Shakedown venues

[wee_skids]

Hi, does anyone know of any good venues for shaking down a non-road legal race car. I need to bed in new brakes, new clutch and put some miles on a new engine (and make sure nothing falls off). I really don't want to do a test day as the car will be rev-limited for part of the day and I don't want the hassle of watching for other racers whilst I work out if the car is ok. Likewise for a trackday.

I'm sure there used to be some airfield venues that would let you use the field inbetween landings, etc for this kind of thing.

Thanks

TC

[andy97]

Location?

[stockhatcher]

as you are a tyke, I'd say tockwith aerodrome is your best bet.

[fergus]

Tony

If it's an engine Carl Haywood built, you'll be fine Can Mr.Reeves not magically manage to get you a space somewhere? Pop down to Tockwith and drag it up and down the runway there, as already suggested.

[wee_skids]

Cheers guys, tried Tockwith but the price is frankly stupid. More expensive than general testing at a proper circuit.
Have found Teeside Autodrome which will do a full day for £80, which is a lot more like it given my Yorkshire sensibilities.

Carl won't raise my rev limit from 4500 until I've got a few miles on it, and I need to bed in new brake discs, new pads, new clutch, etc. Just need to trundle around for 4 or 5 hours.

Edited by wee_skids on Thursday 16th July 17:47

[fergus]

wee_skids said:

Cheers guys, tried Tockwith but the price is frankly stupid. More expensive than general testing at a proper circuit.
Have found Teeside Autodrome which will do a full day for £80, which is a lot more like it given my Yorkshire sensibilities.

Carl won't raise my rev limit from 4500 until I've got a few miles on it, and I need to bed in new brake discs, new pads, new clutch, etc. Just need to trundle around for 4 or 5 hours.

I wouldn't trundle too much if you're bedding in race pads/cast iron discs, you won't get the heat into them!

[wee_skids]

Well, there is trundle, and there is 'trundle'. Last time I ran an engine in I 'trundled' around castle combe and lapped the rest of the cars in the 20 minute session.

[micron750]

wee_skids said:

Well, there is trundle, and there is 'trundle'. Last time I ran an engine in I 'trundled' around castle combe and lapped the rest of the cars in the 20 minute session.

At least if you did a test day at combe there's only 6 to 10 at the most on the circuit at any one time so even if you are slower then as you may know you won't in the way

Then again they might get in your way going by your comment lol

[ginettajoe]

wee_skids said:

Cheers guys, tried Tockwith but the price is frankly stupid. More expensive than general testing at a proper circuit.
Have found Teeside Autodrome which will do a full day for £80, which is a lot more like it given my Yorkshire sensibilities.

Carl won't raise my rev limit from 4500 until I've got a few miles on it, and I need to bed in new brake discs, new pads, new clutch, etc. Just need to trundle around for 4 or 5 hours.

Edited by wee_skids on Thursday 16th July 17:47

Maybe this is worth considering!!

www.thetrackdayclub.com

Regards, Howard