Track days - engine noise

Track days - engine noise

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sunni1991

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106 months

Tuesday 28th July 2015
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Hi everyone

Apologies for my total ignorance but I know absolutely nothing about cars. My boyfriend is a huge car enthusiast and for his birthday I want to book him a track day through Javelin at Donnington.
He has a Porsche Carrera from 2010 which hasn't been altered in anyway.
javelin have told me that the course has a noise limit of 98dba and if you fail, you can't drive and it's not refundable.
His birthday isn't until August but I want to book now so that it doesn't fill up and I have absolutely NO idea if the engine of his car will be too noisey. Being turned away would be the worst birthday and it's 250 pounds! (Just think of all the dresses this could be!)
Does anyone have any idea if his car may fail? I don't know if I'm asking an impossible to answer question as the man at javelin had no clue.

Thanks for any help you can give me!


sunni1991

Original Poster:

3 posts

106 months

Tuesday 28th July 2015
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Thank you everyone for the replies

I'm not insured on his car so I can't really drive it. The one time I tried I couldn't get it in gear and stalled many many many times!

Malory Park is another option which has a limit of 105dba. Is it worth maybe booking that one instead or is a difference of 7dba not really worth it?

Is Mallory Park a well known track or not? I've not heard of it, then again I've only heard of Silverstone and the track days I found there were around £400 😱

sunni1991

Original Poster:

3 posts

106 months

Wednesday 5th August 2015
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Thank you for the help everyone!

I've actually decided against both.

I ended up booking the Javelin day at Anglesey. We've always wanted to climb Snowdon so we will do that on the Sunday, stay over in a hotel and then go to the Anglesey track on Monday so he can drive his heart out. It looks quite picturesque on the cliff with the mountains in the background.

Thanks again!