expecting to find it boring but it's not, it's actually a really hard circuit to master! 150m marker for me was the braking point at the back straight, could just about scrub enough speed off and chuck it in :bigcry:

90m

tried to get Samt to brake at 90m but his foot wasn't having it!:thumbs:

[shimmy]

Shim take's it flat and scatter's the cones:smokin:;)

trick is to scatter the cones on the lap before



I see poor old twiggy nipped his motor up:bigcry:

saw him parked up in the middle of a field and thought he was catching some sun! (with the bonnet up :bigcry:)

[shimmy]

Shimmy, what speed can that chicane be taken at 85mph/90mph?


typical GPS speeds were 83-85mph (clock speed about 87-90) whereas I did manage a 90mph GPS (95 mph clock speed) :hahaha:;);)

[Graham]

81mph GPS was my best :supz:

[Curly]

90m

tried to get Samt to brake at 90m but his foot wasn't having it!:thumbs:

50m in da shopper:smokin:

[SamT]

90m

tried to get Samt to brake at 90m but his foot wasn't having it!:thumbs:


Oh it was at the end of the day buddy :blalalala: ...... although i did have quite a few Squirrelly moments going in when i was sure she was gonna spin....although that was with the cones being knocked out into the track which didn't help...... managed to shooo them back out eventually though :whistle:

[Graham]

Brake at 90m :119:

I was just about getting enough speed off at 150m marker by the 50m marker! My passenger got a little nervous at that point too :hahaha:

[shimmy]

Brake at 90m :119:

I was just about getting enough speed off at 150m marker by the 50m marker! My passenger got a little nervous at that point too :hahaha:

Just kidding :)

Just inside the 150m board ain't far off, but realistically if you think you are breaking at 150m it's probably more like 175m

[Graham]

Check out the video I just posted Shimmy see what you think, pretty sure it's just before the 150m board looking by the video, which was just about enough time, made my passenger nervous which was why I laughed on one of the laps :-D

[O'Neill]

Oulton park, really enjoyed Oulton Xmas 2011.

Lawsey, Sheldon or curly, sort a td and a night out this year:smokin::smt055

[Yanto]

Oulton park, really enjoyed Oulton Xmas 2011.

Lawsey, Sheldon or curly, sort a td and a night out this year:smokin::smt055

Mate o/t but who is the avatar ?

[LeinsCSL]

Mate o/t but who is the avatar ?

Is it not a young Maurice Micklewhite?

[Yanto]

Is it not a young Maurice Micklewhite?

Good shout Sir..

Vino flowing in E14

[shane@mbtech]

Oulton park, really enjoyed Oulton Xmas 2011.

Lawsey, Sheldon or curly, sort a td and a night out this year:smokin::smt055

What dates?

Ill check the oulton calender and throw a few dates out there.

[Bounce]

What dates?

Ill check the oulton calender and throw a few dates out there.im up for this if you can sort it Shane :partyman:

[O'Neill]

What dates?

Ill check the oulton calender and throw a few dates out there.

If it's a night out in Liverpool/Chester, summer Friday or Saturday would be nice.

If a mid week td, meal and piss up night before.

Leave it up to you :partyman:

[shimmy]

If it's a night out in Liverpool/Chester, summer Friday or Saturday would be nice.

If a mid week td, meal and piss up night before.

Leave it up to you :partyman:



Yeeeeeeehaaaaaa

[Curly]

Luv to join in the fun :)

Shim bring the pool car :wink:

[shimmy]

Luv to join in the fun :)

Shim bring the pool car :wink:

Will my 9x18 with cups fit?

[shane@mbtech]

Will my 9x18 with cups fit?

Should do. John runs 265 iirc on the m3 18s.

[Curly]

Will my 9x18 with cups fit?

Ya gonna struggle with them on the front :)

[Curly]

Should do. John runs 265 iirc on the m3 18s.

245/18 Shane :-D

[shane@mbtech]

245/18 Shane :-D

Fuchwit I am:whistle:

[shimmy]

245/18 Shane :-D

What profile?

[SamT]

I was gonna say 265's on 9" rims....someones been taking lessons off Thorney :-D

[shane@mbtech]

I was gonna say 265's on 9" rims....someones been taking lessons off Thorney :-D

Ive ran 265 on 9" rims for a long time Sam. No issues. :beer:

[Graham]

Ive ran 265 on 9" rims for a long time Sam. No issues. :beer:

Interesting….no understeer when pressing on?

[shimmy]

Ive ran 265 on 9" rims for a long time Sam. No issues. :beer:

Interesting….no understeer when pressing on?

Very common running 265 on 9"

Not me though, 9.5j

[shane@mbtech]

Interesting….no understeer when pressing on?

Non at all.

[Curly]

What profile?

35.

[SamT]

Ive ran 265 on 9" rims for a long time Sam. No issues. :beer:

Very Interesting Lawsy!!....... i had no end of issues with overheating due to the amount of lateral movement in the side walls. You sure you just weren't fast enough back then :whistle: ..... also, i suppose it depends which tyre your using as well, from what i understand, Cups do have a much stronger sidewall than the Direzzas, and probably 888's, AO48's too, but i'm not convinced.......I run 10's on the front and 11's on the back, and i'm sticking to it.....PLANTED!!! :thumbs:

Interesting….no understeer when pressing on?

Mate, Don't listen to em :gayfight: ..... you just gotta look at em to know it aint right.....you need 9.5 minimum to get the best from em....and as the lady's know, you cant beat a bit of stretch :smokin:

[Graham]

Mate, Don't listen to em :gayfight: ..... you just gotta look at em to know it aint right.....you need 9.5 minimum to get the best from em....and as the lady's know, you cant beat a bit of stretch :smokin:
Haha :hahaha:

I messaged Rimstock a week ago about the price of 9.5j team dynamic 1.2's but have had no reply…
Getting turner motorsport limiter bushes and putting new bushes in the rear trailing arms and maybe subframe aswell although the bushes for the subframe are £300 from america!
I think spring rates play a large part it's just finding out what I need that's the issue, I know Schirmer swap them out on the KW's as they did on Al's car & Ali M, but I don't know if he just puts the same ones in every M3!

[shimmy]

Haha :hahaha:

I messaged Rimstock a week ago about the price of 9.5j team dynamic 1.2's but have had no reply…
Getting turner motorsport limiter bushes and putting new bushes in the rear trailing arms and maybe subframe aswell although the bushes for the subframe are £300 from america!
I think spring rates play a large part it's just finding out what I need that's the issue, I know Schirmer swap them out on the KW's as they did on Al's car & Ali M, but I don't know if he just puts the same ones in every M3!

It used to be the case they didn't make 9.5j PR 1.2 hence why the guys run 9.0j......it may have changed

[SamT]

It used to be the case they didn't make 9.5j PR 1.2 hence why the guys run 9.0j......it may have changed

I think they do the 1.3's in half sizes?? Barf's your man for this Graham.......BTW, i may have sorted some cheap 10's for you and Ian......will know in a few days!!

[Graham]

Cool let me know, can't commit to anything though that's the problem, was going to address wheels last as everything else is cheaper :bigcry: