Silverstone NATIONAL

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Tue Sep 02, 2008 8:26 pm

I'm sure it'll be great but nothing compares with the GP.

Still good value though

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:27 pm

I didn't enjoy this very much at all. At the briefing they said that if the standard of driving is good enough, they'll switch to opl. After the first two sessions, that is what they did.

My first session, on a wet, slippery track, with new F1 Assymetrics on the front and worn RE050A on the back seemed to be going OK. I passed a couple of cars and was settling down when I spun at Beckets. No drama, just steered backwards away from the following cars and onto the grass.

The engine was still running so I just drove off as though nothing had happened. Came into the pits, checked the car over and went out again. Couple of laps and then spun at the end of the pit straight going into Copse. This corner is much faster and the car revolved a couple of times before I could get some control. I tried the usual catch it by steering with the rotation to try to regain some grip but it wasn't having it. Fortunately the run-offs are massive so only my pride was dented

The National circuit is the old Club circuit with Luffield and a slowed down Woodcote. It's not a patch on the GP which has wet grip in all but the National section. We were told that there had been a classic meet in the previous week and there was more oil spilled and dropped than retained in their sumps. :roll:

I got chatting to a guy in a R34 V Spec who was also fed up but had paid the full

Post by **Stuart** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:39 pm

Better to live to fight another day than carted off on a recovery truck (although I may be back to edit this post after next weekend)

Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:42 pm

i did see a bmw e36 which looked rather sad

cheers

jason

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:46 pm

sidewaysfletch wrote:i did see a bmw e36 which looked rather sad

cheers

jason

There was a yellow one. Where were you Jase?

I don't believe I spelled Lewis' name wrong :oops: Time for anoter glass

Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 6:50 pm

yep that was the one, front nearside from what i could see through the bloody monsoon as we where leaving :roll:

cheers

jason

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:23 pm

Oh dear but it was only a question of time and who.

So, were you there?

Mr Fletcher · Post by **Mr Fletcher** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:38 pm

i arrived about 4 pm to get ready as we are working there tommorrow

cheers

jason

Gerry H · Post by **Gerry H** » Sat Sep 06, 2008 7:50 pm

Oh OK! I was long gone by then. The day finished at 3:00 and then there was drift qualis, I think, for tomorrow.

Hope the weather stays fine for you, unless you have an umbrella stall

pablo · Post by **pablo** » Sun Sep 07, 2008 3:29 pm

Sounds like you had a bit of a mixed day there. At least all was well at the end of it, i have seen a couple of cars spin on the exit of copse when it was still a big gravel trap and both rolled

Did you get it on video footage