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Richair said:
Hands down the best value tracktime you can get anywhere
Easy now, lets not get carried away shall we, that's simply not the case. It might be cheap but you get hardly any seat time owing to the one at a time nature of the track. You sit around queuing most of the day and get to drive around a relatively dull track for about 1 minute on cold tyres and brakes.I've been a few times but honestly not sure I would bother any more even if it was extremely cheap.
Clark3y said:
Easy now, lets not get carried away shall we, that's simply not the case. It might be cheap but you get hardly any seat time owing to the one at a time nature of the track. You sit around queuing most of the day and get to drive around a relatively dull track for about 1 minute on cold tyres and brakes.
I've been a few times but honestly not sure I would bother any more even if it was extremely cheap.
Well I race and have been doing trackdays for a long time and I still think it's great value, particularly for someone who wants to have a go at track driving. The risks are relatively low and your overall costs in consumables are much less than a 'proper' trackday. I can't say I've ever left there feeling short-changed by the experience, but we're all entitled to our own opinions I've been a few times but honestly not sure I would bother any more even if it was extremely cheap.
ETA: They've changed the format recently to batches like a Speed event, so there's much less time queuing!!
Edited by Richair on Monday 23 May 14:27
Richair said:
Clark3y said:
Easy now, lets not get carried away shall we, that's simply not the case. It might be cheap but you get hardly any seat time owing to the one at a time nature of the track. You sit around queuing most of the day and get to drive around a relatively dull track for about 1 minute on cold tyres and brakes.
I've been a few times but honestly not sure I would bother any more even if it was extremely cheap.
Well I race and have been doing trackdays for a long time and I still think it's great value, particularly for someone who wants to have a go at track driving. The risks are relatively low and your overall costs in consumables are much less than a 'proper' trackday. I can't say I've ever left there feeling short-changed by the experience, but we're all entitled to our own opinions I've been a few times but honestly not sure I would bother any more even if it was extremely cheap.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afQpcVssJFI
For the money, I would suggest an evening TD is better value. Or even an airfield day.
Richair said:
Yes, many! Skylinecrazy on here is one of the organisers.
Hands down the best value tracktime you can get anywhere, plus the atmosphere and banter is great. They do stopwatch timing with a leaderboard which adds a lot to the day. Give it a go!
Just curious as to how this is categorised as a track day when a competitive element has been introduced with timing and a leaderboard as part of the day?Hands down the best value tracktime you can get anywhere, plus the atmosphere and banter is great. They do stopwatch timing with a leaderboard which adds a lot to the day. Give it a go!
Doesnt it just makes it a competitive event i.e a Sprint??
It's not a race, you're just timed with the times given for the purposes of comparison. There's no awards given so I believe that's how they get around the usual insurance issues...
I've always found the track enjoyable and it's not the easiest to get a quick time from, so that keeps me interested. If speed events aren't your thing though I can see how you might find it dull.
I've always found the track enjoyable and it's not the easiest to get a quick time from, so that keeps me interested. If speed events aren't your thing though I can see how you might find it dull.
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