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Old 16 May 2002, 12:08 AM
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Any ideas? Something within 1 hour.

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Old 20 May 2002, 12:41 PM
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Chobham have those facilities, but don't know any details, sorry.
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Prodrive 'Live' have a small skid pan - just about within an hour from London. Precrastno!
Old 20 May 2002, 06:24 PM
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The guys at work are organising a skid pan day, in Croydon somewhere. I shall get the details and post them.

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Old 10 July 2002, 02:00 PM
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Hi guys,

Any new info on this? I am still looking.

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Andrei
Old 12 July 2002, 05:47 AM
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If North Weald in Essex is not too far try first lotus. their email site is enquiry@1stlotus.com
Their is some more info on my thread entitled Track days advice please if you go back 3 pages on the track days page, unfortunately I dont know how to do the link bit, just change items for last 2 days to say 100 days

Hope this helps

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Old 23 July 2002, 09:10 AM
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Brooklands museum have a disused(spelling ?) airfield that you can
hire fairly cheaply, (about £45 per hour i believe).
I'll try to find out some info and post it on here.

EB

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Old 23 July 2002, 10:09 AM
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Hi guys im the Surrey area too, if you find an airfeild or track to hire I would be Intrested in taggin along to paying my share.
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Cheers!
Where's this Brooklands museum?
Old 23 July 2002, 11:32 AM
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Brooklands is just past weybridge near Silvermere golf Course.


Old 23 July 2002, 11:39 AM
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This is very handy for me. Please do post more info when you have it.

Thanks!
Old 23 July 2002, 12:12 PM
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Ive managed to find out that the track in Chobham, near woking is run by a company called Quintec. Trying to find a contact no for them. Brooklands has only starights and cart tracks from what the guy said full size cars are a no no please correct me if wrong as may have rang the part of Brooklands

[Edited by Krade - 7/23/2002 12:15:02 PM]
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I've actually driven a friends kit car at the Brookland place, its an old airfield, very straight and very boring unless you are
creative with traffic cones.
I'm in the process of trying to find the details.

I'll let you know

EB
Old 11 August 2002, 11:48 PM
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Any new info on this one? Krade, Easilyboared -- where are you guys?
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Sorry, been on hols for a week.
the chap who booked the day I went on has also been on an
extended holiday (rather well off!).
As soon as I get the info from him, you'll be the first to know.

EB
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Chobham is known in the Rrally "fraternity poss.typo" as DERRA Longcross one of the best southern venues not for long so I have heard it's being sold off to developers for housing

Huxley
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The last few weeks i have been doing my direct access bike course on the Brooklands estate and every Saturday somebody is using it for some sort of driving thing.
There is basically a very large area of tarmac but also a gravel track section off to the side. Last week they had Peugeot 306's doing not just tarmac but rally sections too. The Police also use it some days for Stinger practice.

Will try and publish details.
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Trigger,
Thats were I went, I'm still trying to get details.
Will post as soon as poss.

Eb
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Any new info???
Old 04 September 2002, 09:07 PM
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Well lets see. You posted this in May, and its now September.

PERHAPS YOU NEED TO DO SOME LEG WORK.

A few ideas have been posted.

Dan
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Er??? I am sorry, Dan? [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img] You said - also back in May - that you were going to post details of the Prodrive event in Croydon. You didn't bother obviously... But it's entirely up to you. I am not going to tell you what to do

Others, not only got ideas but also have been posting details and new info. Cheers, guys! Keep'em coming!
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