Tuesday 20th December 2005

New track days for novices

First-timers get more track time in 2006

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Twisty Cadwell Park

MotorSport Vision is to expand its novice-only track days from its Brands Hatch base out to Snetterton, Oulton Park and Cadwell Park.

According to the organiser, its first such track days proved to be incredibly popular. Newcomers ranged from a couple who wanted to say farewell to their old Maestro with a day speeding around the circuit, to owners of sports cars who wanted to see what their machines can really do for the first time.

When: Sunday 15 January 2006

Where: Brands Hatch

Format: Limited places

 

When: Saturday 4 February 2006

Where: Brands Hatch

Format: Novices only, professional instructors on-hand

 

When: Friday 3 March 2006

Where: Snetterton

Format: Novices only, professional instructors on-hand

 

When: Friday 10 March 2006

Where: Oulton Park

Format: Novices only, professional instructors on-hand

As well as the novice events, MSV said it plans a range of track days for drivers of all experience, with separate sessions for different abilities, and open pit lanes on selected dates.

For the latest dates and prices, PistonHeads members should follow the link below.

• www.motorsportvision.co.uk/pistonheads

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[mez3]

The novice track day at brand's was superb.I went in december last year and had a great day even though i put it in the gravel after just 7 laps! The event was well organised and the staff were very friendly and helpfull.all aspects of safety were covered and the breifing before not only answered our questions but put some of the more nervous among us at ease.I would recommend it to anybody interested in a trackday.I am doing one more novice day on sunday 15th jan with a 30 min lesson and can't wait to get on track.Hopefully after this i will go on to doing some more trackday's at various other tracks if my missus let's me use her car again.(well its our car but she say's its her's)You can use almost any car. There was a maestro and a lambo and other motors on track at any one time and a complete nutter in a yellow elise who was almost scraping the paint off my rear bumper at one point(only kidding!).Also some very helpfull people who lent me some tool's when i put it in the gravel(i think one was a mate of the nutter in the elise-THANK'S AGAIN,YOU SAVED THE DAY WITH THE JACK!!!)When i spun the car had to have the wheel's removed and the tyre's let down in order to get the gravel jammed in to the rim removed.the car had no jack as it has no spare wheel so a very nice lotus owner lent me his trolley jack which he had in the boot.I could not believe it when he pulled a 2 foot trolley jack from the boot of his red lotus. I will come better prepared next time and thanks to him my day on track continued.(sorry i don't know your name).Overall with 320bhp,no traction control,no track experience and on a wet and greasy track and my 65 year old dad as a passenger we had a ball!!