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Kemble is now in public hands and planning regs. As a result it is subject to noise regs. I was there a couple of weeks ago in the Griff 500. 103 limit during weekends, 105 during the week. Talking to the owners/organisers, they think they will be subject to a 100 db limit next year. The airfield is in the middle of a village!
Steve
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Steve
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Is it me, but looking at some of the reply's, realisticly somewhere off road and legal and more importantly safe for a wedge meet/blast is a bit of a pipe dream. Cost as well.
The only way to make it happen is piggy back onto a TVR track day or similar or an event like Duxford. It is also probably the only way we drivers could get track day insurance.
Steve
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Something to get excited about ?!
Me marshalling in a LightningA few more thoughts. As Steve says problems with noise and cost. Saftey and insurance cover. I thought track days were not for racing but to enjoy. I will have a go next year after a few noise rstrictions. I can't afford sprinting yet (just look at Steve's beast) yet alone an encounter with a hedge without cover. As he says piggy back a TVR day. What happens at runways? I have glanced at Benson Blasts in sprints will they do?
On another point I would not wish to "break away" from the club. I think they do an excellent job and you would miss out on the experiance of past and new cars. There is Pistonheads and Wedgepages for us. Any thoughts?
Also what does the coment "paid £20 to stand in a field" refere to, just curious.
On another point I would not wish to "break away" from the club. I think they do an excellent job and you would miss out on the experiance of past and new cars. There is Pistonheads and Wedgepages for us. Any thoughts?
Also what does the coment "paid £20 to stand in a field" refere to, just curious.
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I thought track days were not for racing but to enjoy. I will have a go next year after a few noise rstrictions. I can't afford sprinting yet (just look at Steve's beast) yet alone an encounter with a hedge without cover.
Track days are for enjoyment but accidents do happen and while the shock of dmagaing your pride and joy is not good, the thought of doing it at your expence makes it worse. There are liability issues as well which have to be considered. The tracks are now virtually insisting on this cover because of law suits and so on. I personally don't think it is fair to ask an individual to to be put in this situation without cover, hence the piggy back suggestion.
As for the sprinting, enter the standard class and you cannot modify anything so it costs peanuts to get involved. Pick a airfield circuit and there is nothing to hit. You can even get insurance cover for sprints at a reasonable cost as well. You don't have to enter B6 and play with us big boys at all. My first year cost me only the cost of a crash hat, race suit and entry fees. Can't get any cheaper than that!
Steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk
Competition car insurance is the name of the company and the cost will depend on how much cober, level of experience and venue. Initially it will be around 50-75 pnd a day but after a while it drops. Currently I pay around 20 pnds an event.
Alternatively start with the airfield venues where there is nothing to hit. There are no other cars on track with you so the main cause of race incidents and damage isn't there.
As for a rebuild. If you have changed anything from the original spec i.e. hotter cam. chipped the ECU, stiffer springs etc you are in Class B but it depends on the regional rules. The Soutern ones are strict on this. The Western ones are not and so on.
www.ukmotorsport.co.uk has a lot of info if you want to follow up. My site has so more TVR specific stuff as well.
Steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk
Alternatively start with the airfield venues where there is nothing to hit. There are no other cars on track with you so the main cause of race incidents and damage isn't there.
As for a rebuild. If you have changed anything from the original spec i.e. hotter cam. chipped the ECU, stiffer springs etc you are in Class B but it depends on the regional rules. The Soutern ones are strict on this. The Western ones are not and so on.
www.ukmotorsport.co.uk has a lot of info if you want to follow up. My site has so more TVR specific stuff as well.
Steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk
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Cover is usually limited to body damage and repair. A couple of the sprint regulars had a nasty comings together with a tyre wall at Goodwood and the cars were repaired with no fuss.
The best thing I can suggest is to talk to them because it will depend on your experience and what you are prepared to pay for. There is an excess of a few hundred pounds but that is the same with track day cover under road insurance. The key thing is to pick the right low risk tracks and circuits and get some experience before venturing out on the more "interesting" ones.
Steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk
Cover is usually limited to body damage and repair. A couple of the sprint regulars had a nasty comings together with a tyre wall at Goodwood and the cars were repaired with no fuss.
The best thing I can suggest is to talk to them because it will depend on your experience and what you are prepared to pay for. There is an excess of a few hundred pounds but that is the same with track day cover under road insurance. The key thing is to pick the right low risk tracks and circuits and get some experience before venturing out on the more "interesting" ones.
Steve
www.tvrbooks.co.uk
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