we had known of this date at snetterton for some time as some friends of ours were taking their caterham and we also knew some people doing the caterham
experiance day. we had decided not to go asmuch as our friends wanted us to i did not want to use the subaru anymore until it had the suspension and the geometry done, which was all well and good
until we went to the palmer audi race day at snetterton and had a pax lap in a vx220,,,,, and the demons within started to stir ....................................
do we don't we, shall we shan't we ...........decision made trackday booked on the tuesday before the sundays event and the bmw is the chosen vehicle!!
The bmw 325i is in standard form with a stripped interior and a pair of bucket seats which i fitted to do the drift nights in . In order to give us a fighting chance i decided on fitting some braided hoses ,
ebc red stuff pads front and rear, 15" toyo 888 and an under body x brace , this little lot was a challenge of its own to get it delivered and fitted before sunday, with some help from a freind and a
slighty unorthadox method of fitting the x brace as it came with no fitting kit !!! we were loaded and ready saturday evening.
The weather forcast was not perhaps the best so a 6am start was required in order to try and secure a pit garage ,we arrived at 7am to a cold and windy snetterton circuit and managed to get a garage ,
i unloaded the car and just gave it a quick once over then the major pi$$ taking started the others claimed my car was a topgear challege car ( could you buy a piece of sh** and use it on track )
then mrs fletcher was not happy and wanted her subaru to use because she was adaement she would not get on with the bmw , time to sign in and have some coffee i do believe...
With the briefing out of the way i had a quick word with stu then it was out for our sighting laps i was quietly confident about the bmw but this was the moment of truth as reliability was my main concern, we came in
after a few steady ish laps to check the car and stu gave me some tips on the tyres as i have no experience of them (thankyou), now i'm no racing driver and i'm not into data (at the moment) i gauge it basicly
on how much fun it is and boy it was fun the bmw was transformed from when i had used it on the drift nights it turned in and was very balanced through the corners never did it feel (out of control) and trust me i get stuck in.
Lunch was had in the tyrells restaurant which was superb as always.
we altenated the driving and mrs fletcher then apologised for the negative attitude first thing and now drives rather well ,so much so that the subaru is now second choice in it's current settings,
i gave my mate some pax laps whilst being followed by my other mate driving his caterham ,let's just say the mickey taking seemed to subside and the bmw silenced it's critics .........................................
The rest of the day went without any real incident other than some questionable driving etiquette!! and i am chuffed to bits at being able to drive a car which seems to suit my driving style and never missed a beat .
mrs fletcher
sorry for the lack of quality pictures.
cheers
jason
