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GIBBS
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16th Mar 04 at 13:50   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
as above.. anyone know much about how to get into tarmac racing? rather then the usual rally people seem to be doing but more towards the touring car scene.. ?

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Gambit
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16th Mar 04 at 13:51   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
check out your local clubman series
GIBBS
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16th Mar 04 at 13:53   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
clubman.. that's tarmac stuff then yea?
how do i go about checking that out, finding my local one etc.. ?

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PaulW
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16th Mar 04 at 13:55   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm going to be doing tarmac...

Don't really want to go flying down some ditch & into a tree!
PaulW
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good mag, covers quite a lot (if you get it in your area) Track and Race Car... All about track racing n all. First issue had a feature on how to get a racing liscence & start racing - should still be available via back issues! (issue 3 is out in a week-or-2)
Gambit
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16th Mar 04 at 13:57   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
where is your local track?


doing tarmac means you run the risk of getting taken out by others, as happened to my mate

his cossie was parked in a gravel trap and somebody else ploughed into, writing it off - he was happy

there are plenty of airfield/track based rallys where you have nothing to hit, and nobody to hit you either
PaulW
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16th Mar 04 at 13:59   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Oulton Park is my local track, been a few times with a few m8s when the old tin can still had an engine

It's only about 10 mins drive from me! Wana go the Power Tour when its on again!
PaulW
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16th Mar 04 at 14:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
last time I went it cost £170 per car, but was for a full day. If I remember right though they did discounts for groups of 10+ but can't really remember to be exact

http://www.trackdays.co.uk/tracks/oulton-park.htm
GIBBS
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16th Mar 04 at 14:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
brand's hatch is 15min's down the road, don't really mind about being hit as gonna buy a banger and just strip it rebuild engine etc.. need to find what u an and can't do mod's / car wise etc.. will hava look for that mag paulw cheers
Dan B
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16th Mar 04 at 14:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Have done a full race-day at Oulton Park, in a Formula First single-seater......a great day, superb circuit to drive on!
PaulW
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16th Mar 04 at 14:20   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
only race day was just in the corsa, but really want to do one of those red-letter thingies in a single seater

Car basically needs an MOT & meet a few safety requirements (things like seatbelts are ok, good condition seats & not loose, etc...)

http://www.trackdays.co.uk/car.htm

[Edited on 16-03-2004 by PaulW]
Keith Piper
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16th Mar 04 at 17:01   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I do tarmac racing. Visit www.750mc.co.uk. This is the lowest cost club racig you can get, and probably the best.
AndyW
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16th Mar 04 at 17:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
where does it say bout tarmac racing on that site?
Keith Piper
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16th Mar 04 at 17:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Its all on tarmac, brands, silverstone, cadwell, pembrey,oulton etc
AndyW
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16th Mar 04 at 17:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
yea sorry i realised that now..reading it i was bein lazy b4 it looks good but dnt think id av time
wat with football etc... n costs too!
its my dream to race tho
Lucky B
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16th Mar 04 at 18:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Sprints and hill climbs will work out cheaper than circuit racing, its all done on tarmac too.
AndyW
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16th Mar 04 at 23:23   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i have no idea how to get involved in any of this!! i really would like to.

 
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