Oakington Airfield - good/bad?
Discussion
Does anyone has any experience of Oakington Airfield - I think Javelin are the only company that organise days there - is it any good?
I want to book a trackday somewhere East Anglia way in the next month. It's Oakington or Snetterton - not much of a choice, but I can't find a track day at Snetterton in July whereas Oakington has one on the 23rd.
Any help or other venues would be brilliant.
Hannah.
I want to book a trackday somewhere East Anglia way in the next month. It's Oakington or Snetterton - not much of a choice, but I can't find a track day at Snetterton in July whereas Oakington has one on the 23rd.
Any help or other venues would be brilliant.
Hannah.
I think Oakington is used more as a sprint track rather than a circuit, ie you only have one run through at a time rather than lap after lap.
Edited to add, it seems there is a choice of 3 circuits/tracks, taken from the Javelin site.
"This venue allows us to run 3 disciplines on the same day. Utilising an Open Pit lane format accessed from a central paddock.
Disciplines include
A) A Sprint style test - 2 cars max on the course at any one time with no overtaking.
B) A Circuit. - A test for both driver and car. No boring long straights.
C) A Tarmac Rally Section - Full cage required before you will be allowd on this section. 1 car at a time."
Edited to add, it seems there is a choice of 3 circuits/tracks, taken from the Javelin site.
"This venue allows us to run 3 disciplines on the same day. Utilising an Open Pit lane format accessed from a central paddock.
Disciplines include
A) A Sprint style test - 2 cars max on the course at any one time with no overtaking.
B) A Circuit. - A test for both driver and car. No boring long straights.
C) A Tarmac Rally Section - Full cage required before you will be allowd on this section. 1 car at a time."
Edited by muckymotor on Friday 30th June 20:19
I use it to take Ride Drive Clients. The benefit of Oakington is that you usually have the place to yourself. The surface is not brilliant. It is covered in a fine grit! The run way that is left after it was dug up when the USAF moved out is about 600-700 meters long and the peri track is not good for most of it having been patched in places and some of it unusable.
You can get a fast turn from the peri track onto the airfield if you start at the point you get onto the peri track from the road into the air field.
If you spin the car at speed, make sure the windows are shut! The dust and grit gets in your ears, eyes, hair, mouth and covers the vehicle interior with a fine layer of dust!
Not advisbale to do a hard attack of the right hand turn from peri track to airfield with the roof off for the above reason.
There is no circuit as such unless you devise your own!
Other than that it is adequate. The chap who owns the rights over the airfield is called Steve Wright and he lives in the wooden bungalow opposite the entrance to the airfield 1/4 mile past the immigration centre entrance.
You can get a fast turn from the peri track onto the airfield if you start at the point you get onto the peri track from the road into the air field.
If you spin the car at speed, make sure the windows are shut! The dust and grit gets in your ears, eyes, hair, mouth and covers the vehicle interior with a fine layer of dust!
Not advisbale to do a hard attack of the right hand turn from peri track to airfield with the roof off for the above reason.
There is no circuit as such unless you devise your own!
Other than that it is adequate. The chap who owns the rights over the airfield is called Steve Wright and he lives in the wooden bungalow opposite the entrance to the airfield 1/4 mile past the immigration centre entrance.
Edited by mg6b on Sunday 2nd July 20:44
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