Trax Show @ Silverstone
Trax Show @ Silverstone
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medullanocte

Original Poster:

118 posts

185 months

Wednesday 10th April 2013
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Just a quick one to see if anyone had any experience with the track sessions at shows like these - is it going to be worth doing or is it going to be full of chavs in Corsas driving like twonks?
It just seems like quite a good opportunity, since I'm going to be there anyway, to get a little bit of track time for £30 which is peanuts really.

I went last year and although the morning was fairly wet, don't remember seeing any major incidents on the track.

TrackMegane

616 posts

166 months

Wednesday 10th April 2013
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They are ok, Ive done 2 i wont do any more full of people whom dont do track days and think they are gods

v8bloke

259 posts

234 months

Wednesday 10th April 2013
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Some of the best track sessions that I have done have been at Trax Silverstone. Well worth doing but yes you do get some right idiots out on track.
Fun session from last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnDjFI_m5i8

Madgit

109 posts

176 months

Wednesday 10th April 2013
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Just find your own space on track.

Porkie

2,378 posts

264 months

Thursday 11th April 2013
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Madgit said:
Just find your own space on track.
Awesome advice.

Hanging back at start helps.

Porkie

2,378 posts

264 months

Thursday 11th April 2013
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Madgit said:
Just find your own space on track.
Awesome advice.

Hanging back at start helps.

medullanocte

Original Poster:

118 posts

185 months

Thursday 11th April 2013
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v8bloke said:
Some of the best track sessions that I have done have been at Trax Silverstone. Well worth doing but yes you do get some right idiots out on track.
Fun session from last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnDjFI_m5i8
What level of session was that? I've done a few track days now but not sure whether I'm quite at 'intermediate' level yet or not. I'm also maybe thinking that all the terrible drivers are going to think themselves more talented than they are and go for the more advanced sessions.

v8bloke

259 posts

234 months

Friday 12th April 2013
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It was an advanced session! I found the briefing to be very poor at trax, but they did say only overtake on the left. I stuck to the rules for this session and was blocked by the Noble and the Vauxhall. It soon became clear that it was actually a free for all with drivers overtaking on either side which as far as i could see wasnt policed at all.
I also do the Action Days at Castle Combe which are similar but they use a Yellow & Red card system for bad driving.
Been doing trackdays for over 10 years and I find these sort of days to be the most exciting.


Blair357ci

1,085 posts

231 months

Friday 12th April 2013
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v8bloke said:
Some of the best track sessions that I have done have been at Trax Silverstone. Well worth doing but yes you do get some right idiots out on track.
Fun session from last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnDjFI_m5i8
Yeah there's a right knob in blue bmw being a knob in the background........

v8bloke

259 posts

234 months

Friday 12th April 2013
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Blair357ci said:
v8bloke said:
Some of the best track sessions that I have done have been at Trax Silverstone. Well worth doing but yes you do get some right idiots out on track.
Fun session from last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnDjFI_m5i8
Yeah there's a right knob in blue bmw being a knob in the background........
Look at about 1m10secs and you see it going backwards LoL

Blair357ci

1,085 posts

231 months

Saturday 13th April 2013
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v8bloke said:
Blair357ci said:
v8bloke said:
Some of the best track sessions that I have done have been at Trax Silverstone. Well worth doing but yes you do get some right idiots out on track.
Fun session from last year.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnDjFI_m5i8
Yeah there's a right knob in blue bmw being a knob in the background........
Look at about 1m10secs and you see it going backwards LoL
Not quite backwards and its back in the background not long after.