When is next years £999?

[fha772]

Me and Jamie are already planning something a little leftfield for next year.

Just wondered if it was going to be roughly the same time next year or not, so we know how long we've got...

[Steve33]

I got something up my sleeve too.

I refuse to miss out a fifth year in a row

[Relentless Rob]

£999 in the park?

We do do lap times instead of the handling course.

I like the event in September. It's like a proper end to the Summer and Summer builds are much better than Winter ones (when you can allocate the time).

[tommi]

would be cool to have a different set up for next year like a trackday or something. i would change my plans for something new thats for sure.

Been looking at a 1930's austin and a wrecked 200sx near us...... be afraid..... be very afraid

[fha772]

I hope they don't change it!!
Mine and Jamie's idea would be crap on a circuit!!

[Steve33]

A trackday would be more risky from an accident point of view . . .

[owelly]

The £999 was tried at PPCinthePark and it all went horribly wrong! What would be good is if they kept it as it is, Santa Pod or wherever, but then had a trackday shortly afterwards. Perhaps the £999 and then a road trip to somewhere for the part two. Curborough or Blyton? Keep the event results separate so as not to dilute the ethos of the £999, but keep the party rolling!!

[rapidblue]

The challenge is more a bit of fun than anything serious.

Pod is a really good venue with definitely the best 1/4 mile in the country.

I think the PPC there is good and then a separate day a curborough or blyton is a good idea.

Its a shame Rockingham is so expensive..........

[TeamTotalWankel]

I hope they don't change it!!
Mine and Jamie's idea would be crap on a circuit!!

What are you thinking Frank? V8 wheelbarrow??

[fha772]

I hope they don't change it!!
Mine and Jamie's idea would be crap on a circuit!!

What are you thinking Frank? V8 wheelbarrow??

Close, the idea came to us, after a mate had been talking about 1 of my old daily drivers, and how rapid and driftable it was.
Then, after a bit of googling, it turned out that with a few mods, it could see 13 second 1/4 miles.

That's all I'm saying at the minute, let's put it this way, if you wrote a list of 500 cars that you'd enter in the £999, this might not even be on the list.

[Jaffa]

I hope they don't change it!!
Mine and Jamie's idea would be crap on a circuit!!

What are you thinking Frank? V8 wheelbarrow??

That tarmac will get laid pretty quick

[TeamTotalWankel]

I hope they don't change it!!
Mine and Jamie's idea would be crap on a circuit!!

What are you thinking Frank? V8 wheelbarrow??

Close, the idea came to us, after a mate had been talking about 1 of my old daily drivers, and how rapid and driftable it was.
Then, after a bit of googling, it turned out that with a few mods, it could see 13 second 1/4 miles.

That's all I'm saying at the minute, let's put it this way, if you wrote a list of 500 cars that you'd enter in the £999, this might not even be on the list.

Mazda RX#?

[rjudgey]

We need something had a quick look at car racing clubs and only events that would suit us nicely are sprint and hill climb but both these require a MSA liscence which can be tricky to get as one it costs a reasonable amount to do the course and the courses aren't exactly nearby either!!
There are other events these clubs do but these are held on grass or auto test which is fun but requires a different type of car and driving skill which quite frankly I'm not that interested in.
Need more events like in America where we borrow some tarmac put out some cones and then just time how fast we are around the laid out circuit, think they call it auto X out there.

[fha772]

Mazda RX#?

Not even close!!!
The wheelbarrow was probably a better guess!!

[TeamTotalWankel]

We need something had a quick look at car racing clubs and only events that would suit us nicely are sprint and hill climb but both these require a MSA liscence which can be tricky to get as one it costs a reasonable amount to do the course and the courses aren't exactly nearby either!!
There are other events these clubs do but these are held on grass or auto test which is fun but requires a different type of car and driving skill which quite frankly I'm not that interested in.
Need more events like in America where we borrow some tarmac put out some cones and then just time how fast we are around the laid out circuit, think they call it auto X out there.

We've been looking at the Toyota Sprint Series, but obviously no good for you if you stick with the Honda. There's only 6 events and most are fairly central. You only need a temporary licence (about £25 I think) and the entry fees aren't bad either. Our V6 MR2 slots nicely into the class C Pro (2ltr+ n/a, with engine swaps allowed) where the main competition is all FWD