Castle Combe regs are out! Swift action recommended

[Bispers]

Has anyone got any reccomendations for good pubs and eateries near the circuit for dinner friday night?I've been googling the pub menu's and the Jolly Huntsman looks favourite at the moment.http://www.jollyhuntsman.com/index.php'>http://www.jollyhuntsman.com/index.php

Plenty around in the Combe area:

The Salutation Inn, The Gibb (1.6 miles from circuit)

The Neeld Arms, Grittleton (3 miles)

The Old House at Home, Burton (3 miles)

Happy eating and drinking! :-)

[alexander72]

Thanks Bispers - good advice :-) 

[Dommo]

There's a McDonalds down the road in Chippenham

[Terry Everall]

Extra "horse" power in them burgers?

[Mark (smokey mow)]

Smokey,,, are you staying at service like us? if so Debbie and I will find the jolly huntsman for a gallon of ale.... :-)

Yes myself and my Dad who will be joining me have a luxury family suite in said establishment

Plenty around in the Combe area:

The Salutation Inn, The Gibb (1.6 miles from circuit)

The Neeld Arms, Grittleton (3 miles)

The Old House at Home, Burton (3 miles)

Happy eating and drinking! :-)

Thanks Bispers, I'll check check out the menu's

[alexander72]

Ok Smokey, cheers mate see you Friday PM.

 

Looking at the weather forecast - are we allowed to run snow tyres/chains under the MSA blue book?  

[Dodgey]

I've seen the forecast so far is dry but cloudy / foggy and cold. I'm new to having 888's and I've read they don't work under 10 degrees (forecast for 3) so I guess I'm better off putting my Yokohama A539's back on? (plus with fog comes damp one assumes)

[RobC]

my forecast has it with light rain and 7deg. we'll be fine.

 

was there on monday testing the new setup. 

 

what compound are the 888s?

 

yokos won't be much use. Stick with the 888's if it aint raining the stick tyres will work out ok.

[alexander72]

good advice rob - cheers mate 

[Dodgey]

My 888's are "GG". I assumed that as the tyres don't get a chance to warm up then maybe my treaded tyres would be better - but I have no experience of driving my 888's in the cold or wet really.

[RobC]

888's will work in damp but not drenched conditions. esp. at combe which gets greasy when it's proper raining. Drizzle will be fine. Ran 888s for many years at combe in damp and dry. Raining is a different matter mind you

 

I'd possibly bring both, see what we are presented with and run on which you think in practice. Will give you an idea of track etc. as it's practice there is no need to go full beans. They are only practice runs to give you an idea of what is possible. Timed runs are what counts on the day.

[Bispers]

Wet night overnight near Combe and the same forecast again tonight.

Looks like tomorrow daytime may be dry, under heavy cloud, so we'll have to see how the track will dry with very low temperatures. I'd guess damp practice and hopefully dry runs but with the temperatures only just above freezing ( but feeling below it) we'll have to wait and see.

Good luck choosing appropriate tyres

[KugaWestie]

I saw a Yellow Westfield being trailered this morning on my way to work, heading towards Chipping Norton on the A361 out of Banbury - no doubt Coombe bound!

[Terry Everall]

you sure he wasnt snow bound or waterlogged?

[davidgh]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/2653144

 

Looking on the bright side, at least it's not snow.