Track Day.. Half days.. TDO's ?

[Vixpy1]

Since i know there are a couple of Track day operators hanging around here I thought i would ask a question. Can more of you make it possible to do half a track day? Some of us find it almost impossible to escape for a full day from work, and also I personally much prefer 2 or 3 hours on track to a full day.

I presume there are business reasons why more companies do not offer the option, does selling half a day to a few people mean that you end up with spare slots so to speak? am i alone in wanting this kind of thing?

Cheers,

Charlie

[millband]

I guess it's too far away for you, but Croft do half-day options. I've used them and they're good value.

Steve

[tertius]

MSV do evenings fairly often at Bedford () and Brands.

I also reckon if you simply ask a TDO reasonably close to a (not fully booked) day they would let you on for half a day ... who would turn down the income?

[System-G]

BaT offer half days and evening sessions at some circuits too

[jleroux]

As Daniel says - we will take half day bookings but do not allow pre-booking - we only take them on the day. Ie we will never take up a full day booking for a half day booking. It's actually quite rare for us to do it - we don't advertise the fact and certainly don't want it to become commonplace. I actually don't think half day track days are a good idea for several reasons - not least of all because you don't want someone pitching up at 2pm that's not seen the circuit, done the sighting laps etc etc and getting thrown straight out with 30+ other cars who have been going round all morning already.

/2p

Jonny
BaT

[Vixpy1]

Cheers chaps. I shall give it a go next season. Perhaps i should be more proactive

[Munter]

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

An option

[bigburd]

I blagged a haf day with GoldTrack on 19th Nov but that was a case of last-minute turn up on the day and hope for the best.

Also the Autometrix offer half / full days as standard VW/AUDI specific though...

[gtdc]

It would have to be a case of taking pot luck on the day or else what would we do with the rest of the day?

Organisers who own the circuit can do it because they don't have to fill the day.

If I've got the spaceand I know the chap then it's fine. I'd be a little wary of allowing a chap on at lunchtime if I didn't know him.

[_Neal_]

gtdc said:

If I've got the spaceand I know the chap then it's fine. I'd be a little wary of allowing a chap on at lunchtime if I didn't know him.

That seems totally fair enough to me - would you (and BaT) therefore be more likely to allow people (just turning up on the off-chance) to do half-day in the morning, then it's a level playing field of drivers?

[jleroux]

_Neal_ said:

gtdc said:

If I've got the spaceand I know the chap then it's fine. I'd be a little wary of allowing a chap on at lunchtime if I didn't know him.

That seems totally fair enough to me - would you (and BaT) therefore be more likely to allow people (just turning up on the off-chance) to do half-day in the morning, then it's a level playing field of drivers?

Yes - if we have spaces. As Melindi says, regulars are OK in the afternoon (actually, many of our "proper" regulars don't tend to arrive until lunch anyway - lazy b*stards - you know who you are!)

[_Neal_]

Cool - not planning on doing it myself though - I'm enough of a lazy b'stard myself that if I haul my sorry carcass out of bed in time for the morning session, I'll want to guarantee I'll be driving

[gtdc]

_Neal_ said:

gtdc said:

If I've got the spaceand I know the chap then it's fine. I'd be a little wary of allowing a chap on at lunchtime if I didn't know him.

That seems totally fair enough to me - would you (and BaT) therefore be more likely to allow people (just turning up on the off-chance) to do half-day in the morning, then it's a level playing field of drivers?

People never want just the morning, it's always the afternoon... soemthing to do with moist blondes I believe.

[Munter]

gtdc said:

_Neal_ said:

gtdc said:

If I've got the spaceand I know the chap then it's fine. I'd be a little wary of allowing a chap on at lunchtime if I didn't know him.

That seems totally fair enough to me - would you (and BaT) therefore be more likely to allow people (just turning up on the off-chance) to do half-day in the morning, then it's a level playing field of drivers?

People never want just the morning, it's always the afternoon... soemthing to do with moist blondes I believe.

Never drive after a heavy night with a good Blonde.

[gtdc]

Can we all be clear that half a track day is akin to half a blow job.

Not really acceptable.

[jleroux]

gtdc said:

Can we all be clear that half a track day is akin to half a blow job.

Not really acceptable.

LOL - maybe the sort of person who wants to do a half day track day is the sort of person who only *needs* half a blowjob - KWIM?

[boxsey]

The other alternative is do one of Goldtrack's evening sessions which are openpitlane. Great value for money IMO.

[gtdc]

jleroux said:

gtdc said:

Can we all be clear that half a track day is akin to half a blow job.

Not really acceptable.

LOL - maybe the sort of person who wants to do a half day track day is the sort of person who only *needs* half a blowjob - KWIM?

Hap fin

[Vixpy1]

boxsey said:

The other alternative is do one of Goldtrack's evening sessions which are openpitlane. Great value for money IMO.

Ooo, I'll have to look into that. Want to do at least 2 track days a month next year, so seeing if i can find enough events to suit.