Spinner?

[vic cohen]

I was also out on Monday in a little orange '72 car......albeit in a track day/not parade lap mode..................should u or ur wife have had a problem not getting out at Silverstone , i shall be on a track day this month on the GP circuit in quite a quick piece of Porsche kit and should be only too pleased to try and make up for any disappointment u ve suffered or if dates interfere with birth of baby any time u choose .........................on reflection might induce childbirth should that be required?

Sincere offer , but do lets lighten up here, Des does enough for other people that this thread is almost superfluous !

 

[SimonExtreme]

912UK

I was almost feeling sorry for you until I realised you are a sanctamonious ............ who hasn't a clue what he is talking about and writes flowery stuff to gain effect. In one breath yo0u say

We had never been on any track before

then you say

it's this type of STUPID driving that has put me off ever doing a track day before with PCGB because there seems to be one group that go mad

A bit of info for you. The group you accuse of going mad are know as some of the best behaved track day regulars you can find anywhere. I would rather share a track with those guys (and the 993 boys) than any other group I know. If they worry you, most regular trackdays would terrify you and I can only recommend you stay well away from any trackdays. The more I read, the more it becomes clear how little you know and understand about anything to do with track driving.

In addition, it seems to me, having read about the day here and elsewhere, that the reason you didn't get on the track was nothing to do with this incident but to do with other organisational factors. It is a shame you want to find a scape goat for your one man lynch party.

 

[ianreeves]

Not to add any more fuel to this fire, but to backup some of the comments on here. I have a friend who is a very experienced trackday/racer, he went on a Porsche trackday at the start of the year and said it was one of the best behaved he had ever had the pleasure to drive on/with. In-fact I think he wrote a letter saying so.... Trust me I attended the Cosworth Brands hatch event just after new year, now that was an unsafe event [] They are nutters [&:]

 

[clubsport]

Melv & Des are going to love this thread when they get back. Both of them were there for Thursday evening helping to prepare the event so that things would run smoothly for the register over the following 3 days.
They and many others put a lot of time and effort into the event, I am quite sure they were as disppointed as anyone the 911 didn't get out on track due to the unfortunate incident.
Have to agree PCGB are amongst the better run days, 912UK,Myself and I am sure many others would be happy to assist you in getting the most out of your Porsche in a non competitive trackday enviroment. At the start the learning curve is very steep...believe me []

 

[Guest]

This thread is hilarious

 

[kbooker]

I can recall a top F1 driver spinning on a parade lap before the race!

 

[jason]

Des for President?????

Naaaaa

DES FOR KING........his time has come and all shall bow down to the Leichtbau (or however the hell you lot spell it..[])

 

[912UK]

I know Des and I am not going hell for leather for him as it seams some people are suggesting, ( in fact I shall be calling him ) I just wanted to put people in the picture, of what happens and what affect it has on other people and the work they do to get there. So I suggest people read ALL the posts rather than scanning and then making up the rest in their heads....Sure I can see it was a mistake and one that on a track day would be more than unlucky but it was still a parade lap. Anyway I left it all when Clubsport and I posted our replies but others poss without reading ( i feel ) all the other posts & jumped in and fueled the fire so i am bound to reply.

I am more than happy to end it there.

Vic your VERY kind offer I know is a committed offer and I would love to Say Yes at a time when we can all meet up, as you say she is getting close to D day and that is why we wanted to do the nice slow parade lap. But Yes Jo has said yes please!! I did mean to come over for a chat on Monday but as you know with it all going so fast on the day time wise. I hope I didn't get in your way on the day I did my best to keep to the right or indicate to say I have seen you and as soon as I can I will pull over. It was a fun day I hope the club can manage to get to organise it all again for next year. So If I can get Jo out on the track for some fun that would be great and I know she will be very pleased to get some Porsche fun.

SimonExtream I'm not even going to reply to that cr..

But sincerly I do wish ALL Porsche owners a safe drive in their cars and I hope if a car spins in future it is on a track day and no harm is done other than pride to the owner. Just can I ask for the club and other peoples sake Parade laps are to show the cars and the club in their best light for all to enjoy..[][][][][]

And for info Jo and I have sold our BMW ( which was more than fast enough thanks )..and are waiting for little one to get old enough as we have looked to buy a 996 and didn't like them so we have been looking at a standard 964 for the future, when we can ditch the family 4 door hack I just bought. A VERY temp Audi A4 so i will be back on the forum to ask questions.[]

 

[vic cohen]

Open offer to u both tend to do abt 1 a month , just let me know when things are settled a bit [baby sitter watever] and we ll fix a convenient time and place ............u never got in the way at any time and drove the day as everyone appeared to me to be, with use of mirrors and due consideration , on the day in the 35 year old street car it was me that needed to stay out the way !!! i felt on Monday a good time was had by all ..................................? In fact different but one of the best , i know Paul H AND JOHN P WERE HAVING A GREAT LAUGH..................and they are regulars !
The social side on a track day can be as much fun as the driving if the weather s like last Monday...............and we all learn a bit more abt each others cars .............very nice to meet DDK folk from whom i ve gleaned loads of tips while getting the old car finished , but not many until this week.

 

[paul howells]

Its was a great day vic truely
There must be room for a classics track day every year,unlimited noise and a fine selection of toys would be good.
Lets see what we can do for next year,i will see what i can do to organise something,vic are you on to help.
Donnington unrestricted would be good.
Now where is that Des,off with his head,or put him in the gallows.

 

[vic cohen]

Should be delighted Paul........................may need spare fan belts for Donni though and Des will need new bucket for his spade!

 

[hunter]

I feel Dessies pain as I also spun at the complex (brooklands) taking evasive action to avoid a lapped runner in the invitation race 2 corners from home( the shame)...but a parade lap....we are not worthy....the undisputed KING and so impressively attired..

 

[vic cohen]

Oh Peter, u are so lucky i have a picture from around Priory area of u ,beside the car asking for directions !!! Its even high res and cos i am a pratt i dont seem to be able to post it!!!........................which of course i wud only do to take the heat off Des!

 

[Laurence Gibbs]

I thought Paul was driving then?[]

 

[hunter]

No unfortunately it was me and thus messed Pauls race up for Sunday. But we had big oversterr after 3 laps or so ( found out that pressures were too high) also an aero imbalance , you live and learn. Vics smile when I got back to the pit summed it up , I knew I was going be given a rough time. But the lapping is the hard bit as well especially in as nice and valuable a car as Pauls GT2R.

 

[pauldishman]

What happened on Sunday? We saw Paul charge through the field and then retire.

 

[hunter]

The belt came off on the 2 nd lap and hence there was a loss of power and eventually the car started to overheat so he had to retire . Unlucky weekend as we could have had good results . But running a 10 year old car without a team and testing, back-up or a big budget these things happen.Anyway it was a fun weekend and thats all that matters.

 

[tim court]

Priceless..... I would have loved to have seen Des's ballet routine......

I just loved this thread....

912UK... there is a PCGB trackday at Goodwood on Thursday 16 August. Not too far for you and your other half to come and if you fancy a few passenger laps you are more than welcome.

 

[Guest]

We could start another thread if a 912 spins on a track day !!!!
Headed " The DESSY experiance "

 

[Guest]

912UK - sounds like you're a bit like me only more fortunate - you own a 9XX.

I was very fortunate to be in my mate's 964 RS on the saturday and had a real blast! The whole day (I've been before a few times but not on track) was fantastic - largely because we went over 15mph.

I have only one question - what is the point of letting cars onto a race track if you don't expect them to try and find out "what it can do" even if there are other cars on the track? Whether it's 911, 912 or (in my case) Audi A4.

I thoroughly appreciated the fact that the 964 register had a bit of fun because surely that's what being on a race track is all about - wher else can you open a car up really properly without being photographed or killing someone. And moreso, how boring is it for the spectators to watch cars that should be "giving it loads" pootling round the track at pedestrian pace?

I know I'm REALLY grateful to have been in the car on the track rather than bored out of my mind in the spectator seats.

I think the 912 a venerable car - at least it's the right shape umlike my A4 avant (with blown exhaust and 100k on the clock!)

it's a shame Des spun - if that's the real reason for the ban on Sunday and not some jumped up twerp - but surely that was also more entertaining for the crowd anyway?

I wish you well with your new born (I have a daughter of 3yrs) and respect for owning a 9xx of any kind! But please let boys have fun when off road in a safe environment - a track!