06/08/2006 23:28:12 Mike Big thanks to everyone for another tremendously enjoyable day, what a gem that circuit is :) Despite looking slightly daunting in a couple of places, I was surprised at how user-friendly it is - even in the early sessions I found that over-enthusiasm could be easily corrected and after an instruction session (thanks Pete) it was undiluted fun, fun, fun. Well, until the bang and the smoke that is :eek: Apologies to anyone who was behind me at that particular moment, I suspect it didn't smell too good either... Good to see some familiar faces and some new, having such a friendly atmosphere adds the final polish to a top class event. Put me down for another day there - I needed another few sessions to get the lines properly consistent, particularly the right-hander before the hairpin. Loved that chicane though, boldness seems to be the key and you reap the rewards all the way up the back straight :D ________ [URL="http://www.yamaha-tech.com/wiki/Yamaha_Royal_Star_Venture"]Yamaha Royal Star Venture Specifications[/URL]

07/08/2006 07:41:09 NickPS [b]Brilliant day!![/b] I'm with Mike! Great day, great organisation, great company and a great circuit... I hadn't used the MG on any circuit for at least 18 months and it reminded me of what I'd been missing! (and how out of practise I was ;) ) Thanks again to dave and all the team involved. :) Nick

07/08/2006 08:46:17 Paul Rigg [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]I’m glad you all enjoyed your visit up here to the North East and a big thank you to Dave for organising an event just 20 minutes from where I live! Unbelievable luck with the weather, the heavens opened as we were driving home after the final session and it rained quite heavily for about an hour. So how we got away with it being dry all the time we were on track I’ll never know.[/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Best of luck with the engine rebuild Mike, I saw it in my rear view mirror and it looked quite spectacular. [/FONT][/SIZE] [FONT=Times New Roman][SIZE=3]I managed to fine tune my damper settings (after a spin at Clearways proved I’d gone the wrong way with the adjustments!:eek: ) Margaret appreciated the extra sessions in the afternoon to improve her technique and all the passengers I took out came back with big grins on their faces:D ![/SIZE][/FONT] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Hope you’ll all be back to see us again next year.:) [/FONT][/SIZE]

07/08/2006 09:51:27 Dave My thanks to Anita and the Midget & Sprite club for badgering us into visiting Croft. As Mike says it was well worth the journey :D What a roller coaster - sweeping through the esses and then standing on the brakes for the hugely entertaining Sunny in Sunny out sequence. After concentrating on that it's no wonder that I struggled with the S bend and entry to that damned tricky hairpin. Despite instructor Pete's best endeavours explaining what I needed to do I still didn't crack it. So, it looks like I'll have to go back again next year ;) Mind you, the 240 miles drive down the A1 and M1 afterwards was a little daunting, but at least I was fortunate enough to make it back in the F. Commiserations to Stu (broken gearshift) and Mike (suspected drive shaft failure), both having to suffer long relay journey's via the AA :( As Paul said, our weather Angel seems to have returned after a short vacation for the poor beginners at Brands the other month. Brilliant weather. I didn't realise how much sun there was until I looked in the mirror this morning! If anyone has any photos of the day please upload them to the [URL="http://www.mgs-on-track.com/gallery/"]MGoT photo gallery[/URL] Finally - huge thanks from me to Mike, Stu, Jennie, Neil and Anita for making it all work in that stressful first hour! And to Tony for his MGoT instruction debut alongside Pete and Jamie.

07/08/2006 12:08:51 Tony Crossley Sounds like you need "Tony's secret line" Dave ;)

07/08/2006 12:19:43 Mike Tony, that's another reason I want to go back - to try out your Plan B for that complex ;) ________ [URL="http://vaporizer.org/"]Vaporizer benefits[/URL]

07/08/2006 12:23:47 Dave [quote=Tony Crossley]Sounds like you need "Tony's secret line" Dave ;)[/quote]Damn - should have grabbed you in that last session!

07/08/2006 18:15:37 Stu Had a great day until the Gear selector failed, a cracking track, a real mix of speed and technical which will take a good few visits to master. [U]We were so lucky with the weather ![/U] As Dave left at 6pm it started to spit with rain and by 6.30 it was really heavy and it was still really heavy at 9pm as i sat all alone in the middle of the paddock still awaiting my AA relay flat back, :( He arrived just after and I finally got back to a travel Lodge near Techspeed at 12.30am Yawn.... Roll on Castle Coombe !! Stu

08/08/2006 06:39:14 norman [quote=Stu].... I finally got back to a travel Lodge near Techspeed at 12.30am Yawn....Stu[/quote] Stu Sorry you had trouble. I think you should move closer to Techspeed:rolleyes: How much more convenient for having all your mods and repairs. Mike Hope your's is back in good fettle soon. See you at Castle Combe.

08/08/2006 09:56:09 Stevo Great day thanks Dave. Have a few pictures here [URL="http://www.hortonracing.co.uk"]www.hortonracing.co.uk[/URL] - in the gallery section. I will upload all the ones we have to the gallery here in a week or so. Steve