An unlikely combination
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My mum, in her wonderful eccentricity, has been watching top gear and has decided this driving round a track looks fun so has booked herself in for a day. Only thing is she is 69 and the car in question is a 27,000 mile, E reg, garaged from new XJS V12! More used to her pootling around the shops is this likely to explode and what can we do to prepare it in advance?
Matthen said:
Your mums awesome...
You should have suggested a driving experience day - then she could have gone round with an instructor, in someone else's car... Was good fun when I did one in an AMV8...
I did suggest this but she wanted to take her own, said it would blow the cobwebs out! She is getting an instructor to take her round and show her the ropes.You should have suggested a driving experience day - then she could have gone round with an instructor, in someone else's car... Was good fun when I did one in an AMV8...
Matthen said:
I can only suggest making sure all her insurance is top notch and up to date then 
And make sure the cars had a recent service and most importantly an oil change... And tyres, make sure they've got air in...
Not being mechanically minded, do cars get "shock" at a sudden change in driving style?! And make sure the cars had a recent service and most importantly an oil change... And tyres, make sure they've got air in...CampDavid said:
No, however a 25 year old coolant hold will more likely let go on track than at Tesco
It was serviced at the local Jaguar garage in Brentwood recently. For things like hoses would they normally check them over at the service? I drove the car tonight and I think it's going to be mad on a track with the roll it has!Zod said:
My next door neighbour is in his 70s. He got his racing licence in his retirement and bought a GTR a couple of years ago. He goes off for track days a couple of times a month.
(He's also former Chairman of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell)
She's always done things a bit differently. Not many other women on the open outcry trading floor of the London Metal Exchange in the 70s!(He's also former Chairman of Deutsche Morgan Grenfell)
Altrezia said:
I agree with this - she's not going to suddenly become Senna. Sure, it's way harder than road driving, but I doubt it'll break if it's lasted 25 years already.
I showed my mum some of the comments on here and while she wants to blow the cobwebs out she doesn't want to to break it! They have an RS6 which is now the preferred choice. How would these compare and is the RS6 a much better track car? Personally I quite fancy the idea of a 1987 Jag V12 screaming round the track (it's also a soft top!) as it will look brilliantly out of place.Gassing Station | General Gassing | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff