Number of posts : 9 Age : 43 Location : Kilburn or Ross-on-Wye Registration date : 2010-05-14
Subject: Fresh meat Tue May 18, 2010 10:05 am
Hi all,
Sorry, but I haven't got a 106. Thought I'd best get that out of the way:)
I've been into my trackdays for a few years now having started out in a 205mi16 and now bought myself an mx5 for some rear wheel drive laughs. Plus having no steel above your head makes it feel like your going faster than you are.
It hasn't really gone to plan so far after the mazda's engine turned itself inside out about a year and a half ago. Since then I've been struggling to get it running reliably so my diesel Rover 200 has been taking the auto solo and trackday abuse. It's not that I'm lazy, I worked abroad most of last year so didn't have a lot of tinkering time.
I'm hopefully trying to fit in a few trackdays this year with Abingdon, Anglesey and Colerne on the list. I'm also running in the CMSGCC Auto Solo Championship.
Hopefully I'll see a few of you at one of the track events this summer.
Dean
woz_106 Moderators
Number of posts : 5169 Age : 36 Location : in the middle of the road, facing the wrong way Registration date : 2008-07-04
Subject: Re: Fresh meat Tue May 18, 2010 10:07 am
welcome aboard buddy, no problem about not having a 106 we'll let you off variety is what we are after here so everyone is welcome.
get some pics of your cars up when you get 5 mins, how did you hear about us btw?
jamesy Moderators
Number of posts : 2769 Age : 47 Location : Not shaggin sheep anymore!!!! Registration date : 2010-03-07
Subject: Re: Fresh meat Tue May 18, 2010 5:47 pm
Welcome pal enjoy your stay
Norledge Admin
Number of posts : 7510 Age : 36 Location : Cheltenham Registration date : 2008-07-03
Subject: Re: Fresh meat Tue May 18, 2010 6:42 pm
Jims mate??
Welcome over, as per the text we might be able to squeeze you into Llandow soon...
Glad you've not got a 106... kinda fed up of them
James Can handle a Powerslide
Number of posts : 1204 Age : 35 Location : Cheltenham Registration date : 2008-08-02
Subject: Re: Fresh meat Tue May 18, 2010 6:52 pm
MX5's are so awsome.
Better than any 106 lol
nellers2001 Moderators
Number of posts : 1654 Age : 39 Location : Cardiff Registration date : 2010-03-07
Subject: Re: Fresh meat Tue May 18, 2010 6:55 pm
Welcome along mate. As been said get some pics up when you can!
Reechard Track God
Number of posts : 2746 Age : 36 Registration date : 2010-04-23
Subject: Re: Fresh meat Tue May 18, 2010 7:47 pm
You dont have a 106! Get out now! lol
Only joking. Shame about the mx5 not running for so long. Im currently going through the broken car stage, but that was my fault.
Get some pics of the Rover and Mx5 up. Also if you have any of your track days or racing those would be good to see.
Welcome to the club
Huw Can handle a Powerslide
Number of posts : 1029 Age : 33 Location : At skool, teachin spellinz. Registration date : 2010-04-25
Subject: Re: Fresh meat Tue May 18, 2010 9:21 pm
Welcome to the club.
Adam86 Treasurer
Number of posts : 3248 Age : 37 Location : B'ham Petrol Station Registration date : 2008-09-23
Subject: Re: Fresh meat Wed May 19, 2010 3:10 am
Another Jap owner! Welcome
You have a replacement engine for the mx5?
Masher Track God
Number of posts : 2232 Age : 39 Location : Yorkshire Registration date : 2008-08-20
Subject: Re: Fresh meat Wed May 19, 2010 8:52 am
Welcome to the club
no_roof_no_fear Beginner
Number of posts : 9 Age : 43 Location : Kilburn or Ross-on-Wye Registration date : 2010-05-14
Subject: Re: Fresh meat Wed May 19, 2010 10:34 am
Cheers for the welcome, I'll get some pictures added when I can. None of my cars look that special though, I'm not really into form before function.
In the meantime I found this video of me in the Rover at PPC (I'm driving the white Rover 200 aka "The Cloud" in the last 30 seconds or so). It's a 105 bhp diesel with stock everything and tyres bought for £5 a corner at the local scrapyard. More "built for shopping" that "built for track".
Enjoy
P.S. I've bought a second hand engine for the Mazda but had problems getting the turbo to stay attached to the engine. I think (fingers crossed) it's fixed now. I heard of B4T through a friend who knows someone on here called Stuart (sp?).
woz_106 Moderators
Number of posts : 5169 Age : 36 Location : in the middle of the road, facing the wrong way Registration date : 2008-07-04
Subject: Re: Fresh meat Thu May 20, 2010 1:13 am
lmao fairplay with the rover...even has a brake light out!
how did you find mallory as a track, would you do it again?...few of us did a day there last year.
Dave-R Moderators
Number of posts : 1593 Age : 42 Registration date : 2009-05-07
Subject: Re: Fresh meat Thu May 20, 2010 1:17 am
Hello!
no_roof_no_fear Beginner
Number of posts : 9 Age : 43 Location : Kilburn or Ross-on-Wye Registration date : 2010-05-14
Subject: Re: Fresh meat Thu May 20, 2010 10:16 am
woz_106 wrote:
lmao fairplay with the rover...even has a brake light out!
how did you find mallory as a track, would you do it again?...few of us did a day there last year.
I really enjoyed Mallory, Gerrards and the hairpin at the top were quite hard to get right. I struggled to commit enough speed entering Gerrards and found myself wanting to accelerate again before I'd passed the apex.
I was amazed there were no crashes at PPC this year; I've never done a trackday before where I was being overtaken on the left and right at the same time! No-one seemed to be taking any stupid risks though so it was all good.
woz_106 Moderators
Number of posts : 5169 Age : 36 Location : in the middle of the road, facing the wrong way Registration date : 2008-07-04
Subject: Re: Fresh meat Thu May 20, 2010 10:40 am
I love gerrards, one of the memorable corners I think I've done. as if you get it wrong or enter with too much speed lift off and catch the back...the hairpin I hated though it's very tight for a FWD car.
lmao yeah was like that the year before aswell at PPC
variety is what we are after here so everyone is welcome.
