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TRACKDAY - 4th APRIL [places available]

Posted By : Nigel Gibbins, 27-Mar-2006, 10:22am

There are still places left at the Mallory Trackday on the 4th April. If you want to take part and haven't booked yet then you should let the TR Register know by calling them on 01235 818866.

It's an excellent opportunity to try your triumph out as the sports car it was intended to be

(with consenting adults).

Who's going to be there? Me and who else?

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TRACKDAY - 4th APRIL [places available]

Posted By : Philip Willcocks, 27-Mar-2006, 10:56am

Is this trackday purely for classic cars or would we be allowed to take something a bit more modern?
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  Posted By : Nigel Gibbins, 27-Mar-2006, 01:04pm
  
  Y'know... I think you'd be allowed this time... why not call Chris at TR register and talk him into it
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    Posted By : Jonathan Ellis, 27-Mar-2006, 05:03pm
    
    if i can get a gt6 before then......im in. im not far away too but we will have to se. also when is the racing at donno?
    cheers
    Jon
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    Posted By : David Thompson, 27-Mar-2006, 05:07pm
    
    The trackday is being advertised on the Westfield messagboard this year in an effort to raise numbers - although I don't think there have been any responses - WSCC organise a load themselves. Have to say that grates a bit as last year when I intimated that I would like to take my Westy for a spin it was poo-pooed as it wasn't a Triumph although I am a TR Register and TSSC member. This year we're being told that unless more people turn up this time it will be the last event the club will run. Fancy a piss-up in a bewery anyone?
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      Posted By : Vin Poonwassie, 29-Mar-2006, 10:55pm
      
      Checking the weather and the bbc and itv 5 day weather forcast looks good for the day before - very good news for those cars going without roofs or fitted soft tops, and even better for those cars going without windscreens (Bin!), will be checking for the 4th tomorrow, but they have been known to change our weather at the last minute - very unsporting of our national broadcasters......
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        Posted By : Vin Poonwassie, 30-Mar-2006, 11:57pm
        
        Both ITV and BBC weather have arranged for the track day to be dry and sunny, and 9 degrees to help keep the engines cool...... coool!
        
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        Posted By : Vin Poonwassie, 01-Apr-2006, 03:51pm
        
        does anyone know what time it actually starts? I know it will be in the stuff you get when you sign up, but I ain't got those......
        
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        Posted By : Vin Poonwassie, 04-Apr-2006, 09:53pm
        
        back from the track day and it was very good, I drove there in the banana but due to my self being a chicken I didn't sign up and go out, I did get a ride with JOhn Davies - very eventful, as was the rest of JOhns day (i'll let him tell it!). The BBC and ITV arranged light showers for the day, but we had a little snow instead! I drove from Ware (just north of London) with no roof and it was FREEZING. Took the oppertunity to change my dizzy at the track with Jonathan Binnington for one with a cable drive (to use my gt6 cable rev counter - as my electric one is a bit duff), then changed it back again after finding the replacement had no automatic advance (a seized advance plate?)..... and Kevin Rochfort pointed out that Lucas and Delco distributor parts are 180 degrees different and the rotor arms are different and the caps are different (I didn't even realise I had two different makes!)- point being that track day was a really good place for me to do the car maintenance as there is SO much expertise about. Got the stainless steel gearbox cover in at the weekend - pics to follow after I get my bling steering wheel in - will post in the gt6 images gallery....
        
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        Posted By : Kevin Rochfort, 05-Apr-2006, 08:52am
        
        Some of you thatwere theremight have noticed that I was there taking a few photos.
        
        You can now find my collection of Mallory Park photos here - http://kevin-rochfort.fotopic.net/c913161.html
        
        Enjoy, and if you want better copies, email me the reference number.
        
        Kevin
        
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        Posted By : Michael Bird, 05-Apr-2006, 01:47pm
        
        Very good! And I'm very jealous! Why do these track days always fall on a day when I can't get out of work comitments?!
        Michael.
        
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        Posted By : John Davies, 05-Apr-2006, 07:06pm
        
        Kevin,
        Thank you for that cornucopia of track day pics!
        You must have caught every single car at least once, and most from many angles.
        The most car proud owner must be pleased with his portrait.
        
        Vin,
        
        Yes, it was fun, meeting old friends again and having a track bash.
        It also revealed my car's weaknesses and suggested some solutions, which has to be the purpose of a track/test day.
        Luckily, the cars last suggestion, to suggest that one wheel less might further reduce aerodynamic drag, did not lead to the usual consequence of spinning off, digging into the grass, instant death roll. Just a spectacular (from the inside) triple Salchow. Sorry, guys in the second to last session.
        
        Less fun was the inexperienced and aggressive behaviour of some entrants.
        What didn't you understand about the drivers briefing? - "OVERTAKING IS ON THE LEFT".
        I'm proud of my car, both for its engineering and its appearance. To be run into by a shed, even one with more horsepower than sense, is not pleasant. To get the two fingers on the next lap is just rude.
        And you would think that cars with more exposure for the driver and passenger than Jonathan's SuperSix but possibly made fearless by a full road cage (yes, I do mean the Westfield) would have more concern for their own life than was apparent.
        
        I'm NOT a race or track day virgin. In fact, these remarks may be cosiderd by some to be typical old f*rt. In racing such behaviour may be acceptable, just, we're all human and we go racing for the challenge - it happens in the heat of the moment. But on a commercial track day, you would be escorted off the park for behaviour like that. No arguements.
        
        We were lucky to have a wise MSA Clerk of the Course in charge, but he has no authority over people without a race licence. For the continuation of this event, and so that non-racing members will continue to enjoy it, I hope that in future the TSSC/TRR will take more authoritative action. In particular, may I suggest that they take a tip from the commercial track day organisers and further state on overtaking that it shall NOT occur on corners, only on the straight.
        
        John
        
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        Posted By : John Davies, 05-Apr-2006, 07:07pm
        
        Kevin,
        Thank you for that cornucopia of track day pics!
        You must have caught every single car at least once, and most from many angles.
        The most car proud owner must be pleased with his portrait.
        
        Vin,
        
        Yes, it was fun, meeting old friends again and having a track bash.
        It also revealed my car's weaknesses and suggested some solutions, which has to be the purpose of a track/test day.
        Luckily, the cars last suggestion, that one wheel less might further reduce aerodynamic drag, did not lead to the usual consequence of spinning off, digging into the grass, instant death roll. Just a spectacular (from the inside) triple Salchow. Sorry, guys in the second to last session.
        
        Less fun was the inexperienced and aggressive behaviour of some entrants.
        What didn't you understand about the drivers briefing? - "OVERTAKING IS ON THE LEFT".
        I'm proud of my car, both for its engineering and its appearance. To be run into by a shed, even one with more horsepower than sense, is not pleasant. To get the two fingers on the next lap is just rude.
        And you would think that cars with more exposure for the driver and passenger than Jonathan's SuperSix but possibly made fearless by a full road cage (yes, I do mean the Westfield) would have more concern for their own life than was apparent.
        
        I'm NOT a race or track day virgin. In fact, these remarks may be cosiderd by some to be typical old f*rt. In racing such behaviour may be acceptable, just, we're all human and we go racing for the challenge - it happens in the heat of the moment. But on a commercial track day, you would be escorted off the park for behaviour like that. No arguements.
        
        We were lucky to have a wise MSA Clerk of the Course in charge, but he has no authority over people without a race licence. For the continuation of this event, and so that non-racing members will continue to enjoy it, I hope that in future the TSSC/TRR will take more authoritative action. In particular, may I suggest that they take a tip from the commercial track day organisers and rule that overtaking shall NOT occur on corners, only on the straight?
        
        John
        PS Went the day well? Financially that is. Did enough people turn up to break even?
        
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        Posted By : David Styles, 07-Apr-2006, 05:06pm
        
        Last couple of track days I've been to there were definitely a few who were confused by the difference between a track day and a race.
        
        The problem was, as they didn't actually race they weren't very good at track etiquette either. The organisers of the last track day I went on weren't fussed about it.. and there is only so much rolling of your eyes you can do when you keep hearing things such as..
        
        "..and then I almost took the paint off his bumper.. but luckily I was able to swerve round him and outbrake him into the corner.. I was this close I was..."
        
        Infact talking to one member of track day organising team (Nowt to do with the TSSC/TR one I hasten to add) he told me how they usually had a bet at their trackdays on who would crash first.
        
        I WISH the organisers would be a bit more serious about sending people home, or excluding them from sessions, but I suppose the people they'd have to do this to, are also usually the same sort of people who would then give said organisers serious grief ?
        
        I'm afraid my race car isn't coming out much for trackdays,.. and my days of taking my road car on trackdays are long gone.
        
        It looks from the photo's like there were a reasonable number of race cars there.. didn't you get your own session ?
        
        (although judging from the attitude of one race car I met on track at Donington.. that doesn't always make that much difference !)
        
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        Posted By : John Davies, 07-Apr-2006, 06:31pm
        
        Dave,
        The sessions were wisely split into red, blue and green, novice, fast road and race (why not red, yellow and green? Anyway)
        No.17 had no excuses, unless it has changed hands recently. The car has been entered in the TSSC/TRR Championship in previous years.
        
        I'm sorry to hear that some trackday organisers are so casual about ettiquette. The Book-A-Track team are emphatic, and boast of how many they have turfed off the course recently. I was at Croft with a Westfield owning friend who sent me out first, never having driven such a light, powerful car. The first two laps were behind a course car, and even so, I span three times! The subsequent conversation was on the lins of, "What are you, a hooligan? Once more and you're out!" I behaved.
        
        John
        
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        Posted By : Kevin Rochfort, 07-Apr-2006, 07:21pm
        
        John,
        I didn't see or photograph the incident in question, but I've had a look through the photos, and extracted the best "head shot" of the driver of said car. Can you identify the driver ?
        
        Kevin
        
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        Posted By : John Davies, 07-Apr-2006, 09:32pm
        
        Holy Surveillance cameras, Kevin!
        John
        
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        Posted By : Leon Guyot, 10-Apr-2006, 03:18am
        
        I loved the photos, since I cannot be there in person:
        
        John wrote: The sessions were wisely split into red, blue and green, novice, fast road and race (why not red, yellow and green? Anyway)...
        
        Sounds like someone preferred the Component Video Connection colours instead of the more appropriate Traffic Light colours?
        
        Odd.
        
        Regards
        
        L&195;&169;on
        
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        Posted By : Julian Belcher, 09-Apr-2006, 07:59pm
        
        Quotation from George Carlin.
        
        "Have you noticed? Anyone going slower than you is an idiot, and anyone going faster than you is a maniac!"
        
        Julian Belcher
        AKA Fully caged Westfield!
        
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        Posted By : John Davies, 10-Apr-2006, 00:06am
        
        Just as an alcoholic is someone who drinks more than their doctor.
        
        And while I have strong opinions, you are biased, but he is a bigot.
        
        Nhoj
        
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        Posted By : Al Lines, 05-Apr-2006, 05:07pm
        
        This was my first ever track day, so I was a little nervous before hand and not quite sure what to expect. Having looked at the advance weather forcasts, plus not having a rollbar, I did get the hardtopback onto my Spit - thinking it does give a little more protection.
        
        As Vin said, it was a glorious weather, nice and sunny (after a frosty start) for the whole day. Except for the snow shower mid afternoon! Oh, and the biting wind - not great when standing around the paddock admiring all the other superb cars!
        
        So what was it like? All I can say is BRILL! It was laid back, informal, but all coming across as very well organised. We (the drivers) were all given a basic briefing on the key and then just let loose in our group. These were split into 3: novices, fast road and serious road/race. I was expecting, having never done an event before to be in the first group, but did get placed in the fast road. This was actually the largest of the groups, with around 20 cars in it, making it all a tad more exciting round the track. Defintely one to ensure you watched your mirrors!
        
        The excitment of being able to just push the car on a good road surface to (most!) of its limits was rather fun. Starting to feel the back almost break out, but not quite was good experience for the real highway, so I can ensure I do not get that far! Just for this was worthwhile.
        
        For those actually driving, it was fun seeing and hearing the other cars hurtle round the track. Hearing some of the V8's of the TR7s and tuned V6's of some of the TR6 (just to mention a few) was gripped stuff. And so many of them too. The one thing I did not do was go out in one of the other cars, to see how it was from the passenger side - or may I have got a little scared? As I know going round the large long bend out from pits, it was certainly throwing you to the left with some G force!
        
        Things from the day:
        - tyres _do_ melt slightly under high stress. In my case, the front left, as the circuit has mainly left corners.
        - Ensure you have _loads_ of petrol (full tank) before you start, as forget any idea of normal fuel ecomony/readings! I am really not sure how it was going (down), apart from fast! (Still fun thou
        - Exhausts really can give flames out the back, not just in the films. Notably round the hairpin, as people braked hard down into it, then started to throttle again part way in.
        - Other Triumph drivers are all good fun. I got to meet loads of others, finding out more about some of their cars and even my own. I know know why there is a 'M' on the bonnet catches. Also great to get help on what may be wrong with you car - in my case the water pump failing. Sorry for the smoke for those behind me. Just VERY pleased the marshalls spotted this, so I could get sorted rather than break down on thew way home.
        
        Would I go again? Yes. Just need to get the water pump sorted as I mentioned. Oh and get to see some more pictures from the day - Kevin's ones DO look great!
        
        regards
        
        Al