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Good to see you again T, and thanks for the pax laps - luckily we made it out for a few at the end! A shame I couldn't be out on track, I think I would have liked the afternoon. The morning was a bit of a write off though. I hope the drivers of the two cars that crashed are OK. I assume the race car 996 driver was fine as the car was out again in the afternoon after being on its roof... My favourite car of the day was the Mexico Blue 4.0 RS - which wasn't hanging about! Great to see one being used in anger

Season opener for many of us… and once again cheers to the organisers… you know who you are. Dry day, but cold temps and green circuit made for an interesting’ morning!! Few big stoppages, lots of cars and with some people still not understanding the difference between quick driver and fast car. But overall pace of the day was quite good. Personally was getting used to the new car and the new setup, once up to speed, I was able to take quite a big step in pace and improvement in my PB and also consistency so good start to the season for me. Nice to meet up with familiar face and new ones. Hopefully pics and videos will start to filter through soon. Edited by TDT on Saturday 4th March 12:04

Thanks for the laps Tyrone. Your new 718GT4 felt incredible with all the Manthey mods and new Michelin Connects. It was night and day difference to my standard GT4 on MP4Ss with just a nice geo.

Some good pics here:- https://www.facebook.com/groups/187484850572 This is one of mine

What a great day it was. ‘‘Twas me the Mexico RS. My first day back at the RS day since 2017 I think it was. Weather was great and huge kudos to the 996 driver who got back out in the afternoon after the upside down moment. Lacked a bit of confidence in the morning not helped by new out of the mould cups but enjoyed it more and more as the day went on. Had some great tangles on track on the afternoon and the etiquette was generally of a high standard. Nice seeing some of the modern pork stuff too, PDK aside

m30dus said: What a great day it was. ‘‘Twas me the Mexico RS. My first day back at the RS day since 2017 I think it was. Weather was great and huge kudos to the 996 driver who got back out in the afternoon after the upside down moment. Lacked a bit of confidence in the morning not helped by new out of the mould cups but enjoyed it more and more as the day went on. Had some great tangles on track on the afternoon and the etiquette was generally of a high standard. Nice seeing some of the modern pork stuff too, PDK aside Well played sir, chapeau

m30dus said: What a great day it was. ‘‘Twas me the Mexico RS. My first day back at the RS day since 2017 I think it was. Weather was great and huge kudos to the 996 driver who got back out in the afternoon after the upside down moment. Lacked a bit of confidence in the morning not helped by new out of the mould cups but enjoyed it more and more as the day went on. Had some great tangles on track on the afternoon and the etiquette was generally of a high standard. Nice seeing some of the modern pork stuff too, PDK aside We had a good 1:2 just before lunch. I was in a 992 GT3, shark blue. Manual though, so not entirely driving itself! Was just nice to see your car being spanked!

Mad Scientist said: m30dus said: What a great day it was. ‘‘Twas me the Mexico RS. My first day back at the RS day since 2017 I think it was. Weather was great and huge kudos to the 996 driver who got back out in the afternoon after the upside down moment. Lacked a bit of confidence in the morning not helped by new out of the mould cups but enjoyed it more and more as the day went on. Had some great tangles on track on the afternoon and the etiquette was generally of a high standard. Nice seeing some of the modern pork stuff too, PDK aside We had a good 1:2 just before lunch. I was in a 992 GT3, shark blue. Manual though, so not entirely driving itself! Was just nice to see your car being spanked! I’m still beaming from the day and have a strange 8,000 rpm ring going on in the back of my head!! 992 looked lush and glad you were enjoyed it as much as I did.

Mad Scientist said: We had a good 1:2 just before lunch. I was in a 992 GT3, shark blue. Manual though, so not entirely driving itself! Was just nice to see your car being spanked! Thanks for the Pax laps Pete! Tidy pedalling and the car was mega mate!

Would have done better but 5 degrees and Cup 2’s.

The very cold crisp dry air felt liked it added a few horses to the NA Porsches. Quite a few said their cars felt sharper than usual at the top end. My last track day at Oulton before this RS day was by coincidence on the July 2022 record hot day. It was showing 38C before midday and we had to leave early because the tyres and brakes were running too hot. My 718GT4 with the Fabspeed straight pipe exhaust didn't feel much less powerful than my 991.2RS WP did at 38C temps.

Good to see you all over the couple of days,lucky with the weather again if a little cold,late nights,good banter and the odd beer or two Dont know what was happening with the chaos of the morning,we have never had a day like it in all of the 22 years its been running,real shame and have received a few complaints about the morning. There was certainly some drivers pressuring other drivers, especially a silver gt3rs track day car, practice what you preach comes to mind! Its always been a day intended to welcome new comers to enjoy a safe day in a special car without some one sat on your bumper or overtaking through the corners,it just does not help and not welcome. It was tricky conditions with the temps to work with the tyres,and folk finding out the hard way. Otherwise it was a great day in the afternoon,and the last hour always the best with the track to yourself.

Better put a couple of pics up,sorry a dog or two is missing in the pics

Yellow491 said: ...the last hour always the best with the track to yourself. Last 5 mins to chequered flag at 5pm best of all.

My first day back out in the GT4 after a run with the 944 Turbo Cup which now needs new front discs. I couldn't find the drilled discs which are currently on the car but have discovered that an undrilled disc was fitted from standard, so that's what will go back on come MOT time ! The ST's had been skimmed and over winter I had fitted the low ratio crown wheel and pinion and single mass flywheel and clutch. I was disappointed with myself in the morning but the afternoon came better ... right hand corners were great but somehow I couldn't get Cascades right which affected the pace down Lakeside ... as always, I need practice I am delighted to see that those who I have encouraged down the modification path are seeing the benefits ... there is a huge difference between a standard 718GT4 and this car with the Manthey upgraded suspension ... mine has an early version of this and after 20,000 miles it is still very confidence inspiring ... though not on Cascades ? Maybe this was just a mind game, we still pulled 1.2g but Shell Oils was 1.54 etc Gearing was third and fourth almost everywhere with fitth at the end of Lakeside and the Pit Straight .... and second only overtaking slower cars out of Shell Oils etc. Even so I wonder if third would have done a better job because the gear change came very quickly. On the drive to Oulton the car recorded 27mpg with 70mph being at 3250 ish ... around town and country lanes 20mpg ... but so much fun ! Yes it is better than the standard gear ratios ... but I would say more so on the road than on track ... as discussed at the end of a passenger ride where I asked for an educated opinion from the passenger seat ! But I guess this may change when I have a little more practice with the new set-up ... When I received the old pinion gear back I noticed that the case hardening had broken down in places ... this is a topic on the Porscheclub Forum but I can start a separate topic on this if anybody is interested. After 30,000 miles and only one gearbox oil change (for running in) maybe this isn't bad, but Porsche will not supply the parts separately so the best option then might be to fit the lower ratio final drive .... ? Or an expensive new gearbox ... maybe not ! The lower gear pinion has a reduced bearing area on the crown wheel so will be more susceptible to failure ... the cure being more regular gearbox oil changes particularly if you have a more aggressive diff which will add heat ! RPM tell me that regular gear oil changes are the solution ... with the Gripper diff they have fitted they are changing every three very hard trackdays. With my standard diff I will change with engine oil at around 3500 miles which would be a mid season thing ... What I love about this day is the range of historic cars that one would not normally enjoy ... Melv's 964 Cup is beautiful as is Paul's 2.8 RSR above .... and the 4.0l etc etc. So, a cold but good day in the end ... and thankfully the problems were other people's, the red flags gave good chat time

Epic day as per usual and some great pace Those new cars are just soooo capable….. but I’d like to put a driver in an old car….. 😜 (not mine…. 😂😂) Thanx for the support

I was chatting to my passenger whilst following a few of said “older cars” because it was like a warm down lap so I had the mental capacity for talking. What I was saying, before anyone bites, is that I’d crash one of those older cars almost immediately! Most of them looked a right handful! MPG shot for posterity with 45 min back road commute each end:

Here’s some G force comparison, last week versus a 20 degree day last June. Shows what a difference track temp makes, even when it’s bone dry.

Mad Scientist said: Here’s some G force comparison, last week versus a 20 degree day last June. Shows what a difference track temp makes, even when it’s bone dry. I’d love to see the same data from that 996 Cup car that went into the tyre wall. Just glad no one was hurt. Metal and plastic can be replaced.

Nice vid digga,that last hour is always special.

True golden time was the last few minutes I think. With a breakdown and the resulting red flag at about 1635, I thought it was tea time for the marshals so we packed up. When it reopened for the last 15 I suspect it was like a private track! I still got some lovely clear sessions later in the afternoon. Always special. I did get a good flash from a certain GT silver RS which can carry much more speed than me down lakeside into Shell. Ropey overtake into the hairpin, but at least on the left because overtaking both sides is absurd on a track day…… When I mentioned it to him he assured me he would never do that, must be someone else. I need to get in touch with him and tell him the video I have proves someone else must have been driving his car. He deserves to know.

Mad Scientist said: I did get a good flash from a certain GT silver RS which can carry much more speed than me down lakeside into Shell. Ropey overtake into the hairpin, but at least on the left because overtaking both sides is absurd on a track day…… I had no issues with that car, but heard a few who did. There were a couple of cars that were variously bad a passing or letting others past. Also, I have to hold my hand up here. When I heard the clerk of course, during the briefing, talk about staying right down Cascades after the pit exit, I was pleased because it (speed differential between cars exiting Old Hall fast and those just leaving the pit) was always something that concerned me. So I was immensely annoyed at myself for getting a very polite bit of advice from a Marshal on the subject. I was quite rightly reported by a car that had to lift through Cascades. I knew exactly which car and made a deliberate effort to unreservedly apologise. The man who never made a mistake never made anything. The lack of consideration for other drivers, the fact we all paid the same to be on track and deserve a little space is lost on a few.

Digga said: Mad Scientist said: I did get a good flash from a certain GT silver RS which can carry much more speed than me down lakeside into Shell. Ropey overtake into the hairpin, but at least on the left because overtaking both sides is absurd on a track day…… I had no issues with that car, but heard a few who did. There were a couple of cars that were variously bad a passing or letting others past. Also, I have to hold my hand up here. When I heard the clerk of course, during the briefing, talk about staying right down Cascades after the pit exit, I was pleased because it (speed differential between cars exiting Old Hall fast and those just leaving the pit) was always something that concerned me. So I was immensely annoyed at myself for getting a very polite bit of advice from a Marshal on the subject. I was quite rightly reported by a car that had to lift through Cascades. I knew exactly which car and made a deliberate effort to unreservedly apologise. The man who never made a mistake never made anything. The lack of consideration for other drivers, the fact we all paid the same to be on track and deserve a little space is lost on a few. I was really pissed off,just came out of the pits on cold tyres and the t—t was up my back side plus another gt3,then overtook through the corner,what if i span on cold tyres which were clearly a issue for all with the temps! I have heard them b k people upside down on there days for misdemeanours. Mad scientist these early cars are great fun at oulton,you have to think about every input,from braking to high-walled historic tyres.

Lat half of the afternoon was brilliant as usual as most of the novices have gone home. Morning was a bit of a mixed bag regarding driving etiquette. Why don't people carry out the most basic actions such as looking in the passenger side mirror, indicate to the right and just take their foot off the throttle to let faster cars pass. I had a few pull in front of me whilst I was halfway overtaking them on the straights. Needed to have your wits about you more than previous RS days. Still by far the best trackday of the year mind you. I'm back at Oulton for the May 6th PCGB day for my first track day in the GT4 RS.

Mad Scientist said: Here’s some G force comparison, last week versus a 20 degree day last June. Shows what a difference track temp makes, even when it’s bone dry. Those are amazing figures ... I assume the higher are the 20 C ? I settle my tyre pressures at 30 psi running hot and let them come up to 32 ish but not much further ... ??

ChrisW. said: Those are amazing figures ... I assume the higher are the 20 C ? I settle my tyre pressures at 30 psi running hot and let them come up to 32 ish but not much further ... ?? Yes. Higher figures from warmer temps. Both on cup 2 tyres previously used on 1 other day. I settle at 33 front and rear as it gives me a good balance overall with the geo. This is a 992 GT3 by the way.

Obligatory pics and video… Not the greatest laps… have reverted to some mistakes I had been making with apexing too early for some corners… killing speed and also gear selection… can hold 3rd for some corners where I shift to 2nd and hold 4th for some where I downshift unnecessarily into 3rd.

Nice videos T. Is that a Garmin you’ve got now? I need one! My unsolicited advice: 4th for lakeside keeps the car much more stable than downshifting, but it’s still a balls corner and I can’t commit enough, personally. Full throttle until you hit the Eccles Cakes for Brittens and Druids. Bit later turning in at Cascades makes a massive difference to the speed you can carry all the way to Island Finally, with those STs you can brake way later, especially into Lodge and Old Hall. Dave came back from a spin round with you wearing a massive grin. I reckon he spent all weekend reading about Manthey goodies. Let’s get a few laps together next time. I miss my GT4!

Have to agree about the behaviour of said silver GT3 RS. Was right up into my backside into a couple of heavy breaking zones. On one occasion he pulled in on the same lap, bizarre. Your bang-up-to-date GT3 RS on sticky rubber is faster than my old '4.0 RS', go you.

m30dus said: Have to agree about the behaviour of said silver GT3 RS. Was right up into my backside into a couple of heavy breaking zones. On one occasion he pulled in on the same lap, bizarre. Your bang-up-to-date GT3 RS on sticky rubber is faster than my old '4.0 RS', go you. You were going very well in your 4L RS. No way I would have the cajoolies to push a car of that value so hard. I personally didn't have any issues with Silver RS although I saw one or two reckless overtakes from him whilst I was behind keeping a watchful eye

Mad Scientist said: Nice videos T. Is that a Garmin you’ve got now? I need one! Apparently an iPad and dirty videos, hence the pixelation to comply with YouTube rules. Amazed he could concentrate at all.

There were at least 2x silver RS out there….

Mad Scientist said: Dave came back from a spin round with you wearing a massive grin. I reckon he spent all weekend reading about Manthey goodies. Do you know what, I didn't! Yours and T's cars, and driving, were a pleasure to experience but I'm not as addicted to track work as you serious boys. Wolfgang is spot on as he is for my use, I don't need to make him more track focused. The mods I already have, plus the PFC brakes currently in my garage, are as far as I want to go. Bring on the PCGB day at Oulton in May, I can't wait to drive the circuit again instead of passengering!

Mad Scientist said: Nice videos T. Is that a Garmin you’ve got now? I need one! My unsolicited advice: 4th for lakeside keeps the car much more stable than downshifting, but it’s still a balls corner and I can’t commit enough, personally. Full throttle until you hit the Eccles Cakes for Brittens and Druids. Bit later turning in at Cascades makes a massive difference to the speed you can carry all the way to Island Finally, with those STs you can brake way later, especially into Lodge and Old Hall. Dave came back from a spin round with you wearing a massive grin. I reckon he spent all weekend reading about Manthey goodies. Let’s get a few laps together next time. I miss my GT4! Cheers for the feedback P. Unfortunately I had reverted/regressed in a number of area as you highlight vs my last outing at OP in April… Chiefly staying in 4th for lakeside and island… I saw my min speed was more than 10mph down here vs last year in the old car… so that’s just free time. I had gotten comfortable with just keeping it balanced.. but seemed to forget all about that when driving the lap. Squaring these corners off like you mentioned is something I really need to work on. Later apex, square it and flat on throttle… Dave and I were lucky to get the final laps.. out lap, flying and in lap, lol… not really enough to get an impression maybe, and a couple seconds off my fastest lap of that day. As for equipment, yep, I took the plunge with the Garmin Catalyst. I’ve been researching for probably 6 months… and it works in the way I would do my own data analysis… tbf..the day was so busy i had no time to go through the opportunities, or the coaching…. But at the very least was good to have a reliable display up showing red or green.. this helped me to stay more focussed and that yielded better consistency with each session. I’ll do a proper write up/post at some point. Edited by TDT on Tuesday 7th March 22:47

TDT said: As for equipment, yep, I took the plunge with the Garmin Catalyst. I’ve been researching for probably 6 months… and it works in the way I would do my own data analysis… tbf..the day was so busy i had no time to go through the opportunities, or the coaching…. But at the very least was good to have a reliable display up showing red or green.. this helped me to stay more focussed and that yielded better consistency with each session. Piss taking aside, I'd love to see some of the data you get on that on a future track day. Garmin kit is IME very well designed and I have been using the Fenix 7 to track mtb rides for a while now. The functionality is insanely good. One of my bikes is an electric assist 'eMtb' and the watch linked to the power sensor with a single click from an automatic prompt. I added electric (cable-less) shift gears and the sensor to those added on a single prompt too. It even tells me when the gear shift battery needs recharging. I imagine the Catalyst will be incredibly useful at the 'Ring.

Digga said: Last 5 mins to chequered flag at 5pm best of all. Watched a few of your GT3 videos Digga, enjoyed them. What are you using to film?

This is all very interesting and very useful ... I find myself wondering now if I really need to run that kerb so hard ... but I still like to know where I should be leaning on the car much more Of course a racing driver would be pushing the car until it slid, but that's no longer me ... Controlling wear (and cost) whilst having fun is my way forward ... and yes, the last part of the day was the best !!

Percy. said: Digga said: Last 5 mins to chequered flag at 5pm best of all. Watched a few of your GT3 videos Digga, enjoyed them. What are you using to film? Thanks. GoPro "Hero5 Session", on a roll cage mount. I think being bolted to cage helps image stability and also sound a bit. It films well enough, but has it's limits. The GoPro iPhone software is clunky. The battery lasts no time at all, so it has to be plugged into power. Newer iterations of the GoPro camera might be better. There's other stuff too, like the Insta360 camera. Not sure what I'd go for next time around.

The other silver GT3 RS, not the “attitude” towards the day i was expecting either (on the phone at 7:30!!!!)

This goes some way to explain why the general driving standards were worse than an evening at Donnington.

Mad Scientist said: This goes some way to explain why the general driving standards were worse than an evening at Donnington. O dear!and Deff not a rma or rpm porsche only track day.

Not watched the above video yet. I got flashed once by the Sliver 3RS (after Clay Hill before Water Tower); no big deal as I wasn’t turning left just yet so I stayed right and let him get on with it. Not sure which silver 3RS that was as there were at least two. Anyway I had a really good day despite the stoppages. Track was pretty quiet after 2:30/3:00pm. Managed to catch up / meet with a few PHers / people I follow on social so all in all a good day out.

BrotherMouzone said: Not watched the above video yet. I got flashed once by the Sliver 3RS (after Clay Hill before Water Tower); no big deal as I wasn’t turning left just yet so I stayed right and let him get on with it. Not sure which silver 3RS that was as there were at least two. Anyway I had a really good day despite the stoppages. Track was pretty quiet after 2:30/3:00pm. Managed to catch up / meet with a few PHers / people I follow on social so all in all a good day out. Never met anyone at a track day who's got a full valet team to detail their car in the pits before. Clearly I need to up my game.

Hehe very unfortunate incident.

I don't do a lot on track (one day last year) and getting to Oulton was a 4.5 hour slog on Thursday. I am so glad I came and thanks to everyone who said hello, it was really good meeting so many people from this forum (sorry Twinfan - I know I missed you). It was tough learning a new track in the morning and I know there were some quick guys out there - hope I kept out of the way! Afternoon was really fun - I really enjoyed a session chasing a grey GT2 for several wonderful laps - thanks whoever you were for the lesson on lines and braking ! Chapeau to Paul for organising this for 20+ years. I hope to see you next year. Snowy

No worries Snowy, I'm sure I'll catch up with you somewhere. I'll be at a few PCGB days if you're doing any of those

Need to get myself booked up on a track day in my 992. I'm very familiar with Donington GP and Silverstone GP circuits as done a few track days there on my bikes over the years. Also had a Fiesta ST150 Track Car for a bit a did 2 track days at Donny last year with it. Will keep a look out if any days become available, all Porsche days seem fully booked

Snowy999 said: I don't do a lot on track (one day last year) and getting to Oulton was a 4.5 hour slog on Thursday. I am so glad I came and thanks to everyone who said hello, it was really good meeting so many people from this forum (sorry Twinfan - I know I missed you). It was tough learning a new track in the morning and I know there were some quick guys out there - hope I kept out of the way! Afternoon was really fun - I really enjoyed a session chasing a grey GT2 for several wonderful laps - thanks whoever you were for the lesson on lines and braking ! Chapeau to Paul for organising this for 20+ years. I hope to see you next year. Snowy Glad you enjoyed it and it was worth the travel time,its a great circuit

What are peoples thoughts on Castle Combe, any good?

Schuey_911 said: What are peoples thoughts on Castle Combe, any good? Mega! Did it for the first time last year on the Richard Atwood day, going back this year.

993rsr said: Schuey_911 said: What are peoples thoughts on Castle Combe, any good? Mega! Did it for the first time last year on the Richard Atwood day, going back this year. Its a wicked fast track. See if i can join you this time JC

Yellow491 said: 993rsr said: Schuey_911 said: What are peoples thoughts on Castle Combe, any good? Mega! Did it for the first time last year on the Richard Atwood day, going back this year. Its a wicked fast track. See if i can join you this time JC Thanks both, another to shortlist then.

Yellow491 said: 993rsr said: Schuey_911 said: What are peoples thoughts on Castle Combe, any good? Mega! Did it for the first time last year on the Richard Atwood day, going back this year. Its a wicked fast track. See if i can join you this time JC Will message you mate

ChrisW. said: This is all very interesting and very useful ... I find myself wondering now if I really need to run that kerb so hard ... but I still like to know where I should be leaning on the car much more Of course a racing driver would be pushing the car until it slid, but that's no longer me ... Controlling wear (and cost) whilst having fun is my way forward ... and yes, the last part of the day was the best !! I just personally don't feel like riding the top of that kerb at the 1st chicane is really that beneficial to me.... I don't want to risk the car in that way even though its now built to take it... its my current pride and joy.. so just doesn't feel particularly mechanically sympathetic, still a road car, not a race car. I know that I have far more time to gain in maximising the other corners... so happy to sacrifice this one, as there are no prizes lol. Edited by TDT on Thursday 9th March 17:25

Digga said: Thanks. GoPro "Hero5 Session", on a roll cage mount. I think being bolted to cage helps image stability and also sound a bit. It films well enough, but has it's limits. The GoPro iPhone software is clunky. The battery lasts no time at all, so it has to be plugged into power. Newer iterations of the GoPro camera might be better. There's other stuff too, like the Insta360 camera. Not sure what I'd go for next time around. Thankyou Digga, trying out a friend's GoPro Hero 8, I like the viewpoint that you have, but my S4 has sport seats so need to work out how to fit from a similar position, may try suction mount to the panoramic roof inside

Percy. said: Digga said: Thanks. GoPro "Hero5 Session", on a roll cage mount. I think being bolted to cage helps image stability and also sound a bit. It films well enough, but has it's limits. The GoPro iPhone software is clunky. The battery lasts no time at all, so it has to be plugged into power. Newer iterations of the GoPro camera might be better. There's other stuff too, like the Insta360 camera. Not sure what I'd go for next time around. Thankyou Digga, trying out a friend's GoPro Hero 8, I like the viewpoint that you have, but my S4 has sport seats so need to work out how to fit from a similar position, may try suction mount to the panoramic roof inside IME suction mounts work okay. Just make sure you get a good fix every time though. Nothing more unnerving than being overtaken by your own camera as you brake hard for a corner.

Schuey_911 said: What are peoples thoughts on Castle Combe, any good? I'm a west country boy, so it used to be may local (before moving to London in 2010) and I know it well. The track is small, fast, and very unforgiving if you get it wrong because there is pretty much nothing to speak of in terms of run-off area(s). If it's busy it's quite easy to unintentionally get caught-up in somebody else's mistake, especially if there are d heads out there driving well past their knowledge of the track. But.... if the traffic is moderate, the sun is out, and you take your time to get your eye in, then it's fun and very rewarding! 2 places of caution: - The very unexpected undulation going into Avon Rise, get that wrong and you'll be going into quarry at a speed/angle which you simply can't alter, which means go straight/head on towards the tyrewall. - The final corner looks like you can floor it a lot earlier than you should. You can't, it's tighter than it looks so get that wrong and you'll be heading across the small grass patch for a very close side-on rendezvous with the barrier. It's a track that hasn't really changed in its lifetime.

Digga said: IME suction mounts work okay. Just make sure you get a good fix every time though. Nothing more unnerving than being overtaken by your own camera as you brake hard for a corner. Thanks, nobody wants that....

kmpowell said: Schuey_911 said: What are peoples thoughts on Castle Combe, any good? I'm a west country boy, so it used to be may local (before moving to London in 2010) and I know it well. The track is small, fast, and very unforgiving if you get it wrong because there is pretty much nothing to speak of in terms of run-off area(s). If it's busy it's quite easy to unintentionally get caught-up in somebody else's mistake, especially if there are d heads out there driving well past their knowledge of the track. But.... if the traffic is moderate, the sun is out, and you take your time to get your eye in, then it's fun and very rewarding! 2 places of caution: - The very unexpected undulation going into Avon Rise, get that wrong and you'll be going into quarry at a speed/angle which you simply can't alter, which means go straight/head on towards the tyrewall. - The final corner looks like you can floor it a lot earlier than you should. You can't, it's tighter than it looks so get that wrong and you'll be heading across the small grass patch for a very close side-on rendezvous with the barrier. It's a track that hasn't really changed in its lifetime. Dont get put off its a great track,that has changed,avon is nothing like it used to be since it got resurfaced,they took alot of the undulation out.The first chicane was put in to keep speed sensible down the back,and just turn in later for the last corner.The approach speed to quarry is fast when you get to know it,as said learn it and respect the great track.

Yellow491 said: Dont get put off its a great track,that has changed,avon is nothing like it used to be since it got resurfaced,they took alot of the undulation out.The first chicane was put in to keep speed sensible down the back,and just turn in later for the last corner.The approach speed to quarry is fast when you get to know it,as said learn it and respect the great track. Apologies if I came across as if I was trying to put people off, that wasn't my intention. I just think that going into Combe with your eyes wide open is very helpful. As said, IMO it's a great track and can be very rewarding if you treat it and the conditions right.

kmpowell said: Yellow491 said: Dont get put off its a great track,that has changed,avon is nothing like it used to be since it got resurfaced,they took alot of the undulation out.The first chicane was put in to keep speed sensible down the back,and just turn in later for the last corner.The approach speed to quarry is fast when you get to know it,as said learn it and respect the great track. Apologies if I came across as if I was trying to put people off, that wasn't my intention. I just think that going into Combe with your eyes wide open is very helpful. As said, IMO it's a great track and can be very rewarding if you treat it and the conditions right.

Like most tracks , made a lot safer with Chicanes . The old Circuit was epic true high speed but like Russel at Snetterton , big crashes did happen .Great place to visit and stay at the Manor House hotel , shame about very tight noise restrictions

hunter 66 said: Like most tracks , made a lot safer with Chicanes . The old Circuit was epic true high speed but like Russel at Snetterton , big crashes did happen .Great place to visit and stay at the Manor House hotel , shame about very tight noise restrictions Indeed mate. Castle Inn also very good, the sister property to Manor House. In case anyone is interested in doing the Richard Atwood day on 15 June drop me a PM. Low numbers, Porsche exclusive day.