Stag do track day?

[Tazzfalcon]

Hi all,

I'm getting married next year and I would like to do a track day for my stag (yes, yes, I know it's not my job to plan it but humour me here...)

I've never actually done one before but I've got time to potentially get some practice in beforehand. None of my stag party of 12ish bar one or two will have any experience.

My initial idea was for everyone to chuck in £50 or so, buy a roadworthy track-able near wreck and then take it in turns driving the wheels off it at Oulton Park or some such place.

Does anything about this seem feasible? H

ow would you go about this?

[iguana]

Awful idea, car will be lucky to make it beyond the 2nd driver let alone all 12 before its binned or you are all black flagged & sent home for driving like tits.

[JQ]

Sounds like a terrible idea. There's lots of reasons it's bad but your biggest stumbling block will be that no TDO (track day organiser) will allow 12 people to share a single car.

This is why so many stag do's involve karting - much more fun for a large group of lads.

[QBee]

Track days are expensive. I am doing one tomorrow. I already own the car, but it will cost me £149 track fee, £100 for fuel, £53 for insurance, then there's tyres, brakes etc.....

You can rent a Caterham and share it with one other, but that's still £400 a head. Cheaper if you just do an evening session.
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You will have a lot more fun karting, as you can all be on track at the same time, racing each other. That's what matters. The size of your equipmemt is irrelevant (until the wedding night ). Even if 12 sharing a car were possible, one drive every four hours would be mind bendingly boring.

[s10mph]

Yep, you can't have 12 people sharing a car. You could all do a supercar experience day (plenty available) or a karting day/evening is a better bet and cheaper.

[Mike29]

Best to do just go karting or palmersport day depending on budget

[andyiley]

^^^^ Sounds unanimous surprise, surprise.

[radical78]

saw a stag group do this at blyton with javelin in an old jag they had agreat day tried to sell the car at the end but no takers so had to drive it home

[ianreeves]

One of the best stag do's I've been on was a more 'top gear' style.

We teamed up as 4's then bought a car off ebay sight unseen for £500.

All met up and had various challenges with the cars making our way up towards the EVO triangle. Blast around there then back to the Shakespeare County Raceway for some drag strip action.

All over 3 days.

Flogged the car at the end, whole event cost about £200 each. Was well organised by the best man and much fun. Never tried proper off roading in a V12 Jag before !

[Tazzfalcon]

ianreeves said:

One of the best stag do's I've been on was a more 'top gear' style.

We teamed up as 4's then bought a car off ebay sight unseen for £500.

All met up and had various challenges with the cars making our way up towards the EVO triangle. Blast around there then back to the Shakespeare County Raceway for some drag strip action.

All over 3 days.

Flogged the car at the end, whole event cost about £200 each. Was well organised by the best man and much fun. Never tried proper off roading in a V12 Jag before !

That sounds mega but I think I'd be stretching it getting that done when I not technically supposed to be organising it.

So it looks like my original thought plan is a total bust. Don't get me wrong, I love karting but I think it's a bit run of the mill for a stag. I'll look into the Palmersport thing. Any other suggestions for something automotive? (FYI this is likely to be the 1st bank hol of May next year).

[daytona365]

In my experience a Stag although pretty, wouldn't make the first turn without breaking down/overheating, so no.

[ianreeves]

To be honest not one of them missed a beat.

We did green laning, river crossing, 'high' speed

Sold it on eBay the week after.

[JQ]

daytona365 said:

In my experience a Stag although pretty, wouldn't make the first turn without breaking down/overheating, so no.

ianreeves said:

To be honest not one of them missed a beat.

We did green laning, river crossing, 'high' speed

Sold it on eBay the week after.

. . . . whoosh . . .

[andyiley]

daytona365 said:

In my experience a Stag although pretty, wouldn't make the first turn without breaking down/overheating, so no.

I suspect you are thinking they would do it in a Triumph Stag.

That is not what he said.

[Stephanie Plum]

I got the joke daytona even if no one else did

[gruffalo]

Stephanie Plum said:

I got the joke daytona even if no one else did

Same here, I used to have a Stag and one days spirited driving meant the engine out for a fortnight.

Lovely car but it must have been the most expensive car I have ever owned to run and that was with me doing all teh spannering myself.