VXR Trackday @ Oulton [Archive]

V6 Estate

12th May 2008, 07:00 PM

Hi all

Just a quick note on this afternoon @ Oulton Park :D:D:D Top afternoon well worth the cash \\:D/\\:D/

Started with registration then drinks, Lunch served with pud :D

Split into 2 groups we silver group ours included Me, Ezzstate, Les, Moeman and Matty (great to catch up and meet new folks), we were first on the autotest i went out first on the slalom i was quickest :D until moeman had a go :mad: well done but you should have won with all that driver training you do ;):D

What a nutty driver paul swift is :D:D

Then off out on track some of the instructors wouldn't let me press the sports button :( most did \\:D/

Had a good drive in the Corsa, Astra, Vectra Both and VXR8 :D:D:D
Would have been better if the VXR8 had a supercharger on ;)

Ending with a high speed lap with British GT Driver James Pickford's last 1 of the day in the astra he is metal we were on the grass coming out of druids :o:o which left me depositing my lunch in the middle of the pitlane :mrgreen::mrgreen::mrgreen:

How are you feeling Les ;)

At the end of the day you get a VXR keyring, VXR Bag and Pic of yourself in a VXR all for £95 BARGIN

Chris

Kieran23

12th May 2008, 07:05 PM

Sounds like you had a good day, cant wait for my session at rockingham.

Any pics?

trinaandlee

12th May 2008, 07:33 PM

mini-eggs

12th May 2008, 07:55 PM

Sounds wicked

can't wait :D i'm going to brands on 21st.

V6 Estate

12th May 2008, 08:28 PM

Thats sounds like fun , glad you all had a top day

We go on the 14th at Oulton and cannot wait , just hope this nice weather holds out

Was there a nurburgring there ?

Can you choose which vxr you want your photo taken with ?

There was a ring there but just on show :(
The pics normally on your way out of pits first time so it depends witch car you choose first :D:D:D

Les Huskisson

12th May 2008, 08:40 PM

How are you feeling Les ;)

Chris

Hi Chris, just got in and logged on, feeling fine now but know how you felt after a mental flying lap!

Just had my favourite 'Asian mixed grill, nan and pint' for a £5 in West Bromwich on the way home, so all in all a great day.

See you soon, Les and Sue.

trinaandlee

12th May 2008, 09:07 PM

Hi Chris, just got in and logged on, feeling fine now but know how you felt after a mental flying lap!

Just had my favourite 'Asian mixed grill, nan and pint' for a £5 in West Bromwich on the way home, so all in all a great day.

See you soon, Les and Sue.

How fast was the flying lap ?

What sort of speed are they driving at ?

Les Huskisson

12th May 2008, 09:17 PM

How fast was the flying lap ?

What sort of speed are they driving at ?

British Touring Car Professional Drivers in AstraVXR's out to impress, more warp factor than MPH, but 'F' Fast for sure, lapping all us wannabe's, great fun.

I myself struggled to hit the ton and they were coming past me like I wasn't trying :!:

matty-m

12th May 2008, 09:28 PM

what a great day today at oulton and an added bonus meeting a few of you folks off the forum thanks for a great day vauxhall and great to put faces to names hope to meet up with you again at oulton btcc:D

moeman

12th May 2008, 11:20 PM

A grand day out, nice to meet you all, and I am really sorry that I set fastest times for both the slalom events :D

The demo drives show just how fast you can be around the circuit, though spent most of the lap [-o< - not really, had a good conversation all the way round, top lads.

Loved the way at the briefing we were told to stay off the kerbs then encouraged to do the opposite by the co drivers.

Told by Paul O'Neil that the demo drivers are getting two Burgs to use from Wednesday.

zletsgo

12th May 2008, 11:26 PM

I knew I should have put my name down for this.... :(

moeman

12th May 2008, 11:33 PM

I knew I should have put my name down for this.... :(

:D yes you should, but there is always next year :)

zletsgo

12th May 2008, 11:35 PM

:D yes you should, but there is always next year :)

True and hopefully I wont have so many stag do's to attend next year ;)

moeman

12th May 2008, 11:46 PM

True and hopefully I wont have so many stag do's to attend next year ;)

Or you could combine the two for a truely wicked day.

zletsgo

12th May 2008, 11:59 PM

Or you could combine the two for a truely wicked day.

Jeesus no - was bad enough letting them loose round Dublin the other week, the thought of them on a track :o:o:o

Les Huskisson

13th May 2008, 08:35 PM

[quote=moeman;260132] and I am really sorry that I set fastest times for both the slalom events :D

Dave your just a shark, but it was nice to watch those cars perform in the hands of a trained professional, us mere mortals could only stand and take the pi**.
Lovely to meet you and your mates, I think a great day was had by all.
See you again sometime, Les and Sue.

moeman

13th May 2008, 08:49 PM

:cool:

I'll get some pics up of Paul Swift's antics, just a slight problem with my memory card at the mo.

Ezztate

13th May 2008, 09:50 PM

Great day:D:D

Funny seeing V6 Estate face when he came back from the hot lap with James. :o:o I went round with Paul he's a great lad shame not still in the BTCC. Think I may have to book for more tracks next year great value for money. Thanks to all those involved, the instructors were great.

nigvxr

14th May 2008, 04:20 PM

think i might have to do this next year:D

V6 Estate

14th May 2008, 04:22 PM

Well worth the cash Nig :D

I think i used £95 in tyres and brakes alone without food and drink and goodie bag :D

trinaandlee

14th May 2008, 06:45 PM

mini-eggs

14th May 2008, 08:15 PM

Cool vid :)

Get these pics up. I cant wait for next week!

Les Huskisson

14th May 2008, 08:24 PM

jalfrezigazee

14th May 2008, 08:59 PM

think i might have to do this next year:D

I did one last year, booked two days this year, maybe do more next year. Really addictive. Best £95 spent per fun day

trinaandlee

14th May 2008, 09:20 PM

Hi Trina and Lee, glad you enjoyed the day, we knew you would, lets see some pics please, Paul Swift always picks a women to dance with for some reason, picked on my misses on Monday afternoon, what a treat.

Hi les , yes mate it was a brilliant day out , well chuffed i got to dance with Paul Swift on my birthday

Have another Vid of Paul with his parallel parking routine

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMh5x87B9qo

And another vid and proves even the pros can make mistakes sometime

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMxFJvXDc14

Some pics

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/7060/1000312hd2.jpg
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/2933/1000314jo2.jpg
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/7593/1000313hv5.jpg
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/7527/1000333pc9.jpg

mini-eggs

14th May 2008, 09:59 PM

Some good pics there.

Hope he doesn't curb those alloys up on 2 wheels :)

Les Huskisson

15th May 2008, 12:19 PM

Nice pic's and vid's Trinandlee, we didn't have any two wheel passenger rides on Monday afternoon because Paul had twisted the diff during the morning session, but Paul never missed a beat and made NO contact during our display so thats rare footage you have there. Many thanks for posting them.

Happy Birthday for yesterday.

moeman

15th May 2008, 04:09 PM

Some good pics there.

Hope he doesn't curb those alloys up on 2 wheels :)

Dont know for sure what tyres he had on the rims but they were not the standard low profiles, seemed to have walls 4-6" high!

trinaandlee

16th May 2008, 10:02 PM

Happy Birthday for yesterday.

Thank you Les

Has anyone been to one of these vxr trackdays last year ? If so was this year a repeat of last year , or if there was something different what was it

Final Video of the two wheel car trick

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oIw7xLnuZBI

moeman

17th May 2008, 09:47 AM

Last year the off track activities were done on the loop by the lake, we had a go at the parallel parking and there was just one timed run through cones.

As a result of the loop being used we had a shorter run around the track.

The goodie bag was better, it inc a polo shirt.

Overall this year was a lot better.

Les Huskisson

17th May 2008, 02:43 PM

Has anyone been to one of these vxr trackdays last year ? If so was this year a repeat of last year , or if there was something different what was it

As Moeman says, the general set up was similar (I did Donnington) but they tried to make a few changes/improvements to keep it fresh.

Because last year was unknown it was 'great joy' where as this year I knew what to expect, was remembered by some of the staff from last year, and was more relaxed so therefore enjoyed it all the more, plus being on this site and meeting up with Chris and Erica (V6 Estate) and Dave (Moeman) and his friends made it all the more fun/better.

Next year (can't wait) should be even more fun, think I'll maybe dress up as a girl to get to dance with Paul Swift lol

moeman

17th May 2008, 02:48 PM

Next year (can't wait) should be even more fun, think I'll maybe dress up as a girl to get to dance with Paul Swift lol

:o:o:o:o

mr_shifty

17th May 2008, 04:39 PM

What a brilliant day

Just got home from the morning session at Oulton on the 14th

Glad we took our camera , got some good pictures and also some half decent video footage from the camera

Really enjoyed the fast lap in the burg with Paul O'Neil , that was breath taking

Trina got picked to be Paul Swift's passenger in the finale

Took some video footage of this ( not the best quality as it was done with a digitial camera )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2Cfvw3jdEs

More pics and vids to follow

Nice to meet a fellow member Mr_shifty

A great day all round and well worth the moneyIt was nice to meet you guys too. I was pretty gutted that Paul would only pick a female for that passenger ride - looked awesome fun!

I had a fantastic day and will definitely book in again next year. Just sorry that I missed out on the fast lap but I won't make the same mistake again :)

trinaandlee

17th May 2008, 05:04 PM

It was nice to meet you guys too. I was pretty gutted that Paul would only pick a female for that passenger ride - looked awesome fun!

I had a fantastic day and will definitely book in again next year. Just sorry that I missed out on the fast lap but I won't make the same mistake again :)

you could always try the same idea as les lol :o
you look about my size i could lone you somthing if required lol :idea:
the fast lap should not have been missed , it was fantastic :cool:
It was a great day and made my birthday one of the best :D

V6 Estate

17th May 2008, 06:17 PM

Next year (can't wait) should be even more fun, think I'll maybe dress up as a girl to get to dance with Paul Swift lol

:o:o:o:o Easy tiger
if you are let me know what day :confused: gotta get pics lol :p:p

spoons

19th May 2008, 08:28 AM

Has anyone been to one of these vxr trackdays last year ? If so was this year a repeat of last year , or if there was something different what was it
I went last year and went to Oulton Park last week (and Brands Hatch later today)

There were some differences.

Last year : Got a really nice pack through the post - plastic wallet with VXR booklets in it with the VXR Track Day Ticket.

This year : Just got an email that needed printing out and taking to the venue :mad:

Last year : Got a really nice goodie bag with VXR T-Shirt, VXR Key-ring and bits and bobs...

This year : Just got a bag full of brochures and a VXR Key-ring :confused:

This year : Paul Swift was doing 2 wheel flips in an Astra and taking passengers with him :cool: ... but the astras kept breaking the drive shafts :expletive deleted:

This year : In addition to the Auto-Test competition, they also added a slalom test

Still worth EVERY PENNY. Great day out