On Your Marks - Asda Charity Trackday - Bruntingthorpe

[Dalto123]

Hi all,

Dad and I are members of Sporting Bears and have been invited to drive on track at the above event.

However we have a couple of questions as this will be our first time going:

1. What track cover do people buy? Obviously normal road insurance isn't applicable. Do you need Public Liability Insurance for carrying passengers?

2. How much track time do you actually get? With 340 cars on offer, we're a bit hesitant about paying out for insruance and fuel getting there, then doing nothing at all! Can anyone explain how the event is run?

Many thanks!

Phil

[IanH755]

2013 had around 1500 people pay for trips from what I've found out and from the youtube videos posted most drivers went out about 5-7 times but the weather was better (next sat looks a tadge wet) so more people went and there was less cars.

[nta16]

Phil this is nothing like Sporting Bears Dream Rides - no real paperwork (that I know of anyway)

AFAIK this is NOT a public event, everyone has been invited to attend including the drivers and the passengers

there are "gates" that operate a bus stop system, i.e. passengers waits, sometimes a very, very long time, for the ride they want, the passengers are not petrolheads so go for the cars that the general public find popular and will rarely be persuaded to go in any more interesting cars or with better drivers - unless you have a good looking, charming, informative and persuasive person on the gate like me, but I ain't going this year

the passengers are supposed to go out in the next car that arrives but the vast majority wont

if there are more cars to your gate than lanyards then that can get awkward as your not allowed on the track without a lanyard so it depends how organised or not that gate is

Edited by nta16 on Monday 4th August 20:52

[sumo69]

I have driven my R35 GTR there the last 3 years - I have taken 25-30 passengers every time and it could be more but both I and the car need resting during the day!

The GTR gate has I believe been the busiest for a number of years, but if the weather is passable then demand for rides outstrips supply at most gates.

I am missing it this time as I am away - shame!

David

[Dalto123]

Interesting. Thanks for the feedback all

I assume people just go and line up at a gate that's free, then pay for a ride? Having looked at videos of previous events I've noticed where the 'Bears' are parked, then other clubs/groups, all with their own gazebo/tents.

Anyone got any pointers in terms of what insurance is needed/ who can provide it?

[nta16]

Phil,
the passengers go to the gate with the car(s) they want to ride in and can be queueing there for a very long time

forget how the Sporting Bears Dream Rides are organised and administered as at this event it's a simpler system with a lot less organisation and administration

I think you must be confusing another club with the Sporting Bears as the Bears have never been to this event as a club although there have been Bears members helping out in the past and as drivers but as individuals rather than a club

[spike ST500]

Sporting Beards have their own dedicated gate at this years event.

you;ll need an exhibitors permit to access the site, email your bears contact for more info

[nta16]

if they do it's not something I know about

in the past I've been with I can't remember who originally and a couple of years with Steve who organising the Phers called The Tunnel Runners but mostly weren't with a double gate that upset the next club down

[spike ST500]

I think is a new gate this year, next to the Rally for Heroes one.

From the bruntinthorpe instructions

On the track from 09:00 till 17:00

On the track , well this year we will have about 300 high speed cars to go in for a £5 including,
AC Cobra (10 cars)
Lotus ( 30 cars )
TVR (50 cars )
Auto Adrenaline ( 30 cars )
Subaru ( 50 cars )
Ford gt 40 ( 10 cars)
East midlands car club ( 30 cars )
GT roc ( 20 cars )
Maserati car club ( 20 cars)
Vauxhall VX220 car club ( 20 cars ).
Rally for Heroes (20)
Sporting Bears (10).

Edited by spike ST500 on Thursday 7th August 17:11

[Ady 555]

I'm going to this event this year in my Impreza P1. Setting off about 05.00. Anyone else travelling down from yorkshire?

[nta16]

fair enough, the Rally for Heroes might be a clue

[IanH755]

Last weather report for OYM @ Bruntingthorpe - bright sun shine in the morning, slightly cloudy afternoon with a slim chance of rain around 2-3pm (10-20%) and an overall temp of 23'c so it looks like it'll be a good day after all, I can't wait!

[Dalto123]

We've had the info about where and when from one of the leaders in Sporting Bears

We'll be setting off at about 6am going across town - it's a two and a half hour journey for us.

[IanH755]

We were told that the driver brief was 8.30 so you may want to leave a little earlier!

[nta16]

Dalto123 said:

We've had the info about where and when from one of the leaders in Sporting Bears

would that be Baz?

[Dalto123]

nta16 said:

ould that be Baz?

Indeed it would

[nta16]

thanks

[spike ST500]

Was a great day, the bears/R4H gate worked well, and raised over 2k for ASDAs nominated children's charity.

Thanks those who gave up their time to drive

[Dalto123]

That's great to hear! We had a blast on track, certainly look forward to next year

I saw a number of photographers around the track, anyone know who they are/where the photos will be?

[S11Steve]

Dalto123 said:

That's great to hear! We had a blast on track, certainly look forward to next year

I saw a number of photographers around the track, anyone know who they are/where the photos will be?

We raised £1080 for gate 11, despite a high rate of attrition on the cars!

I've found this set of pics on Facebook (public) - https://www.facebook.com/mark.woodhouse.125/media_...
And this set from the GTROC - http://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?threa...

There was also this guy who I spoke to, but no galleries from the day have appeared on his site yet. - http://onesnap.co.uk/oneSnap/Welcome.html