So, how many out there visited Croft on Sunday for the BTCC meet? I got stuck on the way out and my mate had to get out and give a bit of a push, when he got back in he said "you don't want to see the state of your car" a lot of it fell off on the way home but the wheelarches were full of grass and mud! Took some cleaning off.
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I hope that was your priority when you got home lol I bet the roads near that were caked in mud from everyone leaving...
I hope you got your friend to take his shoes off before re entering the car haha
You got some pics?
I hope you got your friend to take his shoes off before re entering the car haha
You got some pics?
I was there!
We left before the start of the last touring car race cause we had a couple of hours drive home.
I was in the field opposite the ticket office and it wasn’t too bad to be honest. Still hated getting my wheels dirty though.
Had visions of it being a nightmare to get out and didn’t fancy getting soaked during the last race.
First time I’ve been to Croft, normally do oulton park but we can’t go there in a couple of weeks so went there instead.
Decent view of the start/finish straight and first bend where we were.
We left before the start of the last touring car race cause we had a couple of hours drive home.
I was in the field opposite the ticket office and it wasn’t too bad to be honest. Still hated getting my wheels dirty though.
Had visions of it being a nightmare to get out and didn’t fancy getting soaked during the last race.
First time I’ve been to Croft, normally do oulton park but we can’t go there in a couple of weeks so went there instead.
Decent view of the start/finish straight and first bend where we were.
We were there too, no Seat cause my trip my car like the trip down through the twisties from Scotland, we somehow beat the crowds out at the end and very light footed action got us out quickly(for Croft) and back to the hotel, we’ve had some nightmares leaving the circuit over the last 20ish years we have been going down there, but at least there were plenty of folk directing traffic which is unusual.
240+bhp, rwd, and only 1200kg mean wet muddy grass is bad, but no throttle and gentle clutch meant we tip toed out, at least the rain didn’t affect the racing too much, and the car will wash.
240+bhp, rwd, and only 1200kg mean wet muddy grass is bad, but no throttle and gentle clutch meant we tip toed out, at least the rain didn’t affect the racing too much, and the car will wash.
Had this also at a Castle Coombe rally day last Autumn. Unfortunately to make it worse, our car & two Suburu Impreza's parked either side of us were blocked in by a badly parked van. Luckily the recovery truck was called & due to the mud, they were able to slide the van out with its handbrake at breaking point. They liked our cars, so it was nice to be helped out. 
A quick aside here, we stayed in Darlington and before heading home fuelled the car at Esso in Grange Road, it wasn't till I looked to see how much fuel we'd used on the trip down and a couple of rune back and forth to the circuit that I realised that the Supreme fuel was 14pence a litre dearer the standard unleaded, is this normal for Esso? Wish I'd detoured to the Sainsburys for fuel now, Esso can't be that be much better?
Way back when I was about to pick up my Cupra I went to Prescott hill climb in its predecessor, a Golf R32. It had been raining for ages and all the parking areas were like bogs. Course, the Golf was AWD, so I did a bit of rallying around the fields before setting off home. A day or two later I was at the SEAT dealer with the dirtiest part exchange they've probably ever had!
dunno if this is relevant but I sold a bike to the guy who builds all the cages for the BTCC cars..... dam fine bloke and a rather awesome collection of stuff...his history and life in motor racing is pretty dam impressive
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