track day

[kaw]

as it says how about a club day some were like castle combe ,hire track just for us ,think its about 2000 pounds,make a change from 1/4 runs

[RedBarron84]

Wouldn't recommend Combe for trackday for our cars.......one mistake and.........Crash! Write Off!

But the idea of a fair few Monaro's gpoing round a track sounds awesome.

What about:

www.motorsport-events.co.uk ?

[Glyn84]

I think you'd also struggle to get our cars bast Castle Combe's noise restrictions. Apart from unsilenced days which are few and far between the highest I've seen is 105 db days which still might be a problem? I agree an airfield would be best though. Lots of room to get up to some speed, and lots of room if it all goes tits up

[ARAF]

I'll be tracking ours next year.

I'll probably be using Rockingham first, but I'm very interested....

[Glyn84]

I've driven a VXR8 around Rockingham, it's good fun. Lots of slow corners to exit sideways

The banking on the oval is slightly terrifying when it's wet though.

[ARAF]

Glyn84 said:

I've driven a VXR8 around Rockingham, it's good fun. Lots of slow corners to exit sideways

Tell me about it. I was d!cking about in my wife's Boxster in 2008, and managed to nerf the tyres coming out of Tarzan.

I'd still rather go there, than to an airfield track, which seem to be extremely abrasive...

[atco2]

Check out Bedford. It has a 1km straight and lots of slow medium and fast corners. It isn't too hard on tyres either. Also if you spin off there is nothing to hit!!!!

[El Diablo]

Bruntingthorpe is supposed to be pretty good isn't it? they do a lot of filming for 5th gear there.

[ARAF]

El Diablo said:

Bruntingthorpe is supposed to be pretty good isn't it? they do a lot of filming for 5th gear there.

Bruntingthorpe is extremely abrasive. Bedford is okay, but again some will have noise problems.

[stigmundfreud]

nurburgring

[Glyn84]

stigmundfreud said:

nurburgring

Actually the man has a plan. Personally I'd want insurance for the Ring, but what about the drive down the Autobahns?

[MadMaxHSV]

Silverstone would be a good bet to start with. Nice a wide with fair run-off.

Bruntingthorpe has a circuit of sorts but as mentioned very bad for tyres as its still an airstrip. And believe it or not they have noise issues to with local whiners. Was running a caterham with race cans there and security told us to stop because of the noise

[Phantom Mark]

You have got to be doing something completely wrong to loose control of the R8 on track even with the aids switched off quite frankly, I know the Monaro is a lot more of a handfull but the R8 has tons and tons of grip, most people will run out of bottle before they run out of grip, I took mine to Cadwell Park with 300 miles on the clock to see how it would go, completely impressed me how easy these cars are to drive to the limit and beyond.

You can take a butchers here if you like........ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84ZbM06_qkI

In the wet it's another story tho

[S800VXR]

stigmundfreud said:

nurburgring

fk me thats the first sensible thing you have said on here!!! Already arranging the first trip in 2010 - April time.

Edited by S800VXR on Friday 27th November 12:39

[anonymous-user]

atco2 said:

Check out Bedford. It has a 1km straight and lots of slow medium and fast corners. It isn't too hard on tyres either. Also if you spin off there is nothing to hit!!!!

+1 Mmmmm, just up the road from me too!

[donk r8]

Done Goodwood four times and Brands twice, would like to do Bedford sometime and still on the original discs and pads!!......................roll on , someone get it sorted. Much more fun than a quarter mile....

[Racoon]

I reckon Bedford would be a no go.
Superb track but stupidly strict noise regulations, both static and drive by.

[V8NHH]

I'll be going to the ring in August for a friends wedding,
but I totally and utterly will under no circumstances be taking car round the ring because
I know it well, Ive crashed x1 car and x3 on bikes and blew clutch and gearbox on my old HSV there...... god it was good.

Done many hundreds of miles around track love the area love the food love the beer love the locals...

Hang on reasons for not going.....nuts ummm
Oh yeah just found it my insurance won't cover it....phew...... but the Busa thats covered....!!!!

Check out old videos
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-618175938...



http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3919218084...

Its a great place

[atco2]

wormus said:

atco2 said:

Check out Bedford. It has a 1km straight and lots of slow medium and fast corners. It isn't too hard on tyres either. Also if you spin off there is nothing to hit!!!!

+1 Mmmmm, just up the road from me too!

The noise can be quite strict. If they aren't too far away it might be wise to nip up there and get a test done before booking anything

[Bonnie and Clyde]

I'd love to do a track day next year Don't really care where but i wont be going round no corners sideways Thats where it apparent that i'm a girl