Bovington Charity Trackday
Six miles of smooth MOD tarmac is opened to the public for the first time
Major Jim drives tanks for a living, and while 'tanking' around the Armour Centre in Bovington, Dorset he realised that the six mile, all weather driving circuit would make a fantastic circuit for road cars. After many months of negotiations he has finally managed to get agreement from top brass to run a track day at the MOD venue, with capacity for 150 vehicles to participate. The date for this is Sunday 7th June.
The circuit has smooth tarmac with a series of open and tight turns and elevation changes of over 700ft, in fact Jim refers to it as a mini Nurburgring and you can see more of the circuit in the video below.
All road legal cars are welcome but drivers do need to bring their own helmet. A full day at the track costs just £125, passengers are free and additional drivers are charged at £40.
The timetable for the day is as follows:
0715 - Gates open to all drivers and cars. Signing on begins.
0820 - Initial Signing on ends.
0830 - Mandatory Safety briefing - All drivers MUST attend or you will not be able to drive.
0900 - Sighting laps behind a safety car. No overtaking allowed.
0930 - Track opens for lapping. Trackday rules apply.
1230 - Track closes for lunch and track inspection.
1300 - Track reopens for afternoon session.
1615 - Last car leaves pitlane. Track access closes.
1630 - Event close. Track clearance starts.
In addition to having a great day, you will also be helping a great charity as all proceeds will go to Help for Heroes (registered charity 1120920)
For further details and booking information see here
If it's dry it will be a very fun day, and there are lots of flowing and sweeping fast areas (depending on what configuration is used)
I'm very very tempted
Is there a half day option does anyone know?
How are they going to regulate and control 150 cars on 'track' over a 6.5 mile circuite? How are they going to manage incedenets? How are they going to stop people racing? How are they going to clear up the inevitable offs into those barriers, road signs, ditches and other articles all over the place?
Its going to take huge resoeurces to do this safley. Drivers are not going to be able to learn the track and will therefore over cook it. Miss an apex or a braking point and you'll end up in the scenary.
It looks like great fun and I wish them success. But running a track day isnt just about finding some closed roads.
How are they going to regulate and control 150 cars on 'track' over a 6.5 mile circuite? How are they going to manage incedenets? How are they going to stop people racing? How are they going to clear up the inevitable offs into those barriers, road signs, ditches and other articles all over the place?
Its going to take huge resoeurces to do this safley. Drivers are not going to be able to learn the track and will therefore over cook it. Miss an apex or a braking point and you'll end up in the scenary.
It looks like great fun and I wish them success. But running a track day isnt just about finding some closed roads.
Sadly in these HnS days I doubt that is entirely possible.
How are they going to regulate and control 150 cars on 'track' over a 6.5 mile circuite? How are they going to manage incedenets? How are they going to stop people racing? How are they going to clear up the inevitable offs into those barriers, road signs, ditches and other articles all over the place?
Its going to take huge resoeurces to do this safley. Drivers are not going to be able to learn the track and will therefore over cook it. Miss an apex or a braking point and you'll end up in the scenary.
It looks like great fun and I wish them success. But running a track day isnt just about finding some closed roads.
We have safety cars, motor sport paramedics, ambulance and fire support, recovery, literally dozens of marshals at dozens of posts, fire extinguishers, flags, roaming safety / marshal cars, MSA inspectors, an advanced radio comms network and a strict safety brief. Huge resources have been spent, and everything has been appropriately covered.
How are they going to regulate and control 150 cars on 'track' over a 6.5 mile circuite? How are they going to manage incedenets? How are they going to stop people racing? How are they going to clear up the inevitable offs into those barriers, road signs, ditches and other articles all over the place?
Its going to take huge resoeurces to do this safley. Drivers are not going to be able to learn the track and will therefore over cook it. Miss an apex or a braking point and you'll end up in the scenary.
It looks like great fun and I wish them success. But running a track day isnt just about finding some closed roads.
We have safety cars, motor sport paramedics, ambulance and fire support, recovery, literally dozens of marshals at dozens of posts, fire extinguishers, flags, roaming safety / marshal cars, MSA inspectors, an advanced radio comms network and a strict safety brief. Huge resources have been spent, and everything has been appropriately covered.
I'm assuming theres no provision for spectating?
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