where can we use to time our cars for a feature

[RobSR]

well if its really expensive, have you thought of doing it with another club like MR2 OC, or even the yaris club they had a day @ the pod ;)...would work out a lot cheaper, but it depends if you want it to be just starlets..?!

[59bhp]

York Raceway is totally crap - not recommended!

have you been up it? what are you basing this on?

[RobSR]

i just phoned bruntters to get a price to see how much it would cost and its 7.5K + vat for the full track per day!!...dont know it was that much .!

[rorenapier]

Enzo, i wouldnt bother with Edzell.

The lad wants about 2k, just to open the gate....

Hence why Crail (Willie Robertson) doesnt come up anymore.

[Idrees]

have you been up it? what are you basing this on?

Yeah drove my brothers car up there a few times.

It was wet but thats understandable, but pot holes and a bumpy strip isn't!

Also, the roads around it are terrible. Theres a long road when going in and its bumpy as fcuk we had to drive along it as 1mph and it probably knocked the tracking out too!

[Galliano]

bristol airport?

otherwise theres Dunkerswell airodrome in somerset is fairly good, although last time we were up there at the karting track little washingmachine planes were taking off, i dont know if they open the strip anymore, could find out for you guys though?

[Ryno]

where are all these 'Private Roads' that people use now then eh? ;)

might be a bit too south for you cave dwelling folk but what about the TopGear Test track in Surrey?

i know MLR have used it before and a number of other clubs! (as well as Mclaren daily)

[RobSR]

anyone who can think of a suitbale place, just phone them, and post what the price is in this thread,...that will be the easiest...i phoned a few today, and shakespeare are getting back to me...shite place but good track though, which means it could be quite costly ;)

[nathy boy]

no one tried elvington its alright there and its straight off the a64 which is easy enough to get off m1

edit: maybe this may help someone to contact them? Elvington Events Ltd

Halifax Way

Pocklington Ind Est

Pocklington

York

YO42 1NP

Head Office

Tel 01759 305851 Fax 01759 304873

Airfield Office

Tel / Fax 01904 607081 Mobile 07971 299385

[Guest Enzo]

thanx for the group input guys, il get on the blower to them tomorrow,

there are a few airports to pic from, i hear fife airport would open their gates if the cash was right,

but by and large most places tryied minimum of 2k which is alot quite frankly

il loook into top gears test track abit more ryno and see what the craic is with that.

do none of you guys know any lords our counts that might have a dirtly great big mansion in the country with a massive straight drive?

that would be perfect!

[Tommy_G]

this would be great...however my car is slow as muck!!! i could always just run round....lool

good luck organisin

[Rich]

bigin hill?... last used in 1945 i think

[Galliano]

my auntie does hairdressing for someone named Lady Caroline.

BUT her driveway is very long and very straight.. and very virticle too

[Tintin_SR]

al lok in to a runway soon

[scutch0]

i think it has to be a somewhere with a good surface otherwise there'll be no point, as on the banzai thrash after our two runs some of the people running big power were really disapointed with their times because they just couldnt put the power down, the feature didnt show the cars potential because of that.

i think you'll probably agree geo?

[Guest Enzo]

totaly rich, idealy the best surface possible, concentraiting primarily on getting decent times this time.

[Liam_D]

I've been to Brunters twice and i didnt think it looked too bad but i have never driven on there so i obviously dont know.

Surley its gotta be somewhere like Santa Pod for a good surface.

[RobSR]

I think the easiest thing to do is either, road trip it over from JAE sunday morning to the pod for the RWYB day, as it will be pretty empty, or do a joint day with another toyota car club @ the pod.