370Ad Posted January 29, 2014 Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) Me and JB-UK are going to Bedford on the 17th Feb. Hoping for good weather but thats the risk you take in the cheaper months. http://www.msvtrackd...?productid=2136 Anyone else signed up or thinking about it?! Edited January 29, 2014 by 350Ad Quote
370Ad Posted January 29, 2014 Author Posted January 29, 2014 Shall I use the slightly lighter Rays or the Wider Rota's?! Quote
Will370z Posted January 29, 2014 Posted January 29, 2014 Went a couple of weeks ago, it was awesome, fantastic track. Have fun 1 Quote
brillomaster Posted January 29, 2014 Posted January 29, 2014 have a good one! have you driven it before, can be a bit greasy in the wet. As for wheel choice, the lighter RAYS will be more responsive on track, but personaly i'd take whichever wheels have the better tyres on... after all the only thing that connects your car to the road is 4 small contact patches where rubber meets tarmac - so you want those contact patches to be working as well as they can! Quote
370Ad Posted January 29, 2014 Author Posted January 29, 2014 have a good one! have you driven it before, can be a bit greasy in the wet. As for wheel choice, the lighter RAYS will be more responsive on track, but personaly i'd take whichever wheels have the better tyres on... after all the only thing that connects your car to the road is 4 small contact patches where rubber meets tarmac - so you want those contact patches to be working as well as they can! Not driven Bedford before but done a few other tracks. Yeah its a bit of dilemma on the tyre front....The Rays have Bridgestones and the Rota's have Falkens. So in theory the Rays would be better but I find the larger contact patch on the wider 19's give them more grip. Have 3-4mm on the rear of the Falkens..... happy to destroy the tyres but obviously don't want to run them into the cord. What have you found tyre wear like? Quote
Suits Posted January 29, 2014 Posted January 29, 2014 I think I might book this you know, I'm off on annual leave that week and it's a cheap day for open pit. Be good to get her out for the day. Let me check some stuff..... 1 Quote
370Ad Posted January 29, 2014 Author Posted January 29, 2014 I think I might book this you know, I'm off on annual leave that week and it's a cheap day for open pit. Be good to get her out for the day. Let me check some stuff..... If you don't mind me drooling over the Le Mans blue all day....then feel free 1 Quote
Suits Posted January 29, 2014 Posted January 29, 2014 So sign on is at 7:30AM, so that's me leaving at 5AM then . Done it before, I'll do it again !!! 1 Quote
370Ad Posted January 29, 2014 Author Posted January 29, 2014 2 hour drive for me too O well its well worth it...smell of fuel will wake me up Quote
370Ad Posted January 29, 2014 Author Posted January 29, 2014 Boom. Booked. See you there guys . Good man! Look forward to it. Quote
brillomaster Posted January 29, 2014 Posted January 29, 2014 The width of the tyres wont make a difference to the size of the contact patch - thats just a function of the weight of the car and the tyre pressures - ie a 3300lbs car on tyre pressure of 33psi means a contact size of exactly 100 square inches - or 25 sq.in per tyre. regardless of the size of the tyre. what will change is the shape of the contact patch - a wider tyre will obviously have a wider contact patch, but be shorter front to back. this means more lateral grip, at the expense of longitudinal grip - ie braking and accelerating. Saying that, if you're zed is on standard brakes, you're likely to reach the limit of the brakes ability before you reach the limit of the tyres to brake, so that'll be ok. what you might struggle with is putting power down out of corners, of which there are quite a few tight ones at bedford. but conversely, there are some really decent fast corners where you need lateral grip - and since the falkens are nearing the end of their uesable life, i'd go for the Rotas Quote
brillomaster Posted January 29, 2014 Posted January 29, 2014 ps you're unlikely to run the falkens to the cord - the circuit is very smooth, we didnt see much tyre wear at all. Unless of course you're going sideways at every corner Quote
370Ad Posted January 29, 2014 Author Posted January 29, 2014 Cheers for the advice mate. Much appreciated Quote
SamN Posted January 29, 2014 Posted January 29, 2014 Man I wish I didn't see this! Might have to book up! I will check a few things... Quote
370Ad Posted January 29, 2014 Author Posted January 29, 2014 Man I wish I didn't see this! Might have to book up! I will check a few things... Yeassss let's fill up the garages with Z's. It's dirt cheap mate... You don't even need to worry about spending all the time out on the track for that price. Quote
SamN Posted January 29, 2014 Posted January 29, 2014 I know but I have a drift day Wednesday and another in Feb, it's still a couple hundred all in, as are the drift days! I'll have a think 1 Quote
Dynamic Turtle Posted January 29, 2014 Posted January 29, 2014 (edited) That is very tempting... EDIT: that 7:30am start is pretty brutal though. Edited January 29, 2014 by Dynamic Turtle Quote
370Ad Posted January 30, 2014 Author Posted January 30, 2014 That is very tempting... EDIT: that 7:30am start is pretty brutal though. Japfest is worse Quote
brillomaster Posted January 30, 2014 Posted January 30, 2014 psssh... 7:30 is better than 9:30 - you want to get your moneys worth! besides, by the time you've waited to sign on, sat through the safety briefing and waited for two groups of sighting laps, you'll be itching to get out on track properly, by which time it'll be about 10am! 2 Quote
Suits Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 Booked a local hotel for this now, the 5AM set off time was getting to me. I only get up at 5AM for one track - Spa. Quote
370Ad Posted February 12, 2014 Author Posted February 12, 2014 Booked a local hotel for this now, the 5AM set off time was getting to me. I only get up at 5AM for one track - Spa. Just checked prices for a travel lodge.... hmmm tempted myself now! Quote
Suits Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 £38 for a twin room with my mate (He signed on too with his 135i). So £19 to not have to leave at 5AM. Seems legit. Plus it's only 7 miles from the circuit. Quote
brillomaster Posted February 12, 2014 Posted February 12, 2014 agreed 6am is my cut off for early starts! but then again, once im in my beemer, i dont know what the time is, so i inevitably drive faster than i should and get there 20 minutes before i planned to 1 Quote
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