Julian, who else would put us right by mentioning additional and well researched venues! A simple country lad like myself must now go and look up "Brooklands"
Actually, I was trying to be encouraging about events open to anyone with a VSCC membership card. Brooklands tests, like Bicester, require getting a buff form for an eligible car, and thus are not open to someone dipping their toes into motor sport, or indeed the lower orders such a myself in our dreadfully modern Rubies. Let's not go into the hallowed list of what constitutes a PCT, the pub's not open yet.
Driver's memory is indeed an increasing challenge I fear, I find some slight assistance from using coloured pencils on the test diagram, people have differing techniques but I tend to use red or green indicating port or starboard as the side on which to pass cones, or other colours indicating different routes out or back as the test threads around. Blu tack vital to attach the diagram to the windscreen, though it can be a considerable relief when one sees another competitor come to a halt and peer down at the diagram on a clipboard on the passengers seat.
The Ruby is very slow and lots of fun, there are certain specials and Ulsteriods that are lots of fun and very quick indeed, benefitting from certain measures with an angle grinder to improve the turning circle, and for those who can find any, putting Bowdenex brakes on the front is very helpful. Regular browsers of the forum will recall my picture of a certain Seven competitor demonstrating that a test time can be significantly reduced by lowering the friction on the road surface, by driving on two wheels.
Memory or computer error; PCT should read PVT. Could claim that damn proof reader's not clocked on yet.
Actually, I was trying to be encouraging about events open to anyone with a VSCC membership card. Brooklands tests, like Bicester, require getting a buff form for an eligible car, and thus are not open to someone dipping their toes into motor sport, or indeed the lower orders such a myself in our dreadfully modern Rubies. Let's not go into the hallowed list of what constitutes a PCT, the pub's not open yet.
Driver's memory is indeed an increasing challenge I fear, I find some slight assistance from using coloured pencils on the test diagram, people have differing techniques but I tend to use red or green indicating port or starboard as the side on which to pass cones, or other colours indicating different routes out or back as the test threads around. Blu tack vital to attach the diagram to the windscreen, though it can be a considerable relief when one sees another competitor come to a halt and peer down at the diagram on a clipboard on the passengers seat.
The Ruby is very slow and lots of fun, there are certain specials and Ulsteriods that are lots of fun and very quick indeed, benefitting from certain measures with an angle grinder to improve the turning circle, and for those who can find any, putting Bowdenex brakes on the front is very helpful. Regular browsers of the forum will recall my picture of a certain Seven competitor demonstrating that a test time can be significantly reduced by lowering the friction on the road surface, by driving on two wheels.
Memory or computer error; PCT should read PVT. Could claim that damn proof reader's not clocked on yet.