1st track day essentials
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Drivers are fine as passengers, no need to pay extra for a passenger wrist band too. There is a Texaco garage 2 minutes down the road from Brands, if you need V-Power there is a Shell in Longfield about 10 minutes away, so no need to bring fuel. Insurance is up to you, if you bin it on track your road insurance won't cover you.
Essentials are just oil and fluids, tyre pressure pump/gauge (I use this) as your pressures will shoot up when they get hot on track, and lastly a torque wrench to keep an eye on wheel nuts. Don't forget your license. Enjoy!
Essentials are just oil and fluids, tyre pressure pump/gauge (I use this) as your pressures will shoot up when they get hot on track, and lastly a torque wrench to keep an eye on wheel nuts. Don't forget your license. Enjoy!
With one driver most of us will do a 20 minute session on track, come in and let the car (and driver) cool for 20 to 30 minutes before going out again. The temptation with 3 drivers will be to change over and go out straight away to maximize time on track. Do this with most cars and they will soon break! So I would advise you insist on rests between driver changes.
boxsey said:
With one driver most of us will do a 20 minute session on track, come in and let the car (and driver) cool for 20 to 30 minutes before going out again. The temptation with 3 drivers will be to change over and go out straight away to maximize time on track. Do this with most cars and they will soon break! So I would advise you insist on rests between driver changes.
This is good advice, especially when it comes to tyres, I found road tyres starting to melt after 4-5 laps. Maybe a warm up lap, 3 quick laps and a cool down lap each with 20 minutes off In between, with the handbrake left off when stationary and I usually keep the engine running to allow the cooling system to do its thing (people might disagree with this)I would try to get each driver to do the sighting laps, this might be difficult as they usually run only two sighting lap sessions.
Paddock hill bend is difficult to get right, everytime I have been to brans, the track day is usually stopped within the first 15 minutes as somebody ends up in the gravel.
Have the conversation about what happens if you bin it, assuming it is one persons car with no insurance, might be a good idea, you would be unlucky but it might happen..
Helmet and licence have both been mentioned - they are the two things without which you don't go on track.
If you forget your helmet you can hire one at the track.
Remember you have all day, so take it steady at first and get your eye in. And passenger with each other or blag passenger rides when not driving. It will help you give the car a rest between drivers.
I haven't seen any mention of brakes - take it easy on the brakes or you may find yourself running out of them, though it is fair to say there is not so much need for heavy repeated braking on the Brands Indy circuit. I have seen a 911 arrive back in the pits on a full circuit track day with the brakes on fire......
Watch your tyre wear- you need them to stay legal to get you home. And that point about not using the handbrake is important - it can warp your disks.
I think you may find it tricky to get track day insurance - many insurers only include it with comprehensive annual policies or not at all.
If you forget your helmet you can hire one at the track.
Remember you have all day, so take it steady at first and get your eye in. And passenger with each other or blag passenger rides when not driving. It will help you give the car a rest between drivers.
I haven't seen any mention of brakes - take it easy on the brakes or you may find yourself running out of them, though it is fair to say there is not so much need for heavy repeated braking on the Brands Indy circuit. I have seen a 911 arrive back in the pits on a full circuit track day with the brakes on fire......
Watch your tyre wear- you need them to stay legal to get you home. And that point about not using the handbrake is important - it can warp your disks.
I think you may find it tricky to get track day insurance - many insurers only include it with comprehensive annual policies or not at all.
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