Croft track day 19th September
Discussion
Could be up for this.... I think the tax expires on the 390 at end of Sept so it could be a last fling for the old girl.
On t'other hand I might take the Esprit for a thrape (if I've fixed the oil leaks and changed the timing belt by then!).
I have an aging bike lid that I got away with last time at Croft, will they be looking that closely?
Warning: may exit track sideways at some point...
Ian
On t'other hand I might take the Esprit for a thrape (if I've fixed the oil leaks and changed the timing belt by then!).
I have an aging bike lid that I got away with last time at Croft, will they be looking that closely?
Warning: may exit track sideways at some point...
Ian
wedg1e said:They do specify a standard but I've never known them check. In the end there's helmets to hire there for £5
I have an aging bike lid that I got away with last time at Croft, will they be looking that closely?
wedg1e said:Me too and probably more than once on current form
Warning: may exit track sideways at some point...
Well folks we get a 10% discount but I have learned that all MSA registered tracks are now required to maintain separation between novice, intermediate and skilled drivers on track days. Implication is that there will be no open pit lane option. Some MSA tracks have not made this change yet but all are required to before next year, Croft has made the change early. I discussed this at length with Claire and she suggests we take an exclusive session, that way the track will ours for 6 x 20min slots. Problem is 10 or 12 cars will not be enough, a session is 25 cars. If we can get more takers then Claire will probably agree to an exclusive group at 20+ cars.
Another thought would be to ensure we split ourselves up between the groups, novice, intermediate and skilled. That way when, for example, an intermediate driver is stuck in the pit lane (s)he can be a passenger with a skilled or novice driver. It'll not be perfect because the majority of us are likely to be classed as intermediate but it's worth thinking about.
More people please!!!
Another thought would be to ensure we split ourselves up between the groups, novice, intermediate and skilled. That way when, for example, an intermediate driver is stuck in the pit lane (s)he can be a passenger with a skilled or novice driver. It'll not be perfect because the majority of us are likely to be classed as intermediate but it's worth thinking about.
More people please!!!
So how do you know whether you are a novice, intermediate or skilled driver ?
Surely its one of those things that you are either good at or not.
Personally I have been on the track only twice before, but saying that I have only been go-karting 2 or 3 times before, but on all these occasions have wiped the floor with most people who do it regularly.
Surely its one of those things that you are either good at or not.
Personally I have been on the track only twice before, but saying that I have only been go-karting 2 or 3 times before, but on all these occasions have wiped the floor with most people who do it regularly.
hobo said:Croft do a very simple selection process.
So how do you know whether you are a novice, intermediate or skilled driver ?
Q - Have you done a track day before?
A - No = novice
A - Yes = next Q
Q - How was it?
A - Scary = novice
A - Great fun = next Q
A – Loads of them = skilled
Q - Have you raced professionally?
A - No = intermediate
A - Yes = skilled
You get the drift!
They then watch and move people from group to group if they appear to be wrongly classed.
tvrbob said:
So how do you know whether you are a novice, intermediate or skilled driver ?
Croft do a very simple selection process.
Q - Have you done a track day before?
A - No = novice
A - Yes = next Q
Q - How was it?
A - Scary = novice
A - Great fun = next Q
A – Loads of them = skilled
Q - Have you raced professionally?
A - No = intermediate
A - Yes = skilled
You get the drift!
They then watch and move people from group to group if they appear to be wrongly classed.
Ah...
In that case I fall into the intermediate class.
Just wondered.
p.s. count me in whatever happens, i.e open pit lane or not
Does sound like there is a little more thinking to be done here. For example, anyone can go out and buy a Radical and lap faster than a pro in a 1l mini.
Sessioning usually serves two purposes, to protect the novices, but also to try and equalise the lap times in a session a bit to reduce the need for overtaking.
Still - rules is rules, so sessioned it is
Sessioning usually serves two purposes, to protect the novices, but also to try and equalise the lap times in a session a bit to reduce the need for overtaking.
Still - rules is rules, so sessioned it is
Once round Croft does not an expert make....so I want to be a novice too. Didn't get away with it last time coz of the car so I had to go with the intermediates. It wasn't too bad though, I was a moving chicane for the first couple of laps and then I worked out how to drive fast and change gear!!!
I've got a Mini Cooper at the moment, while to TVR is in for its service.
Its very odd getting back into a normal car after driving the TVR. Feel as if your in a 4x4 you seem to be sitting that high up, and sometimes forget the thing is turned on as you can't hear the engine (or you can hear the stereo).
And worst of all, the petrol gauge doesn't seem to move ?
Its very odd getting back into a normal car after driving the TVR. Feel as if your in a 4x4 you seem to be sitting that high up, and sometimes forget the thing is turned on as you can't hear the engine (or you can hear the stereo).
And worst of all, the petrol gauge doesn't seem to move ?
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