Saturday, 17th November 2007 - New date for Wet Grip day

Post by **neil** » Wed Nov 14, 2007 12:19 am

Hi guys

Looks like we have 2 sessions, each with 12 cars. So I've split this up into 3 groups of 4.

Team Blue, Team Green and Team Orange

Morning Session
Sign on 8.00am onwards - for safety briefing at 8.30am

1. Kevin ( B10 3.3 )
2. Graham ( B10 V8 )
3. Jeff Spangle (130i)
4. Tom (Roofer) 335d
5. Croxfox (X5 !)
6. Julian (Mazda 6)
7. Neal (325 E36 Coupe)
8. Justin (B10 3.3)
9. Dominic (Maserati Coupe GTS)
10. Nick (Subaru Impreza STi spec.D)
11. Andy (Audi A4 1.9 Tdi)
12. Neil ( B8 )

Afternoon Session
Sign on 11.45 am onwards - for safety briefing at 12.15pm
1. Graham (B10 V8 )
2. Lee (Subaru Impreza WRX Sti)
3. Giles (Z4M Roadster)
4. Peter Douglas (Roadster S)
5. Stephen Elvar (Celica GT Four)
6. Lawrence (Supercharged MX-5)
7. Dino (Range Rover)
8. Nigel Bond (Subaru Impreza STi spec.D)
9. Richie (Z4M Coupe)
10. Maxine (911)
11. Audrius (C2 (Citroen Furio))
12. Neil ( B8 )

jeffspangle · Post by **jeffspangle** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 1:06 pm

Sign on at 8am - feck!

Best to get there for 7.30 I guess.

Will there be any food?

Post by **neil** » Thu Nov 15, 2007 9:44 pm

Hi Jeff

Main thing is you must be there for the 8.30 start.

Rockingham has a diner that will be open 11am - 3pm

KevinB10 · Post by **KevinB10** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:21 am

The FAQ section on the Rockingham website says your Driving Licence is required.

GrahamP · Post by **GrahamP** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 11:53 am

Thanks for that, Kevin. I probably wouldn't have thought of that.

Post by **neil** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 12:20 pm

The need to bring a driving licence wasn't mentioned explicitly in my discussions but I'd bring it just in case!

Thanks for pointing that out Kev

Roaders · Post by **Roaders** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:03 pm

I'm looking forward to this.

I assume it's very obvious where to go when we get to Rockingham?

Post by **neil** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 1:06 pm

Yes I'll make sure it's clear.

There is a trackday on too, so that could be the only confusion.

For reference we are meeting / signing on at the Scrutineering area.

Butty · Post by **Butty** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 5:41 pm

Hi Neil,
I've just got your message, so am about to do a Paypal transfer.
Just to confirm that I'll be there for the morning session.

Thanks

Nick

Post by **neil** » Fri Nov 16, 2007 7:29 pm

Hi guys

Looks like we have 2 sessions, each with 12 cars. So I've split this up into 3 groups of 4.

Team Blue, Team Green and Team Orange

Morning Session
Sign on 8.00am onwards - for safety briefing at 8.30am

1. Kevin ( B10 3.3 )
2. Graham ( B10 V8 )
3. Jeff Spangle (130i)
4. Tom (Roofer) 335d
5. Croxfox (X5 !)
6. Julian (Mazda 6)
7. Neal (325 E36 Coupe)
8. Justin (B10 3.3)
9. Dominic (Maserati Coupe GTS)
10. Nick (Subaru Impreza STi spec.D)
11. Andy (Audi A4 1.9 Tdi)
12. Neil ( B8 )

Afternoon Session
Sign on 11.45 am onwards - for safety briefing at 12.15pm
1. Graham (B10 V8 )
2. Lee (Subaru Impreza WRX Sti)
3. Giles (Z4M Roadster)
4. Peter Douglas (Roadster S)
5. Stephen Elvar (Celica GT Four)
6. Lawrence (Supercharged MX-5)
7. Dino (Range Rover)
8. Nigel Bond (Subaru Impreza STi spec.D)
9. Richie (Z4M Coupe)
10. Maxine (911)
11. Audrius (C2 (Citroen Furio))
12. Neil ( B8 )

nealpina · Post by **nealpina** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 7:16 pm

What a day!!!

Firstly thanks to Neil and D4 for organising the event.

I have learnt a lot from attending the â€˜Wet Grip Dayâ€™. I would recommend the event to anyone mainly for the understanding of driving in conditions that are unpredictable on the public roads.

I will do this event again, because when I have been caught out on the public roads previously I have managed to control the skids. However today I become conscious that I have a lot more to learn! I was also rear ending like anything and I consider this to be due to my driving ability, but when one the instructors took my car onto the crescent area, the same happened to him - I therefore now do think it must have been the carâ€™s fault and not my ability

I am interested to read the views of others.

Peter&Janet · Post by **Peter&Janet** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 9:44 pm

I posted this in the genral forum wasnt sure which one we were using.....

Brilliant day, great circuit, worth the money, special thanks to Neil for organizing & Andy p___ed through soaking wet but still kept taking the pictures, & the banter from the lads & lasses made it even better.

Cheers everyone.

peter

Roaders · Post by **Roaders** » Sat Nov 17, 2007 11:48 pm

We had a great day too. It was good to meet everyone.

I've uploaded all my pictures here:

http://rc.giles.roadnight.name/index.cf ... egoryID=68

If you want the originals click on the image and you get bigger versions and the original full size image.
The images are in a bit of a funny order at the moment which I'll sort out tomorrow along with the full size image download.

If anyone has any images of me messing it up I'd love to see them!

GrahamP · Post by **GrahamP** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 12:08 am

Thanks very much to Neil and Andy for a most enjoyable day. Good value for money IMO and it was good to meet everyone as well. I'd definitely do it again. Looking forward the mag writeup and pics.

KevinB10 · Post by **KevinB10** » Sun Nov 18, 2007 12:14 pm

I would like to echo the above comments, thanks Andy & Neil for organising a great event.
I learned a lot about driving the B10 in wet and icy conditions. I especially enjoyed the kick-plate.