What track?

[scott64]

A quick question done a few track days and met a few of you there. Snetterton is OK as only 20 minutes down the road. However a chum of mine has got himself a DB9 and has said he would like to take it on a track day. So where will the elise give him a run for his money, i.e lots of twists and where the straights are not to long?

[anonymous-user]

i've always liked combe

[shangani]

Bedford has every type of corner and is without doubt the safest track in the UK. Castle Coombe is not an ideal track for a 1st trackday - the consequences of getting it wrong are severe.

Cadwell Park is another excellent track, but again, minimal runoff in places.

[mr_c]

I was going to suggest Donington Park as there's a lot of run off.


Saying that, the 1st track I drove was the Nurburgring...

[hbaumhardt]

If your DB9 chum is not experienced then stick to Bedford. If he is, and you can carry speed through the corners you should be able to keep the DB9 behind you at Donington (which is my fave circuit just now). I would suggest that a DB9 at Cadwell will probably not be a great experience for that car so would avoid.

[TheYeti]

Pretty much what everyone else here has said. Bedford is wide open and you have little chance of hitting anything if it all goes wrong (except try not to spin into gravel traps. Makes a right mess of the paintwork and you REALLY don't want that on a DB9!!!). All the others, except maybe Rockingham are a bit "closed" in that respect so worth looking out for open tracks.......

[scott64]

I did like Donnington not done it the Elise though, is there a noise restriction as now infamous ebay zaust is a tad noisy. Had no problems at Snetterton. Cheers

[hbaumhardt]

Noisy days are getting few and further between, most tracks are now 98db and I have seen a few elises with external silencers. Sentterton is IMHO a bit dull for low power cars with those two long straights and not enough twisties.

[hc-animal]

get yourself on a ferry and across to the nordeschliefe. when me and a mate were last there i lapped with and passed a vaquish with ease in a my mates s1 liz.