Oulton Park 15th July.

Post by **pete** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:21 am

through Book a track. Anyone fancy it? So far we are 2 maybes which doesn't sound that promising but I only thought of it last night...

Pete

Post by **Shug** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 11:27 am

Sh*tload of money. Know it's a full day and it's one of the few dates left, but LoT do them much cheaper and I'd be tempted to wait until they've got a day I can do.

Just letting you into some possible resaons for the slow uptake.

Post by **pete** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 12:27 pm

ah you see minial research. Is it a lot? Same price as KH (per hour) roughly... May have to re-think although looking through another post looks like they do discount for LoT members, if there is any interest I could check (but I'm sh*t at organising stuff).

You see LoT is 30 quid just to join the forums!! 30 quid for nothing!! I'm already a member of more forums than I can possibly keep up with...

How much do LoT charge then? (May join if it is cheaper).

I'm not off often at weekends (see posts passim), I can't often get a pass when I am off, I'm willing to pay for the priviledge of a date that fits my calendar...

Pete

(Kind of random post to re-read but you get the gist... )

Post by **Shug** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 12:42 pm

Aye - LoT does tend to be in the £99 - £150 bracket for full day Oulton. The date mentioned isn't listed though. Their next Oulton is in friggingn December (although they've just had a day there)

Think about LoT is that, while it costs £30 to join, I saved more than that on one track day booking with them. If you want to do more than 1 TD other than KH all year, then it's a no-brainer. I don't keep track of the forums, only log on if there's an event I want to go to, so I can get the chat in advance.

Another option for the more challenging track that's not too far away is Cadwell. Bloody love the place and it seems custom made for the Elise.

They have a full calendar of events on the site, so you don't have to be wading through forums to find them.

Post by **pete** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:43 pm

100 quid in December. It'll snow! This is July in summer... Much better

Anyway it's only an extra ton. Night out in Glasgow. 2 tanks of fuel. 'Sonly money. No pockets in a shroud you know. And it fits my calendar.

pete

more money than time faction.

And losing track of what he has posted on SE1 (at home) and on here (at home and w*rk)as that last stuff I've written looks a bit familiar....

Post by **Shug** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:52 pm

pete wrote:100 quid in December. It'll snow! This is July in summer... Much better

Anyway it's only an extra ton. Night out in Glasgow. 2 tanks of fuel. 'Sonly money. No pockets in a shroud you know. And it fits my calendar.

pete

more money than time faction.

And losing track of what he has posted on SE1 (at home) and on here (at home and w*rk)as that last stuff I've written looks a bit familiar....

Nah - totally agree mate. if your stuck for time and you've got the folding, then bloody well get out there!

Would not want to do OP for the first time in December either...

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 2:58 pm

The g/f lives quite near, so if I'm in the area I may pop down for a look-see. The car will be way up here though.

Rich

tenkfeet · Post by **tenkfeet** » Mon Jun 19, 2006 10:01 pm

Ok Pete I am a definite as long as I can get leave, I will phone work tomorrow . I have also booked provisionly .

Let me know if its all systems go and I will pay in full . I will also book some training.

F**k the expense , a new bathroom can wait .

Andy G · Post by **Andy G** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:12 am

tenkfeet wrote: F**k the expense , a new bathroom can wait .

Thats the spirit

Post by **pete** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:14 am

Cool. Suzy jst got her shifts so I'm a definite too. I'll confirm it tomorrow. PM'd you my number, when are you thinking of going down etc. I am in work Sunday am so I'll come back straight after...

pete

tenkfeet · Post by **tenkfeet** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:46 am

pete wrote:Cool. Suzy jst got her shifts so I'm a definite too. I'll confirm it tomorrow. PM'd you my number, when are you thinking of going down etc. I am in work Sunday am so I'll come back straight after...

pete

Dont ask me its your idea

I have not given it any thought whatsoever. I know its in Cheshire , thats England right . As I said I need to check with Stewart for leave , I will call you tomorrow. Its either a case of getting up early and driving down, f**k that or going down Friday during the day and staying somewhere.

The credit card is out so the world is your lobster. ( sorry been drinking

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robin · Post by **robin** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:36 am

I recommend driving down the night before - have a couple (but too many, eh Neil?) and then off to bed. Remember Oulton Park is not a place to drive on a hangover unless you want to come home on a flatbed or in a bodybag ...

I can also recommend the Premier Travel Inn at Northwich (not Northwich South) which is were I stayed last time (much better than the smell-o-tel we used to stay in!).

http://www.premiertravelinn.com/pti/hot ... elId=24127

To get there from here, M6 south to J19, the turn right on the A556 towards Northwich - to get to the hotel you actually don't go into NW, rather you follow the A556 which has a bypass to the south instead. The hotel is on the right, IIRC, just after the bypass ends and the dual carriageway stops. If you get to the Shell garage you've missed it.

To get to the circuit you carry on to the shell garage and turn left at the lights, then through the next set of lights and you'll see OP signs anyway - if you get to the random blue petrol station on the left, you've just passed the wee lane on the left that goes through the woods to the circuit entrance that you should have taken

Cheers,
Robin

P.S. Not that I've ever been there or anything

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:58 am

robin wrote:I recommend driving down the night before - have a couple (but too many, eh Neil?) and then off to bed. Remember Oulton Park is not a place to drive on a hangover unless you want to come home on a flatbed or in a bodybag ...

I must be great then as i avoided both those outcomes and i was stinking drunk. unfortunately.

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:23 pm

mckeann wrote:
robin wrote:I recommend driving down the night before - have a couple (but too many, eh Neil?) and then off to bed. Remember Oulton Park is not a place to drive on a hangover unless you want to come home on a flatbed or in a bodybag ...

I must be great then as i avoided both those outcomes and i was stinking drunk. unfortunately.

Perhaps breaking the shed helped your avoidance?

Mac

mckeann · Post by **mckeann** » Tue Jun 20, 2006 12:28 pm

the shed breakage was late in the day, about 2 hours before home time. By then i had sobered up. It was the morning session that was most, er, interesting.

Robin wouldnt pax with me, although that is no great surprise