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Blarno · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:59 pm Post subject: Oulton Park, 21/10/09

Took a trip to Oulton Park for a couple of hours this morning to watch a couple of mates tracking their respective motors: A Tiger and an ex-Cup SEAT Leon racecar. We were joined in the pit garage by a race-spec E36 M3 and, just as I was leaving, an early 90's Audi 80 Touring Car. There was some serious tackle out and about in the paddock and on the track, notable mentions going to the nutjob in the 997 GT3 RS who was monstering everybody and the balls-out Pug 406 on steelies! Unfortunately, my camera died very quickly, so pictures and videos are limited.

This is what 12k buys you:

250+ Bhp, fully adjustable suspension, datalogging dash, airjacks and brakes to die for.

You remember Metslow? This is the owner's Dad's Tiger.

2.1 Pinto with 4 Kawasaki carbs, adjustable mapping and waste spark.

M3 racecar:

Audi 80 Touring Car:

1.8 8v turbocharged Golf engine, 400 Bhp on 'sensible' boost, 700 possible!

The rest:

Generic Saxo?

Hmmmm...

Aaaah!

Because a mid-engined, stripped out Saxo with a 2.0 Type R engine isn't enough, it has a Rotrex supercharger too!

A little clearance please!

No idea on specs, but it was quick and had a dog 'box. Whined like a kicked puppy!

A fat Datsun.

Noble M12 GTO3. I only saw this out once, driver had a bit of a moment.

F430 Somethingorother, wasn't seen on track.

Radical? There were 2 of these being run by a proper race team :Team 360.

F360 Challenge car.

SL65 Black. 250k!! Belonged to one of the Team 360 bods.

TVR Britcar racer, based on a Tamora from what I could work out.

E60 M5 towcar and my wheels for the day, Impreza WRX.

Next time, I'm taking my hemet and getting a passenger ride in the Leon, possibly the M3.
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Blarno · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:03 pm Post subject:

And me being the mong that I am, uploaded them as 100x75! Now I have to do it all again!
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"him" · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:04 pm Post subject:

(the thumbnails have no "clickyness")

That Leon looks superb...

How far away from "road legal" would something like that be?
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Blarno · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:14 pm Post subject:

Very far, I would assume! I'm trying to reload the pictures as 640x480.

EDIT. Bollocks. Images re-uploaded as 640x480, yet still showing as avatar sized. Aaaaarrrgh!
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SpecB · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:00 pm Post subject:

gonnabuildabuggy · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 5:24 pm Post subject:

Where's the 406 pics?
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Matt · Posted: Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:50 pm Post subject:

I need to lie down. Look at that intake!
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Turbonutter · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:58 am Post subject:

Lovely pics chap - thanks for posting them up.
Recognize the RS500 - love the Audi TOCA

Blarno · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:23 pm Post subject:

"him" · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:27 pm Post subject:

Blarno · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 1:33 pm Post subject:

The lad with the VTR engine wasn't at the trackday, which I thought he was going to be. No major panic, I want to get the cage built first.
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Blarno · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:45 pm Post subject:

A few videos. Apologies for brevity and lack of quality, Scorsese I am not:

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Blarno · Posted: Thu Oct 22, 2009 3:24 pm Post subject:

Leon doing it's party trick.

I won't upload the Audi videos. The quality is so shockingly bad, it's not even worth it.
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