Stone chips - any risk ?

[martinvantage]

Lucky enough to be able to go the next welsh event. Runway and Pendine sands . Will be taking my brand new pride and joy. Does anyone have experience of running at theses events.? Have seem some cars with tape round wheel arches, is it a good idea.?

[red997]

yes;
though it does depend on the surface.
Dunsfold was glassy smooth, no debris
Bruntingthorpe made my rear sills look like they were sand blasted !
I taped up second time round (Gorilla tape)
This was peppered with s missing, but this saved the sills
definitely recommended

[martinvantage]

Thanks very much. It looks as though I will be taping up the car..

[IanH755]

Yeap, Bruntingthorpe is absolutely awful for stone chips, it's almost like the import extra stones just for trackdays!

[S800VXR]

I've had chips in the past as well and it's one of the reasons I don't go now as for the cost the main drag should be swept first IMO.

[mikeN54]

Resurrecting this topic...

Craig says they roadsweep the whole place twice before Vmax at their cost, but what are your experience with stone chips specifically at a Vmax event?

I'm worried that super-strong gorilla or duct tape will take paint off plastics when removing it...

[Callughan]

Would recommend covering up as much as possible. My windscreen cracked, front bumper, arches and sills had tons of stone chips.

[SimNugget]

Book in for a front end respray if you are attending Brunters!

[mikeN54]

Well, had a great day. 15+ runs.

191.6mph in the M6.

Absolutely zero stones or stone chips. Not sure where you lot went!