I've got my Volvo T5 :-)

On My BM the set speed can be increased by holding the CC lever forwards, or backwards to reduce speed. When it's released, it's stays at that speed. A quick flick in either direction, increases or reduces the speed by aprox

That sounds about right - I'm told that's what I should expect at

I'll know next week. :)

Dude, I take our 1.3 Ka to Silverstone.

:)

"DervMan" wrote in news:yP5Me.4366$2C5.4094 @newsfe1-win.ntli.net:

Cool! Was that the complete circuit or the little Stowe circuit? What we need is a UKRCM track day....

Alistair J Murray wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@florin.fluffy:

Off on a trip to Germany? Not getting one of those insane supercharger kits fitted, are you? :-)

That was the International one, 2.3 miles.

You want to go on the track at the same time as some of these nutters! :)

Actually that's not a bad idea...

I was told that mine held a steady 135 for 35 minutes on cruise before I had it. Dunno what the consumption was though.

My Supra had a Set/Coast button - a short press sets it to current speed, a long press makes it coast.

At roadworks/lower limits I used to hold it till I hit the desired speed then 'double click' it to keep it there.

"DervMan" wrote in news:um6Me.4472$2C5.2918 @newsfe1-win.ntli.net:

Nice one. How was that organised? I always thought the international circuit was reserved for major racing or corporate events?

Yeah, why not? Should make for an interesting day out :-) A reasonably central location, like Donington Park, should fit the bill.

I think that fitting a supercharger kit to a B10 (which, AUI already has at least 2 turbos) would be pretty insane... (((c:

AJM, do it, then come and see me on your next jaunt to the frozen north last week, you'll be able to warp time!

Douglas

Scotland will twist and fall into the sea.

go for it.

then do wales.

Typical, wait till the day after the last of my 200BHP sporty cars drives off into the distance leaving me with a puny 1600 non-turbo and *then* start talking trackdays

It was through Ford Fair, that's why here you can see me playing with the big boys.

It could be. If we've people from the Scottish Highlands and from the South Coast of England, from Wales too, then somewhere between Scarborough and Preston.

Elvington at York?

:)

Actually, hiring an airfield is cheaper than a track and just as much fun, although airfield days are nastier on cars because they usually put a 2+ mile straight with a very tight corner at the bottom - and airfield tarmac is often high trip, shag-your-tyres material too.

Ours held 90% of vmax for a looooong period on the French autoroute.

Of course, 90% of vmax for us is inside that fuzzy bit above the French motorway speed limit but below that where you'd expect to get nicked. :)

LOL!

Aye. My current commute is mostly motorways. My aim is to join the York bypass, engage cruise, and turn it off at Pontefract and woe betide anything in my way at roundabouts and stuff. :)

That would be damn annoying!

Well, no it's not difficult - but our aftermarket system has three presets plus whatever you've set it at. I have ours set such that the lower one is at 30, the mid one at 50 and the top one at the motorway cruising speed.

The 30 one is great for the long haul into Pontefract, where you sit at 30 for three miles.

The 50 one is great for driving through the 50-limited roadworks on the A1.

And the higher setting works too. On the approach to the roadworks, I can depress the middle button and the car smoothly decelerates to 50. When I'm clear, I hit the top button and the car accelerates back up to the higher cruising speed. Job's a good 'un.

Oh plus tap up / tap down, coast and resume, and if I hold the tap up or tap down I get continuous acceleration or deceleration. :)

It's the appeal of the big straight and the radar trap that works for me...

That and Elvington being just a few miles from home...

Oh yes. But, as I say, you need to brake _hard_ at the bottom of that straight. They don't encourage you to use the over run if possible. ;)

About ten minutes for you isn't it? :)

"DervMan" wrote in news:9Z6Me.10480$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe2-win.ntli.net:

Heheh, must admit, you do look a little outclassed there ;-)

Damn right. These driving experience things cost several times that amount and I'm sure a good track day is just as much fun.

Roughly the same journey time for me (in Barnsley) as Donington, so I don't care :-) I just thought that Donington would be more central in terms of population. In any case, there's probably only myself and a couple of other nutters interested in the idea, anyway.

The airfield idea doesn't appeal to me as much, because I would expect a lot of the track to be straight, as you describe. I like plenty of changes in direction :-)

aye, about the same for Alistair as well?

Hehehehe. That was coming hard out on the first leg of Luffield, trying to get out of the way of the idiot in the Cosworth.

But you're right. The lead Fiesta isn't really a Fiesta, but is some nutty

The Escort kept on cooking his brakes so extended his braking twice as long as I did, but they frowned on one overtaking.

The guy in the Cosworth was out-braked in the two previous corners, rather, he braked before I did, so was on a flier to get past so his picture wasn't taken behind me. :)

Just need around 100 bhp more.

Nooooo. Half of the track is straight, the other half is twice as long and not straight one bit. The track may be say 3.6 miles long, almost 2 miles of straight where you approach maximum speed.

Airfield days are usually significantly cheaper too. And although perhaps only 80% as much fun, they're 60% as expensive and you learn the same techniques. They're not as glam, but the only ones that seem to be used have very nice car-friendly run offs and soft cones that don't damage your car if you hit one or a dozen.

"DervMan" wrote in news:FE7Me.8104$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe7-win.ntli.net:

Anybody turbocharged the Endura-E yet? That'd do the trick :-)

Like a sort of mini-Nurburgring? Sounds good to me.