Track day car hire?

Track day car hire?

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Original Poster:

1,304 posts

232 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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Daughter in law wants to book a track day and hire a car for my son as a birthday present, any recommendations ?
He's a competent driver and as held a MSA licence just young family ect means race car as long gone, she wants to treat him.

Munter

31,319 posts

240 months

Monday 1st September 2014
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gashead1105

558 posts

152 months

Tuesday 2nd September 2014
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I've just booked a Caterham through Bookatrack for a trackday in November at Bedford. Very good and easy process thus far, really looking forward to the day.

spyderman8

1,748 posts

155 months

Tuesday 2nd September 2014
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Rent a Porsche Boxster track car:

http://www.porscheboxstertrackhire.co.uk/

purds

115 posts

207 months

Tuesday 2nd September 2014
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Another vote for a BAT Caterham

corporalsparrow

403 posts

179 months

Thursday 4th September 2014
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If you want something more modest, these guys are good:

http://www.track-group.com/club/track-day-services...

I had a GT86 for a day from them for my ARDS and it arrived beautifully prepared and with a very nice chap who checked the tyres, levels, wheel nuts etc..etc.. all day.

QBee

20,904 posts

143 months

Thursday 4th September 2014
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With Bookatrack, you can share a car.
Nobody wants to be out driving the circuit for the entire 7 hours of a track day - you'd be absolutely shattered at the end of it.
If it was me I would rather be driving a Caterham, and he was a racer so may well agree, but I can see the attraction of a Boxster if the weather's rubbish.
If said fella has a best mate, or mate-ess, then ask if they would like to share the car and the cost. Its far more fun doing a track day with mates, ideally quite a number in their own cars, giving you someone to run with on track


gashead1105

558 posts

152 months

Thursday 4th September 2014
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QBee said:
With Bookatrack, you can share a car.
Nobody wants to be out driving the circuit for the entire 7 hours of a track day - you'd be absolutely shattered at the end of it.
If it was me I would rather be driving a Caterham, and he was a racer so may well agree, but I can see the attraction of a Boxster if the weather's rubbish.
If said fella has a best mate, or mate-ess, then ask if they would like to share the car and the cost. Its far more fun doing a track day with mates, ideally quite a number in their own cars, giving you someone to run with on track

This is exactly what I'm doing.

SXPhil

5 posts

114 months

Thursday 4th September 2014
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spyderman8

1,748 posts

155 months

Thursday 4th September 2014
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OpenTrack also hire out a Tiger (Caterham lookalike) on their track days:

http://www.opentrack.co.uk/track-car-hire/

framerateuk

2,730 posts

183 months

Thursday 4th September 2014
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spyderman8 said:
OpenTrack also hire out a Tiger (Caterham lookalike) on their track days:

http://www.opentrack.co.uk/track-car-hire/
+1 for Opentrack.

Had a great time at Pembrey a few months back. Free photos from the day and donuts too smile

shell1791

6 posts

114 months

Thursday 4th September 2014
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There's a new car hire company called Boss Racing Car Hire that offers 1.6 K series Caterhams through to Championship winning Caterhams C400's plus they have a Radical and Fat By Car GTS.  I know the website is not completed yet, however you can contact them on carhire@boss-racing.net where they will do you a good deal for car hire and race mechanic for the day. There's also a 10% discount at the moment to celebrate their launch!

Neil - YVM

1,310 posts

198 months

Thursday 4th September 2014
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SXPhil said:
I have used Trackdayhire, the car is a fully prepared Tiger race car, and maintained to a very good standard.
The guys that run it are also very knowledgeable and helpful.

SXPhil

5 posts

114 months

Thursday 4th September 2014
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Plenty of choice out there by the look of it

Andrei110384

1 posts

114 months

Thursday 4th September 2014
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framerateuk said:
+1 for Opentrack.

Had a great time at Pembrey a few months back. Free photos from the day and donuts too smile
Another +1 from me.

I've been with Opentrack 3 times now and each time was great. If you hire their Tiger you get everything included i.e. trackday fee, insurance, second driver, tuition and pictures taken by a professional photographer; that makes it very good value. Nice bunch of people as well which is just as important in my opinion. If I had a day in their Tiger as a BD present I would be extremely happy smile
Hope this helps

Loui

350 posts

206 months

Thursday 4th September 2014
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Another vote for opentrack. Dave is a good guy and easy to deal with

sixspeed

2,060 posts

271 months

Thursday 4th September 2014
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Thumbs up for Opentrack here. Not rented their car mind, but have been on their days in my own and they are exceptionally run!

Sunbeam Guy

10 posts

173 months

Thursday 4th September 2014
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Open Track Track days , you can't go wrong
All inclusive package , run really well ,very
Friendly . First class .

Pdelamare

659 posts

127 months

Friday 5th September 2014
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I use http://www.swracecarhire.com

They've a quick Caterham R400 and a couple of Radicals along with less hardcore motors.

You can share the car etc with other drivers, plus they'll coach you if required. No rev restrictions or anything like that.

Edited by Pdelamare on Friday 5th September 14:31

CraigyMc

16,326 posts

235 months

Friday 5th September 2014
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Munter said:
This.

I did brands Indy this way on Wednesday. Cannot recommend highly enough.