Track Days

[billyboysm3]

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

[nigt3]

Originally Posted by SamT

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



That was cause i was doing your lines mate



on Sy's stopwatch it was 2.29


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

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]

Originally Posted by billyboysm3

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

Shim take's it flat and scatter's the cones

[Curly]

I see poor old twiggy nipped his motor up

[Graham]

Originally Posted by SamT

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

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

Phew I was thinking how the hell

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

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by Graham

Phew I was thinking how the hell

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

90m

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

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by Curly

Shim take's it flat and scatter's the cones

trick is to scatter the cones on the lap before

Originally Posted by Curly

I see poor old twiggy nipped his motor up

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

[shimmy]

Originally Posted by billyboysm3

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)

[Graham]

81mph GPS was my best

[Curly]

Originally Posted by shimmy

90m

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

50m in da shopper