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justinaccurate

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I think I need to look into this track car thing.... wheres a good place to start? I suppose main concerns are having something road legal so I could drive it there and not paying much for insurance...
Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:12
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Lydden is only down the road from me, this has tempted me to go in a new direction with the pug!!

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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:15
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I p*ssed myself laughing when I seen you take clarkson off the track! haha!

They're right though, that does look epic fun, and I must say it was an obvious but interesting point to note that Golf is an expensive and boring sport by comparison though. Peugeot 106 GTi's all round/buggered GTi-6's?!

Surely it's a sport that'll take off again, it was epic to watch....and that was just on top gear.

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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:16
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Rallycross looks epic.how much is a race license?
106 gti or saxo vts would be wicked

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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:21
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I am trying to find out how much it is for a race license as well...MSA's website is shockingly slow. Peugeot Sport Club is recognised by MSA, I suppose that might help me/others part of PSCUK as well?

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Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:43
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Was that you who took out Clarkson?! Laugh my ass off


Yep, I have to admit it was me! But he did brake damn early!! Lol
Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:46
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BrianM wrote:
I am trying to find out how much it is for a race license as well...MSA's website is shockingly slow. Peugeot Sport Club is recognised by MSA, I suppose that might help me/others part of PSCUK as well?


You can start with a national b licence for £41 in the BTRDA clubmans championship (which was what was on TG) or for £79 you can do the MSA British championship which is the one I normally do
Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:51
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And my 306 is for sale......
Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:52
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Was the Clarkson and Hammond battle real or staged?

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    was a good episode, bet you have been bursting to tell someone about it ? when was that filmed. A bad comparison with golf as you do n to have to repair a set of golf clubs every weekend, and even on a budget i bet you overspend. It is impossible to not be competitive in motorsport and to compete you need to spend, if you are content to just go round a track then surely track days is the cheaper option.
    didn't mention tyres either which can cost the earth. whilst i was watching i was thinking £10 k a year all in at least to compete inna championship of some level?

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    Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:52
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    Post #36
    Good skills on twatting Clarkson Thumbs up

    Watching things like that makes me wonder if I should upgrade from trackdays....

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    Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:53
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    Post #37
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    And my 306 is for sale......


    Couldn't afford it! Wink

    Seems cheap to get a license anyway, I was expecting £100's for some reason. It's true what's been said above about repair costs, James May showed that after his first 5 minutes and knackered his suspension etc! But even if it did cost £10k...it's still 10x better than £2000 for golf! So it represents excellent value for money LOL

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    Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:56
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    Thought the rallycross was a good watch. Looks like great fun!

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    Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 21:59
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    Shame I was at work, only 5mins from me
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    justinaccurate wrote:
    I think I need to look into this track car thing.... wheres a good place to start? I suppose main concerns are having something road legal so I could drive it there and not paying much for insurance...


    Buy something ready built, otherwise you'll end up spending shed-loads, even if you can do a lot of the labour yourself.

    You wouldn't want a proper rallycross car on the road!

    Do you have to do an ARDs test for rallycross? If its the same process as for circuit racing then you need to get a Go Racing pack from the MSA (about £50), have a medical (about £60-100, from local GP), then do an ARDs test where you have a few laps of a circuit with an examiner to check you can get round capably, then sit a multiple choice test where you have to score 100% which isn't all that tricky (this is all about the £250 mark, iirc, it's been a while since I did mine). Oh yeah, then buy your license (National race B about £60 a calendar year).

    Then you need - racing suit, gloves and boots - all fireproofed. A valid helmet (check the MSA blue book, they keep withdrawing old safety specs from their approved list). That little lot will set you back about £300 even getting budget / 2nd-hand (not the helmet, always buy new so you know the history).

    So approx £600 just for starters.

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    Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 22:01
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    dangti6 wrote:
    Was the Clarkson and Hammond battle real or staged?



    It was all real. Turned out to be a great race and considering how cool their job is, they all said they wanted to do it again!
    Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 22:02
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    Post #42
    stuart638 wrote:
    CUJ wrote:
    Was that you who took out Clarkson?! Laugh my ass off


    Yep, I have to admit it was me! But he did brake damn early!! Lol


    LOL you legend! Good work, part of TG history forever Cool Clapping

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    Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 22:04
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    Lydden is only down the road from me, this has tempted me to go in a new direction with the pug!!


    I Guarantee you will not have more fun on four wheels. Yes
    Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 22:15
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    i was just watching it before and wondered if it was a gti6, wondering if anyone on here owned it LOL

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    Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 22:21
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    gtisid wrote:
    was a good episode, bet you have been bursting to tell someone about it ? when was that filmed. A bad comparison with golf as you do n to have to repair a set of golf clubs every weekend, and even on a budget i bet you overspend. It is impossible to not be competitive in motorsport and to compete you need to spend, if you are content to just go round a track then surely track days is the cheaper option.
    didn't mention tyres either which can cost the earth. whilst i was watching i was thinking £10 k a year all in at least to compete inna championship of some level?


    It was a great day, we filmed it about three weeks ago. The great thing with Rallycross is that there are classes for all budgets. I did about six years racing on a real shoestring. You are right about wanting to be competitive, but again because of the classes, there are always close races.

    You could do a complete championship for around £4K
    Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 22:22
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    justinaccurate wrote:
    I think I need to look into this track car thing.... wheres a good place to start? I suppose main concerns are having something road legal so I could drive it there and not paying much for insurance...


    Buy something ready built, otherwise you'll end up spending shed-loads, even if you can do a lot of the labour yourself.

    You wouldn't want a proper rallycross car on the road!

    Do you have to do an ARDs test for rallycross? If its the same process as for circuit racing then you need to get a Go Racing pack from the MSA (about £50), have a medical (about £60-100, from local GP), then do an ARDs test where you have a few laps of a circuit with an examiner to check you can get round capably, then sit a multiple choice test where you have to score 100% which isn't all that tricky (this is all about the £250 mark, iirc, it's been a while since I did mine). Oh yeah, then buy your license (National race B about £60 a calendar year).

    Then you need - racing suit, gloves and boots - all fireproofed. A valid helmet (check the MSA blue book, they keep withdrawing old safety specs from their approved list). That little lot will set you back about £300 even getting budget / 2nd-hand (not the helmet, always buy new so you know the history).

    So approx £600 just for starters.



    I agree, ready built is best... all the hard work done! ARDs is not needed for Rallycross, just a non-race Nat B (£41).

    Spot on with the safety gear as you have mentioned.
    Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 22:27
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    Post #47
    I probably would not be looking at actual racing yet, just trackdays initially.
    Posted 11th Mar 2012 at 22:28
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    had to double check that was actually teej posting that Shock

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    are you called Gary??
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    awww classic, watched this last night

    yeh fair play giving jezza a bump LOL

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