[Al weyman]

Some friends of mine are racing overthere that weekend(I belive thats the dates need to confirm) and I have been invited over to have a drive of one of friend's 65 Mustang, very tempting and looking into flights now. Any members going to be there?

[Al weyman]

Well I got to do a 20 minute untimed session on the iconic circuit, the car didnt fit my bulk too well and I was very uncomfortable plus the guy who was gonna take me round for a couple of familiarisation laps got stuck in gear so I was on me own in a car I had only just sat in for the first time on this 160mph banked circuit. I made the cardinal sin on the first lap and slipped below the yellow, the man was right yer don't wanna go there, frightening or what I really had to wrestle the bitch back up onto the banking. The brakes were aweful and I overshot the bus stop but git into it after a few laps learning to just nail it round the banks flat out and brake much earlier than I ever would in my Camaros. Anyone else driven this circuit. My mate did OK and put in the fastest lap in class and won the historic class. His son managed to find the tyre wall so we had to kick the sheet metal out and raced it again today.

[Al weyman]

Back home now, was an interesting experience seeing how you guys do things, interesting to note it seems you are playing to the similar 'One man and his dog' crowds that we are getting overhere now only the dogs are banned! Was some good racing unfortunately my mates son managed to put the old mustang into the tire wall, thank the lord it wasnt me!!! I straightened it out with some willing helpers and got him out again bit it needs all new frontend sheet metal, shame. Mind you my mate knocked 2 seconds a lap off his best time with the big 'ammer modifications!!!! There were several 4th gens out there and one I think was to be driven by a young english guy that had just won the BMW Mini Challenge overhere. The Liddell car I think someone was saying.

This post has been edited by Al weyman: Nov 15 2011, 02:22 PM