Forums Forums Wirral Information What's On Wirral TRACKDAY : Nov 19th 05 : Elvington

Right i am going to try and get a trackday up and running who's up for it.




I am taking the XR4i on a trackday before i start working on it and have spoke to a couple of people about doing a trackday who would like to do one.

Its in a place called Elvington which is in York about an hour and a half away.

Its run on a airfield so there is nothing to hit as there are no walls as such and unlike places like Silverstone who will black flag you for spinning here they wont and they let you go as fast and sidways as you like but saftey is always on there minds so they wont let you drive like a fool.




I will more than likely have a 325 4door or another XR4i which i am bidding on now. So sombody can use this as promised in another topic.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PAY FOR THE DAY AND GET THE CAR THERE AND BACK AND FUEL IT FOR THE DAY.




Its £95 for 2 drivers (same car) and £5 to be a passenger. And its also FREE to get in.

Its would be such a laugh us all convoying down there and were else are you going to take your car to its limit and not get a ban.




As i found out this is one of the best ways to see what your car can do and find out what you need to sort to get it to go better.

You dont have to take your own car get a couple of you to buy a £300 pound car and use that.

How funny would it be to see the likes of Tony220 in his NOS metro or stu sidways in his beast.




Its more than likley going to be november so there is plenty of time to get your car ready and comeup with the money.

YOU MUST PAY IN ADVANCE AS THE TRACKDAY IS A PRE-BOOKED EVENT AND THEY DO NOT TAKE MONEY ON THE DAY UNLEDD YOU ARE A PASSENGER.

Copy and paste your name if you are interested.


DRIVERS.


PASSENGERS


COMMIING TO WATCH


IF ANYBODY CARNT MAKE THIS DATE THERE ARE OTHERS SO LET US KNOW WHICH IS BEST CLICK ON THE SITE FOR DATES.


http://www.javelin-motorsport.co.uk/

id be up for it.

so if you want to go on your own in your own car thats £95 for the day? i know you say 2 people and one car but i aint lettin anyone else hamer my car round a track!

im intersestd. slightly scard ifit rains but intersted.

Yer £95 for your car.

Dikky Elvington is ok in the rain its were t.o.t.b was run early on in the year.

I will be gutted if its dry......

Put me down 200% matey, about the Impreza got a decent thrashing, Big time.

Its about time i give it a ***** thrashing for letting go with all them engines in the past

Great topic man

Copy and paste your name if you are interested.


DRIVERS.
*Tupac
*Scooby


PASSENGERS


COMMIING TO WATCH

just tell me when...

and nice pics

Hibert thought you would like them.

Only thing about elvington is the surface - it is very very abrasive

You will do a full set of tyres in over the day - thats new to bald

Unfortunatly, I cant get my std wheels over my front brakes so wont be doing it as the total cost would be £95 + circa £500 for a new set of 18" tyres

stu stop crying and get your wallet out like the rest off us,,

yer come on chewy, man with your kind of money can afford to spend the weekend there

Whats the cost of "Fourskins" nowadays

I dont care what it costs, the Scooby is gona get it, Big time for blowing up on me all them times

luckily i kept my old steelies in the garage with newish tyres

i thought theyd come in useful sometime or another

Its just that after the price of the trackday and then the tires, it prolly works out cheaper to do Oulton Park which is less abrasive, better on tyres, longer, closer, more interesting than an airfield with cones marking the track........

However, Oulton Park is more in the initial outlay which is bound to put people off :rolleyes:

I'll be up for this. Just need to work out whether Iam going to take the Lotus or another car. Will get back to you. I took my Esprit on a driver training day which had a track session at the end. I absolutely hammered it. Said I wouldn't take it on a track again. Might buy something on Ebay or use another Esprit but a 2.2 turbo with Lotus works engine with 408BHP!!! Now that would be fun!! I'll put pictures on this car up later, it's in pieces. It's a joint venture race car which may be ready next month.

Stuy, topgear tyres in Ellesmere port do good part worn 18" from £25-50 each fitted and balanced. It's another option for you??

I once bought a mint set of two rear 285/35/18 Perelli P Zeros for £50/each for my last Esprit.

need dates n times m8y 4 time of work. still interested. need sum decent tyre anyway. may aswell kill these 1s. stuy mac. gota proposition 4 u. wanna b a added driver on my bm. theres always room 4 ur brains where my cars involved!!!!

Cheers matey, could well be in for a shared drive

DRIVERS.
*Tupac
*Scooby


PASSENGERS


COMING TO WATCH
Paul

DRIVERS.
Tupac
Scooby


PASSENGERS


COMING TO WATCH
Paul
Adam - Unless Scooby lets me in on a shared drive with him

I might have a new toy by then, still in negotions with the owner of the MK1 escort Cosworth, haggling away to get the best price i can and i have to admit, i am so so tempted.

240BHP at the rear wheels drifting around a track, i must have died and gone to heaven.......





Click here to view topic about MK1 Escort Cosworth

Who else is up for this one then ????

Think its going to in November. Have a look on the link and tell us what dates suit everybody.

Scooby you know you need to use that its a beast.

Stu or anybody i can still get a 4 door 325 if sombody wants to use it. (if they break it they break it we will just dump it on the way home).

Hmmm, Mk1 escort with a cossie engine, go on then jay you twisted my arm :rolleyes:

I might have this ready if Iam lucky.


http://community.webshots.com/photo/449359790/449364356EsEUTv

http://community.webshots.com/photo/449359790/449365179TFEMrn

http://community.webshots.com/photo/449359790/449368962UfKlhv

But it's in SO many pieces, it's touch and go whether it'll be ready. Needs suspension, steering rack and drive shafts before it will drive.

Is that the one with the Race engine Dave ??

Yes. It has come from a S300 Esprit which produced 300BHP. Original owner bought the car new at £60K ten years ago then spent another £30K at Lotus Engineering to knock out another 108BHP. It apparently has titanuim rods and other stuff inside the engine. Owner wrote it off six months later. New owner bought the engine and special ECU from Douglas Valley for £5K eight years ago. It only had 14K on the clock. £20K later and the owner lost interest in the car and this is how is looks now.

BTW, sorry to harp on and go a little off subject. Maybe we should start a new thread and clean this one up don't you think??

Not a problem, its chat about a Monster of a car that might be going on the Trackday, Good info and banter dave

I would still kick your ass round any track if i get this Cozzy

I could get a fwd car if anybody would feel more at home with this spoke to the lad tonight have got me a good deal.


THE MORE PEOPLE WE GET THE BETTER

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FORD-FIESTA-C...97968QQcategoryZ9844QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem


Its not far away and could do for the trackday

I will defo go - so put my name down.

Driver/ Passenger???

driver. and me g/f - to watch.

What's the reserve on that?

I think thats better then the escort!

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/COSWORTH-4X4-...88330QQcategoryZ9844QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

CHEAP TRACKDAY CAR

Id be up for it. Have to let me know nearer the time. Think this place was used for the 0-60 times on cliosport.net

Alias

Count me in peeps

DRIVERS.
Tupac
Scooby
Evo Ad


Not sure yet which car i'll be taking yet-Skyline or Prelude but i'll let you know nearer the time.

Both have been undergoing a few mods over the recent weeks with more to come.....

Right trackday is going to be on the 19th of November.

Elvington in york below is the form to book


YOU MUST BOOK YOUR CAR REG NAME AND OTHER DRIVER WITH THE COMPANY OTHERWISE ITS A NO GO YOU CARNT TURN UP ON THE DAY AND DRIVE.

I can still get a red 325 4door if sombody wants to use this will cost you fuel entry fee and getting it there and back.

I will go halfs with sombody on the 4i if they want to use it with me on the day.

http://www.javelin-motorsport.co.uk/trackdays/trackdays.html#nov


COPY AND PASTE YOUR NAME BELOW IF YOU WANT TO DRIVE WATCH OR BE A PASSENGER.

Its only £5 on the day to be a passenger (in anycar who were with if they let you of course)

DRIVERS.
1.Tupac
2.Scooby
3.Evo Ad

PASSENGERS


COMING TO WATCH
Paul
Adam - Unless Scooby lets me in on a shared drive with him

Your avin a Giraffe arnt ya mate

I am looking forward to this one, Date is close to Cruisewirral Birthday but we will have to wait and see what the confirmed date is for the Bash.

It would be great to have some support from members as spectators, watchin the Cozzy roll on its roof, carnt wait

What happens if you book a car under it's reg name and then at the last minute you need to take a different car for one reason or another like it breaks down etc, can you change it to a different car or do you just lose your money?

Think if you get intouch with them or tell then early on the day your ok. But to be honest they have never looked at any of the cars i have taken.

Get a list of who has booked here from the site.

http://www.javelin-motorsport.co.uk/cgi-bin-local/javelin.pl?cgifunction=Search&Ref=20051119

Will maybe pay up if it gets busy enough of forum users.

Same here. I don't want to put my name down and then find out that no one from here is going.

Proviy booked just going to make sure the cars done before i go paying for it.

What kind of track is it ie. long straights etc etc? Just need to know so I can take the right car with me and get the right set up.

Back straight is long i got the bm to 120mph before i needed the breaks could of been faster but the breaks were rubbish. Then the otherside of the course is twisty but not tight as such the turns are sharp but wide then the top bend is a 180 long double apex took that at about 80ish on verybad tyres and hung the backend out and nearly filled my pants.

Well described thanks

I have just booked, Yipee.....

Bring it on

Who else is coming along ??

Com on peps like i said before you dont need to be a driver to get a buzz.

I CAN GET A 325 4DOOR IF SOMBODY WANTS TO KILL IT NEED TO KNOW SO I CAN GET IT THOUGHT???

Even if you are not driving be a passenger or go for a laugh see some nice cars and have a good day with the peps from cruisewirral.

I'm deffo going. Just spoke to the guy at Javenlin and he says that it's ok to arrive in whatever car I want on the day.

They are running 2 courses on the day. One's a track and one's a sprint which is a tight course without any overtaking allowed.

Booked

Yer forgot about the sprint course had it lastime was well cool 1 car at a time though.

Just booked my trailer for the weekend also, carnt wait, bring it on.........

Just ordered bottom end shells. New water pump. New oil pump. And all the belts for the engine so it doesnt blow up on the day. Which mean it will LOL.

Drivers

1. scooby
2. evo-ad
3. Tupac.

People comming to watch/passengers

1.mister adam
2.paul

come on peps this is just like a car show but more fun.

I have a bet my car lasts the day my mates got a tenner saying its going to go bang within a hour.

I've just ordered some Tein coilovers, grooved discs and Endless pads to start with. My car needs some good brakes and handling to make up for what it lacks in speed :rolleyes: . Tyres may come in handy too

I wonder how many of us will make it back without a tow.

LENDS A TENNER

Will be towing mine there so if yours breaks and mine doesnt you can drive mine back and i will tow yours

I guess thats another Tenner on top of the engine re-build costs for me then....

Bring it on, We havin any other wagers guy's ??

Can sombody with a 9.50cc fezzy come as i am going to get wasted.

Who's got the mini cooper?

cheers evo ad, just booked, see you all there!

See you there spannerman if I don't see you before!

My mates coming too in his Evo III which is just undergoing a few tweeks to get 350BHP. It could end up turning into a nightmare for him . Might be another Evo engine rebuild for you soon...

How good is this going to be.

We need more CW peps coming 2 watch even if they arnt driving get a bbq on the go n things.

Yes I agree. We do need some more spectators from CW.

What tyres do you use Tupac, track or road tyres? I'm concerned with the track being very abrasive. Also is it a long high speed track? I priced some Yokohama track tyres up for the Skyline (235x40x18) which were £196 each but I got a generous offer off a mate who was going to give me his track tyres which would fit my Prelude and would work out a much cheaper day so i'm unsure which car to take now

Drivers

1. scooby
2. evo-ad
3. Tupac.

People comming to watch/passengers

1.mister adam
2.paul
3.webby

I am just taking 2 sets of road tyres if you want grip take slicks if you want sideways take rubbish tyres. Because there isnt anythink to hit (armco wise) i go to learn how to get the backend out and dont think i would enjoy it as much if i took a fwd car but thats up to you.

The backstraight is were you will get the speed up. It all depends on how brave/daft you want to go and how confident you are in the car.

I reached speeds of alittle over 100mph on the back straight in the 325 but i have heard of a cossy pushing 140mph+.

Drivers

1. scooby
2. evo-ad
3. Tupac/chris m3

People comming to watch/passengers

1.mister adam
2.paul
3.webby

Did sumone say "Mini!"

Then i might concider going!

Otherwise... i'd beat ure sorry ass!

Try guess why...

Guess you got fedup of the mini and beat it up then.

Makes all the problems i have with the 4i seam very small goodluck with it lund cos i think you will need it.

How's the 4i coming along?

Slowley but should be ready intime.

Just in the middle of taking out everything i dont need from inside the car backseats carpet ex.

Me and my mate are going to do the big ends nextweek then its just the breaks which i think justneed bleading then the cars more or less ready oil cahnge n stuff.

Does anybody know how many miles i need to run the bigend in for. Might have to drive the car to Elvington.

Scooby/evo ad hows your cars getting along.

Carnt wait for the 19th will be a good laugh.

I did order some Tein coilover for the Skyline and then changed my mind when I found out how hard they are meant to be for normal road use. Apparantly they're so hard that on a bumpy road with standing water it can cause the car to aquaplane, so with it being my everyday car i'm not getting them now so lost my deposit

Got some Toyo tyres for the Honda, brake discs, Megan Racing manifold, de-cat pipe, cat-back Blue Flame exhaust system and Ferodo DS2500 pads incase i decide to turn that into my track car instead, it probably makes more sense and also considering I can do more stuff to it than the Skyline. Handling will be better if it does rain as well.

Got a VTECH controller to go on next and a Mugen racing chip which will all take the power of the car to around 250-260BHP . Just going to look to see how much a throttle body conversion will be to take it to 300BHP

Mines all done matey, ready and waiting....

Slight oil leak on the Diff which i will do soon and i am looking at a bigger Turbo possibly

Looking good matey, looking good.......

Minimum 500 miles for the bearings mate, idealy 1,000 but 500 is better than i kick in the stots

Got sanwhiched about 6 years ago...no fault of my own!

ooo, ma neck!

just made a provisional booking. Yippe!!!!!!! fingers crossd my bm can stick it. Gonna take load a spares wid me n stay at my nans the days before. Yippee! add me 2 that list.


Drivers

1. scooby
2. evo-ad
3. Tupac/chris m3
4.dikka dooooooooo
People comming to watch/passengers

1.mister adam
2.paul
3.webby

now the 4i has sum rusty freinds along!!!!!!!!lol only kiddin tupac

Now this is really starting to look like some serious fun

Big Boy's and there Big Toy's

I took the Escort out before for a run as its been stood for about a week now, i got about half a mile down the road and had to stop.....................

I hadnt put my harnesses on and i had started to shit myself, boy this thing is a weapon. I had forgot just how crazy and leathal the thing was, I carnt wait to get this Bitch on the track and thrash the fricken backside out of it.

Hoping for a very cold and dry day, cooler charge temperatures (Makes the car feel very very crisp) and i am running semi-slick's so the rain would not be good, but it would be serious fun

I am loving this, its like christmas come early i tell you.

I think That Sanchez and John WRX should come along as drivers and a load more passengers to show support and laugh as we all blow our cars up or put them into the cones :go: :go: </b>

Drivers

1. scooby
2. evo-ad
3. Tupac/chris m3
4.dikka dooooooooo

People comming to watch/passengers

1.mister adam
2.paul
3.webby
4.Lawton, as long as i can get it off work

I dont use the car will the drive there help its about 110miles.

Dikky good lad bringing the bm. the only problem i had was a fan belt snapped get one just incase you need it about £5.

Drivers

1. scooby
2. evo-ad
3. Tupac/chris m3
4.dikka dooooooooo

People comming to watch/passengers

1.mister adam
2.paul
3.webby
4.Lawton, as long as i can get it off work
5.Scooby's B*tch (Work Permitting)

Drivers

1. scooby
2. evo-ad
3. Tupac/chris m3
4.dikka dooooooooo

People comming to watch/passengers

1.mister adam
2.paul
3.webby
4.Lawton, as long as i can get it off work
5.Scooby's B*tch (Work Permitting)
6.Evo Ad's GF

Drivers

1.Scooby
2.Evo-ad
3.Tupac/chris m3
4.Dikka dooooooooo

People comming to watch/passengers

1.Mister Adam
2.Paul - (Depending on funds)
3.Webby
4.Lawton, as long as i can get it off work
5.Scooby's B*tch - (Work Permitting)
6.Evo Ad's GF

wahoo. i cant wait just got my helmet waxed. had 2 stop as my mum caught me . wahoo.

me n the jon wrx team r negotiatin a deal 4 him 2 drive my german rusty beauty. cant wait to test what 171+ bhp can do. lukkin at the list o cars comin i think if it rains all o us shud stay at home. we will all go in circles.

pitty they dont time it tho at the track as the 325 n the 4i shud b pretty close. wud b interestin. annnny way just a few more sleeps untill the day. mmmmmmmmmmm im so exited.

p.s my nan lives round the corner from elvington so i got my breakky sorted, my aunty owns a pub 20 mins away so i can have a bit o dutch courage. te he

I am pretty sure we can arrange an Un-Official timer for our own use only, possibly one of our spectators could do the job for us ?

If it rains it will be so so funny

I have just ordered a suction mount for my Cam-Corder so i can video from inside the car so you could also view a lap of the track and i can stick it on the bonnet facing me so i can see myself crapping it as i go around the track

They are HOT on people timing so be very carefull if you want to time .

They arnt insured to allow timed runs.

Carnt wait myself should be such a good day.

I might be able to come and watch, see how my new job pans out first, but put me down provisionally:

Drivers

1.Scooby
2.Evo-ad
3.Tupac/chris m3
4.Dikka dooooooooo

People comming to watch/passengers

1.Mister Adam
2.Paul - (Depending on funds)
3.Webby
4.Lawton, as long as i can get it off work
5.Scooby's B*tch - (Work Permitting)
6.Evo Ad's GF
7.Jimbo - (Work Permitting)

veryyy unlikely but just spotted 2.7 turbo m20 motor on ebay. mmm. tat wud give the scort a run 4 its money. m20 325 converted 2 a 2.7 low compression pistons uprated fuelin and a garrett t35. mmmmmmmm. hes 1 nutter sellin it. what a dream. we will c

Starting get the breaks ready seems to be only a bleed problem so thats saved me a couple of bob.

Think my cars got a LSD as a extra from the factory so thats a bonus.

Also thinking of stickering it up for the day as i wont be keeping it white when its finished could put number 69 on it.

Were is the best n cheapest place to get some made up??

Why not try Sign Bay

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Cheers scooby e-mail sent

Drivers

1.Scooby
2.Evo-ad
3.Tupac/chris m3
4.Dikka dooooooooo

People comming to watch/passengers

1.Mister Adam
2.Paul - (Depending on funds)
3.Webby
4.Lawton, as long as i can get it off work
5.Evo Ad's GF
6.Jimbo - (Work Permitting)

im in work during the day so cant come to this one, gutted!!

How come your not taking your Impreza Jay?

Lol, I am fed up of blowing the engine up on the impreza so i have reduced the performance to nearly standard for reliability, i must be getting old or somit matey





Click here for full info ............

Im not bothered if i blow this one up as its allot easier and cheaper to to repair.....