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[320touring]

20 minutes ago, gm said:

tuesday 12th september 5pm-8pm £45 per car, open pit

anyone tempted ? 

@paulplom @loserone @320touring @The Moog

 

Ah man, unfortunately not. I WILL get to one of these some day

[gm]

first one of the year down at teeside

https://flow.alphatiming.co.uk/teesside/book/activity/h_57AZ0sGEu3y7sMOlzvBQAD/availability?d=2024-02-12

i might finally find out if the cooperS is any good on track  

 

[gm]

monday 24th june

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/4xP2ZzcsvSGVLVVP/?mibextid=WC7FNe

£45 per car for 3 hours ! 

[gm]

the weather forecast for tomorrow is scorchio so it looks like perfect track day conditions (sweaty helmets aside !)

i will be taking the Exo on its maiden track outing, @DVee8 is taking the mx5, his lads both signing on as extra drivers.

@Mi30n is also planning on being there in his “crispy biscuit” mx5 although i’m not sure if it will be going on track or not.

should be a fun day out anyway  

 

[gm]

i just checked their website and it’s currently showing 34 places still available !

i bet there’s a last minute rush, it’s never quiet when the sun comes out 

[gm]

i've booked the day off work, you know, just in case  

[gm]

On 23/06/2024 at 22:04, gm said:

the weather forecast for tomorrow is scorchio so it looks like perfect track day conditions (sweaty helmets aside !)

i will be taking the Exo on its maiden track outing, @DVee8 is taking the mx5, his lads both signing on as extra drivers.

@Mi30n is also planning on being there in his “crispy biscuit” mx5 although i’m not sure if it will be going on track or not.

should be a fun day out anyway  

 

copied over from my Exo / mx5 page 

 

 

Exo made her track debut this evening : 

but who’s that in the driving seat ? 

bloody @DVee8 that’s who !  

we had booked both the exo and the mx5 for the track evening down at teesside autodrome, and a whole lot of fun it turned out to be ! 

youngest son Adam only passed his test last year so hadn’t been on track yet - i volunteered to take him out in the mx5 and give him some pointers so @DVee8 and older son Ben got first dibs in the Exo 

and we did some hooning ! those poor little cars took a sound thrashing and kept coming back for more 

the Exo had been experiencing a bit of a wobbly headlight that wobbled its last when i got behind the wheel  

no matter, i just moved it along the bracket into the next available hole and called it job done  

i’d been out in the exo quite a bit, so fancied a go in the mazda, turns out we’d left the brakes somewhere near the hairpin - not in a dangerous way but it was a sign to let things cool down a little. 

so i’d had a go on the mazda and the exo, dvee8 had had a go on the mazda and the exo, Ben had had a go on the mazda and the exo so it seemed only fair that Adam had a go too.

he did a great job driving the mx5, listened to the advice and was obviously learning quickly.

so i let him loose on the exo

and he bloody loved it  

an excellent day out !

[gm]

[DVee8]

That was a great write-up, cheers mate.

It was a great evening out, I didn't expect to be the first out in the exo. It was/is a different beast around the track than on the road. You have to work at the car, the handling is unlike any other car I have driven,  the steering talks all of the time. As it's so light the power is always available but the tyres need heat.