Looking to book a few track days @ Combe & Brands

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Re: Looking to book a few track days @ Combe & Brands

Post by Peter255 » Sat Jun 03, 2017 6:10 pm

Love the pic! :D
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Re: Looking to book a few track days @ Combe & Brands

Post by Peter255 » Wed Jun 07, 2017 8:26 am

I uploaded my GoPro footage last night.

Some good videos IMO.  :vroom:

Shame I somehow put the cam on 30fps for the morning sessions  ::) but nevermind. :P

Had some software issues trying to edit last night but I should be able to edit and upload the vids tonight.

I'll put the links in here tonight / tomorrow. You can see lots of the other cars in the vids. :tu:
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Re: Looking to book a few track days @ Combe & Brands

Post by IanG » Wed Jun 07, 2017 6:43 pm

Looking forward to seeing them  ;D  :vroom:
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Re: Looking to book a few track days @ Combe & Brands

Post by Peter255 » Thu Jun 08, 2017 8:48 pm

Here are some videos.

Before I noticed I had the wrong camera settings :(

https://youtu.be/gDZN3ey5-Ps

https://youtu.be/bPGa7-Uc7Mo

https://youtu.be/3hUcAspXKXg

https://youtu.be/V8L0PjwX-9w

After I set the camera correctly :)

In the rain till I gave up on the conditions. lol https://youtu.be/dXBdtAWHfsc

Dry once more. Hurrah. https://youtu.be/jCpW69eQ0o4

And finally https://youtu.be/_1q-FEAcbGU

Feel free to have a nose around lots of other Atom vids on my channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2dfLlhrRQPvSUujUCab3wA
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Re: Looking to book a few track days @ Combe & Brands

Post by phil4 » Fri Jun 09, 2017 6:00 am

Good vids.

Might just be me, but "gravel trap" or "run off" aren't words in Castle Combes Vocab.  Modern day track saftey eh?

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Re: Looking to book a few track days @ Combe & Brands

Post by Peter255 » Fri Jun 09, 2017 7:24 am

[quote="phil4"]
Good vids.

Might just be me, but "gravel trap" or "run off" aren't words in Castle Combes Vocab.  Modern day track saftey eh?
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Correct Phil. Wet grass and barriers to slow you at Combe! ;)
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Re: Looking to book a few track days @ Combe & Brands

Post by Peter255 » Wed Jul 12, 2017 8:54 am

All,

There are still spaces available at Combe on 25/8.

It'd be good to get a few more people along to join myself Ian and Phil. Especially some NOMADs! I want to see / experience one on track!  :vroom:

£170 for the day with free tuition provided by the instructors at Combe.

Book direct on the Castle Combe website.

Cheers
Peter
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Re: Looking to book a few track days @ Combe & Brands

Post by Kai » Sun Jul 23, 2017 8:55 am

Normally I would be there like a shot, but that's the day we are at Carfest

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Re: Looking to book a few track days @ Combe & Brands

Post by Ej74 » Tue Jul 25, 2017 9:11 am

I'm at Thruxton on Friday

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Re: Looking to book a few track days @ Combe & Brands

Post by Peter255 » Mon Aug 21, 2017 2:23 pm

I'm looking forward to this on Friday! >:D

Just praying for a dry day! Cold wet a048's = wheelspin central! :o

Should be Me, Phil, and Ian with a mate coming along. Top Stuff!  :vroom:
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Re: Looking to book a few track days @ Combe & Brands

Post by GraemeW » Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:22 am

My longstanding appointment has moved so I was thinking of coming along to this but it's now fully booked.  Did I see on some other thread somewhere that there are sometimes cancellations or no shows?  Is it worth going along at short notice as a go show?  Will have to swop out that exhaust

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Re: Looking to book a few track days @ Combe & Brands

Post by phil4 » Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:29 am

At the Abingdon Airfield trackday in June it was said that they often have no-shows/cancellations, and so, yes worth turning up.

Please don't take that as advice from me though, I've never tried it, so can't speak from experience.

On the plus side, as I have found as I do have experience, the exhaust swap is a doddle.

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Re: Looking to book a few track days @ Combe & Brands

Post by GraemeW » Thu Aug 24, 2017 10:32 am

Thanks Phil.  I might call the circuit. Yes if I do the exhaust it will be a late night job.  Got a full day today.  Will let you know.  Cheers

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Re: Looking to book a few track days @ Combe & Brands

Post by Bruce Fielding » Thu Aug 24, 2017 11:48 am

[quote="phil4"]
At the Abingdon Airfield trackday in June it was said that they often have no-shows/cancellations, and so, yes worth turning up.

Please don't take that as advice from me though, I've never tried it, so can't speak from experience.
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Re: Looking to book a few track days @ Combe & Brands

Post by Peter255 » Sat Aug 26, 2017 9:12 am

What a GREAT day! :tu:

Great to catch up with you guys once more! :D

Dry and warm and sunny for most of the day. Not a spot of rain. A lovely surprise for Combe! ;)

I was surprised to see 6 Atoms came along in the end! And Ian was super lucky to drive all day with a screw in his tyre will no pressure loss!

Fab from start to finish! Hope everyone else enjoyed it as much as I did.

Vids to follow....
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