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Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:00 am Grand Prix circuit is the full 4 mile F1 track isn't it?

Tempted...tempted. Doing it on a Monday is a bit of a hassle, but then again it's only 15-20 mins from here

It's a bank holiday if that makes it any easier. Don't need to use a days annual leave!

p.s. Bedford has a rather 'unique' garage system.

Silverstone has ones the size of aircraft hangers.

Welsh Muffin wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 11:59 am

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:00 am Grand Prix circuit is the full 4 mile F1 track isn't it?

Tempted...tempted. Doing it on a Monday is a bit of a hassle, but then again it's only 15-20 mins from here

It's a bank holiday if that makes it any easier. Don't need to use a days annual leave!

Verry very good point, hadn't clocked that.

Last time I did a trackday at Silverstone (as a car passenger) it was just after the British Grand Prix and they still had the Red Bull stickers on the garage floors.

However the best thing I've done there was Run Silverstone 2019 - 5k and 10k runs on the track. I took Baby D in her buggy, it's the easiest buggy run I've ever done I didn't even need to push her along the (downhill) Hanger Straight, just jog to keep up with her. The buggy has a wrist strap, so I was at no risk of losing her.

fil2 wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 10:39 am

Yorick wrote: Mon Nov 30, 2020 2:37 pm

Julian_Boolean wrote: Mon Nov 30, 2020 2:34 pm I haven't been to Bedford, it looks a bit shit, if I lived between them I'd pay the extra and go to Silverstone.

I like Bedford

Bedford is ace ! a hidden gem ! for the money its a brilliant circuit.....better than Donny at £200 !!!!

Woah, I wouldn't go that far

weeksy wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 12:00 pm p.s. Bedford has a rather 'unique' garage system.

Silverstone has ones the size of aircraft hangers.

Are they like Cadwell garages?

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:36 pm

weeksy wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 12:00 pm p.s. Bedford has a rather 'unique' garage system.

Silverstone has ones the size of aircraft hangers.

Are they like Cadwell garages?

Cars have to park half mile away. No vehicles in pits area.

Bedford isn't a race track technically - it's a test facility. No barriers, no spectators, no pits. I think that's why it's cheap and of course why they don't race there.

Yorick wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:38 pm

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:36 pm

weeksy wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 12:00 pm p.s. Bedford has a rather 'unique' garage system.

Silverstone has ones the size of aircraft hangers.

Are they like Cadwell garages?

Cars have to park half mile away. No vehicles in pits area.

So you arrive in the morning, put your bike down in the pits, then drive your van back to the other area and walk back down.

Well, so i've been told, i've not been there.

Yorick wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:38 pm

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:36 pm

weeksy wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 12:00 pm p.s. Bedford has a rather 'unique' garage system.

Silverstone has ones the size of aircraft hangers.

Are they like Cadwell garages?

Cars have to park half mile away. No vehicles in pits area.

Can you park your track bike near your car in between sessions?

weeksy wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:46 pm

Yorick wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:38 pm

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:36 pm

Are they like Cadwell garages?

Cars have to park half mile away. No vehicles in pits area.

So you arrive in the morning, put your bike down in the pits, then drive your van back to the other area and walk back down.

Well, so i've been told, i've not been there.

Yup

It's more of a corporate play day circuit, than race jobby.

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:46 pm

Yorick wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:38 pm

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:36 pm

Are they like Cadwell garages?

Cars have to park half mile away. No vehicles in pits area.

Can you park your track bike near your car in between sessions?

No. The pit area is inside the track. Car park outside.

weeksy wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:46 pm

Yorick wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:38 pm

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 1:36 pm

Are they like Cadwell garages?

Cars have to park half mile away. No vehicles in pits area.

So you arrive in the morning, put your bike down in the pits, then drive your van back to the other area and walk back down.

Well, so i've been told, i've not been there.

Fuck that for a game of soldiers

Bit of a shitter if its raining.

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 2:15 pm Bit of a shitter if its raining.

Do what everybody does. Take a chair and sit in the pit garages.

Yorick wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 2:28 pm

Mr. Dazzle wrote: Fri Feb 05, 2021 2:15 pm Bit of a shitter if its raining.

Do what everybody does. Take a chair and sit in the pit garages.

Ah I read that ^^^ all as saying there were no garages and you're stood around in what is essentially a carpark.

But yes...chair works in that case

Just same as normal track. Garages and pit lane. Just no parking behind.

Did a car trackday there many years ago and from memory spent the entire day in the pits apart from going out at lunch to get another tank of fuel as we burned the first one in the morning sessions. Good track to play in a car but strict as fuck on noise limits with loads of cars being pulled (It was an Impreza owners day so you can guess the pipes on most cars) on the fly by noise meter. That was till they figured out where it was and eased off at that point then the track blokes took out a mobile one to keep changing place

First one is up on Monday... Sadly it seems the weather may not play ball and it could end up being an expensive day drinking coffee. But with a bit of luck we'll get some decent weather for a chunk of the day.

I've got the GoPro ready as i wouldn't mind some footage on the XSR900, but will also chuck it on the ZX6R for a bit too.

Plenty of others going from here, but depends on Silverstones grouping and policies as to whether we all end up in the same garage/area at the same time. We'll be doing our best though.

Not sure whether we'd get in, but it's just up the road from me these days so if weather is reasonable, might take a little trip out on the Multi and try and blag our way in as helpers.
Whatever way, hope you both have a decent day

Tricky wrote: Wed Apr 28, 2021 7:47 am Not sure whether we'd get in, but it's just up the road from me these days so if weather is reasonable, might take a little trip out on the Multi and try and blag our way in as helpers.
Whatever way, hope you both have a decent day

Well, you're more than welcome to use both of our names as people you're helping matey.... i'm not sure if that'll fly with them, but we're both there and arguably neither of us have helpers