View Full Version : Abingdon Track Day (a few 200sx's, an F40, Ultima GTR, GT3-RS and Many More)
Set up this thread so Colwell, Jules and I can put up some info from our little day out.
Cracking day with Clowell and Jules. First of all the cars...
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g197/Tommy200sx_photos/IMG_0275.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g197/Tommy200sx_photos/IMG_0273.jpg
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g197/Tommy200sx_photos/IMG_0276.jpg
We were amazed at what we saw when we turned up...a Ferarri F40 in prefect condition; we didnt think it was going out on track but how wrong were we!
For Jules it was his first time out on track so took it nice and easy in his first session however he was the most luck bugger on the planet as he was passed by the F40 at full chatt!!:eek: :eek: :eek:
However his day was cut short by turbo gaskets going. Despite the combined might of 3 guys from the SXOC 2 snapped studs was a bit much for a track side repair.:cry: :cry:
Below are a few bits of video, with me out in colwells car and me with just a camera mount in.
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Took colwell out in mine as a passenger and waited for the F40 to catch up (didnt have to do too much as it was fast as fook). I had to run silencing all day to get under 100db (got to 99.8:wack: ) but took it off for the F40, then proceeded to not remember that I had just given the car an extra 80hp and a much more aggressive power curve and did a massive smoke inducing spin (720) in front of the F40 (just glad I didn’t hit it:nod: )
All in all a cracking day, I'll let the others add some extra photos.
quality video that mate.
bet the F40 was a dream to watch. i've seen one at monza a few years ago and it sounded awesome.
that rocker cover on the green sx is flappin mental. love it.
shame about the problems you guys had though.
blue boy
07-09-2007, 20:41
Looked like a good day.
Nice vid :thumbs:
JulesS14200
07-09-2007, 22:47
Love that pic of mine and james' cars, good idea for the elevation ;)
Shame my car broke after the first session but hey, was pretty surreal looking in my mirrors and seeing a ferrari f40 behind me for a few corners, let him past in the end as I was taking it easy :D
couldnt believe after i came off and drove down the end of the pitlane to cool down, thought the car sounded funny and my heart sank when we opened the bonnet and colwell pointed out the gasket hanging out the turbo, 2 studs ****ed :cry:
I had booked 3 lessons with the instructor but he wasnt available for the first session, I was in session 3 which was novice (even with the f40!)then after that it was open pitlane. as I didnt have a working car tom took the first lesson then I chopped my other 2 in for a go in a lotus elise, will post more about that tomo, better go and be sociable so I can get some off the missus later :D
got a bit of sunburn too, was sweating like **** over dinner
and cheers to tom and james for the passenger rides, 2 quick sorted cars, both need passenger buckets and harnesses though!
If this makes you feel any better....After I snapped the exhauts hangers out on track and drove home, all mu turbo studs have gone :( not a big supprise given they had to support almost the whole exhaust weight on the drive back
As I was bored, unfortunatly my crap camera 1) has rubish quality 2) crap sound 3) only runs for 3 min. I didnt realise this so the first 2 min tends to be warm up laps.
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both need passenger buckets and harnesses though!
Sparco EVO bucket seats, eh Figjam ;)
I had a really, really good day :thumbs: learnt loads about the car and how it handles and that when it does break tracktion not to panic too much as they can be controlled quite nicely.
Didnt quite kill the rear tyres even though i was trying quite hard but maybe they will do a stint up Pod soon.
Pitty about Jules's car soo soon in the day and Figjams but at least that was in the last session. Fingers crossed mine seems to have got through unscathed :eek: but im sure when i look at it later ill find something wrong.....lol
Some of my pics from the day.
On arrival
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/Colwell/abingdon2.jpg
Cooling down after a session
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/Colwell/abingdon5.jpg
Lunch time
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/Colwell/abingdon6.jpg
One of Jules in full go mode
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/Colwell/abingdon9.jpg
Close up
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/Colwell/abingdon10.jpg
Damage report :cry:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/Colwell/abingdon8.jpg
End of the day
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/Colwell/abingdon7.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/Colwell/abingdon1.jpg
Great day all round and cheers for a good idea Figjam :clap: :clap: :clap:
voodoo_melon
08-09-2007, 10:54
http://i56.photobucket.com/albums/g197/Tommy200sx_photos/IMG_0275.jpgNot a fan of BGWs but that S14a looks ace :notworthy
oh yea, also meant to say that with my new HKS 409 Hi Power exhaust the DB check came in at a max of 93 holding the car at 4500rpm :eek: :eek:
Spot on :thumbs:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/Colwell/abingdon7.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/Colwell/abingdon1.jpg
Great day all round and cheers for a good idea Figjam :clap: :clap: :clap:[/QUOTE]
Mate who ever did those awsome graphics on your car must be a GOD!:p
Good to see you all had a good time. I did a trackday there with motorsport events early in the year, was nice to watch the video remembering all the corners. Do you think you guys would go back there again?
/\/\ definatly mate, well oganised, nice and friendly people, fun circuit and not too far from home :thumbs:
You lot should come to Brands on the 7th Nov and do a proper trackday :nod: :thumbs:
.....and i thought your post would be commenting on my ace photography lol
Kinda skint now mate, but did see it, ill have to think about it.
What ace photography :confused:
:smash: :wack: ;)
Anyway it's only £89 for 3 hours open pit, you can make it £1 a lap easily :nod:
archenemy.co.uk
08-09-2007, 20:51
Is Abingdon Oxford way??
How bad was the airfield on the tyres, thats the main reason I don't like them, 3-4x more tyre wear than a circuit
Is Abingdon Oxford way??
How bad was the airfield on the tyres, thats the main reason I don't like them, 3-4x more tyre wear than a circuit
The surface at Abingdon is excellent, pretty much track spec :thumbs:
I've done a couple of days there and tyre wear was no worse than the likes of Combe etc :)
Anyway it's only £89 for 3 hours open pit, you can make it £1 a lap easily :nod:
I was thinking about doing a day at abingdon or possibly the brands day, but the problem for me with proper tracks is im not allways the most restrained or controlled driver, and am scared of armco and gravel pits on my car
Is Abingdon Oxford way??
How bad was the airfield on the tyres, thats the main reason I don't like them, 3-4x more tyre wear than a circuit
Yes mate, just west of Oxford
Wear on tyres was not as bad as i expected, alot of it was kinda tarmac.
Saw the pictures from the weekend on their website and on closer inspection they arn't really all that.
Maybe we could one CD of all our cars so its like £7 each rather than £20. Idea???
I've heard some good reviews of Abingdon, one day I'll get there:rolleyes:
Looks like you had good fun.
Sounds like a plan, Jules has a cracking photo of him being chased by the F40 :)
http://www.photodirectuk.com/MSE07/21%20Abingdon%207th%20Sept/10%20All%20Nissan%20200%20SX/index.htm?show=mse_1277.htm
F40 images (just wet my pants) http://www.photodirectuk.com/MSE07/21%20Abingdon%207th%20Sept/12%20Ferrari%20F40/index.htm
cool, i'll email them tommorow and get it sorted mate. Soon as i get them i'll send you a disk with them on :thumbs:
Right, photo directs web site is crap and there link to contacting them wont work for me as it links to hotmail or something. There is also no phone or email listed.
Can someone else see if they have more luck???
Right, photo directs web site is crap and there link to contacting them wont work for me as it links to hotmail or something. There is also no phone or email listed.
Can someone else see if they have more luck???
try steveclarke@photodirectuk.com
Cheers mate, im on it :thumbs:
Anyone up for doing another day?
Mate of mine has just bought a scooby WRX RA type ltd thingy wotsit as a track car and is thinking of doing the abingdon day on the 13th of October...
archenemy.co.uk
17-09-2007, 16:32
with who? how much?
Same organisers as Figjam's abingdon day...
http://www.motorsport-events.co.uk/track_day_calendar.htm
£109 all day
I'll whack up another post in the Motorsport section....
Im skint otherwise i would be there :cry:
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=312362
I'm skint too - but you only live once ;)
Me and my mate in his dc2 are planning on doing that day, as long as there's still some places once we've been paid, and as long as my cars back from the body shop.
JulesS14200
18-09-2007, 15:45
My car is still broken :rolleyes:
Are you doing the gasket change yourself?
JulesS14200
18-09-2007, 16:10
Are you doing the gasket change yourself?
yeah supposed to be :wack:
Then what you doing on here :whip: :p , get out there and change them so you can come to the track day next month
JulesS14200
18-09-2007, 16:25
I was gonna take it apart wednesday as I'm off for a few days, now i have man-flu and cant be arsed. Cant decide whether to change the turbo while its off too :annoyed:
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