Shared trackday cars - Logistics?

[Hol]

From a man maths perspective, that is a cheap way into a low risk track day lifestyle.


Xmas time there are some good track day bargains though.

[C70R]

Hol said:

From a man maths perspective, that is a cheap way into a low risk track day lifestyle.


Xmas time there are some good track day bargains though.

Absolutely. I'd go so far as to say that it's cheap full-stop, and we've still got a car to show for it. In fact, I can't think of much (coke and hookers aside) that would be more fun for £750.

[men3cac]

Well there's some strong opinions on here!

I share a car with two others for track days. We did it a slightly different way, cheap £5k loan and we split the repayments + a bit for contingency. Works well, you need to trust who you do it with and not be too precious about it though.

Glad you're enjoying it OP

[Humour]

C70R said:

james_gt3rs said:

With 3 people, either the car will take a beating due to no breaks for it, or you'll all get less track time if you let the brakes etc cool.

Thanks for the input. To be honest, this isn't an exercise in maximising track time. It's more about getting out together and having a bit of a cheap giggle. If we each get an hour on track in the course of a day, I'd say that was money well spent.

It's all relative imo.

I own a 3 way shared track day car, which gets exactly 15 minutes breaks between sessions and is able to do 300 track miles in a 9am~5pm track day with typically 10 lap stints lasting anywhere between 30~45 minutes on track per session where we usually go to play. Has done so for the past 8 track days without an issue, so I can personally attest that it is doable.

With that said, the car had a complete water system overhaul + bigger more efficient water pump (expensive), brake cooling ducts upgrades for both front and rear, brakes refresh, pads, fluids etc. complete front end rebuild, most of which was done before even taking the car to the track, with further updates as we go along, e.g. just last month had complete rear end rebuild and various other refreshes in the past 3 years of ownership. In essence everything is doable if you prep the machine well enough to avoid disappointment imo.

She doesn't get an easy time either

Humour

[C70R]

Jesus Christ. I just looked at your profile, hoping to find a photo of the car you were talking about. Instead I was met by something that would have done Rainman proud.
Fair play for documenting all of that (given the obvious effort) - but to what end?

[Humour]

C70R said:

Jesus Christ. I just looked at your profile, hoping to find a photo of the car you were talking about. Instead I was met by something that would have done Rainman proud.
Fair play for documenting all of that (given the obvious effort) - but to what end?

it helps me keep track of the work that has been done and what is left pending to do, I have to catalogue all sorts of other stuff in daily life (work etc.) so why not something that I enjoy?

To answer your question about TDO's in our experience MSV and Javelin both allow up to 3 drivers max. Obviously you pay the Fee for the day, which includes the driver, and pay extra (different cost with different TDO's) for the extra drivers. Job done, and happy days

if you are bored reading text, there you go... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCD6sLQ_MjvWze8gi8... some teething issues exist still but on the way to working them out. Yes I'm the guilty one fighting with the gearbox and second gear...mostly. The short shifter mod we did used a bush at the bottom od the stick where it attaches to a DSSR link that is too tight and when it heats up it becomes hard work....at least that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.

Humour

Edited by Humour on Tuesday 25th October 16:33

[C70R]

Humour said:

I have to catalogue all sorts of other stuff in daily life (work etc.) so why not something that I enjoy?

Say no more. A friend audits auditors for a living - you'd get on well.

Had a quick peek at a couple of your Bedford videos, and there's some very tidy driving in there. However, the tyres are making an absolute racket compared with our track-specials - is that normal?

[Humour]

C70R said:

Humour said:

I have to catalogue all sorts of other stuff in daily life (work etc.) so why not something that I enjoy?

Say no more. A friend audits auditors for a living - you'd get on well.

Had a quick peek at a couple of your Bedford videos, and there's some very tidy driving in there. However, the tyres are making an absolute racket compared with our track-specials - is that normal?

They are when you are pressing on wearing Hi-Fly's and Direnza's? or some other type of Chinese crap that came free with a spare set of wheels There was allot of noise and very little grip, but we had fun nonetheless. Why throw away tyres that still have tread on them I'd argue that our very first full day session on the Hi-Fly tyres we acquired rubber from the track as opposed to the other way round lol.

Our reasoning was, the rear axle is 20 yrs old, the suspension is 200 quid ebay specials that came with the car, there was no guarantee of geometry with that setup, so why waste money on grippy tyres? Once the Cage and AST or similar coilovers are installed and the geo is done properly, then we'd be happy to increase grip levels.

The last session we added second hand Conti Sport 3's. A marked improvement in cornering grip and braking performance, but, now we can feel the suspension rolling over and complaining when leaned on, so quick changes of direction are now a problem. Hence the argument above for not worth it right now.

Hum