MK5 Golf GTI

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john_o - Your enthusiasm and pleasure from the day really shines through your post!

Doubtless you'll be there on track at Oulton Park one day when I manage to get there. 

Quote from: RedRobin on December 03, 2009, 12:22:58 PM
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Hey!! Oulton sounds very exciting! That's an extremely useful insight, Mike aka tony_d.

I'm afraid that airfield tracks such as Bedford don't excite me one little bit! Ask TC, he'll confirm that I won't know which way to go! I'd love to do the full GP Silverstone though.

Oulton Park, Nordschleife + Spa (combined trips) are on my list for 2010.

RR you need to add brands hatch to your track list, its awesome.  I did silverstone about 4 years ago in a xr2i and i dont think it was as good as brands.

Quote from: vRSy on December 06, 2009, 09:37:55 AM

RR you need to add brands hatch to your track list, its awesome.  I did silverstone about 4 years ago in a xr2i and i dont think it was as good as brands.

....Yes, the full circuit of Brands looks very good and it's a great environment. I've been there spectating many, many times over the years but that first Paddock Hill Bend after the start looks really scary - More so than the famous Eau Rouge at Spa. It's very fast, downhill and blind - I'd want tuition!

Quote from: RedRobin on December 06, 2009, 10:07:11 AM

Quote from: vRSy on December 06, 2009, 09:37:55 AM
RR you need to add brands hatch to your track list, its awesome.  I did silverstone about 4 years ago in a xr2i and i dont think it was as good as brands.

....Yes, the full circuit of Brands looks very good and it's a great environment. I've been there spectating many, many times over the years but that first Paddock Hill Bend after the start looks really scary - More so than the famous Eau Rouge at Spa. It's very fast, downhill and blind - I'd want tuition!

I did exactly that on my first lap. I was on an XR and RS owners club track day, and ended up getting tuition for free somehow, and won a snap on tool set for most improved first timer

should have done this

A load of us from seatcupra.net including me are doing oulton park on sat 6th feb for £69!

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=245727

nice one johno some grat pics there looks like a great day out 

Quote from: DanGB on December 06, 2009, 10:58:25 AM
A load of us from seatcupra.net including me are doing oulton park on sat 6th feb for £69!

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=245727

hmm that sounds inviting dan any chance of inluding a golf in on that bearing in mind my misses is a member of SCN ?! 

thanks for all the positive comments guys 
car performed brilliantly, despite me doing all most continuous laps all day .......
I took instruction £25 after my sighting laps as  feel it was required.
Oulton was wet (but dried later on) and its much higher speed than I expected (I recall around 115mph on the speedo before braking for the chicane  )
ESP was left on all day (prudent), and auto corrected the car on 2 occasions when the back end stepped out
(very slick this VW software)
my recently upgraded front brakes (crossdrilled S3 OE kit from DaveB) performed faultlessly 
Im only just back from a day trip to Northampton way, but needless to say Im still buzzing from the day.

I can thoroughly recommend Oulton park and trackdays.co.uk for a amazing day out. my entire body aches today from the sheer amount of physical excertion reqd yesterday 

full review in progress. 

anyone can come as its not an SCN only day :)

16 of us are booked up so far just this weekend!

Quote from: NB07 on December 06, 2009, 10:58:20 PM
nice one johno some grat pics there looks like a great day out  

Quote from: DanGB on December 06, 2009, 10:58:25 AM
A load of us from seatcupra.net including me are doing oulton park on sat 6th feb for £69!

http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=245727

hmm that sounds inviting dan any chance of inluding a golf in on that bearing in mind my misses is a member of SCN ?!  

get it added as a seperate thread and linked 
thats an amazing price (mine was £135 for reference)