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Hi James,
As everyone has said here, hand controls should pose absolutely no problems at all with regards to doing a track day and you certainly don't need a race licence for track days, just a normal road licence.
Instruction is absolutely key (for anyone starting out doing trackdays), and this is somewhere you might find it beneficial to find an instructor who has experience with instructing on hand controls, I have no idea, but there may be some things you do slightly differently, as accelerating/braking while cornering might be slightly more difficult. You could either speak to the Track Day Organiser about whether they have any instructors with that experience, or you could hire your own instructor for a full day (this can be done at a surprisingly reasonable cost if you book it directly with them, rather than pay the TDO for instruction) that way you can talk to them beforehand.
If you ever did want to go down the racing route, the MSA are actually incredibly helpful with trying to provide for any disabilities which budding racers may have. There are whole sections of the rule book which deal with disabled drivers and make allowances for necessary vehicle modifications.
So what's the car you're thinking of using?
As everyone has said here, hand controls should pose absolutely no problems at all with regards to doing a track day and you certainly don't need a race licence for track days, just a normal road licence.
Instruction is absolutely key (for anyone starting out doing trackdays), and this is somewhere you might find it beneficial to find an instructor who has experience with instructing on hand controls, I have no idea, but there may be some things you do slightly differently, as accelerating/braking while cornering might be slightly more difficult. You could either speak to the Track Day Organiser about whether they have any instructors with that experience, or you could hire your own instructor for a full day (this can be done at a surprisingly reasonable cost if you book it directly with them, rather than pay the TDO for instruction) that way you can talk to them beforehand.
If you ever did want to go down the racing route, the MSA are actually incredibly helpful with trying to provide for any disabilities which budding racers may have. There are whole sections of the rule book which deal with disabled drivers and make allowances for necessary vehicle modifications.
So what's the car you're thinking of using?
andyiley said:
Elvington is the closest to York, followed by Blyton (near Gainsboro, Lincolnshire) and Croft (near Northallerton) Of those for a starter I would recommend Blyton over Elvington, both of which are ex-airfields.
Got to agree Blyton is perfect for a first track day. It might be an ex-airfield but they've laid a circuit on top rather than just laid out a course with cones. Not a lot to hit either. AdiT said:
andyiley said:
Elvington is the closest to York, followed by Blyton (near Gainsboro, Lincolnshire) and Croft (near Northallerton) Of those for a starter I would recommend Blyton over Elvington, both of which are ex-airfields.
Got to agree Blyton is perfect for a first track day. It might be an ex-airfield but they've laid a circuit on top rather than just laid out a course with cones. Not a lot to hit either. To the OP.
You can do a track day as long as you have a road licence, no matter that you are in a wheel chair or not.
All you have to do on the day itself is inform the TDO who will make sure that the safety crew / medics at the circuit are aware of your situation so that if there a issue on track they can attend to your needs.
As for getting tuition it is money well spent, spend £100 on tuition and you will feel the benefit. spend £100 on modifications and you more than likely won't benefit much at all.
Tuition is the best thing to spend money on and will help you in more ways than just going faster.
The main thing with a "Track Day" is to have fun and drive home, which I am sure you will as once bitten it is all down hill from there.
You can do a track day as long as you have a road licence, no matter that you are in a wheel chair or not.
All you have to do on the day itself is inform the TDO who will make sure that the safety crew / medics at the circuit are aware of your situation so that if there a issue on track they can attend to your needs.
As for getting tuition it is money well spent, spend £100 on tuition and you will feel the benefit. spend £100 on modifications and you more than likely won't benefit much at all.
Tuition is the best thing to spend money on and will help you in more ways than just going faster.
The main thing with a "Track Day" is to have fun and drive home, which I am sure you will as once bitten it is all down hill from there.
Couple of points:
As already said, you just need a valid driving licence.......BUT you MUST have it with you. They normally only need the photocard, but take both parts to be safe.
The other thing you must have is a crash helmet, but you can usually hire one at the circuit.
Have fun and take plenty of breaks - you and the car will both need them.
As already said, you just need a valid driving licence.......BUT you MUST have it with you. They normally only need the photocard, but take both parts to be safe.
The other thing you must have is a crash helmet, but you can usually hire one at the circuit.
Have fun and take plenty of breaks - you and the car will both need them.
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