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Yeah - like I said though, that's risky in that if it's unavailable, we might be a bit stuck for things to do... but also like I said, we could just watch the Speedway or something instead.

There's always something to do.

Need Graham to tell us whether he's booked the indoor track or not basically... still waiting...

If the field is big enough we could do a time trail in Grahams car or something

Cant we do that aswell, im up for that

Or could we use the special nova

Just got a call from Graham, who's asked the indoor track for prices.

They run an "Le Mans" style race, which put simply is a 2 hour race with 2 teams of 5 drivers, plus other teams. We even get our own pitboard (w00t). My only concern is that 2 hours with 5 drivers per car isn't an awful lot of running time per driver, but it's VTR in reality, so people might prefer that one [/me gets KillNR2003 ready]. This doesn't require booking.

They also run a Grand Prix, or "Ironman" as they call it. At a guess, this will be a 15min+ practise session, with either 1 45min race, or more likely 2 races of about 20min. We could have booked this, but the deposit was Ł300... we can phone up on the day though, and if available, go for it then.

Last of all, there's an Arrive and Drive, which as the name suggests, is simply a mocked-up race, with timing, most likely no practise, and is probably a bit shorter.

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Alternatively, we can phone up the outdoor track on the day, and book the slot after 8pm ish, without a deposit, if it's available, and just run that (either GP or A&D).

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Rough prices:
Indoor
Le Mans: Ł35 per head
Grand Prix: Ł45
Arrive & Drive: Ł25

Outdoor
Grand Prix: Ł40-45
Arrive and Drive: Ł20-25 IIRC.

If any prices are a little steep for anyone, I'm sure something can be done

The best thing is, we don't have to decide until maybe a couple of days before we go, even on the day, but if people can post what they think, it'll help get an idea of what people feel will be best.

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They also run a Grand Prix, or "Ironman" as they call it. At a guess, this will be a 15min+ practise session, with either 1 45min race, or more likely 2 races of about 20min.

To me this sounds the best. (Prefer the 1hr 45min myself, and i know i can easily cope with it). What does others think?

Agreed, but I'd prefer the GP on the outdoor track, if it's available.

Im not fussed, indoor or outdoor. Then indoor one (if its the one we raced last time) was great. I love the bump in the braking zone

But if its outdoor then equally cool

Who are you quoting Ian?

Graham

Personally I'd rather do an every man for himself in a Grand Prix style event. Both look great though, so I'm not really fussed.

How about we just make a decision on the day, depending on weather and availability etc?

tbh, the mere fact of driving a kart excites me, never mind what race format

I just had a thought though, I have had to book the 4th and 5th of september off, and Im not going to give a definate yes or no before I get paid, which is about two weeks I think, and it might be too late to book the weekend off then

Do what i did for Le Mans. dont turn up and when your boss phones you do this

"Can you come into work today?"
"no"
"why not?"
"because im not in the country"
"...oh"

LMAO!

After ive been in the job for a month..yea, that'll go down well

update time, and as usual i start with bad news im affraid

i went to that campsite and i was stunned, 10/10 it looked stunning and it even had an on site pub

but due to problems in the past with tent pitchers they only let family groups to stay in tents

which is such a shame.

HOWEVER because im such nice chap i have a solution, there another campsite just off the A1 and they DO allow tent pitchers and they have plenty of space for our dates

its not as nice to look at and theres not much space, but its very quiet and it does have a VERY VERY clean and tidy shower and toilet area. the downside is though its Ł15 a night per pitch but the guy said he would do it for Ł10 a night if that helps