Event Autotesting - 6th October

[dollywobbler]

I'm considering the 2CV or Dacia for Manchester. It's quite a harsh event, but bloody good fun...

[The Moog]

I am going to blyton park on 15th for a track day so am going to give event city a miss.

[The Moog]

Two days of autotesting at Blackburn services this weekend. Hoping the weather stays fine for it!

[The Moog]

Usual fun and games.

 

Wasn't last for once in my life. My friend was a real cone magnet in his mx5!

[hairnet]

tell me youre doing it in the pug

[The Moog]

Had a visitor to autotest

 

He declined a passenger ride after last time round knockhill in the starlet.

 

[hairnet]

no limiters were harmed in the making of that last photo

[The Moog]

Had an awesome day again.

 

Managed to get my time down from 40 seconds to 34. Something. Insanely pleased, I just need to get a more zen attitude to chase consistency.

 

 

Fastest time of the day was 32.8 so mega pleased with that.

 

The next one is in a month's time again at Blackburn.

 

If anyone fancies trying it out you are more that welcome to come along and share the mx5

 

As long as you are over 14 you can come and have a go.

 

The Saturday is more of a practice day with limited numbers and a simpler course. Sunday is a main competition day. You can do both or one if you wish.

 

I can't recommend it enough as it is all about car control and trying to beat your own time rather than anyone elses.

 

Cars today ranged from Saab 93 thru Clio 172 to Micra's. Anything is welcome but a smoll car does best.

 

Even some funky protons.

 

 

If anyone fancies coming and having a go then just let me know

[loserone]

How would a baleno be at something like this. Would I be mad for considering it?

 

Obviously leaf would be faster, but...

[Dan_ZTT]

This looks like mega fun, and it's nice to see something else interesting happening in Blackburn (my ancestral homeland), I thought I'd only ever go back to watch football.

 

Are there any others in the midlands and/or south east? Is it run by a club?

[The Moog]

How would a baleno be at something like this. Would I be mad for considering it?

 

Obviously leaf would be faster, but...

Baleno would probably be very good. So far have taken part in starlet, puma and mx5.

 

Spartacus from here did it in his golf.

 

It isn't hard on the car really as it is more about your driving ability and consistency

[The Moog]

This looks like mega fun, and it's nice to see something else interesting happening in Blackburn (my ancestral homeland), I thought I'd only ever go back to watch football.

 

Are there any others in the midlands and/or south east? Is it run by a club?

They are everywhere

 

https://www.awmmc.org.uk/championships/autotest-championship

[loserone]

It isn't hard on the car really as it is more about your driving ability and consistency

That's good, I don't have any of that.

 

No date for the Durham one in August, might chuck them a mail if there's an available car in the near future.

[The Moog]

I am taking part in the autotesting at Ormskirk motor show on Sunday.

 

It's a different format to normal with just a prize for the single fastest lap. Should be ace fun.

[MikeR]

they were asking a tenner for a ride last year , up from a fiver the previous year !!!!!

 

we are 50/50 over going on Sunday .......

[The Moog]

No passenger rides as far as I am aware. Just driving a rusty mx5 as fast as possible

[New POD]

they were asking a tenner for a ride last year , up from a fiver the previous year !!!!!

 

we are 50/50 over going on Sunday .......

i thought you were at the caravan?

[MikeR]

I will be lurking locally .....

[New POD]

I will be lurking locally .....

It's gonna rain

[The Moog]

Autotest prepped by jetwashing the bird poo off the car then driving it fast to dry it out.

 

Also topped up the washer fluid.

 

Apparently Steve Berry is commentating tomorrow including doing interviews with the drivers.

[hairnet]

 

Apparently Steve Berry is commentating

im out

[The Moog]

Today's courses interesting with two laps

 

Delightfully they have decided to send me first. So no pressure there

 

And a wet swimming pool carpark with a rwd car is going to be testing

[MikeR]

It's gonna rain

its pissing down to be precise !!

[The Moog]

What happens if you ignore the do not park here signs.

 

 

 

Put on skates and taken off course.

[New POD]

its pissing down to be precise !!

I've just been for a run down the beach.

 

I got wet. very wet. madness.

 

Its anyone stupid enough to go to ormskirk in the rain?

 

Madness.

[MikeR]

it is known as the town of a thousand rainy days ,

 

rummer has it   this comes from when the church floor was redone and a thousand coffins got dug up .....

 

the rule in the past..

 

was if it rained on a funeral , the deceased got a indoor burial .......

 

as Ormskirk is on the first highest bump just in from the Irish sea rain making machine ..........  it must be true !   and having lived there I can vouch for it !!!

[Bucketeer]

Some very exciting news to be coming in soon from our own Juan Pablo Moogtoya.

 

[The Moog]

Interesting day today with horizontal rain for most of it.

 

Some people didn't show up so I think we had 9 people overall. Most cars were shared with more than one driver

 

The autosolo was different to normal as it was a winner takes all shoot out with the fastest time taking the prize.

 

Normally it is a cumulative approach that favours consistency rather than a single wonder lap.

 

As shown above the venue was the swimming pool carpark with a two lap layout set out for maximum Lols.

 

Before we started we had to clear a car from the course. Someone had left it there ignoring all the signs so it was put in car skates and cleared off the track.

 

Just to give you some idea of the order of the day this was a Micra on track

https://youtu.be/3HUZqogTwtE

 

It was like driving on ice and any attempts to give it large resulted it wheelspin and cars sliding all over the shop.

 

After the first set of 5 runs, we gathered sodden in the marquee - it was decided that the course would be changed for the afternoon and the two fastest runs added together to find a winner.

 

At the halfway time I was in second place behind the caterham by 0.2 of a second. The guy in the caterham pretty much wins all the time so was pleased to be in touch.

 

And this is a caterham in action

https://youtu.be/PlQd1nRnzPM

 

The afternoon saw the course widened meaning it could be taken faster. My usual style is very fast and furious - trying to get the back out on the car. Instead today I channeled my inner Bucketeer and aimed for smooth as silk driving.

 

It worked! I turned it around to win the day with a lead of 1.5 seconds.

[Bucketeer]

Crikey that's a tight course.

[gm]

and, of course, you had teh best car

 

well done mr moog !