09/02/2006 00:33:07 Dave Our traditional October visit to Donington Park - one of my favourite tracks. Always a sell out - so book early. Track time starts at 09.00 and continues until 16:00 with a one hour lunch break, giving six hours of track time. We'll divide this up into three 20 minute sessions per hour - two for MGs on Track and one for Lotus on Track. Each car will therefore have a maximum of 6 x 20mins = 2 hours of track time, assuming no stoppages. More info [URL="http://www.mgs-on-track.com/events/10/donington_park_2006-10-06.htm"]here[/URL].

14/05/2006 20:28:02 Jonathan Lee [b]Does anyone know of a b+b[/b] Hi all Does anyone knowor recomend a good B+B near Donnington or anywhere near as i am looking at travelling up on the previous day (thurs)...cant find many on the internet? regards jonathan lee

14/05/2006 22:32:14 Cannonball Bob Nearest Travelodge (hey, it's a bed with a roof over it) is here: [URL="http://www.travelodge.co.uk/find_a_hotel/hotel/hotel_id/126/NottinghamEMAirportDoningtonParkM1"]http://www.travelodge.co.uk/find_a_hotel/hotel/hotel_id/126/NottinghamEMAirportDoningtonParkM1[/URL] Currently offering a twin room at just £26 in October if booked now.

20/08/2006 18:07:49 Jonathan Lee [b]Which circuit for donnington ?[/b] Hi All I was wondering !!!! i dont supose we will be running on the full GP circuit at donnington ? melboure loop?.....does anyone know which one we will be running on?

21/08/2006 07:48:43 Dave [quote=Jonathan Lee]Hi All I was wondering !!!! i dont supose we will be running on the full GP circuit at donnington ? melboure loop?.....does anyone know which one we will be running on?[/quote]Hi Jonathan, We'll be using the National circuit, as in previous years. There's not a lot of extra value in the Melbourne loop - it's just a couple of hairpins that wear your brakes out more! The fun of Donny is definitely elsewhere :)

24/08/2006 19:59:16 v8dave [QUOTE]There's not a lot of extra value in the Melbourne loop - it's just a couple of hairpins[/QUOTE] Those individuals with lots of horse power may beg to differ - power sliding round the melbourne hairpin on a damp track is not for the timid *!?!:cool: but very satisfying when you get it right.

24/08/2006 21:39:53 Dave [quote=v8dave]Those individuals with lots of horse power may beg to differ - power sliding round the melbourne hairpin on a damp track is not for the timid *!?!:cool: but very satisfying when you get it right.[/quote]:D Can you shoehorn a V8 in my F please :D

25/08/2006 12:30:30 Tim [QUOTE=Dave]:D Can you shoehorn a V8 in my F please :D[/QUOTE] One of these should fit [url]http://freespace.virgin.net/seven.workshop/v8.html[/url] 420bhp and it's lighter than a K-series too :eek: Tim

25/08/2006 12:55:59 Cannonball Bob [QUOTE]One of these should fit [/QUOTE][IMG]http://freespace.virgin.net/seven.workshop/images/v8-9s.jpg[/IMG] OK, but what about the engine?

25/08/2006 12:59:38 Dave [quote=Tim]One of these should fit [URL="http://freespace.virgin.net/seven.workshop/v8.html"]http://freespace.virgin.net/seven.workshop/v8.html[/URL] 420bhp and it's lighter than a K-series too :eek: Tim[/quote] OMG :eek::eek::eek:

25/08/2006 13:02:45 Dave Hi Bob! Are we going to see you at Castle Combe on Monday 4th September??? Plenty of people coming for you to catch up with :) Bring a crash hat and get some pax laps. I'm not driving, but Tim's said he needs some ballast!

25/08/2006 21:23:14 Ralph One of our technicians, who used to work for Caterham, says that this engine revs to 15,000rpm! Basically, the engine is two motorbike engines with a custom head.

26/08/2006 06:12:57 Tim [quote=Ralph]One of our technicians, who used to work for Caterham, says that this engine revs to 15,000rpm! Basically, the engine is two motorbike engines with a custom head.[/quote] Two R1's :)

28/08/2006 15:42:52 Cannonball Bob [quote=Dave]Tim's said he needs some ballast![/quote] Ballast indeed. Yeah I might come along. I'm on stand-by that day so not actually at work although I need to be within about an hour of Odiham. :(

18/09/2006 18:31:59 Ralph I will be picking up a new car on Friday to use on this trackday. Some of you already know what this car is :D

18/09/2006 22:12:59 Dave [quote=Ralph]I will be picking up a new car on Friday to use on this trackday. Some of you already know what this car is :D[/quote]After the hints on the BBS I can't wait to see this addition to the collection Ralph. :)

25/09/2006 09:12:35 Stu If anyone is thinking of stopping over the night before the local travel lodge is doing a good discount for pre booking. I've just booked a room for £26 (It's normally £49) [URL="https://www.travelodge.co.uk/make_a_booking/availability.php?hotel_id=126&doa_dd=5&doa_mm=10-2006&stay_len=1&no_of_rooms=1&corp_id=&rate_plan=&agent_type=&agent_code=&x=48&y=4"]https://www.travelodge.co.uk/make_a_booking/availability.php?hotel_id=126&doa_dd=5&doa_mm=10-2006&stay_len=1&no_of_rooms=1&corp_id=&rate_plan=&agent_type=&agent_code=&x=48&y=4[/URL] Stu

25/09/2006 17:52:05 Ralph I've booked into my normal haunt - The Melbourne View.

25/09/2006 19:51:20 Gary&BVZ [b]Staying at Travel Lodge .[/b] Gary and Denise will be staying at the Travel lodge on Thursday and Friday with our MG F reg P434 ... Will look out for other folks from MG -O -T ...

02/10/2006 12:59:52 Tim [b]weather forecast[/b] track the weather here: [URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=1632"]http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=1632[/URL] As of 2/9/06 it's looking fine...... [URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/5day.shtml?id=1632"][/URL]

02/10/2006 20:19:33 v8dave Have details of the day been sent out yet? I run a fairly aggressive spam filter but it usually lets MGoT traffic through, anyone else seen anything yet? The V8 passed its MOT this morning so I'm as ready as I can be. Dave

02/10/2006 22:17:40 Dave [quote=v8dave]Have details of the day been sent out yet? I run a fairly aggressive spam filter but it usually lets MGoT traffic through, anyone else seen anything yet? The V8 passed its MOT this morning so I'm as ready as I can be. Dave[/quote]The event guide is imminent - just need to check it through and I'll send it out :)

03/10/2006 14:59:43 Mike Hall I'll be stopping up near Ashby de la Zouch on Thursday in order to make an early start to get ready for the sign in etc on Friday, and it's unlikely I'll get away much before 8:00pm on the Thursday. It's a pain in the butt actually, 'coz I seem to be spending most of my working life in Burton on Trent at present. Ho Hum. Home from home :)

05/10/2006 15:35:45 Ralph Slight change of plan... I will be bringing the ZS180 and not the F to this trackday:( I just haven't had the time today to go and get the F from the barn.