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Post by Rickster on Jan 12, 2020 7:35:16 GMT
When you are driving down a country lane don't you ever think "wouldn't it be great to drive as fast as I like without worrying about pedestrians, tractors, horses, badgers, pheasants and oncoming traffic!" well now you can in a Welsh valley with Slip&Grip im going to give it a go cars are released at 1 min intervals, open pit, and there is timing if you want looks like fun £90 per day or £170 for the weekend www.slipandgripautomotive.co.uk/event/spring-touge-in-the-valleys/25-04-2020/164 |
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Post by Zed. on Jan 12, 2020 11:41:20 GMT
When you are driving down a country lane don't you ever think "wouldn't it be great to drive as fast as I like without worrying about pedestrians, tractors, horses, badgers, pheasants and oncoming traffic!" well now you can in a Welsh valley with Slip&Grip im going to give it a go cars are released at 1 min intervals, open pit, and there is timing if you want looks like fun £90 per day or £170 for the weekend www.slipandgripautomotive.co.uk/event/spring-touge-in-the-valleys/25-04-2020/164if thats in Bont (Pontrhydfendigaid) then check on its location before booking as its near Aberystwyth so could be a trip to get to...  Rich. |
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Post by FFS Corders on Jan 12, 2020 13:48:01 GMT
They better do that in 2021, looks amazing!
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Post by Zed. on Jan 12, 2020 14:10:21 GMT
They better do that in 2021, looks amazing! Think theres something happening in 'Bont weekly so can usually get in without having to enter a trackday.... if they havn't changed things anyway..... Rich. |
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Post by wannabe on Jan 12, 2020 16:04:06 GMT
I want that as the driveway to my house, lol. But room for error? Er, zero!  |
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Post by Rickster on Jan 13, 2020 8:57:39 GMT
When you are driving down a country lane don't you ever think "wouldn't it be great to drive as fast as I like without worrying about pedestrians, tractors, horses, badgers, pheasants and oncoming traffic!" well now you can in a Welsh valley with Slip&Grip im going to give it a go cars are released at 1 min intervals, open pit, and there is timing if you want looks like fun £90 per day or £170 for the weekend www.slipandgripautomotive.co.uk/event/spring-touge-in-the-valleys/25-04-2020/164if thats in Bont (Pontrhydfendigaid) then check on its location before booking as its near Aberystwyth so could be a trip to get to... Rich. Thats part of the fun for me. Love that part of the world - I shall probably drive up to Aber on the Friday and stay over, Might even stay Saturday and have a leisurely drive down the coast Sunday (Im only doing the Saturday) - Perfect weekend (unless the weather is very very bad!! |
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Post by Rickster on Jan 13, 2020 9:46:24 GMT
I want that as the driveway to my house, lol. But room for error? Er, zero! Thats what makes it exciting, hence my country lane analogy!!  Hope I dont need a trailer  |
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Post by Rickster on Jan 13, 2020 9:57:30 GMT
They better do that in 2021, looks amazing! Think theres something happening in 'Bont weekly so can usually get in without having to enter a trackday.... if they havn't changed things anyway..... Rich. I believe it is available to hire (club events etc) but you would have to enter one of these events, I think it has been tightened up there for H&S reasons, certainly the requirement for at least a half cage is probably because someone died 2 years ago! |
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Post by Zed. on Jan 13, 2020 10:13:51 GMT
if thats in Bont (Pontrhydfendigaid) then check on its location before booking as its near Aberystwyth so could be a trip to get to... Rich. Thats part of the fun for me. Love that part of the world - I shall probably drive up to Aber on the Friday and stay over, Might even stay Saturday and have a leisurely drive down the coast Sunday (Im only doing the Saturday) - Perfect weekend (unless the weather is very very bad!! edited  I might go for a looksee, I've got to tighten my belt this year as asaving for a house (URGENT!  ) but a mate who I used to navigate for is thinking about bringing his mk2 escort out of retirement for the first time in ~10 years and using this as a sorta shakedown & practace (also running in a new engine) obviously, if you break anything, I've a few spares & am an accomplished bodger (live in the blue dot on the map so not quite local) I want that as the driveway to my house, lol. But room for error? Er, zero! Thats what makes it exciting, hence my country lane analogy!! Hope I dont need a trailer for a similar venue (although larger & maybe a little faster! ) look at Mynydd Epynt although this is only accessable with MOD permission as its part of SENTA and used for training - is a great rally & hillclimb venue though (if not somewhat dangerous....) an example of Epynt I was navigating in the red Evo6 that started in front of the Darrian, we'd managed to catch & pass it on the previous stage, NOT an easy task! Rich. |
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Post by Fizbne on Jan 22, 2020 13:51:46 GMT
I was seriously tempted to go up and have a crack at this.
Then I had a look at the video on their website with in-car footage of the course.
Nope.
Then I saw the crashed MX5 in the video.
Double nope.
Seems like fun, but really dangerous especially for a novice driver! Maybe in the future soon but yeah, 0 room for error, super technical and lots of JUMPS!
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Post by FFS Corders on Jan 22, 2020 16:57:38 GMT
Just be better at driving than you are now m8
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Post by Fizbne on Jan 22, 2020 17:57:09 GMT
ligma balls deck boy
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Post by FFS Corders on Jan 22, 2020 20:39:24 GMT
Come at me with your extra 1whp
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) but a mate who I used to navigate for is thinking about bringing his mk2 escort out of retirement for the first time in ~10 years and using this as a sorta shakedown & practace (also running in a new engine)
le sigh