Video from very wet Brands Hatch track day.

[terryb]

With Wildsie at the helm driving my GT3 with R888s :thumbs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT0iRmXS6q4

[shimmy]

Mikes a star......

He's at Silverstone with me on the 30th March:thumbs:

[Dan]

On R888's and the amount of water around that still looks very controlable! Still quick lap times even then! :smokin: :thumbs:

[Paul Eggleton]

LOL at all the 4wd cars he's passing:thumbs:

[snowfiend]

Saw this yesterday, lovely car mate :thumbs:

Was a proper miserable day...

Who was the SG CSL on cups ? Brave move...

Shame about the other GT3, hope the guy was ok :bigcry:

[mattCSLnut]

Amazing car control and so smooth. Doesn't look like he had any problems with the R888 "going off" after few laps ? :whistle: Impressive level of grip in the very wet :thumbs:

With Wildsie at the helm driving my GT3 with R888s :thumbs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT0iRmXS6q4

[Dan]

Amazing car control and so smooth. Doesn't look like he had any problems with the R888 "going off" after few laps ? :whistle: Impressive level of grip in the very wet :thumbs:

That's because they won't have over-heated in the very wet conditions! :blalalala: :thumbs:;)

[Dan]

Saw this on another site!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/Helen220280/Trashedporker.jpg[/QUOTE]

:( :(

[shimmy]

Saw this on another site!!





dont like to see pictures of smashed cars up i am afraid!

especially with number plates showing!

not good form and a little gloating imho (unless the owner posted them first):smokin:

[mattCSLnut]

BUGGER !!! :smt107 That's not going to T-cut out :smt009

Saw this on another site!!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0803/Helen220280/Trashedporker.jpg

:( :( [/QUOTE]

[KingM3]

Never nice to see.

I think it was his first track day, thankfully he had taken out insurance.
Both driver and passenger looked ok.

[Dan]

dont like to see pictures of smashed cars up i am afraid!

especially with number plates showing!

not good form and a little gloating imho (unless the owner posted them first):smokin:

How the fook is it gloating! :bigcry: I'm gutted for the bloke, if I'd done that I'd be in tears! :banghead: :(

Plus I have NO idea how to edit number plates so feel free to oblige... ;) :blalalala:

[mattCSLnut]

How the fook is it gloating! :bigcry: I'm gutted for the bloke, if I'd done that I'd be in tears! :banghead: :(

Plus I have NO idea how to edit number plates so feel free to oblige... ;) :blalalala:



Don't mind Shimmy... he's a little shy with number plates :gayfight: :blalalala:

[TANKSLAPPER]

How the fook is it gloating! :bigcry: I'm gutted for the bloke, if I'd done that I'd be in tears! :banghead: :(

Plus I have NO idea how to edit number plates so feel free to oblige... ;) :blalalala:


I'm with Dan on this one.

If you don't want your number plate shown on web site you have two choices

1. Don't do a Trackday because even the trackday organiser's arrange photographers, never minded every other track car has camera.

OR

2. Cover or take off your own number plates.

It's as easy as that,

[shimmy]

I still feel it is bad to post pictures of others misfortune and i would not do it, number plates or not!

IF ones wife and kids get mown down on the side of the road by a drunken driver i would not want the press splashing it all over the place!:birdman:

Different if you post up the pics yourself of your own misfortune.

[Dan]

I still feel it is bad to post pictures of others misfortune and i would not do it, number plates or not!

IF ones wife and kids get mown down on the side of the road by a drunken driver i would not want the press splashing it all over the place!:birdman:

Different if you post up the pics yourself of your own misfortune.

Agree Shimster but hardly a sensible comparison, someone having an accident on a trackday or someone losing their wife and kids! :bigcry:

As I said, fook know's where it came from and who's pic it is, but as TS said the reality is it's up on the internet like millions of other car pics so I don't think any harm done! :)

Personally I hope I'm NEVER in this situation but if I was and someone did post a pic of my wrecked car up then it wouldn't really bother me :thumbs:

[TANKSLAPPER]

I still feel it is bad to post pictures of others misfortune and i would not do it, number plates or not!

IF ones wife and kids get mown down on the side of the road by a drunken driver i would not want the press splashing it all over the place!:birdman:

Different if you post up the pics yourself of your own misfortune.


I can see where you are coming from and do agreed with part of your views, but someone's wife and kids is a little different.

You can take the stance ie. like the Ring does, where they act as if nothing happens (unless you crash into one of there barriers) ;) ie. not releasing figures of accident or death's and encourage families day out on the circuit as if its a roller coaster ride.

I think this is a good reminder that speed related sports and hobbies are dangerous, and for all of us to take care. Because it can happen to any of us at any time.

Any way "It's not a proper accident until you eat hospital food" :beer:

[JezP]

Saw this yesterday, lovely car mate :thumbs:

Was a proper miserable day...

Who was the SG CSL on cups ? Brave move...

Shame about the other GT3, hope the guy was ok :bigcry:

That was me on cups ;) did'nt get much of a chance to go out yesterday way too wet until i noticed a slight damp dry line an hr after lunch when it stopped raining for 40 mins or so so could'nt restist some 25 mins of a run but i certainly did'nt feel confident to push it got some va va vroom on the straights but very carefull around corners.

DSM worked overtime..:thumbs:

To my surprise the cups worked out not as bad as i thought in those conditions.

Two wks of csl ownership and i throw myself right into the deep end, next purchase some spare rims and F1's.

Nice car terry and nice to meet you simon like what you've done to your m3.

Awesome car the CSL btw cant wait to get in the dry.

Jez

[shane@mbtech]

Amazing car control and so smooth. Doesn't look like he had any problems with the R888 "going off" after few laps ? :whistle: Impressive level of grip in the very wet :thumbs:

Wet=cool

Feb weather= fucking freezing

And the 888 are known to work well on the porkies, probably due to all weight on the rear which are usually 295+ wide.

Buy a set Matt, you will be fine on them, mr "DSC on":blalalala::blalalala::blalalala:

[shane@mbtech]

With Wildsie at the helm driving my GT3 with R888s :thumbs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KT0iRmXS6q4


Looks like it was cold in there:whistle:

You could see your breath Terry.

Gonna have to get myself some tuition this year for definite.

[Fasteddie]

I may get flamed here but can somebody explain who mike wild is and what's behind having him drive your motor. Is this a better way to learn? I've always taken instruction from a passenger and been driving myself? He's clearly very accomplished, very wet, super smooth. Text book, it's no surprise he was passing the usual TD crowd. Maybe it's because I don't like being a passenger (travel sick) but it seems strange to go to a TD and have a pro drive your car?

[terryb]

Eddie - I was one of the organisers of the day and Mike Wilds was our Chief Instructor (he is also an ex F1 driver and one of the most respected instructors and racers out there today).

Anyway after driving very slowly myself in the wet then having Wildsie show me how it should be done, I asked him to take my staff (had arranged for them to come up for a day out of the office) out for some proper hot laps - and hence the video - also Mike somewhat enjoyed himself :thumbs:

[flatout]

LOL at all the 4wd cars he's passing:thumbs:

Liked the light chuckle as he passed the gtr....

PS - r888 rule :thumbs:

[Dan]

Liked the light chuckle as he passed the gtr....

PS - r888 rule :thumbs:

At 1:18 he passes someone I know who has the Silver Carbon clad Evo with 550bhp!! :bigcry: :smokin: :thumbs:

[shane@mbtech]

At 1:18 he passes someone I know who has the Silver Carbon clad Evo with 550bhp!! :bigcry: :smokin: :thumbs:

Si B?

[Dan]

Si B?

Yeah! God this is a small world! How you know Si? you know his mate Phil aswell? :)

[shimmy]

its not fair coz Mike is old and therefore has seen more rain in his time, its not skill, just being old that lets you do this:bigcry:

[shane@mbtech]

Yeah! God this is a small world! How you know Si? you know his mate Phil aswell? :)

Just know him from mlr, I thought it was his car when I was watching the vid

[Dan]

Just know him from mlr, I thought it was his car when I was watching the vid

Ahh right, I knew him from when he had his modded Saph Cos ;)

[Paul Eggleton]

Ahh right, I knew him from when he had his modded Saph Cos ;)

The Si B on his plate gives it away;):hahaha:

[Fasteddie]

also Mike somewhat enjoyed himself :thumbs:

This was clear from the laughing going on, did you get any benefit from watching what he was doing? I see his fees look resonable, I've always taken training from the staff at the venue but hiring him seems a much better way of improving.

Shame it was wet, I'm sure the staff would have been scared silly in the dry!

[$w!ft]

ouch! for that red porker

[terryb]

This was clear from the laughing going on, did you get any benefit from watching what he was doing? I see his fees look resonable, I've always taken training from the staff at the venue but hiring him seems a much better way of improving.

Shame it was wet, I'm sure the staff would have been scared silly in the dry!

I have used Mike numerous times and he is just awesome - he knows his CSLs too and really rates them - he is a man of taste - but prefers GT3s of course... :blalalala:

But seriously - a day of instruction spent with Mike on a track day is worth much more than spending similar money on improving your car - and you'll get so much more than you would with just one or 2 sessions at the trackday with their own instructors. You could even share him for a day with a friend to keep the cost down.

[DuncanR]

its not fair coz Mike is old and therefore has seen more rain in his time, its not skill, just being old that lets you do this:bigcry:
Bring on the fookin rain then if it will make me drive like that at my age !!!:hahaha: