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Just thought I'd post up to say what an enjoyable day that was!
A very friendly event even to us outsiders in funny cars and a pleasure to help out on the running of the track side of things.
I guess most of you are still getting bladdered at Mallory so when you get back and recover from your hangovers please shout up with your thoughts about the day.
Steve H
Thanks steve it great too meet you
And thanks for all your help
Chris
thanks to all the people who sorted out today. :) steve your teams advise has been a big help. it was well worth it. i love that supercharged thing of yours.
Adey aka Ewok
04-06-2011, 20:28
was very good setup today, good info and running without it being strict and intrusive. day went very smoothly (for me anyway) and the standard of driving seemed to be very high:agree: thanks to all who soted it out
car.crash
04-06-2011, 20:44
heres a few photos taken by a friend of mine.
http://s110.photobucket.com/albums/n105/marcsmith1481984/mallory%20park%20rtoc%202011/
really enjoyed today, was a lack of 5s on track, but still plenty of top motors, i was pretty worried that it would be boring due to the lack of tickets etc sold but was not dissapointed.
speant 90% of the day sat on a pair of seats watching the track, few great cars of mention.
white kit car thing with the nissan turbo lump (crazy guys gave us some fun sideways action to spectate on)
Black track action car, purely sounded immense.
Adey clio, again sounded great and pulled like a train.
Supra , the few times it seemed to be out just gave a fresh sight to behold and when that thing came on boost my arm hairs began to lift.
white r5 with blue wheels, one spin , very close, fun to watch.
Nova driver was a nut, great fun to watch, i think you made a fresh bit of track thru that grass!.
205 mi16 on carbs i think from the sound, just seemed to constantly be moving through the pack.
there were plenty of other motors but just a few that caught my eye and made me stand up out of my comfy fold out chair.
REBEL GT TURBO
04-06-2011, 20:47
Well it was my first ND today and i gotta say i wasnt that impressed! Not that many cars turned out, More other cars on track than renault turbos!:scratch: might as well call it any car national day! glad i went to see what happens there but not as entertaining or as friendly as i was hoping for...
Still enjoyed the drive to and from:burnrubber:
REBEL GT TURBO
04-06-2011, 20:51
Not a single turbo 2 in sight too:cry:
Feel sorry for the club having such a poor turn out!:sad2:
Adey aka Ewok
04-06-2011, 21:15
anyone get any video footage of the day, i so should of taken my camera but didnt expect the car to last more than 3 laps
I was recording on the Westfield but I haven't looked at it yet so I'll post up any links if there's anything worth uploading.
Adey aka Ewok
04-06-2011, 21:20
I was recording on the Westfield but I haven't looked at it yet so I'll post up any links if there's anything worth uploading.
wtf is in that thing btw? sounds supercharged?
Yep, it's a 2.0 dura which I'm just getting the s/c sorted on.
Great day good to catch up with some old friends weather was great some hairy moments on track new layout was better than i thought.i have video footage on track thanks to the blue nova and the pug 106 for testing my brakes luckily i know what a racing line is;)
white r5 with blue wheels, one spin , very close, fun to watch
Your on about 1 of 2 possible events, first one is me on cold tyres and brakes doing a bit of oppo! the send is Morg in front of me in his Raider loosing it on the left/right after gerrards, i was hard on the brakes to stop!
You can't say either of us were not pushing hard. I have in car footage of both.
Ade, i have some footage following you and then you leaving me! ill see if i can edit some footage and get it up in the next few days. It's not the best, bit of a PMT bracket so to speak but its OK.
Adey aka Ewok
04-06-2011, 21:23
Yep, it's a 2.0 dura which I'm just getting the s/c sorted on.
nice, they like to blown on them engines
Adey aka Ewok
04-06-2011, 21:24
Your on about 1 of 2 possible events, first one is me on cold tyres and brakes doing a bit of oppo! the send is Morg in front of me in his Raider loosing it on the left/right after gerrards, i was hard on the brakes to stop!
You can't say either of us were not pushing hard. I have in car footage of both.
Ade, i have some footage following you and then you leaving me! ill see if i can edit some footage and get it up in the next few days. It's not the best, bit of a PMT bracket so to speak but its OK.
nice one cheers buddy, email me the raw footage if you cba arsed tho i can chop it up if need be :agree:
Your on about 1 of 2 possible events, first one is me on cold tyres and brakes doing a bit of oppo! the send is Morg in front of me in his Raider loosing it on the left/right after gerrards, i was hard on the brakes to stop!
You can't say either of us were not pushing hard. I have in car footage of both.
Ade, i have some footage following you and then you leaving me! ill see if i can edit some footage and get it up in the next few days. It's not the best, bit of a PMT bracket so to speak but its OK.
indeed the second one was actually the one i was talking about.. thought id describe the car though as its easier to ref, saw your first one aswell, although it was the second which made me go ' wow wow wow.dont crash... i like that r5 its so clean'
adey i have you on film will sort out some footage for you don,t blink though:cool:
leesaunders1981
04-06-2011, 21:31
I thought the nova and the pug 106 and black 205 looked fast did nt look like a great deal passed them!
I thought the nova and the pug 106 and black 205 looked fast did nt look like a great deal passed them!
yes they were fast not what i said
warpspeed
04-06-2011, 21:39
great day on track, big thanks to the people who selflessly put in the effort and hours for us to have fun, it is much appreciated! i did offer to help a few times but everything was under control.
don't know who owned it and don't want to fall out with anybody but that nova should not be let anywhere near a track, dodgy as hell!!!! :eek:
Has Mallory run it's course for ND? I personally hope not as we will not find a friendlier track to host it but judging by the lack of support today it doesn't look good :sad::sad:
maybe a beer tent/music in the camping area would help bring everybody together to create some entertainment
leesaunders1981
04-06-2011, 21:46
I was nt saying about there driving just that they looked quick on track, I was nt replying to your post.
Tony Walker
04-06-2011, 21:48
An outstanding day, well organised, good standard of driving.
My first national day and i loved every minute, it makes the difference trying to talk to members, its nice to put a face to familiar names. Everyone i met was hugely friendly and very welcoming :agree:
I too wish there was more of a rtoc turn out, but its still more renaults than ive ever seen in one place at one time :agree:
BIG MASSIVE THANKS to all those involved in the organising of the day it really was appreciated ! ! ! ! ! :agree:
By the way did anybody elses car die at the circuit? i knew my rings were gone and was suprised how resiliant the c1j is, still got me home, i didnt think i'd make it there never mind round the track and home again :D just gives me an excuse to rebuild it.
Yer top top day ;) enjoyed every minute of it & met some great peeps :D
Attached some photos as promised
http://s1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff431/gibbo699/RTOC%20National%20Day%202011/
http://s1235.photobucket.com/albums/ff431/gibbo699/
All the best
Gibbo
Totally agree, great day. weather was :cool:
Was a bit awkward trying to get involved/chat to people at the beginning, but by the afternoon I seamed to get on alright everyone I spoke too.
We was talking about the lack of 5's on track, but really there's not that many about, let alone full on track ready 5's, good to see the cup cars out though.
Roll on next year. :D
Well peeps i have to say thank you i had a great day. nice bit of a chat with all the usuals.
Phil your a legend staying up till 4 was not a good idea :)
Scraps did good cocking a leg on most corners
sorry about the flying bonnet.
got some footage i'll get it up asap
cheers all again
TNT ANDY
05-06-2011, 00:34
Brilliant day and night again - shame Fluffy was an arse and refused to come.
Some photo's
https://picasaweb.google.com/TurboStott/Mallory2011RTOC#
Thanks to the committee, great to see some ol' faces again
https://picasaweb.google.com/TurboStott/Mallory2011RTOC#
TNT ANDY
05-06-2011, 01:08
https://picasaweb.google.com/TurboStott/Videos#5614515186407333858
Got to be the best clip i caught. I'll string the best bits together and upload soon
http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b177/j8tro/th_RTOCOppo.jpg (http://s19.photobucket.com/albums/b177/j8tro/?action=view¤t=RTOCOppo.mp4)
BluntyR5GTT
05-06-2011, 06:33
well guys was my first national day, i enjoyed it was dying go out on track but thats for next year when its properly prepped etc.
was good to see a few familiar faces from the dyno day i did back in march and also finally put a few faces to names off here :).
Some great track action and i bet adaml had a brown pant moment when he lost it was not much run off there. some very quick cars out on track and that nova was a proper sleeper it even had the standard interior in haha.
one thing i would say is it seemed quite a low turnout ? would i be right in thinking this? And also maybe an idea get a few little things added like a few little stores and maybe a few things for kids do eg bouncy castle etc.
all in all an enjoyable first nd. was nice to finally take my car on a run out ran like a dream for 125 mile round trip used half tank of fuel ;)
Who's is the Red 'E381DNN' GTT? Looks like it's pretty hardcore!
TNT ANDY
05-06-2011, 10:13
Who's is the Red 'E381DNN' GTT? Looks like it's pretty hardcore!
That be TNT Ross, and yes it is.
5alldaway
05-06-2011, 10:15
was a good day tho i left early cause i was a busy bunny
got plenty of footage on the first bend rundown to the chicane, and also of the last hairpin onto the main straight
will youtube it later
Adey aka Ewok
05-06-2011, 10:18
That be TNT Ross, and yes it is.
was rapid as fook that thing!
TNT!hammond
05-06-2011, 10:23
E381 DNN would be mine :) was having some issues first thing in the morning and had to change the ignition map and boost down to 16psi to stop det due what we are guessing a poor fuel stop in leicster. Thanks to all who helped when this was happening especially TNTandy :burnrubber:
Must say another day well organised and greatly enjoyed by myself. Yet again i struggled to get the balance between driving, fixing things and talking to other members. So sorry to any of you i would normally find to say hi to but didnt.
Hope this can carry on next year too, thanks again to the commitee
Cracking day great weather even beter people. :agree:
Black track action car, purely sounded immense.
205 mi16 on carbs i think from the sound, just seemed to constantly be moving through the pack.
Cheers for that comment, I haven't heard it yet (other than from behind the wheel :burnrubber: ) but it did get a lot of attention in the afternoon and quite a few passenger requests, sorry to any of the guys who I didn't get to take out for a few laps!
The 205 is indeed on carbs, it's a mate of mine who started trackdaying regularly with the Trackaction crew about three years ago. He was a bit wild and slow at first, tended to overdrive the car but after some quality training and instruction (:innocent:) he's turning into a reasonable pedaler :smokin:.
BluntyR5GTT
05-06-2011, 12:25
Id second that with regatds to the track action car it sounded amazing. What engine set up is in there.
Yep, it's a 2.0 dura which I'm just getting the s/c sorted on.
:D
Just thought I'd post up to say what an enjoyable day that was!
A very friendly event even to us outsiders in funny cars and a pleasure to help out on the running of the track side of things.
I guess most of you are still getting bladdered at Mallory so when you get back and recover from your hangovers please shout up with your thoughts about the day.
Steve H
Have to say a big thank you to you Steve,
It was certainly a light hearted and fun day out and very very enjoyable..
Track time was almost unhindered and actually stopped more for allowing cars into/off the circuit than Red flags..RESULT.
:):)
Quality weekend. Best one yet albeit a lack of 5s. I know I am selling up but still love them.
Thanks for all the mechanical support, eug as always unbelievably generous as well as the georgi contingence!
The nova took a battering to the brakes. No pads left what so ever. Has to be most entertaining car I hAve driven. Just need proper front tires and I think it would be a very good contender.
One of the best additions was the new track layout. Well done for whoever suggested that as the old track was a big mundane.
Well done all
TNT Tricky Nicky
05-06-2011, 14:29
was a good day out, really missed not having my car there this year :(
big thanks to TNT!hammond for the lift there and back, also the passenger laps (sorry for getting us lost on the way home though :ashamed: )
thanks to everybody involved in organising the day, after all it wouldn't have happened without all your hard work. :agree:
last but not least to the track action guys for the smooth running of the day and in particular to Steve H for the passenger laps at the end of the day, your car is awesome :smokin:
REBEL GT TURBO
05-06-2011, 14:51
I cant disagree more...Defo not a renault turbo track day! very week renault turnout! The best (Renault) cars of the day were the clio's by far, PMT cup car was also going some!! Why is there no quick track renault 5's??
I think the lack of 5's on track says it all! I expected 50+ on track! I thought there would of been a show n shine area, Some music also some sort of parking order!
It was just like any other track day but there happened to be a few renaults there!
Maybe pod will be a better enviroment for people into turbo's renaults!!
Surely the club lost money with such a poo turnout?? :confused:
The new Bill J
05-06-2011, 14:52
Cracking weekend, as per usual, despite the turnout of 112.6 people. Thanks to everyone who was involved with the organising, and running of the day :cool:
It was awesome to finally get the moss scraped off of my cup car, and get it back out on track, after three years of neglect! A few minor issues (like a lack of brakes, and slightly 'off' tyres :D ), but nothing to keep the car off track. I've got to say a big thanks to Eugein, for all his help, and offering to take the car up there for me. It's just a shame that his is still bent :(
Also, a huge thanks to everybody who mucked in on Friday night: Eug, Mart, Col, Ipswich :cooter:, Adey, Jesus (sorry mate, I forgot to sort you out some $$ for the fuel filter :ashamed:), and anyone else I forgot.
Definately a cracking weekend and cheers all those who let me have a passenger trip in their car. Or being towed off the track due to lack of fuel :rolleyes: Adeys clio is definately not shy just a bit twitchy, but an awesome car to rag around anywhere and seems to just keep going. Camping was great as usual plus the added we have the biggest fire going :laugh: kept us warm for the night well plus the drinks did on the friday night :cool:
Top job to all those who helps organise and run the event and as always look forward to the club future events :)
Why is there no quick track renault 5's??
It's a not a race on track people drive within what they is safe for there car. I go on track to enjoy myself not to try and race people that are going hell for leather. As for people saying "Well I overtaked everybody on track" GROW UP ever thought people just let you by as they don't trust there driving as they don't know them from Adam.
As for parking in line nice idea but wouldn't happen with people needing to work on cars before and during the day.
Rant over Great day great weather and no bad offs sounds like a Win for the day to me. :agree: Well done RTOC
Adey aka Ewok
05-06-2011, 17:00
there were plenty of very fast 5s out there:confused: the red tnt 5 was massivly quick and ashtrays 5 just to name a few
Big Steve - Raider
05-06-2011, 17:43
Hand on heart, I think that was my favourite National Day at Mallory Park!! :niceone:
I loved every minute of the track time in my new 11 Turbo, and my ride with Flan in his White 200sx Engined track animal will live with me for a long time!!! :eek: When we came in & I was telling him how I was papping myself as he was drifting it round Gerrards his response of "You're not the only one, I was convinced we were going to crash" :scared::laugh:
That additional Chicane added after Gerrards really changed the whole track experience for me and was my favourite part of the circuit!!
Big thanks to Steve H & the guys from TAOL :niceone:
As mentioned before, Mallory sure does give a good bang for the buck!! :agree:
Thanks to all who organised this day & everyone who turned up to support the event.
I personally think that the turnout was pretty good!! :)
Another top weekend for me :) And i did'nt crash :D
My track clio was a complete non event as it got some major ring issues :cry:
Managed to do some laps in the cabby at the end of the day but only driving it like a sunday afternoon in the country after last years events ......
I liked the new added bend as it changed the track as steve's mentioned above and to be honest i nearly crashed into it on my first lap out in the clio as i forgot it was there :ashamed: too busy looking at my AFR gauge.
The day was well organised and having the AGM at lunch was good as it gave everybody there the option of attending ( or going to lunch :coffee:) instead of at the end of the day when people just want to go home, Some good idea's came out of it too :agree:
French car show was ok, same old thing though, different year :crap: I love saxo's :disagree: not.
yes they were fast not what i said
:) sorry if I offended peps.
People need to move out the way if they know they ain't got the pace. That's what I did.
:D
Great day good to catch up with some old friends weather was great some hairy moments on track new layout was better than i thought.i have video footage on track thanks to the blue nova and the pug 106 for testing my brakes luckily i know what a racing line is;)
Yo Bod,
You got the video uploaded yet?
jesus in the seat of a 5
05-06-2011, 19:10
right...dont know where to start....big thanks to all for the effort that went into such an amazing...yet again day...firstly it was great to see so many friends!!!!...ive not for ages` and make quite a few new ones....the weather was ace..i prayed for that after last year...:D, i must say i loved the new layout!!!!, it had been 10months since drivivng the cup....or the old coal burner as brigsy named it...:laugh: and i must say it didnt dissapoint me....it may not be the fastest car out there and i may not be the best driver but to be hooning it round mallory again in a 5 gave ole jesus such a buzz again!!!!, i did give some folks a passenger ride, paul b, dale {yep we ran out of fuel on track....doh}, alice {markey b`s partner} and clee , whomb with his new found hair i have decided to call dad!!!...:laugh:.. to mention a few.
The car managed to stay together despite the odd spin...:wasntme::laugh: and i must say well done to kris m and billy jay and crew for getting there cups there too!!!!
i must add a big thankyou to all of those whomb brought parts up for me....i need a bigger house..:agree::D:laugh:.
lastly i must stress on how surprised yet chuffed i was to win an award....:eek:, best in show for the cup car...i must say i thought i was hearing things but i did feel a sense of pride and it made all the trailering the car around , looking after it etc all worth it!!!, thanks guys!!!
on a final note ...i must say to people, you must if youve never been etc get to national day , there is some absolute corking people in this club and the events are fantastic...you wwill only experience this if you do!!!!!, well done all involved in the organisation {inc steve`s lot} and all those whomb came...i only hope a few of the people whomb passed me that i didnt know on track or in the paddock have joined the club!!!! .............jeebus.:D
http://s110.photobucket.com/albums/n105/marcsmith1481984/mallory%20park%20rtoc%202011/?action=view¤t=312.jpg
i quite like this pic ....
Awesome day, thanks to all who made it happen :):agree: Really pleased to win a trophy for the van, didnt expect that at all!
Awesome crack with the usual suspects and a few new faces! Thanks for the passenger rides & jaffa for nearly making me sick in the m3, what a car :agree:
Just got back now, 100 miles on track & the trusty old big boost c1j never missed a beat. My yoko's are about knackered and £200 quids worth of fuel gone but it was well worth it, had great fun lashing the van round mallory & leaving big tyre marks out of the hairpin bend :D I was unsure how good the new track layout was going to be but the small chicane was great fun, had a few arse nipping understeer moments :wasntme:
Tony Walker
05-06-2011, 20:31
Loved all the messages in your van, and watching you wheelspin out of sight after the hairpin was pretty impressive :agree::eek:
Very worthy of an award :agree:
scott 5gtt
05-06-2011, 20:37
Quality day had good fun :D glad the scooby held together on its first outing and reall happy with my trophy for my gtt . Thanks to all who made the day hapen :):agree:
right...dont know where to start....big thanks to all for the effort that went into such an amazing...yet again day...firstly it was great to see so many friends!!!!...ive not for ages` and make quite a few new ones....the weather was ace..i prayed for that after last year...:D, i must say i loved the new layout!!!!, it had been 10months since drivivng the cup....or the old coal burner as brigsy named it...:laugh: and i must say it didnt dissapoint me....it may not be the fastest car out there and i may not be the best driver but to be hooning it round mallory again in a 5 gave ole jesus such a buzz again!!!!, i did give some folks a passenger ride, paul b, dale {yep we ran out of fuel on track....doh}, alice {markey b`s partner} and clee , whomb with his new found hair i have decided to call dad!!!...:laugh:.. to mention a few.
The car managed to stay together despite the odd spin...:wasntme::laugh: and i must say well done to kris m and billy jay and crew for getting there cups there too!!!!
i must add a big thankyou to all of those whomb brought parts up for me....i need a bigger house..:agree::D:laugh:.
lastly i must stress on how surprised yet chuffed i was to win an award....:eek:, best in show for the cup car...i must say i thought i was hearing things but i did feel a sense of pride and it made all the trailering the car around , looking after it etc all worth it!!!, thanks guys!!!
on a final note ...i must say to people, you must if youve never been etc get to national day , there is some absolute corking people in this club and the events are fantastic...you wwill only experience this if you do!!!!!, well done all involved in the organisation {inc steve`s lot} and all those whomb came...i only hope a few of the people whomb passed me that i didnt know on track or in the paddock have joined the club!!!! .............jeebus.:D
http://s110.photobucket.com/albums/n105/marcsmith1481984/mallory%20park%20rtoc%202011/?action=view¤t=312.jpg
i quite like this pic ....
cracking Pic and felt the same from inside the car,,, awesome..
Thanks for the laps young man, and well done for having the faith to sit in a passenger seat yourself.. praise the lord.. not a cup car I admit but not bad for a school run 4 door saloon, LOL :p
youngscottie
05-06-2011, 20:52
well in all the years ive been going to / involved in car events this has been the best by far:)
800 miles 70 on track and apart from the dipstick popping out no problems:)
steves crew and the rtoc made this a very enjoyable day:agree:
i may not have been the fastest by along shot(boost turned down had to drive it home) but the other drivers never intimidated us slower drivers great track maners by all
will certianly be attending more
nice to meet the members and put faces to names
some very nice cars on show
as the title say what a top day
only gripe was the mess that was left in the camping field :disagree:
made ourselfs look really bad
Some great track action and i bet adaml had a brown pant moment when he lost it was not much run off there.
Haha, I think he was more upset that he had paid to have the car valeted the day before :laugh:
Thanks for all the comments guys, I personally felt it went really well and this year was definitely the year I have felt most involved so I got to see a lot more of what happens in the background - more than you'd think! :eek:
Had a fantastic time myself and although was in the club shop a lot of the day, it turned out to be a great way of meeting some of the newer members so it was good fun.
The TrackAction Online guys (SteveH, James and Richard) all commented on the high levels of track etiquette from the members - I was really chuffed and proud to hear that, it is very rare to see apparently and that is coming from the Pro's.
I'm glad we moved the AGM forward, as Nick said as it seemed we got a lot more quality ideas and the productivity of it was great. I made some good notes during the meeting so in the next couple of days I'll type that all up and as a club, we can begin addressing those points and new ideas :agree:
I hope that we as the committee managed to rectify some of the issues brought up last year and that you could see some improvements in 2011.
A few personal thanks:
Steve H/TrackAction boys: Thank you so much for the quality briefing which was a bone that was picked on in previous years - it was just what we needed. Everyone who took the tuition too raved about it, even those who thought they already knew it all.
CarCrash (Marc) - For buying me a cup of tea after feeling bad for me being in the club shop, I was actually really chuffed with that thought, thank you hun :coffee:
Jaffa - For making me realise that although I'm not easily scared, that I do actually have the "scared" emotion within me - the M3 ride was an experience shall I say, really loved that so thank you!
PaulB - Guys, you may not all be aware but those keyrings that I was handing out during the day all came courtesy of PaulB and his contacts at Renault - it was very generous and I'm sure the whole club appreciate that immensely.
Everyone who helped out and were strung in to help out - things like that will always be appreciated.
The Random Bale Man - someone ran over with a hay bale on Saturday night and put it on our fire - we love you for heating us up but who are you? Speak up :D
Nick_K - Big thanks to Mr. Kettle for not rolling any cars this year :laugh:
All that came to speak to me during the day and those that said thanks to all involved in the organisation of the day, things like that are really appreciated. I even got a special thanks from Gibbo about his mention in the Newsletter, cracked me up lol.
Sooooo many more people to thank but youy know who you are anyway
Well done to all those that won awards, Miller and Lomo judged this year and mentioned they had some trouble making decisions as there are so many quality and loved cars in the club - all trophies were well deserved.
I genuinely genuinely (genuinely) really love the group of people that we have within the club. I've got a few ideas myself of how to bring a bit more unity between the members next year to make it eeeeeeeeven better - some great stuff came from the AGM so let's put those to good use.
See you at Pod on Friday 1st July :D
A couple of laps in the Trackaction Westfield (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv7zzoF_Xd0)
A couple of laps in the Trackaction Westfield (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv7zzoF_Xd0)
This car really made me clear of my next purchase.
What westy chassis is that?
Is there enough room as STD to fit that sc?
It's a 2004 SEiW, the s/c does fit fine but it takes a lot of repackaging to get everything in properly.
To be honest it was pretty quick even as standard, there was very little getting past me last year on a dry trackday, maybe the odd radical but none of the GT3s etc could make it but the car felt like it could handle more power and the s/c route looked like an interesting one to go for :D
A couple of laps in the Trackaction Westfield (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vv7zzoF_Xd0)
:agree::agree::agree::agree:
What a brilliant weekend :agree:, had a great time
Magnificent! That was the best ND I've been to yet. Had a great little NW convoy on the way down and a supern Friday night - beers, BBQ, walk around the track and a fire - what more could you ask for!
Saturday was equally as brilliant. Really well organised track day by Steve H as usual and a huge thanks and well done to all involved with the ND in general.
Lovely to meet some new faces - Dawn and Clee in the shop, Roy, Nicky and Stu who randomly turned up about midnight on Friday with a huuuuge "ciggy"! :D
Tony Walker
05-06-2011, 23:26
Anyone else getting withdrawal symptoms :( another year till the next ND :cry:
Tony Walker
05-06-2011, 23:29
Our convoy managed to hit a humpback bridge at around50-60, all 4 wheels left the ground :eek: after i got over the shock i wanted to go back and do it again lol
Yeah, as already mentioned i had a really good weekend, despite the fact that the bottom end let go on the old cup car.....Still was a cracking day and nights events :agree::)
Tony Walker
05-06-2011, 23:45
:( i heard the cup car, i do feel for you, but your not the only one, my rings gave in too,they gave in a few weeks ago but the track finished them off, i had to run pretty much no boost round track, still went well as a 1.4 with no compression :D i think i breathed about 4 litres on the day, just poured it back in to the engine.
5alldaway
06-06-2011, 04:44
uploaded my vids on the tube
theres 16 of them so just link of this one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FkBuACCGxk
It's a 2004 SEiW, the s/c does fit fine but it takes a lot of repackaging to get everything in properly.
To be honest it was pretty quick even as standard, there was very little getting past me last year on a dry trackday, maybe the odd radical but none of the GT3s etc could make it but the car felt like it could handle more power and the s/c route looked like an interesting one to go for :D
I bet it was! My plan is to use the nova xe lump initially. I think it's around 180 bhp but it's running lower comp due to being setup to run nos. I took the bottle out on sat as never use it. :)
Does the wide one have a wider track and engine compartment?
Always thought it was heavier and didn't handle as well. Yours was crazy fast.
Its really nice to see the National Day complete it's 9th year of existence and dare I say it Mallory really is a great little venue! It left me and the soon to be wife discussing the purchase of a possible track car most of the way home yesterday. It will have to wait although we agreed on a possible car :D
The work that goes in to one of these days is tremendous and Miller, Dawn, Clee and the Track Action Boys need to be applauded! Top job lads & ladies! :agree:
It was nice to see the familiar faces and be able to put some more names to faces. The Club is very web based so getting out and meeting the people is a lovely bonus! More people should try it ;)!
I was also slightly disappointed with the number of Renault turbos there, especially GTT's. It seems far to many of them are off the road and in need of repair, and because of this, and a great little chat with Ollie and TNT Andy, Im hoping to use the Area Reps a little more to help members out in getting them back on the road in time for major events. I myself had a weekend where some members came over and helped me get the old girl back on the road and because of this I was able to attend my first major event in the GTT in over 3 years!
I also agree with some of the comments in this thread regarding things on the day and will be discussing it for next years event. A little but of constructive criticism can often be a good thing!
Jesus, it was about time that little car of yours was recognised for what it is and for everything it stands for! A deserved winner! I was following you in Pete's Clio and my god that little car of yours shifts! It was a beautiful thing to watch!:D
Brigsy's van was also a deserved winner as it's just fantastic! Ingenious indeed! :agree:
All in all a great great weekend and with a little bit of work, the 10th birthday of the National Day next year promises to be a cracker!
:)
warpspeed
06-06-2011, 09:22
Wow!
what a refreshing change this thread is after previous years moaning :D
strange that we had less people turn up this year and i would say a far greater variety of cars yet it seems the majority loved this years event.:agree:
This was my second ever national day, however the first @ mallory park which i thought was fantastic... even got out as a passanger in some stupidly quick cars which was an amazing experience :burnrubber: Cracking group of peeps & a pleasure to be around ... :D
I was completely made up with my car winning "Best Original Car 2011" wasnt expecting that at all, but just topped off an amazing weekend :)
I have to say though my missus isnt too happy at all, as I have come back wanting a track car .... so it looks like I will be driving my 5 & the missus driving track car next year :)
Thanks to everyone who arranged the cracking weekend:smokin:
All the best
Gibbo
phase i 16 v turbo
06-06-2011, 10:25
What a great weekend :agree:. I woke up this morning missing having slept on a hard floor with no pillows and wind thrashing at the side of my tent. A little sun burnt. It was great to meet some new faces and catch up with old friends. Many thanks to the kind people who took me out in their cars. A big thank you to all the people behind the seen that made it all happen.
Cheers
Mike
I forgot to mention in my post about a certain Mr. Paul B!
Paul managed to sort the club out with over £2,000's worth of Renault Keyrings as a token from Renault for not being able to attend due to the commitment of FCS!
Top work Paul and many thanks for what you did! :niceone:
A lot of people went away with a nice new Renault Keyring:agree:
couple of vids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10RCQOtqz24 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=10RCQOtqz24)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7aL2nKFZ70 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7aL2nKFZ70)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9kEkZmZQCs (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J9kEkZmZQCs)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOkCsRLf71M (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOkCsRLf71M)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMeWQzD6eRo (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jMeWQzD6eRo)
Well what a weeeeeeeeekend I had a great time and thank you to all who was involved big dan c you crack me up lol and best thing that made my weekend was I finally made it to my first mallory in my own car and to pick up two trophies as well made me feel all my hard work finally paid off
Thank you to everyone who made this a great event roll on pod :agree:
dangerous dave
06-06-2011, 17:12
good evening camping chatting with the usual suspects and nice to check out the cars, on and off the track:cool: i got myself a free keyrings, thanks rtoc, dawno & paulb:p
i'll be at pod:) my gtt wont... :cartman:
I bet it was! My plan is to use the nova xe lump initially. I think it's around 180 bhp but it's running lower comp due to being setup to run nos. I took the bottle out on sat as never use it. :)
Does the wide one have a wider track and engine compartment?
Always thought it was heavier and didn't handle as well. Yours was crazy fast.
The main reason for the wide body it that it's easier to fit in! I've been in a narrow body one today at Bedford and it's pretty tight. It would be wider track as well although as standard they are narrower at the front than the back which can make them understeer, I've got some wider arms on mine.
Overall the differences between wide and narrow are very minor compared to the differences that exist between different cars anyway. There are some very nice and some pretty awful ones out there.
Best advice I could give would be to buy a nice one that someone else has already sweated over and spent the big cash on as doing one yourself always works out a lot more expensive.
The main reason for the wide body it that it's easier to fit in! I've been in a narrow body one today at Bedford and it's pretty tight. It would be wider track as well although as standard they are narrower at the front than the back which can make them understeer, I've got some wider arms on mine.
Overall the differences between wide and narrow are very minor compared to the differences that exist between different cars anyway. There are some very nice and some pretty awful ones out there.
Best advice I could give would be to buy a nice one that someone else has already sweated over and spent the big cash on as doing one yourself always works out a lot more expensive.
Agreed. Defo what my plan was. Thanks for the advice mate. I also think sc is they way with a car that light. The White turbo one was quick but the torque curve made it harder to control the power it seemed. As you say though a 200+ na engine feels blooming fast any how.
Brilliant day ...we turned up in our clio gtt's at lunch time lol ...good to meet some new folk and some old faces from the year before :) i went to both french car show and mallory and i enjoyed mallory more! :D
Big thanks to markey mark for having a look at my smokey problem with my clio ..turns out my brand new turbo's sucked in something big and destroyed the compressor housing and oil seals due to a hole behind my airfilter :( ..and my engines breathing heavy :(..possible rings so went to French car show with a N/A'd c1j :wasntme: so now on the lookout for a t28 :smokin: and a rebuild of the bottom end is due :crap:
markey b
07-06-2011, 09:53
Well it was my first ND today and i gotta say i wasnt that impressed! Not that many cars turned out, More other cars on track than renault turbos!:scratch: might as well call it any car national day! glad i went to see what happens there but not as entertaining or as friendly as i was hoping for...
Still enjoyed the drive to and from:burnrubber:
did u go out for a blitz on track then?
Matt Cole
07-06-2011, 13:22
Well after all the moaning of late on the boards, i wasn't expecting much this year. Thankfully it turned out to be a bloody good doo, :D even though i didnt have my car due to repairs / upgrades. Hopefully next year i'll be on track / pod etc.
Massive thanks to the people who took me out for a blast in their cars, at one point i didn't take me helmet off as i 'car hopped'!;)
We ended up in the bar on Saturday night which broke the night up quite well and gave me an even worse hangover next day.:crap:
Cheers Jaffa, Andy G, StuTHC, Hasswell, and everyone else that made it a top day!
Roll on Santa Pod.:D
Matt
Well after all the moaning of late on the boards, i wasn't expecting much this year. Thankfully it turned out to be a bloody good doo, :D even though i didnt have my car due to repairs / upgrades. Hopefully next year i'll be on track / pod etc.
Massive thanks to the people who took me out for a blast in their cars, at one point i didn't take me helmet off as i 'car hopped'!;)
We ended up in the bar on Saturday night which broke the night up quite well and gave me an even worse hangover next day.:crap:
Cheers Jaffa, Andy G, StuTHC, Hasswell, and everyone else that made it a top day!
Roll on Santa Pod.:D
Matt
Awsome weekend,
Great to see all you guys Jaffa is crazy
Tony Walker
07-06-2011, 19:44
next year ill definetly be staying the saturday night, i think after breaking the ice on the fri evening and trackday itll be much easier to get to know people on the saturday evening.
Awsome weekend,
Great to see all you guys Jaffa is crazy
good crack on sat night m8,may see u in leeds the next time if u can drag the geordies doon ere ;)
REBEL GT TURBO
07-06-2011, 22:22
did u go out for a blitz on track then?
Nope :eek: i wish i had! will be doing at pod tho and mallory nxt year now i know how much fun it would be!
jesus in the seat of a 5
08-06-2011, 19:10
can i ask all you kind people , as the guys whomb were taking all the pics on the day seem to be having website problems....:sad2:, did anyone get any pics of the cup car on the hairpin?....or even any exciting ones as my camera has wiped all evidence...:wasntme:, thanks in advance you lovely lot!!!!!!
New poster! (less than 10 posts)
Had a really good day, there were some awsome cars on track loved the track too
was a bit rusty (lacking tallent ) myself and lacked alot of pace that i knows in the car havent driven it in anger since 2007 or thats my excuse anyway lol
top work by all the guys at rtoc! :agree:
Si
can i ask all you kind people , as the guys whomb were taking all the pics on the day seem to be having website problems....:sad2:, did anyone get any pics of the cup car on the hairpin?....or even any exciting ones as my camera has wiped all evidence...:wasntme:, thanks in advance you lovely lot!!!!!!
Hi ya, If your camera uses a 1 or 2 gig SD card I have a recovery program to "find" deleted pictures. if this helps PM me and we'll see what we can do..
jesus in the seat of a 5
08-06-2011, 21:26
Hi ya, If your camera uses a 1 or 2 gig SD card I have a recovery program to "find" deleted pictures. if this helps PM me and we'll see what we can do..
cheers paul my old friend , i may just have to do that....:agree::), i dont spose you could e mail the chap whomb took all the pics at national day for the ole holy one...my e mail is still in tablet form.....:laugh:, cheers paul either way...was a stonkin day just missed out piccy wise....:cry::)
Will do tomorrow young man.. :)
:cool:
jesus in the seat of a 5
09-06-2011, 19:35
Will do tomorrow young man.. :)
:cool:
thanks paul for all your kind help...:), looks like piccys are in hand, thanks for the pm`s etc...blessing a plenty making their way to you....:D
Piccies will be granted to ALL deciples of boost herewith ...:p:p:p:p
Just thought I'd bump this thread up with the news that we are running a Trackaction-Online trackday at Oulton Park on Nov 5th with FREE places available!
There's a thread HERE (http://www.rtoc.org/boards/showthread.php?p=232755&posted=1#post232755) so lets get some names down!
Steve H
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