Testing Cars Limits at Keevil?

[dan_t]

Hey there, just wanted a bit of advice from anyone that knows or has been to Keevil in the past. I've done a few track sessions in my Vette before but being on a real track, with real armco about I've always played pretty safe.

I'm looking at an airfeild day to get to grips, or should I say grip limits of the car. I've no doubt it can go a lot quicker than I'm capable but I wanted to do this somewhere that I can have a bit of run-off.

I particularly want to find out HOW this car reacts when it breaks traction at speed. IE will I feel it start to go and can correct or will I have tons of grip and then be facing backwards.

Is Keevil suitible for this kind of thing? Obviously I'm not gona go and Kamakazi myself out there and checking for other traffic will deffinatly be a must.

Advice?

[Bluebottle]

Keeval is an excellant novice and intermediate track for safe learning

When I got my first tvr I wanted to know how it behaved in the twisty bits, and I used Keeval to learn on. It has plenty of run off on all the corners and has a nice mix of slow and fast sections...Very safe a MSE have great instructors to help along (spun my tiv 3 time on my first t/d there, with no damage , although my tyres took a bit of a hammering

[foresterlad]

Agree it is good for plenty of run-off areas, my only problem was the excessive stone chipping caused by a dirty track

[madmatt1985]

not knowing your location, try snet, loads of run off and safe overtaking plases.

[F355GTS]

Bluebottle said:

(spun my tiv 3 time on my first t/d there, with no damage , although my tyres took a bit of a hammering

I think I may have some pics of that

yours?

Edited by F355GTS on Friday 20th February 23:16

[yanmar]

wanting to add my opinion with a picture, but how do you put a picture on a thread? know its not right place to ask but some seem to be able to post, thanks

[dan_t]

Hoping theres still a space on teh 7th of March when I get paid at the end of this week! Looks like this could be the shake-down that both I and the car needs

[dan_t]

So much for this - just been told that this day has been booked off by someone else in our other shop and I can't take the same day GRRRRR!!!!!

Sick day?! Ha