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by northloop
Sat Jan 30, 2010 7:04 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Nurburgring track day - both circuits linked
Replies: 23
Views: 935

Nurburgring track day - both circuits linked

Ever fancied doing both circuits linked together like the VLN / 24hr boys do. Fancy going balls out down the straight rather than slowing for the cones. Flying laps? You will get it all here. A friend of mine has taken a huge risk by hiring the circuit for the day and as such this is a closed circui...
by northloop
Fri May 01, 2009 9:26 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Help for Heroes charity - Bovington loooong circuit
Replies: 5
Views: 306

Re: Help for Heroes charity - Bovington loooong circuit

Day is now half full - dont leave it too long if you want to book
by northloop
Tue Apr 28, 2009 9:00 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Help for Heroes charity - Bovington loooong circuit
Replies: 5
Views: 306

Help for Heroes charity - Bovington loooong circuit

Hello guys and girls. Northloop are currently involved with Mazda On Track and Major Jim Cameron in organising a charity track day at Bovington In June. Yes that's right I said Bovington. Come and drive the very long track which most of you will never get the chance to drive again. I have driven it ...
by northloop
Wed Dec 24, 2008 7:43 am
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Best brake pads for track use on E30 325i
Replies: 51
Views: 1844

Re: Best brake pads for track use on E30 325i

I can get you a 20% discount on EBC stuff, send me a pm for details.
by northloop
Mon Dec 22, 2008 3:33 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Update on my track car build
Replies: 281
Views: 19799

Talking of lights, perhaps you should recount the tale of the drivers briefing, Gary... Would that be the one where someone asked if we needed lights on when on track. The organisor said ''yes please''. Then someone asked if we should use fog lights too :D :D :D Seems like a valid question to me. T...
by northloop
Tue Dec 09, 2008 2:23 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Latest pics of my track car
Replies: 7
Views: 517

Re: Latest pics of my track car

Nice stickers :wink:
by northloop
Tue Dec 09, 2008 11:38 am
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Latest pics of my track car
Replies: 7
Views: 517

Re: Latest pics of my track car

One of those pictures would look nice in a calendar :wink:
by northloop
Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:00 am
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Latest pics of my track car
Replies: 7
Views: 517

Re: Latest pics of my track car

Clutter :wink:
by northloop
Mon Dec 08, 2008 4:39 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Update on my track car build
Replies: 281
Views: 19799

greasy wrote:Talking of lights, perhaps you should recount the tale of the drivers briefing, Gary...
Would that be the one where someone asked if we needed lights on when on track. The organisor said ''yes please''. Then someone asked if we should use fog lights too :D :D :D
by northloop
Fri Dec 05, 2008 7:31 am
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Update on my track car build
Replies: 281
Views: 19799

Re:

Get you, Peter Perfect :mad:

:wink:
by northloop
Thu Dec 04, 2008 8:07 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Update on my track car build
Replies: 281
Views: 19799

Weeman wrote:Gay, I'd of had it over the catch fencing.
318 wouldn't have got that far :wink:
by northloop
Thu Dec 04, 2008 6:04 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Update on my track car build
Replies: 281
Views: 19799

What happened was :whistle: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v501/tvr400/BMW%20crash%20Combe%202008/YEL-ElliTDGREEN-2625.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v501/tvr400/BMW%20crash%20Combe%202008/YEL-ElliTDGREEN-2626.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v501/tvr400/BMW%20crash%20Combe%202008/YEL...
by northloop
Wed Dec 03, 2008 6:58 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Update on my track car build
Replies: 281
Views: 19799

Re:

neamem - I am indeed and i'm fine thanks :wink:


greasy is my saviour, and the man who takes the piss out of me constantly when I do things wrong, which is often :D :D
by northloop
Wed Dec 03, 2008 1:01 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Update on my track car build
Replies: 281
Views: 19799

I had no time to work on the Jaffa Cake today, as some paying work came through the door... Makes a change... Took some pictures, although you can't really see much unless you know what you are looking at. First off, a shot of as she now sits with the broken plastics removed. http://i237.photobucket...
by northloop
Tue Dec 02, 2008 10:23 am
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Update on my track car build
Replies: 281
Views: 19799

Re:

Some pro guys have looded at it and as said consider it a slap rather than a proper whack. As said the front legs can be put straight but there will always be a weak point there if I do it again. The engine moved about 4 inches in the impact, ripping the exhaust off all it's mounts and breaking an e...
by northloop
Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:12 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Spax RSX coilovers
Replies: 2
Views: 300

Re: Spax RSX coilovers

Not on an E30 but I know a couple of lads who use them on high powered Mk2 golfs. They are very very good on them :wink:
by northloop
Mon Dec 01, 2008 9:07 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Update on my track car build
Replies: 281
Views: 19799

Re:

I think I should be ok for parts, but your kind comments are appreciated.

Watch this space for rebuild updates and pics over the coming weeks
by northloop
Mon Dec 01, 2008 6:40 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Update on my track car build
Replies: 281
Views: 19799

Re:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v501/tvr400/Beemer/IMG_5809.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v501/tvr400/Beemer/IMG_5797.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v501/tvr400/Beemer/IMG_5798.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v501/tvr400/Beemer/IMG_5799.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v...
by northloop
Mon Dec 01, 2008 4:38 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Peoples reviews on ARBs
Replies: 46
Views: 1426

Re: Peoples reviews on ARBs

I would suggest if you're pushing your car hard enough to warrant uprated ARBs on the road then you're going too fast
by northloop
Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:50 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Peoples reviews on ARBs
Replies: 46
Views: 1426

Re: Peoples reviews on ARBs

These cars perform really well without expensive uprated ARB's. Although saying that I did crash mine on Saturday :D Would an uprated ARB have saved me, nope, just possibly made the car less progressive and ensured I crashed on a slower corner :mad:
by northloop
Mon Dec 01, 2008 12:45 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Update on my track car build
Replies: 281
Views: 19799

Re:

Castle Combe charity track day for NSPCC on Saturday. Early morning, foggy, damp. Camp corner. From what I remember I had made the bend and was feeding the power back on. Back stepped out, thought I had caught it, snapped back and from that point I was a passenger. I remember travelling backwards qu...
by northloop
Mon Dec 01, 2008 11:26 am
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Update on my track car build
Replies: 281
Views: 19799

Re:

Ouch

It's better to have tried and failed then never tried at all :wink:

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by northloop
Tue Nov 25, 2008 7:14 am
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Update on my track car build
Replies: 281
Views: 19799

Re:

Was supposed to be sorting that out, but haven't got round to it. Will get on the case later :wink:
by northloop
Mon Nov 24, 2008 7:15 am
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Update on my track car build
Replies: 281
Views: 19799

Re:

It's dropped down the list a bit as i've been busy driving it for a while.

Will start changing things again in the next few months
by northloop
Sun Nov 23, 2008 12:33 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Update on my track car build
Replies: 281
Views: 19799

Re:

Powder coated
by northloop
Fri Nov 14, 2008 11:48 am
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Nurburgring 24hour trip - May 2009
Replies: 0
Views: 136

Nurburgring 24hour trip - May 2009

Darren (ringweekends ) and I have worked our way through the costs with the view to organising a trip and can offer the following. Party bus crossing on Thursday 21st May from Dover. Pick up from a location close to Dover which is mutually convenient may be possible by prior negotiation. Thursday AM...
by northloop
Fri Nov 07, 2008 12:58 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Have I made a big mistake?
Replies: 13
Views: 689

Re: Have I made a big mistake?

How long have you been waiting? What was the quoted lead time when you ordered?
by northloop
Mon Nov 03, 2008 7:28 am
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Silverstone GP 6th March £199
Replies: 9
Views: 366

Re: Silverstone GP 6th March £199

Car needs to be legal, or capable of being used in a race series. In other words no leaks, not dangerous, good enough to be used for the day and not cause others undue harm or concern. Therefore it doesn't need a current MOT / tax, but it does need to be good enough to survive a hard days use on tra...
by northloop
Thu Oct 30, 2008 4:17 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Silverstone GP 6th March £199
Replies: 9
Views: 366

Silverstone GP 6th March £199

With circuit days.

Open pit lane
passengers free
Extra drivers free
20 mins tuition free

£199 price only available if you're a northloop member.

Hope to see a few of you there.
by northloop
Wed Oct 29, 2008 2:40 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: e30 Brakes question.
Replies: 79
Views: 2968

Re: e30 Brakes question.

I use EBC discs and yellows, braided lines, decent fluid and an AP lever bias valve. I have done a number of track days this year and everything has held up well. The pads will last for this coming weekend at Angelsey and maybe more. Not bad considering the track miles they have done so far. Over th...
by northloop
Fri Oct 17, 2008 8:17 am
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Track day at the Ring 4th Nov £229
Replies: 3
Views: 231

Re: Track day at the Ring 4th Nov £229

I was there this weekend and it was tee shirt weather :wink:
by northloop
Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:35 am
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Track day at the Ring 4th Nov £229
Replies: 3
Views: 231

Track day at the Ring 4th Nov £229

With circuit days · Exclusive Circuit Days event ”“ restricted numbers · Run in open pit lane format ”“ no need to come into the pits after each lap · Noise limit 105dB ”“ unregistered and race cars allowed · AMRCO and ATDO sanctioned · No charge for tuition, additional drivers or passengers · £229 ...
by northloop
Tue Sep 30, 2008 2:12 pm
Forum: Motorsport / Track Day
Topic: Which Coilover set up for track day cars?
Replies: 21
Views: 742

Re: Which Coilover set up for track day cars?

Running H&R coilovers on mine which I think are brilliant. Going to try some harder springs on the back to change things a little though.