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Santa Strike Force - Track Time

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    #32
    Drummerboy08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,102 ✭✭✭✭Drummerboy08


    Gary ITR wrote: »
    At the last open trackday there was a chap out in an F430 Modena F360, watching and hear it tear by was awesome.

    FYP ;)
    Confab wrote: »
    Dev, the only way you're going to drive a performance car without a licence is to drive on a private track (i.e, a friend's track) or have your own track built. Also, if you've never been in a performance car before, be prepared, it's a violent experience.

    It's actually not as bad as you'd think. The noise is the biggest shock IMO, especially on a dedicated track car.


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    #33
    DeVore
    Business & Finance Moderators, Entertainment Moderators Posts: 32,387 Mod ✭✭✭✭DeVore


    Is it possible to hire a track privately? Even for an hour? I know a few of my Forza crew who would go for it :)

    Hell, it would be cool to have a "Boards" day out maybe! :)


    If I did do this, even a Reasonably Priced Car would seem like a sportscar to me. I'd have to video it from the inside because that sort of comedy shouldnt be lost to the world. :)

    I failed my driving test with well over 30 black marks. :eek:

    DeV.


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    #34
    Drummerboy08
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,102 ✭✭✭✭Drummerboy08


    DeVore wrote: »
    Is it possible to hire a track privately? Even for an hour? I know a few of my Forza crew who would go for it :)

    Hell, it would be cool to have a "Boards" day out maybe! :)


    If I did do this, even a Reasonably Priced Car would seem like a sportscar to me. I'd have to video it from the inside because that sort of comedy shouldnt be lost to the world. :)

    I failed my driving test with well over 30 black marks. :eek:

    DeV.

    AFAIK, Mondello can be hired for corporate events, but it ain't cheap. Alot of distributors in Ireland use Mondello for training and unveiling of new cars to sales people.

    Many of the other motoring forums have organised track days in the past, there is no reason that Boards can't do the same!

    Bit of advise though, get your driving licence dude!! It makes things alot easier. I'll put my hands up and say I failed my test first time round, by running a red light. :rolleyes: I can say I feel your pain!


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    #35
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    I'll be around for the 29th anyway, thought there'd be more interest in this.

    29th Dec

    1. TestTransmission


    2nd Jan

    1.Stealthyspeeder


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    #36
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,801 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    DeVore wrote: »
    Would love to but I dont have any kind of license at all and I'm afraid I am unlikely to have one any time soon. :(


    You know those people you roll your window down and shout "You shouldnt be on the road!!!". Well I'm one of them. I'm doing the world a favour by keeping me off our roads... :)

    DeV.

    LOL you sound like a proper disaster. I'll happily take you round Mondello, you can also mooch around the paddock and see if anybody else will bring you out. I did this the last day seeing as my own cars were in the workshop and I got a spin out in a 400 odd BHP Subaru and a car/driver that has a chance of winning the ITCC next year. The atmosphere down there is very very friendly


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    #37
    Jemmy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,385 ✭✭✭Jemmy


    Not sure how I'm fixed for work the 29th yet, but def free the 2nd

    29th Dec

    1. TestTransmission


    2nd Jan

    1.Stealthyspeeder
    2. Jemmy (+2/3 non boardsies)



    Mods, would it be possible to set a sticky for this just for the run up to the event it's getting lost very quickly in here :)
    The lads have put alot of work in and it would be a shame not to get decent interest because it's getting lost a few pages down unless bumped up.


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    #38
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Jemmy wrote: »
    Mods, would it be possible to set a sticky for this just for the run up to the event it's getting lost very quickly in here :)
    The lads have put alot of work in and it would be a shame not to get decent interest because it's getting lost a few pages down unless bumped up.

    1.We got too many of the bloody things

    2.People don't bother reading them, they seem to get ignored

    3.I'll check and see what we can do :)


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    #39
    Jemmy
    Registered Users Posts: 3,385 ✭✭✭Jemmy


    TestTransmission wrote: »
    1.We got too many of the bloody things

    2.People don't bother reading them, they seem to get ignored

    3.I'll check and see what we can do :)

    I wouldn't have thought 1 extra on 4 stickies too many but was just a thought for the 3wks left


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    #40
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Jemmy wrote: »
    I wouldn't have thought 1 extra on 4 stickies too many but was just a thought for the 3wks left

    4 became 3 which has now become 4 again :)


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    #41
    randylonghorn
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 29,509 Mod ✭✭✭✭randylonghorn


    TestTransmission wrote: »
    I'll be around for the 29th anyway, thought there'd be more interest in this.
    It's the dates I'm unsure of, otherwise would cheerfully give Gar the chance to try to scare the pants off me ... and laugh when he fails! :P :D

    DeV, you behind the wheel of a high perf. car on the other hand *would* scare me!! :pac:

    Will revert when I'm more sure what's happening, sure will throw a couple of quid in the pot anyway, lot of time for SSF (and indeed any charity which doesn't spend half its income on admin!)


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    #42
    Mr Benevolent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,456 ✭✭✭✭Mr Benevolent


    I'll throw in a tenner when I get it in a week. Am flat broke atm.


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    #43
    star-pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,429 ✭✭✭✭star-pants


    Unfortunately working on the 29th but free on the 2nd

    29th Dec

    1. TestTransmission


    2nd Jan

    1. Stealthyspeeder
    2. Jemmy (+2/3 non boardsies)
    3. star-pants


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    #44
    challengemaster
    Registered Users Posts: 16,930 ✭✭✭✭challengemaster


    Drummerboy08 wrote: »
    It's actually not as bad as you'd think. The noise is the biggest shock IMO, especially on a dedicated track car.

    I'd agree with that, there's an immense feeling of "OHMYGODTHISISAWESOME" which overcomes any sort of fear there might have been. It's the noise...

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLgl-fnE9N8


    Skip to 2:50

    :D


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    #45
    star-pants
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,429 ✭✭✭✭star-pants


    Popped some cash into the SSF just there, else I'd forget.


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    #46
    BuzzFish
    Registered Users Posts: 736 ✭✭✭BuzzFish


    Unfortunately working on the 29th but free on the 2nd

    29th Dec

    1. TestTransmission


    2nd Jan

    1. Stealthyspeeder
    2. Jemmy (+2/3 non boardsies)
    3. star-pants
    4. BuzzFish (+ at least one non-boardsie)


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    #47
    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    I can do either day....hmmmmm


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    #48
    BuzzFish
    Registered Users Posts: 736 ✭✭✭BuzzFish


    BuzzFish wrote: »
    Unfortunately working on the 29th but free on the 2nd

    29th Dec

    1. TestTransmission


    2nd Jan

    1. Stealthyspeeder
    2. Jemmy (+2/3 non boardsies)
    3. star-pants
    4. BuzzFish (+ 2 confirmed)

    2 confirmed.. might get more too....


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    #49
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,801 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    With buggerall interest for the 29th on this we'll just do it on the 2nd :)

    Sorry TT :pac:


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    #50
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Gary ITR wrote: »
    With buggerall interest for the 29th on this we'll just do it on the 2nd :)

    Sorry TT :pac:

    oh well :(


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    #51
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Unstickied and bumping as it was getting feck all traffic


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    #52
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,801 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    TestTransmission wrote: »
    Unstickied and bumping as it was getting feck all traffic

    Mondello aren't running the track day on the 2nd... there was a mistrake on their site :mad::(

    So this is still going ahead just need to confirm a date, it will be soon though!


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