SES Trackday, Brands Hatch - Tuesday 17th April
 

Thinking about organising another SES trackday at Brands as there's been quite a bit of interest from people in last years thread about getting another session booked before the Ring trip (to act as a bit of a shakedown for those who want it!).

Having looked at the ClubMSV calendar, the date that jumps out is Tuesday 17th April, for an open pit lane evening.

15:30 Arrival & signing on
16:30 Driver briefing
17:30 Sighting Laps
20:00 Track Time Ends

Cost: £119

http://www.clubmsv.com/car-home/even...productid=1185

Please post up if you are interested, and i'll get something organised :)

Count me in :)

Possibly if they don't mind me arriving a bit later..... Can't get away from Bognor until 3.

Count me in aswel, am I allowed to bring the Clio as I don't know if P1 will be finished

:ok:

I guess as long as you're there for the driver briefing it wouldn't be a problem. I know that doesn't take an hour so that might not happen until 5ish anyway.... maybe worth giving them a bell when we get it booked?

Of course mate, more the merrier :drive:

Not that I`m a bit of a voyeur but would it be ok to just watch? :wink:

I have 2 friends aswel both in Glanza's that'd love to come

its always ok to watch long as you dont get caught !!:-D

ooh a shakedown before germany....yes count me in:more:

Too close to Germany for my liking, but will come and watch

Five weeks before ?

If it goes so badly wrong that it can't be be fixed in five weeks, then it probably wouldn't be fixed in time for Germany if we did a track day next week ;)

(now there's something positive thinking to convince people to come :lol: )

Tempting

I'm up for a watch too

I will have a drop of that. :drive:

Mate, you fill ya boots.
I'm not letting anything get in the way of Germany.

You never know a deer might run out in front of you

If I can swap my shift at work I am game.


Steve

Infact yeah, i'm definately up for this

lets get this all booked up

Yes indeed:ok:

Looks to be a good few of us so i think it should be a go-er. Will give MSV a ring tomorrow if i get a second to see how many places are left. If there's loads, then no problems for inviting friends along in non-scoobs :nod:

So i think the current list is:

1. Steve_PPP
2. Anger
3. Bluebugeye (might turn up a bit late?)
4. KrissyB (Clio)
5. KrissyB (Glanza1)
6. KrissyB (Glanza2)
7. Hongkongfooi
8. Worzel
9. Moley

And Gimpy as a maybe, plus a few people coming to watch. :)

Will come along and watch :norty: not ready to join in yet

Just spoken to MSV and there is plenty of room at the moment (only 1 person booked out of max 20!).

I asked about the drive-by noise limit of 92db and he said that this was nothing new at Brands, its just they've started advertising the fact on the ClubMSV website. They've been doing drive-by tests for recent years and if we were fine then, we'll be fine now :)

Hi guys,


I've only done one track day before at an airfield in Abingdon. How does Brand's hatch fall in the suggested for novice/seasoned track user?

Also how much value do people see in this evening here compared to a day at (albeit a less famous) track for the same price. I'm keen to get some more track time but looking to ease in gently and not over do it too soon. I went to watch British Superbikes here and some areas looked hairy.

Cheers

John

its a good way to start....i'll be paying for a spot of instruction which is only £25

Brands is a very good track to learn at, as it's a pretty short circuit.

DEFINATELY get an instructor in with you, it makes a massive difference

I wonder what db mine is now? Will get it tested as this looks like a good'un.

Would be good to have you onboard mate, looks like the best turnout for a trackday since the photoshoot one we did 2 years ago!

So definately the best opportunity to do a trackday with a few mates for a while i think :nod:

1. Steve_PPP
2. Anger
3. Bluebugeye (might turn up a bit late?)
4. KrissyB (Clio)
5. KrissyB (Glanza1)
6. KrissyB (Glanza2)
7. Hongkongfooi
8. Worzel
9. Moley
10. Scooby_Greg
And Gimpy as a maybe, plus a few people coming to watch.

Defo, particularly as I am not going to Germany, so would be good to do something. Where can I get tested for db???. I know they will do it there, but I assume that'll be too late as I will have paid.

1. Steve_PPP
2. Anger
3. Bluebugeye (might turn up a bit late?)
4. KrissyB (Clio)
5. KrissyB (Glanza1)
6. KrissyB (Glanza2)
7. Hongkongfooi
8. Worzel
9. Moley
10. Scooby_Greg
11. Lucky (providing db levels meet requirements)
And Gimpy as a maybe, plus a few people coming to watch.

What exhaust have you got?

Did you not look at the form I sent you :lol:

Full decat with afterburner angled back box Gary, so not sure it would pass? Dont get me wrong, its not deafening loud, but it is loud, particularly on full chat.

Borrow a different back box

I have the standard back box in the garage, but the car would need a tweak to the map if I put that back on I think as its not as free flowing.

I swap and change back boxes all the time without remapping....

Just because you do doesn't mean it's right.
If you swop between the two , get it checked to get the all clear :)

yeah, not planning on changing it over anyway. Will get the noise tested and if its in, then happy days.

It wont pass for an evening one... I can tell you that now

Ok mate, thanks for that. I did wonder. Will still go and watch then in that case.

Car have to add bungs to get on track all the time and don't go pop...

Get a Bung Steve

Had an afterburner vortex on my old classic and used the bung, makes a great deal of difference and easy to carry around for those moments you need it:ok:

Will require a small hole drilling in the tailpipe but you'll hardly notice it, had mine on the bottom:ok:

My Afterburner passed, but that was for a day session

I have a bung that fits the afterburner that you can borrow.

Thanks Ron. I have a bung, but again the advice is not to drive it hard with the bung in as the afterburner bung is particularly restricive and the car was mapped with the bung out. Looking back, I probably could have had a map for both, but it didnt even cross my mind. But god am I lovin it!

Thanks Ian. I have a bung for it, but its more to do with the map. :doubleup:

Sorry guys, this thread has gone completely off topic. Apologies.

Wise man :ok:

Get Simon to put an additional map on it then:ok: I'm sure he'll sort it out for you, that way you'll have all angles covered:five: Theres loads of time to sort it:nod:

Old exhaust bung thread HERE.....

Back on topic:five:
Current List:
1. Steve_PPP
2. Anger
3. Bluebugeye (might turn up a bit late?)
4. KrissyB (Clio)
5. KrissyB (Glanza1)
6. KrissyB (Glanza2)
7. Hongkongfooi
8. Worzel
9. Moley
10. Scooby_Greg
11. Lucky (providing db levels meet requirements)
And Gimpy as a maybe, plus a few people coming to watch.

Right, i think we're all agreed that Tuesday 17th April is the best session to go for, so i've updated the thread title to reflect this.

Get booking folks :ok:

Anyone booked this yet?