hi all, any 1 know of any up comin track days at croft, closest 1 i found was april 18th. any 1 been to croft in scooby? wot sort of time were u gettin?

 

Have a look on the tts site me and a few of the lads are booked in with javelin on the 9th off March.

 

Croft is one of my favourite circuits, but I haven't bothered doind a track day there since they strated running sessions- and no slicks.

 

ive been down there a couple of times with mate who races and as soon as i got an impreza and he drove it the 1st thing he said was i have to get it on a track day, just the soonest 1 is april and im sellin car soon dont think ill get to do 1.

 

RRH,

When did they stop the slicks? I did two track days there last year and the first I saw an Evo show up at dinner time who promptly swopped to slicks. Then on another occasion in the garage next to me was a hybusa caterham type car and he was on slicks all day. It pi$$ed down rain in the morning and he was really slow Once it dried out though he was gone.

These were Croft track days as per their website BTW.

 

Although I've raced there many times in the last few years, maybe they've changed there regulations since I last did a trackday there- about 2005. I got pulled leaving the pit lane in a clio cup (race car, testing, not a 172 road car thing), on slicks, and was made to change them to road tyres (or 'wets', the only alternative we had with us...)

As it happens it did me a favour, as I'd only come in to check the car over after a spin while playing with a radical. Caught my thumb and thought I'd just bruised it, but spent 18 weeks in plaster and two operations for a torn ligament

If they've changed the rules re slicks then thats great, all they need to do now is run open pitlane and I'll come out to play as I hate sessions, although I understand why they're necessary.

 

AHHHHHHHHHH croft good track ,I did the first test day ,before a race meeting ,on the muddy new track ,and very muddy race day. Brings back memories of overnight tarmac laying,inbetween testing and racing ,to stop single seaters falling off the edge.

 

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got my trackday booked for march 16th at croft, cant wait for it.

 

Im there next weekend

 

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i carnt get booked up cos its all full dooh !

if you hear any places going for th4 9th march let me know thanks a lot .

 

still places left for this sunday, i'll be there. hope it doesnt rain, cant wait for it

 

Good day yesterday. Thankfully the rain held off.
I was there in our the yellow 205 and the MK1 Escort.

Croft certainly haven't banned slicks as we run either Toyo R888's if damp (not wet), or Michelin S9B slicks. Yesterday we can the R888's though.
Mate ran the Michelin S9B's on his Clio yesterday.

 

seen ur cars on track, escort looked very nice, 205 looked fast aswell, i was in black classic scooby in group 2. cud only manage a 1.45, but my 1st time out thought was good.

 

wrxhewitson see if your on any of my videos.......

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good vids but im not on them, thought i was on the 1st 1 but not me. wud of like to of got in car vids wen i was down there, wud love to watch them back.

 

Some in-car footage from Sunday. Camera was mounted a little high up in the MK1 Esc. unfortunately.

http://mwarren.myzen.co.uk/public_do...scort%20MW.wmv

 

still quite good footage, the car sounds really good. next time i do a track day i'll have to fix a camera into the car.

 

Footage is quite poor compared to how we normally have the camera in the Pug.
http://www.mwarren.myzen.co.uk/Site_...ession_web.wmv

 

who was the driver of the escort was it a different driver to the second car ?#

good video thought .

 

does any1 know who the photographers were at the track day? ive tried simon harrison and ian hardy but they weren't there, any 1 else who is normally there??? wud like to c pics of my car on track.

 

They were both myself. I don't normally drive the 'scrot as you might be able to tell !
The Pug video was from Sept last year, Pug is my normal chariot around Croft.

As for times around Croft, I lap around 1m 48 or so in the Pug. Down to 1m 55 in the Escort (so I was told ~ Haven't checked from the video timings though)

 

just an observation re your hand position , i noticed your hands on the wheel on the escort were not in a strong position for correcting if the rear broke away .

however the video in the pug was realy good with strong hand position on the wheel .

your right about the times 1 55 in the escort and i timed it at 145 in the pug
impressive ......... keep up the good work .

 

some 1 has to know of the photographers that were there, still havent found out.

 

what car where you in wrxhewitson ,i took loads of photos during the day if you let me know what car it was ill have a look throu them all....

Jasoon....

 

Try extreme photography they are usually at croft have a look also at the Javelin trackdays site they give a link to extreme photography you might be lucky they might of been covering the day that you were there.

 

was in a black L reg wrx, have a look at my scooby, u can c it on there.

 

Just booked again. 11th May

Not sure what we'll be in yet. More than likely 1 Yellow Pug and 1 white Pug.

 

I am toying with doing that day On the Monday I am doing a Ferrari and Aston Martin Experience day (I think it is at Teeside autodrome) so might be just being greedy