Spa Francorchamps 31st Mar, 1st April

[Graham]

I was also there on the 1st, and after a dicey cold start, the rest of the day was ace. I was in a white e36 m3 track slag called Rodney. Saw the blue Noble out on track, going well. Was also at the Ring today. Dodgy weather this morning (very slippy) but got some good laps this afternoon. Wished I had brought the CSL instead of Rodney. :moan:

I think I remember seeing your car. I was in a red E46 M3

[Pip1968]

Speaking of CSLs, anyone on here in the black CSL doing some 'controlled' drifting on the GP circuit today, about 2 cars in front of me? May even be the same person doing doughnuts in a CSL in the car park at the end of the day? :119:

And the knob doing them in a black M3 on Wednesday in the car park. :whistle:

The V10 engined CSL was towed off due to a drive shaft going. I meant to take a picture of the CSL with the 'Azure Blue' - ? wrap. My wife liked it but it was not really my thing. There were also a couple off looky likey CSLs.

Only one vehicle kaput on the Nordschleife on the track day, a red Ferrari. French plate I think.

Pip

[GregorJP]

And the knob doing them in a black M3 on Wednesday in the car park. :whistle:

The V10 engined CSL was towed off due to a drive shaft going. I meant to take a picture of the CSL with the 'Azure Blue' - ? wrap. My wife liked it but it was not really my thing. There were also a couple off looky likey CSLs.

Only one vehicle kaput on the Nordschleife on the track day, a red Ferrari. French plate I think.

Pip

No more questions, your honour.

Shame there were not more CSLs, but the weather was tricky, admittedly. The other vehicle that had a mishap on Wednesday was the Fiat Arbarth driven by Keith from The Prodigy, who rear-ended it. I saw him checking his tyres earlier. If only I had the foresight to shout "release the pressure"...

[shimmy]

. If only I had the foresight to shout "release the pressure"...

hindsight is a wonderful thing

[Graham]

Shimmy, your 2:49 seems all the more impressive now I've driven the circuit!

[Bealo]

Shimmy, your 2:49 seems all the more impressive now I've driven the circuit!

Don't tell the man train lover that........ We won't hear the last of it now on the canary wharf beers artyman:

[Pooky]

I was there at Spa and the ring with the black CSL with Spires down the side. Unfortunately the gearbox started playing up putting it on the trailer in the UK and after 30 mins running at Spa the SMG pump went and it's been sat in neutral ever since. Was a fun 30 mins though, car never went straight at any point, think I did the whole of Pouon with the steering wheel straight...

Still a good trip. Had a few cars running that we're developing, you might have seen the silver E46 M3 with dark wheels, that's running our new development of Nitron R3s and is proper quick considering engine is standard.

Also working on Phil Morrison's V10 M3 with a new set-up and adjusting his rear droop travel and whipping the rear ARB off to improve traction (he had a monster H&R on there).

Also Dale got to run his Bridge to Gantry 328i for the first time at the ring running our Nitron R1 spec. Bit of rear aero needed to fix some oversteer and reposition the front travel for more droop up otherwise fast out the box.

And did a number of set-ups for people over the four days ranging from a new GT3 to Keith Flint's Fiat 500. Every customer came back to say how much better their cars were.

Lastly, some videos.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plpp&v=Nk1uC5ujex4

http://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=plcp&v=T_Dsq9pR6o4

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DSUKASsRG0Y&feature=plpp

Dave

[Pip1968]

Yes, I remember seeing the black Spires CSL at Spa and assumed it must have been a garage queen as it never seemed to move. Sorry to hear about the SMG pump. I only turned up for the 1st and so was very lucky with the weather.

The GP day at Nurburg was good weather too although a shortened GP track is a little tiresome or is it just me -? It was just a shame that the 3rd was a little poor on the weather front. At least it was relatively dry.

Pip

[need4speed]

Random CSL at the 'Ring!

:whistle:

[Graham]

Epic corner cutting :hahaha: