Test car limits / drift type days or locations?

[pringle1988]

Hello everybody,

im after some information. Is there anywhere in the north east area where you can basically go and test out the limits of your car and basically have a slide around. Ive seen some drift days which seem like the kind of thing im after but they all come with instuctors and cost a lot of money. Ive heard of ready set drift in America and wondered if theres anything local similar to this?

Or some sort of open area where I can go to and be legal?

[pringle1988]

Thanks for that just had a look at their calendar and see they do car track nights on a Monday. Are the test days the type of day im looking for? Actually their prices are quite cheap. I know the course is pretty small but has anybody got any experience of how they are run and what its like?

[pringle1988]

Think ill also have a look down. I knew it was a small track but im just after somewhere cheap and to test the limits of the car a little bit or at least my own limits. It will be my first time on a track in my own car (ive done those experience days). Then maybe ill look at Croft.
I dont even live that far away so dont know why I havent been sooner!

[pringle1988]

Just Durham for me.

On their website they have evening days once a month in the winter and once a fortnight in the summer. Its 5 till 8 and costs £35 plus I think £20 for another driver and £10 for passenger. Open pit lane, 60 places and 12 on the track at once.

Septembers has been but I might go to Octobers and see what its all about, even just to spectate.

[pringle1988]

Yeah I'm sure it's free to spectate. I'm not sure on noise limits for cars and stuff like that. If I decide to go I'll drop you a message sure. I have a week course with work down south in October and known my luck it will be that week.

[pringle1988]

Ahh Elvington. Thats where I was trying to think of the other day! Dont quite fancy hitting a barrier so this could be a better option.