Possibly a new venue in essex on an airfield!!!!

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  1. josh_milwain1

    josh_milwain1 New Member

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    right guys ive found an airfield in braintree it is rather large
    i have been on the phone to someone about possibly renting the airfield out , she has said to me £300 for the whole day! CHEAP!!

    i was wondering is there someone on here who could give them a call and maybe set up drift practice day there i have there number so pm me

    type this in on google maps 51.9742 , 0.503889
     
  2. docwra

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    15 minutes from my house? Winning.

    EDIT: and thats walking distance from Bladeriders, might be worth tapping him up as he knows the score too :)
     
  3. Bolf

    Bolf Resident Nut Job.

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    Whats the surface like? zoom in on google maps
     
  4. Glenbmx

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    This sounds good, only a couple of hours from me!
     
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    initial_j Made guy

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    doc if there is an airfield 15 mins from your house you didnt know about, you should be ashamed!
     
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    Theres one literally a tennis ball throw from where Im sitting now, pretty much everywhere Ive ever found has been met with a very swift "no" so I kinda gave up :(
     
  7. josh_milwain1

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    I just need someone with the no how to call them and arrange a practice day as there happy with it and £300 for the day is CHEAP!! who ever has the no how and does this regulary ill give you there number :)
    surface looks to be ok she said to me someone would want to view the place first so we can see what we have to work with ect ect
     
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    If its who i think it his he will get it sorted
     
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    Keep us updated, I'd like to come and have ago too. Not far from me.
     
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    5 minutes from my office.

    Awesome, get it done!
     
  11. josh_milwain1

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    Hopefully someone pops up on here who organises events and can pm me and get this sorted! :dw:
     
  12. Charl029

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    This would not be far from me at all and I would be well up for it
     
  13. cefiro_drifta

    cefiro_drifta Mad pointing Munky

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    maybe speak to MJG or JohnJ who run the driftone days. They hold awesome run days and could do it legitimately with all the nessecary insurance etc etc
     
  14. Ollie

    Ollie LOOSE!

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    Why don't you -

    Go to events section
    See who organises events
    See who organises events near to essex
    Contact them

    Does the land owner know what you want to hire it for?
    There looks to be a few houses dotted about - have they run motorsport events at this location before? Because those people are bound to have some concerns.
    When will you be going to have a look?
    Are there any facilities there? Toilets?

    Its all very well hiring the place out for one day, but thats very different from it becoming a practice day venue - tyre delam shite all over the place, general litter, people behaving like idiots on the way to / from the venue, making loads of noise all day and all the unfortunate health and safety / council shite will be a big hurdle to overcome.
     
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    Seems to be alot of burnt rubber around this area ;)

    51.97509,0.488189
     
  16. alextull1

    alextull1 cool as a fan

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    I Would be up for this.

    Is anyone in the process of finding out the answers to the above questions?
     
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    alextull1 cool as a fan

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    MDPGA Wethersfield - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

    ''Millbrook Engineering uses Wethersfield as its "Extreme Manoeuvre Facility", which they describe as a "high security location for extreme dynamics evaluation and driver training with the world's largest on and off-road vehicles."

    Figure 8's everywhere on google earth. Could be worth a look.
     
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    I feel like pulling some 'Extreme Manoeures' of my own... sounds like the perfect facility.
     
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    Josh, has anyone got back to you about arranging this?
     
  20. josh_milwain1

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    im going to pm a few organisers see if they can get on the case and maybe hold a practice day here
     

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