Talk about near miss

These "action" days get a load of fresh drivers who go out together and the track seems quite busy on the videos ive seen.

Not sure I would do one just incase.

I wouldnt go to Combe as its a million miles from me anyway!
 
DreXeL said:
The speed is actually faster than it looks in the pics, Quarry is a third gear ~60mph bend, and easily catches people out, especially when the track is greasy like that.

Quarry is awesome. As skeeter said, it even catches pro's out, and is renowned for being one of the trickiest corners on any UK track. I personally love it, it's such a satisfying corner when you get it right.

Camp corner catches a lot of people out too, it's a double apex and you have to ignore the first and dive for the second, but noobs to Combe naturally go for the first apex the end up having to correct and hug the corner untill the second apex.

Quarry and Camp make Castle Combe one of the best tracks in the UK IMO.
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I had no problems with Quarry and Camp corner.. Tower caught me out! Much longer than I thought and drifted off about 3/4's the way round lol. Avon rise is great, feel the compression going up there.
 
Looks like it runs into opposite camber on the exit which will unbalance any car regardless of drivetrain, esp if they have to lift off for other victims!

Good stuff. That drift crash especially.
 
DreXeL said:
The speed is actually faster than it looks in the pics, Quarry is a third gear ~60mph bend, and easily catches people out, especially when the track is greasy like that.

Quarry is awesome. As skeeter said, it even catches pro's out, and is renowned for being one of the trickiest corners on any UK track. I personally love it, it's such a satisfying corner when you get it right.

Camp corner catches a lot of people out too, it's a double apex and you have to ignore the first and dive for the second, but noobs to Combe naturally go for the first apex the end up having to correct and hug the corner untill the second apex.

Quarry and Camp make Castle Combe one of the best tracks in the UK IMO.
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Is that the corner where the fantastic vid of your Scoob doing a bit of synchronised sideways action was filmed?
 
Clarkey said:
I notice nobody in front span off ;)

I'm also a strong believer that cheap lowering springs with stock dampers, and other such dodgy bolt on mods are a big cause of these cheap cars with ultra dodgy on-limit handling characteristics.
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Isn't that just a fact? Not really a opinion/belief :p

It's like when people fitted 'uprated' stiffer ARBs but don't do anything with the springs or dampers.
 
On a side note, 19th September is Rally Day at Combe, for those who want to see Quarry and Camp taken properly, sideways :)
 
If your even vaugly interested in Rallying then Rally Day is a must. I doubt you will find pretty much every Audi Quattro S1, Metro 6R4 and RS200 in europe in the same place at any other event.
 
NathanE said:
It's like when people fitted 'uprated' stiffer ARBs but don't do anything with the springs or dampers.
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Fitting uprated ARBs without changing springs and dampers is not really a problem in itself, as long as you know why you are doing it and how it's going to affect the handling characteristics.

The problem comes when people just slap them on 'to make it handle better, innit' without knowing what changing the ARB strength is actually going to do.
 
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