www. trackdays .co .uk

[BJT]

Since the search doesn't seem to want to work...

Are these guys good? I have done an MSV track day but not one from TrackDays.
I was thinking of doing Donington in May.

Just want to see if people on here reccomend them really, I'm about ready to book it.

[V8mate]

They are an agent not a track day organiser.

Find out who is organising the date which interests you and book direct.

[_gez_]

^^^^^^^ This. Normally a £10 markup on the tdays website.

[V8mate]

Booking direct enables you to see whether you're booking with a 'bums on seats', mid-market or 'premier league' TDO. And make your own decsion based on that.

It also allows you to see all the value-added items clearly: boring stuff like garages and extra drivers, but also guest appearance driving tutors etc.

[BJT]

Thanks for the info.
It's bookatrack.com, they look like a good company.
April the 27th, not May as I said before.

The other one is Cadwell. Trackdays.co.uk say it is an open pit lane on the 5th May but looking on the nerd it is a car modification group meet?
Think I will avoid that one.

[chris7676]

_gez_ said:

^^^^^^^ This. Normally a £10 markup on the tdays website.

It's the same pricing. They TDOs pay for that. Perhaps I will now use it to book with BAT if they don't introduce more attractive pricing

[chris7676]

_gez_ said:

^^^^^^^ This. Normally a £10 markup on the tdays website.

It's the same pricing. They TDOs pay for that.

[jonnyleroux]

chris7676 said:

Perhaps I will now use it to book with BAT if they don't introduce more attractive pricing

Knock yourself out - their terms and conditions are significantly stricter than ours

[Steve H]

Giving your support (and cash) directly to the organiser has to be beneficial for us all in the long term. Contrary to what it may appear, running trackdays is not a dead easy licence to print money and if we want good organisers to thrive then there are things like this that we can do as drivers to help them.

[gtdc]

Steve H said:

Giving your support (and cash) directly to the organiser has to be beneficial for us all in the long term. Contrary to what it may appear, running trackdays is not a dead easy licence to print money and if we want good organisers to thrive then there are things like this that we can do as drivers to help them.

I think I love you.

[V8mate]

gtdc said:

Steve H said:

Giving your support (and cash) directly to the organiser has to be beneficial for us all in the long term. Contrary to what it may appear, running trackdays is not a dead easy licence to print money and if we want good organisers to thrive then there are things like this that we can do as drivers to help them.

I think I love you.

Ah come on. Can't you see he's only teasing you guys? It must be a licence to print money ... just look at Jonny: he's the only bloke I know who's got a whole bloody lorry-load of Caterhams!

[MikeATD]

Not necessarily a license to print money. Try for example to get MSV circuit hire rates and then do the sums based on a sensible number of attendees.

Mike

[V8mate]

I was teasing, chap. See winky eye at the top of my post^^


I have seen one circuit's charge schedule and I don't understand how you guys make a living at all!

[MikeATD]

Sorry fella, did not see the wink and was not trying to confrontational. However, spending time at race tracks chatting to folk about cars is not a real hardship!

[BJT]

Well, I just booked Donington for April.
May see some of you there?
Cheers Ben

[jonnyleroux]

BJT said:

Well, I just booked Donington for April.
May see some of you there?
Cheers Ben

Saw that - thanks Ben, see you there.

Jonny
BaT