Getting sideways & very dirty in the Cheshire countryside !
Discussion
Hi there,
My wife and I bought my son a drifting day at Oulton Park as part of his 21st birthday present. It was the first time for him to take his MX5 out and both he and I (as I passengered with him) thoroughly enjoyed it and we will certainly be doing it again.
There was a great selection of cars out on track and these drift days seem to me to be a great day out for hardly any investment. My son drove his car to the track, drove it pretty much non stop for 7 hours and then drove it home again. The car cost him £1100 and the drift day cost me £129 seems like a bargain.
He plans on some more power for the car as its a little under powered but apart from that we are sure to return to get the track perfected.
Heres some pics of his car and him drifting
Yes he kept the drift in the photo below, quite a save !
and this is how the car looked at the end of the day. With a very happy driver.
Here are some of the other cars out on track during the day
This guy was on it all day, absolutely nailing each corner and in a car that I imagine would be worth a few grand if it was in decent condition.
Hope you like the pics.
Regards
Tim
My wife and I bought my son a drifting day at Oulton Park as part of his 21st birthday present. It was the first time for him to take his MX5 out and both he and I (as I passengered with him) thoroughly enjoyed it and we will certainly be doing it again.
There was a great selection of cars out on track and these drift days seem to me to be a great day out for hardly any investment. My son drove his car to the track, drove it pretty much non stop for 7 hours and then drove it home again. The car cost him £1100 and the drift day cost me £129 seems like a bargain.
He plans on some more power for the car as its a little under powered but apart from that we are sure to return to get the track perfected.
Heres some pics of his car and him drifting
Yes he kept the drift in the photo below, quite a save !
and this is how the car looked at the end of the day. With a very happy driver.
Here are some of the other cars out on track during the day
This guy was on it all day, absolutely nailing each corner and in a car that I imagine would be worth a few grand if it was in decent condition.
Hope you like the pics.
Regards
Tim
Edited by autofocus on Saturday 11th October 22:14
Hi Tim, some great photos there. I agree with you, The oulton park drift day is a great value day out when you think of how much track time compared to a normal track day you get, and obviously you don't get in trouble for going sideways!
By the way, I was driving the red BMW 3 series coupe, K565VPJ, don't suppose, you have any more shots of that? Would be cool to see them if so!
Best regards,
George.
By the way, I was driving the red BMW 3 series coupe, K565VPJ, don't suppose, you have any more shots of that? Would be cool to see them if so!
Best regards,
George.
It's a brilliant day of slide ways action, but I got caught out on a unseasonably dry November day when I did mine.
They only watered the track about once an hour, and after 20-30 minutes it was bone dry again.
Had new tyres on standby anyway, but thought I'd get home with at least some tread on the tyres - I was wrong!
They only watered the track about once an hour, and after 20-30 minutes it was bone dry again.
Had new tyres on standby anyway, but thought I'd get home with at least some tread on the tyres - I was wrong!
That was me in the E36 touring. Was sharing the car with my girlfriend.
Done about 4 of these days now, first off in my 328i track car then decided to use the old touring as a dedicated drift shed, stripped out the rear and welded up the diff!
Would be a shame if they did stop these days as they're a great way of learning some car control in a safe environment.
Done about 4 of these days now, first off in my 328i track car then decided to use the old touring as a dedicated drift shed, stripped out the rear and welded up the diff!
Would be a shame if they did stop these days as they're a great way of learning some car control in a safe environment.
EddyLovesPie said:
I was also there in the black mk1 mx5 (k867cbo)
It really is great day out, especially for those in lower powered cars.
No need for fancy diffs either, my car still has a viscous unit and only occasionally span 1 wheel as the surface is so slippery!
Thought that car had a welder with the way it was drifting, nice work! It really is great day out, especially for those in lower powered cars.
No need for fancy diffs either, my car still has a viscous unit and only occasionally span 1 wheel as the surface is so slippery!
I was struggling abit as my car (the blue mx5) had so much grip. Once it was going the car was quite fast and very controllable. Think i need less tyre/more pressure, 30 psi on t1rs was quite grippy.
Jayyylo said:
Got any details of how you managed to book this? I've looked on the Oulton website but I can't find anything about drifting available.
Hi there,Its here : -
http://www.msvtrackdays.com/car/products/drifting....
However I think all the dates for 2014 may have taken place so you might need to check the link from time to time for 2015 events.
Regards
Tim
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