weird question but opinion wanted

Sargeantpepper · 3 Jun 2007 at 23:13

penski said:
are primeras not allowed on the ring? is there a big sign denying them entry?

don't talk such fine French cheeses.

you can take anything you want and how much fun you have is up to you.

what is wrong with putting 1,500 miles plus on a hundred quid primera with no interior in a week? cheap tyres that let you slide round and have a laugh and a car with not enough power to get into too much trouble have their purposes...

hell, dale lomas (bike/car journo, great writer and man with more laps under his belt than most) rates flying over there, renting the cheapest thing you can, hooning round and flying back!

and on that note, buy next month's perfomance bike mag: they set a new production bike lap record...

*n

Blimey! didn't mean any offence. Just had a chuckle thats all! Suppose it would have been more fitting if I'd have said "it would be like taking a c90 round the iom tt on mad sunday" but both activities are not illegal

NickXX · 3 Jun 2007 at 23:15

Sargeantpepper said:
Blimey! didn't mean any offence. Just had a chuckle thats all! Suppose it would have been more fitting if I'd have said "it would be like taking a c90 round the iom tt on mad sunday" but both activities are not illegal

This went round the ring the first time I was there

Sargeantpepper · 3 Jun 2007 at 23:18

NickXX said:
This went round the ring the first time I was there

Is that for a tour type thing? Would be great if Sabine was at the helm

agw_01 · 3 Jun 2007 at 23:24

Wow, I had no idea so many of you had been around the ring... especially Nick and Matteh (although now I can vaguely remember Nick's thread

)

I feel all left out.

NickXX · 3 Jun 2007 at 23:24

Sargeantpepper said:
Is that for a tour type thing? Would be great if Sabine was at the helm

Yeah, I think it's just a tour bus for old people.

Sabine prefers driving these I think

NickXX · 3 Jun 2007 at 23:26

agw_01 said:
Wow, I had no idea so many of you had been around the ring... especially Nick and Matteh (although now I can vaguely remember Nick's thread )

I feel all left out.

Been twice now dude - this is a thread on my second visit

http://www.channelmotors.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=153

Jonny ///M · 3 Jun 2007 at 23:29

Saw a black E60 M5 with a ring sticket on it in Edinburgh. Made me smile....sadly enough.

MrMatteh · 3 Jun 2007 at 23:31

agw_01 said:
Wow, I had no idea so many of you had been around the ring... especially Nick and Matteh (although now I can vaguely remember Nick's thread )

I feel all left out.

and will be back in < 2 weeks

that's the problem, its addictive!!

penski · 3 Jun 2007 at 23:35

actually, while were on the subject, has anyone got the ferry from newcastle to the dam then driven south?

my dad and I should be back over there later this year...and we don't relish the thought of driving to dover first...

*n

agw_01 · 3 Jun 2007 at 23:35

NickXX said:
Been twice now dude - this is a thread on my second visit

http://www.channelmotors.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=153

Cracking pics mate. Looks like one hell of a trip

And what a fantastic view from your hotel.

Oh, nice doughnut

Morba · 4 Jun 2007 at 00:46

penski said:
my mate has a battered blue primera that he takes there every couple of months for a week of solid ragging.

cheap remoulds, throwaway car, grins a mild wide.

*n

having heard the price of repairing ring barriers etc, is your friend rich or just stupid?
cheap remoulds is not the best thing to be racing around in!

Lopéz · 4 Jun 2007 at 07:24

Morba said:
having heard the price of repairing ring barriers etc, is your friend rich or just stupid?
cheap remoulds is not the best thing to be racing around in!

I expect he gives himself huge margin for error.

Zip · 4 Jun 2007 at 07:37

How many people die at the ring per year?

Many or none? :confused:

jellybeard999 · 4 Jun 2007 at 07:57

Good job to whichever mod edited the swearies above

penski · 4 Jun 2007 at 08:21

Morba said:
having heard the price of repairing ring barriers etc, is your friend rich or just stupid?
cheap remoulds is not the best thing to be racing around in!

he is...comfortable.

don't think he's had to work for a couple of years now but the last time I spoke to him, he was talking about a new start up...something to do with property.

as lopez said, he leaves a huge margin for error and is more likely to just slow down to a stop or miss the barriers if he is cornering near a limit he knows well and taking corners at 30-40 than if he is on ubersticky rubber at the limit and taking the same corners at 50-60.

remoulds are rather progressive when you push them...not as 'gripgripgripgripSPIIIINcrash' as sticky tyres.

plus, he would much rather bin a hundred quid car, pay for track repairs and scrap the car than bin his elise, pay for track repairs, pay for repatriating his car, pay for repairs to it...

*n

NickXX · 4 Jun 2007 at 17:54

Zip said:
How many people die at the ring per year?

Many or none?

I think officially it was around 7 people who died there last year. However they only give the statistics of the people who are pronounced dead on the track - so in reality it'd be a lot higher I imagine.

Mostly bikers though, so doesn't worry me

That said I did hear about some guy who flipped his M3 head to tail and ended up decapitated.

lordrobs · 4 Jun 2007 at 18:37

NickXX said:
That said I did hear about some guy who flipped his M3 head to tail and ended up decapitated.

Damn

I'd love to do a lap of the ring but don't think I'd have the bottle with other people there too

mattpc · 4 Jun 2007 at 19:54

agw_01 said:
Wow, I had no idea so many of you had been around the ring... especially Nick and Matteh (although now I can vaguely remember Nick's thread )

I feel all left out.

mooooha I'm going for a week in August. Can't wait!!!! Still deciding whether to take the mx5 round or whether to do a bargain banger challenge with my mate.

spoonz · 4 Jun 2007 at 20:16

For those of you who have been to the ring with the "daily driver" how hard was it on brakes/tyres? Full set of pads all round?

I have a few days off at the end of this month and fancy a trip!!!

and insurance? do i just need euro cover as its a public road?

NickXX · 4 Jun 2007 at 20:33

spoonz said:
For those of you who have been to the ring with the "daily driver" how hard was it on brakes/tyres? Full set of pads all round?

I have a few days off at the end of this month and fancy a trip!!!

and insurance? do i just need euro cover as its a public road?

I don't think it's too bad. Brakes cook very quickly - we got the tyres to start peeling on the Astra we had.

I think as long as you let the car rest enough between laps you shouldn't be in too much danger of peeling tyres/warped discs. My pads seem to last forever though, and I've got Michelin Pilot Sports which are fairly hard wearing too.