Booked my first trackday donington 9th june evening

[jm2244]

Anyone else in attendance from pistonheads? Any tips for my first trackday - i have booked an instructor for 20 minutes anyone have any experience of donington instructors.
Cheers
Jon M

[jonamacg83]

I will be going in my S2 Exige. Bright Orange one, 05 plate, you cant miss it! Wont be driving though, just buying a house and the gf would kill me if I splashed out on a trackday!

As you are a novice take a look at my guide here:

http://www.macgracing.co.uk/trackdays_tips.html

Any feedback most welcome, hope it helps!

Jonny

[jm2244]

Good website! v informative the ultima looks like a proper beast!
I should have a friend coming along to help on the day who has just fiinshed a degree in motorsport engineering so he should be a help too!

Nice lotus - exige gonna be my next purchase, i miss my s2 elise already the mx5 (bought purely for track use) is a laugh but its obviously no elise

[jonamacg83]

Glad you like it thanks!

I have been racing stuff since I was 12 and did an automotive engineering degree so figured I should put all my knowledge to good use! Eventually the setup information pages will have indepth technical info on suspension systems and the effects of different setup, though only done the first page of the tyre section at the moment due to a lack of time. The Exige is excellent but not had time to track it yet, did a quick hoon at Curborough last weekend and realised it needs a bit of setup/tinkering to get the best out of it.

Hope the day goes ok, may see you there, come say Hi if you spot me.

Jonny

[jm2244]

Cheers mate will do!

[Davey S2]

Donnington is fantastic. You will love it.

Best tips are to build up gradually and keep looking in your mirrors for faster cars. Indicate to let them know they can pass you.