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Old 16-09-2011
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Default Charity Trackday Castle Combe 29th October

Every year my wife Katie and I run a charity Trackday at Castle Combe.

Earlier this year I lost one of my School friends to cancer. Graeme Breen was 28. At his funeral Graeme's family told me about the help he had been given throughout his life by Florence Nightingale Hospice in Aylesbury. Funds Raised by this years trackday will go to them.

Graeme used to come with me to the occasional touring car national. He was a very enthusiastic RC racer and was thinking of getting back into it when he found out about his cancer. We Used to race at the Leighton Buzzard club back in the days when it was at the town Garden Centre.

Our last event was at Castle combe on the 27th November 2010. We raised £1999.50 for Cancer Research UK and over £2300 for Birdham Nursery School in West Sussex.

Details of this years event.

Prices Trackday Space £160
Extra Drivers £25
Passengers £5 (first passenger free)
Driver Training £20 per session

How to book in:

Please click on the link below:

http://www.trackday-instructor.co.uk...rack-days.html

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Ben,

I may be interested in this, where is Castle Combe again, Wiltshire?

I'll have a chat with Erica
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Yes it's just off m4 junction 17
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What cars did it last time? Any STD road cars?
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Mostly road cars. We tend to keep the race cars in a group together.
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You must know Brian and Ilsa Cox as they are instructors at Castle Combe too? I look after their Seat Leon Supa Copa race cars for them. What is the noise limit for the day? 92 or 98dB?
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Yes I see them out testing every now and again.

Noise limit is 100db@ 4500 rpm
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is there is defiantly going to be a seperate session for race cars???
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Not now as we currently have 27 drivers booked. We'll run 15 minute sessions for the first hour and then make it open pit lane.

It'll be a very relaxed day though and a lot of the people coming are regulars and behave well. Anybody misbehaving will get sent home.

Theres a limit of 12 cars on track at any one time so the track will never be busy.
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Hi,

For some reason the link does not work for me - can you therefore give me some more details?

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http://www.trackday-instructor.co.uk...rack-days.html

fixed link in first post - not sure what happened there?

from the page

Charity Trackday Events


Katie and Ben Elliott have run charity trackdays together for the last 5 years and have raised over £15,000 for various charities from these events. We also provide our time and services to Christopher Dawin's and the Goodwood Marshals club's Charity events.

Our last event was at Castle combe on the 27th November 2010. We raised £1999.50 for Cancer Research UK and over £2300 for Birdham Nursery School. Please take a look at the Track Day Blog for a full report.

Next Event:

Castle Combe Saturday 29th October 2011 in memory of my Schoolfriend Graeme Breen - Money raised will go to Florence Nightingale Hospice in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. The hospice helped Graeme through his life with difficulties caused by illnesses. Graeme died in April 2011 after a long battle with Cancer.

Prices Trackday Space £160
Extra Drivers £25
Passengers £5 (first passenger free)
Driver Training £20 per session

How to book in:

Download the entry from below, fill it in and post back to the address on the form (or email it to [email protected])
Add up the total amount for your trackday place, extra drivers, passengers and Tuition
Visit www.JustGiving.com/Graeme-Breeny and pay your total entry fee for the day.
The money goes directly to Florence Nightingale Hospice.
Have a great day on the 29th October!


Win £500 Dunlop Tyre voucher in the raffle to be drawn at the above event!

Tickets are £1 each
Donate £1 or more (whole pounds only) at www.JustGiving.com/Graeme-Breeny
We will put your tickets in the draw
One lucky person will win £500 towards Dunlop Sport Max tyres
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It didn't work for me either but I found this page

http://www.trackday-instructor.co.uk...rack-days.html
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