ian in lancs
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will there be a chance to drive the Aston Martin track like a year or so ago? Good fun! Hit the rev limiter in third so about 140 IIRC.
national meet at Gaydon
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Liverpool
south yorkshire
thtas more like it lucy- we meetin the same place as last time- are ed and tom etc meeting us as well?
Might have to text him if he doesn't come on.So wr r u guys/ladies meeting,prior to arrivn at gaydon/be nice to travel in convoy with other zs,as well as the scittish cc region cars(1 big convoy). i am more active on the bavrn board(craig3.0 also),if any1 can let me know,and doesnt want to post too much info on here,u can pm on that forum. Are any of u guys on the zed regstr in the car club RE,mmm-five, I am booked onto the aston test track,should be fun/tho are u not limited to 70mph and led round by a lead car?(or is it not that strict?) ALSO,i am having trbl with my laptop/photobkt,and havnt got my pics on yet/any alt ways to do so? (i have a 2005 3.0i se,that iv owned for over 2yrs,in sphr black/with m-sport seats,108's,that need some refurbn;uprated discs,pads and painted calipers;carver stereo upgrade,etc/and a strutbrace to follow,on order)
Never done Gaydon before as I had gotten a bit fed up with the whole car meet scene after doing years and years of it with my Polo G40, Corrado VR6, e34 M5(s), etc.
It just seemed to be a long day of standing around chatting, whereas I am more interested in meeting at a track or country road somewhere and driving - with a bit of inter-session chatting.
I have heard that the AM test track was speed-limited and you were all in convoy, but I've never experienced it myself.
It just seemed to be a long day of standing around chatting, whereas I am more interested in meeting at a track or country road somewhere and driving - with a bit of inter-session chatting.
I have heard that the AM test track was speed-limited and you were all in convoy, but I've never experienced it myself.
yeah,likewise/enjoy driving a good,partially windy road on a dry day,and have only started doing the carclub mtngs in the last yr(just uk motorshows/touring cars,etc b4 that),tho did goodwood fstvl of speed this yr for the 1st time,and was a great day out. as for the aston martin test track,im getting mixed info about it/the cc mag says ltd to 70 and led round,while others on here and the bvrn board forum say its 100mph plus!(not sure what to expect now) have done trackdays b4,but not for yrs,am hoping there r no idiots on,causing mayhem?!
Hmm this isnt far from the scirocco national meet on the same weekend!
its 12 quid i think so dont think you will get much driving
Mate of mine works for Jag in brake development has been promising to give me a go in a new XJ Supercharged on the AM track at some point, but has yet to follow through. Wonder if he's going this weekend.. 
Will be at the England game tonight so will ask him if he's tempted to show us up..
Not sure I'll bother for £12, bound to be a convoy, and looking on Googlemaps it's not the greatest.
Will be at the England game tonight so will ask him if he's tempted to show us up.. Not sure I'll bother for £12, bound to be a convoy, and looking on Googlemaps it's not the greatest.
Mini update on the circuit, spoke to my matey last night and apparently it's now Jag/LR owned, but they let AM borrow it since the Ford split.
Problem is they dont use it for any handling related stuff, it's more repetitive testing, so it won't be much fun I'm afraid.
Up for meeting at Warwick services, although that would mean me driving away from my house to then drive back to Gaydon, lol.
Problem is they dont use it for any handling related stuff, it's more repetitive testing, so it won't be much fun I'm afraid.
Up for meeting at Warwick services, although that would mean me driving away from my house to then drive back to Gaydon, lol.
ian in lancs
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mmm-five said:
yep you're right it was in 4th!