Thruxton 31 August Open Pit Lane Track Day

At the beginning of the day they said reset your trips and then come in after 10 or 12 miles. I tend to come in a lot to start with so I can get the tyres to the right pressure when they are running nice and hot. I never looked at the trip again until I filled up with Fuel when leaving the circuit as I had driven there in the RS60. I did think 235 miles was a lot but it was a beautiful September day and really warm and so much fun. I would come in for a quick coffee out of the thermos and fill with fuel then go back out again. Looking forward to doing the same in the Megane.

 

At the beginning of the day they said reset your trips and then come in after 10 or 12 miles. I tend to come in a lot to start with so I can get the tyres to the right pressure when they are running nice and hot. I never looked at the trip again until I filled up with Fuel when leaving the circuit as I had driven there in the RS60. I did think 235 miles was a lot but it was a beautiful September day and really warm and so much fun. I would come in for a quick coffee out of the thermos

this was mine...

built it out myself and loved it....will get another rib one day when the girls are older. I used to do a litre a mile at a fast pace which I thought was excellent

 

that was a big project..hat off to you..mine was a project but everything was new, I got the hull specc'd specifically to my needs eg knees, changeable seats at rear, twin elephant trunks, built in fibreglass 220l tank, discovery console slightly to one side, custom tubes by our friends in yeovil, new opti 200,
really enjoyed the build however next i would probably go either vipermax/scorpion

here are some pics of the build

 

Oh the joy of the opti oil....I remember buying the stuff in bulk to save quite a few quid and shared it with the mates as we all had optis

 

is it badged as optimax or salt water, ie blue or red?

 

unloading cargo

 

Hmmm I think the old pads have had it

Lucky new discs going on with new 1.11 pads

 

This arrived too today

 

So new discs and pads on front today...will pop out and bed them in later. I must say is the easiest car I have changed pads and discs on ever. The calipers are all new so no pin trouble. Thanks to George for the constant stream of new bits.
A question...whats the view on Miller's nanodrive....how frequent should it be changed or best to go by colour.

 

Cool looking forward to it and meeting you all

 

anyone else? I will be there early as will Ian

 

super see you there matey

 

Yep a brilliant day and great to meet you guys. Really enjoyed it. Weather was brill with just a very short shower before lunch. Great company and a great day.. thanks guys

 

My best lap was 1.39 in that last session we did Neil, was a great session, my times steadily improved as the day went on as got used to the track