mark_sheepwash Posted June 12, 2006 Posted June 12, 2006 http://www.subaru.co.uk/IMGGB/WWW/Subaru_c...ED?Opendocument At least you can drive someone elses motor []
Pele Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 Next year so I can save up unless someone wants to pay for me []
tony_cousins Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 Looks like it could be a wicked day out and I wont have to worry about it going pop []
T123VOR Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 Yes, yes i do![] Wow event night here on KS forum Start saving peeps Trevor[:#]
mark_sheepwash Posted June 13, 2006 Author Posted June 13, 2006 Well you have 6 months to use the voucher from date of purcharse seems it runs nearly every day monday-friday according to the pdf off that link but will find out - probably best to get summer out of way (and for those to save up) so sept/oct? and Markie of course it will be my treat now i'm going back to work tommorrow []
tony_cousins Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 Back to work OMG the shock, the horror, the stress About bloody time too []
mark_sheepwash Posted June 13, 2006 Author Posted June 13, 2006 Quote Back to work OMG the shock, the horror, the stress About bloody time too [] I know................[6][:@][][:'(]
HairyDJ Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 Went there a couple of years ago on a ford (volvo / jag / Landrover) company car day freebie - fantastic site and well worth saving up for (only 5 tanks of fuel). Got to take a mix of cars round (maxed at 100mph), but the Prodrive guys were able to take passengers out in the Jag XKR at 150, so the track is up to it - just a few strange surfaces / rumble strips on the long straight. Given that there were a few other cars on the track, including Aston's with strange panels stuck on, they were pretty laid back about photography, but might need checking? http://uk2.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?clie...amp;scale=25000 hopefully will make the call on tuesday and try to find out how heavily booked they are already. Might look around 22nd aug or 10th oct dates if they have them. Cheers, David
markie Posted June 13, 2006 Posted June 13, 2006 Quote and Markie of course it will be my treat now i'm going back to work tommorrow [] Better make sure you get your first pay cheque before you make promises like that[] only you might not manage a whole week at work[][] but i will exept your kind offer THANKYOU[]
HairyDJ Posted June 14, 2006 Posted June 14, 2006 Bounced off their answering machine at lunchtime, but spoke to a very helpful lass later. They only have 3 dates open at present - late July, 12th Aug? and i've booked 2 of us for 21st August. My birthday week, but I'd probably have invented a different excuse if I really had to pick a different date. Anyone else booked yet?
mark_sheepwash Posted June 14, 2006 Author Posted June 14, 2006 Thx David for the info the email I sent bounced back [:|] Was hoping for mid to late sept or begigging of oct but might be able to do aug 21st
HairyDJ Posted August 22, 2006 Posted August 22, 2006 The big day came round at last! A very well organised day (10 til 4) with a generous amount of time in each car. A couple of scoobie owners there apart from us, but the rest were ex owners or wannabe's. Got the impression that 14 was less than the planned max (30ish), but the day got better as the weather improved all the time. Also good to see a few of the ladies behind the wheel instead of just watching - at least one watcher wants to come back and drive next time. It isn't cheap at 250 quid (each), but was pretty good value in my opinion. No engines blown but we gave their brakes and tyres a good seeing to as well as burning a full fuel tank on every vehicle they brought along. David
yogibear Posted August 22, 2006 Posted August 22, 2006 I'll deffo have a go, and i'll even put some money in to help PELE go as well[Y]
mark_sheepwash Posted August 22, 2006 Author Posted August 22, 2006 Sounds a great day david - what cars did you end up in? Having spent a bit on a few mods recently not sure if I'm going to do this now we'll c
HairyDJ Posted August 24, 2006 Posted August 24, 2006 A pretty well structured day - 4 sections each with 2 vehicles and you always drove both of them. There were 14 of us there and we were split into 2 groups then split again into 3 or 4 per car. took from 10 till 4 with a lunch break so got about an hour at each section. The pro's were the usual hired hands - all very good drivers, but some better than others at coaching / communicating. Off road - not a tough course, but the forester went almost everywhere that the isuzu went. Adverse handling course - an STI and a 3 litre legacy to take over a deliberately twisty course - changes of direction / camber / surface every second or two. Lunch was a jacket spud with chilli - enough to fill you up, but not too much to risk it coming back!! WRX and a 2 litre legacy on the slippy section - a long straight run of wet tiles to slip and slide all over - more fun than educational as they wanted you to keep the slide going rather than correct it and regain control. second element was an apallingly slippery roundabout where they tried to get you drifting round on the power - the circle was too small and the reglazed surface just too slippy to give you a realistic chance. Last slot was another STI and 3 litre legacy to take 4 laps of the high speed circuit - straight was long enough to bust 100, but they tried to get you pushing it around the bend at the end without dropping below 80. As ever, the odd plonker who thought the day should revolve around him, but pleased that quite a few ladies were driving as well as their fellas. No goodie bags but no sales pitch either - just aimed at letting you hammer someone else's tyres & brakes and discover how much fun the range could be. Whilst the impreza was always the obvious chioce, the legacy did almost as good a job on both fast bits. Might be tempted to go again - they also do a similar with Ford cars. If you get 6 numbers on saturday then go for it!!
HairyDJ Posted September 30, 2006 Posted September 30, 2006 If your're still tempted - looks like it's on again with the 2007 cars plus petter & Chris thrown in! http://forums.sidc.co.uk/forums/793331/ShowPost.aspx
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