MX-5 OC Forum

 theres a thread starting over on mx5nutz,

 where a few members are trying to assess the interest there would be in a record attempt at the most mx5's on a track at the same time, this would be an official attempt with someone present from the GW Records,

the current record is believed to be 227 mr2's, this would be the target,

members on nutz have been asked to spread the word throughout the mx5 community to give everyone a chance of being part of this who wishes to, regardless of club or membership, simply as an mx5 enthusiast,

so im doing my bit for the cause and posting it up here for your members, if they wish to take part  ,  

  http://www.mx5nutz.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=49938&st=0

If the ER can muster 80 cars for a single run then this should be well within grasp.

Qs: when, where, what, how, who etc etc???

Volcano depending (  ) I'll be up for it...

 its still in the early stages, so time, place and venue yet to be sorted, i think they are trying for somewhere central to the country, rockingham was mentioned, i'll keep this thread updated when any new info is available, alternatively keep checking the link to the nutz forum,

Hi

Am sure Peaks & Pennines will give their support, keep us posted.

Mummy

heres an extract from the thread on nutz, there is now a venue organised, it has been helped along by the guys from mazda on track who arrange the track days , i will update once more when a date is settled,

 UPDATE: Nick and the team at MoT have kindly offered to let us piggy back this on another event that they are organizing, so we now have a confirmed venue. The track has been spoken to and they are up for it as well. Everything is still in early talks but it is looking good . Remember guys are target is 250 cars. It will be more of a massive meet and Mazda show with a record attempt thrown into the mix so fun to be had by all for sure. More details as and when they are available. The track in question is Blyton Park in Lincolnshire. It is near as makes no difference the middle of the UK and will accommodate all the cars with ease. Worked out we can easily get over 500 cars on there if we get that many.

greendrifter:

the current record is believed to be 227 mr2's, this would be the target,

I have a certificate from the world records people for being part of the 436 Lotuses on track at the same time on 14th June 2009 at Snetterton. It's a long wide track, and it was full.

yes i believe the organisers are aware of this, the difference being, it would be an attempt at cars on track at the same time with emphassis being on them  being the same model, ie- mx5,  not the manufacturer ie mazda, this was the same for the mr2's, not toyata's of any marque,

im guessing from your pics the lotus record was for the manufacturer " lotus" not any specific model ie "elise", please accept my apologies if im wrong, im far from an expert on lotus's, 

I had spotted the difference between single model and single make.

Best to check there is room for all the cars on the track, because Snetterton was full, and it took ages to get the cars on and off again, even using 4 access points. Even doing 10mph was a bit iffy at times.

It's nice getting the certificate. I recommend taking part in something like this to anyone.

What about the 1300+ MX5s and Roadsters that went around the Myoshi Proving Ground at last year's 20th birthday bash in Japan? Was this not a world record?

 im sure its mentioned somewhere on the nutz thread there was no one present from GW Records, at this meet in japan,

i am not organising this event, merely attending, i have posted on this forum and south yorkshire fives as i am registered on both just to let people know it is taking place if they wish to be part of it, i have provided a link in the first post to the original thread on nutz, its free to register so if any one is genuinly interested and has any questions please raise them to the organisers on nutz,

i will do my best to answer but am merely reading the answers from other forums

greendrifter:

im sure its mentioned somewhere on the nutz thread there was no one present from GW Records, at this meet in japan,

Game on! There was some talk of Mallory Park trying to organize a similar event after 1200+ cars turned up there for the National Rally last year. Possibly as an alternative to the Spring Rally for those that would not be making the trip across the water to Belfast in 2010. I don't think the idea was progressed any further though.

greendrifter:

i am not organising this event, merely attending, i have posted on this forum and south yorkshire fives as i am registered on both just to let people know it is taking place if they wish to be part of it, i have provided a link in the first post to the original thread on nutz, its free to register so if any one is genuinly interested and has any questions please raise them to the organisers on nutz,

Appreciate that, mate. Thanks for the heads-up. Just signed up for this, so see you all at Blyton!

There is talk about August for this which is a real shame as I'm overseas, would have been pretty cool to take part in a world record attempt.

I hope they can pull it off.

 okay, the latest news is,

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT: The event is confirmed with the landlord and we are all systems go.

Blyton Park in Lincolnshire is the where, 28th of August is the when. I have been told by Mazda on Track that they will be making the major announcement on their website this coming week, and you can get the tickets for the event to confirm your place at the record.

List so far

1. Mr. S. Hill
2. Frank
3. Azura
4. Tazz
5. RobLyon
6. Hooligan
7. JayJay
8. TheDinkyToy.
9. chrisgunton
10. Pantera
11. Don Phil
12. tattoo-ron
13. genericguy
14. Dave-M
15. Barry Spiers (see post 52)
16. greendrifter
17. b0builder
18. tucka
19. jimgreen83
20. Andy449
21. Milemuncher
22, Yetidragon
23. Metalligator
24. AaronR
25. Skuzzle
26. Mazdachris
27. MX5TEVE
28. ColdsideBrett
29. Joem
30. DNKPets
31. MX5 2LAG
32. Freaky Roadster
33. Lazza
34. Minty
35. Cordivar
36. Adamred5
37. Graham
38. mx5pmp
39. Woody27
40. Michael
41. Michael's +1
42. SidewaysSte
43. Fr3n2y
44. Blaize
45. caddie
46. Locke-alike UMA
47. Mrs-ALike Sparkle
48. Mr Wolf (Mark)
49. Bigfootisblurry
50. skir67
51. Chrisimp
52. dixon206
53. MisterG
54. Jazzyb
55. friendly1_uk
56. BigBoned
57. niggle
58. Vindi49
59. Dan1981
60. CatfishCKY
61. slipp3ry333
62. Gizmo
63: Robie
64: thewildblue
65: mxslide
66. Billywink
67. Dorset_guy
68. DavesBRG5
69. mazda5turbo
70. Gina
71. devcaka
72: Zeo
73. MrC
74. Skuzzle
75. budhilton
76. Jamie
77. Jamie's Sister
78. Alan and Marion Parker
79. Ruby

 sounds good to me, put me down for a "slot", keep us posted, incase i forget :P

 clicky    http://www.mazdaontrack.co.uk/mazfestuk-2010-79-c.asp