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GingerTim
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Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:30 pm

Anyone know of any up any coming trackday's or open airfeild's in the near future around oxfordshire? Never been on a track before but Quite fancy it.
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Sat Feb 10, 2007 9:16 am

Abingdon is prob your closest, raced there on a bike a few years ago but never been round it on a car. Keevil is also relatively close, the other side of the M4 near Melksham. www.motorsport-events.co.uk

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Sat Feb 10, 2007 1:42 pm

If you join the northloop forum and mention our name when you book then you get a 5% discount with www.circuit-days.co.uk

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Sat Feb 10, 2007 6:07 pm

Thank's guy's. Had a look, the www.motorsport-events.co.uk one look's good. They have 2 very near me! Did not even know they did track day's so close!
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Sat Feb 10, 2007 7:29 pm

Tim, I have done a couple of motorsport events days, they are well organised and occur with a strict emphasis on gentlemanly conduct. If you are a Tw*t they will tell you to piss off, which is good in my eyes.

I have not yet been to abingdon, but i believe its there most popular event. I have done Hulavington and Keevil and enjoyed them both equally(m4 jnct 17). A great place to learn car control and what happens when you run out of talent in relative safety. £150 well spent by the time you have budgeted for fuel. :D
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Sun Feb 11, 2007 4:39 pm

northloop wrote:If you join the northloop forum and mention our name when you book then you get a 5% discount with www.circuit-days.co.uk

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Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:37 am

No problem Taffy :wink:
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Mon Feb 12, 2007 4:55 pm

Bedford Autodrome on the 24th of this month if you fancy it!
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Mon Feb 12, 2007 7:17 pm

140 quid if booked through Northloop.co.uk

But you have to love the 'Ring!
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Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:30 pm

So you gonna be at bedford? www.motorsport-events.co.uk have a event at abingdon on fri 23rd to.
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Mon Feb 19, 2007 1:41 pm

I was thinking of Abingdon to give the new car a run around to see what its going to be like. No sign of the race springs yet tho :x so its going to be Keevil 5th March.
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Mon Feb 19, 2007 2:24 pm

Brian, hopefully we might get to that event, abeit in a 200sx.

Would be good to chat e30 for a bit. 318 or 320?
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Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:03 pm

I'm going to bedford. Booked it today. Can't wait ! :D
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Thu Feb 22, 2007 9:26 am

Sorry Jon, just clocked your message. It's now looking doubtful for 5th as well :? . Work was quiet for a couple of weeks so I was getting a bit of car build time in (I'm a self employed trainer), but is now picked up again for the next couple of weeks. The car is a 318 built to PBMW spec. It's pretty much there now, just needs a couple of days fettling to finish off. I want somewhere local ish to give it a bit of a hoon before the season starts as I haven't driven a 318 before so want to get the hang of it a bit, also its just the original engine with an oil change, so I want to see if it will hang together Ok on track or if I need to be engine building as well before the season starts!

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Thu Feb 22, 2007 11:41 am

The 5th of March is coming up rather quick on us too, so i'm unsure whether we will be there. The 16th is Hullavington so that is a possibility then its the 2nd of april back at Keevil. I'll keep you informed what event we are attending and you can do the same if you want.

There is a guy on the zone who seldom posts that I have met a few times at Keevil and Hul with a caged 325i. This should give you the perfect benchmark to see how well set up yours is :thumb:
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Thu Feb 22, 2007 1:46 pm

GingerTim wrote:I'm going to bedford. Booked it today. Can't wait ! :D
Awesome! :cool:
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Thu Feb 22, 2007 2:22 pm

Can't believe I organised it and i'm the only bugger not going :cry:
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northloop wrote:Can't believe I organised it and i'm the only bugger not going :cry:
Where's my violin!? Hehe!

Shame you aren't going mate. More important beer to drink though!
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Fri Feb 23, 2007 6:05 pm

I wouldn't have had a car to drive anyway :wink:
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Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:05 pm

Awsome day guy's! loved it. Cheer's for the advise on where to go. Davetouring, nice volvo drifting! :notworthy:
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