After some advice please

[louise3028]

Hi, my husband is turning 40 in the next few months and I know he's always wanted to do a track day...it's not really my thing but was hoping for a few recommendations?! He's on this site so thought I'd ask here :-) hope that's ok

[Sigmamark7]

Hi Louise
Trackdays are enormously addictive, so are you sure you want to let him out to try one? :-)
I guess the answer to your question is partly dependant on where you live, what car you have and whether he wants to use it on track. There are plenty of different companies running trackdays and driving standards are generally well policed during the day, so there is nothing to fear if you want to use your own car. Whilst circuit days may be more attractive because they are proper circuits, they do tend to have more things to hit (like barriers) if it does go wrong. Airfield days tend to have lots of run off if he looks in his bag of talent and finds it empty at any point, and whilst the venues are a bit uninspiring, they do offer a great and relatively cheap way of having a go. I have used both Motorsport Events and Javelin and would recommend them both. They also have instructors on hand to help build confidence. Javelin also do car hire for their days, as do several other organisers.
Hope this helps.

[Steve H]

Two questions -

Do you mean a trackday in his car or driving a car that is provided on the day?

What's your budget?

[louise3028]

He'd probably love to do it in his car but it's a lease car so I don't think he'd be able to. Budget is around £500 but I might get other people who are stuck for what to buy him to chip in as well. Thanks for the replies.

[TREMAiNE]

Hi Louise

If you can get other people to chip in, I'd probably recommend a 'Palmer Sports Event' at Bedford Autodrome. It is expensive, but he'll get to drive a variety of performance cars as hard as he can.

http://www.palmersport.com/full-day-programme.aspx

[Steve H]

It may cost a little more but at that kind of budget you are getting close to the cost of hiring a Caterham from BookaTrack and doing a proper trackday. The owner of BaT is on here pretty regularly so should happen along some time soon I would think or you can have a look HERE.


An alternative would be either a day or (at the £500 budget) a half day at Palmersport, not a trackday but maybe the the one experience day that exceeds the hype, lots of fans of this here on PH. http://www.palmersport.com/formula,-gt-and-evening...

HTH

[LMP]

Steve H said:

An alternative would be either a day or (at the £500 budget) a half day at Palmersport, not a trackday but maybe the the one experience day that exceeds the hype, lots of fans of this here on PH. http://www.palmersport.com/formula,-gt-and-evening...

HTH

The evening programmes at Bedford are especially good http://www.palmersport.com/palmersport-evening.asp... and just within your £500 budget.

[binnerboy]

the palmer motorsport day at bedford is awesome.

the evening programme looks good.

the best thing about the palmer instructors is they encourage you to drive faster that you thought you could.

[louise3028]

Thanks for all your replies - certainly given me loads of stuff to look into.

And I don't think he needs any encouragement to drive any faster! He got a new car last week and I can tell he's itching to put his foot down...don't think he can wait to get me and the kids out of the car!! Thanks all.