Teesside in July?

Post by ed » Tue May 01, 2007 4:39 pm

Hmm, i would say it needed to be monday again but id definitely be up for it!

Post by ed » Tue May 01, 2007 4:44 pm

yep i saw that!

mac · Post by **mac** » Tue May 01, 2007 6:18 pm

No thanks.

Was great of you to organise the previous one and this in no way reflects badly on you but their attitude to safety was just too haphazard for my liking.

2 circuit marshalls, no fire marshalls, no one controlling pit exit and to cap it all only one paramedic, in a frontera, who was facing the wrong way to access the circuit.

Would go down for a karting event in a minute though

Mac

lotustype116 · Post by **lotustype116** » Tue May 01, 2007 6:41 pm

I'm up for this

Even although everything Mac says is true, I still felt safer there with people I know than I have ever felt up at Knockhill with a dozen or so Marshals. Plus the track at Teesside really seemed to suit my wee car and driving style

Monday suits me again for the same reasons as mentioned before.

Respect for organizing another so soon Paul.

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Tue May 01, 2007 7:22 pm

Certainly there wasn't the same level of marshalling you might normaly expect but I didnt at any time feel it any danger because of it.

The only minor issue was the pit lane exit but to be honest I am used to double checking its clear of my own accord anyway as its not uncommon for the KH pit wall to release you into the path of another car doing 100+. Been there both in the pit lane and the pit straight.

At no point was the track anything close to being too busy and I thought the driver etiquette was impeccable, which is what you would expect from it being a club day.

I would be up for another visit.

dezzy · Post by **dezzy** » Tue May 01, 2007 7:44 pm

I'm definitely up for it. I did have one questionable moment when the guy waved me out of the pits for me to catch sight of a fast approaching Evo in my mirror, but I just held off and went in behind it.

As a trackday novice, I didn't really have much to compare it to, but I definitely felt safe knowing everyone that was on track with me.

Count me in Paul.

VXJON · Post by **VXJON** » Tue May 01, 2007 8:08 pm

Count me in

I did notice the sloppy marshalling but at no time did I feel in any danger

Also crossposted to vx220.org to drum up some numbers

Post by **simon** » Tue May 01, 2007 9:08 pm

No thanks from me.
I agree with what Mac is saying but my main reason for is that if I'm taking another day off work and driving all that way (4-5 hours for me) I'd rather do somewhere different like Croft or Cadwell.

BigD · Post by **BigD** » Tue May 01, 2007 9:39 pm

You should have been on for the last hour, the marshalls buggered off home early.

I understand where folk are coming from with the marshalling but it wouldn't stop me going. At the end of the day it was a budget trackday so budget service has to be expected. They knew where the spins would be and covered them pretty well.

Don't think the tight slow bends helped my diff any mind you.

//Broken faction//

Rag_It · Post by **Rag_It** » Tue May 01, 2007 10:09 pm

nor the application of the handbrake, rough love given or your smooth style in general mate!!!!

Andy A · Post by **Andy A** » Tue May 01, 2007 11:02 pm

simon wrote:No thanks from me.
I agree with what Mac is saying but my main reason for is that if I'm taking another day off work and driving all that way (4-5 hours for me) I'd rather do somewhere different like Croft or Cadwell.

Although I would go to Teesside again, I'm with what Simon said
lets try another track!
Andy

mac · Post by **mac** » Wed May 02, 2007 7:34 am

VXJON wrote:Count me in

I did notice the sloppy marshalling but at no time did I feel in any danger

Also crossposted to vx220.org to drum up some numbers

Did you know I was facing the wrong way when you came round the corner? What if I was across the track?? For the sake of another two blokes (even on minimum wage) it would make the place so much safer.

I suppose due to the industry I work in safety is very much one of my main concerns.

Cheers

Mac

(PS: I might be able to have my arm twisted if I've got some Caterham bits by then as it's a great test circuit)

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Wed May 02, 2007 8:05 am

A 25 car strong SE contingent down at Cadwell would be fun.......

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Wed May 02, 2007 8:29 am

I'm up for Teeside again

Cracking larf both the night before and the day itself

Scotty C · Post by **Scotty C** » Wed May 02, 2007 9:12 am

Paul

I'm with Simon. It's a bit far from ABZ for the quality. Looking forward to Cadwell.

Scotty C