Sprint Events.....where to start

[fourspoons]

Hi everyone

I'm a casual trackday driver, I usually do about 5 or 6 events and 1 or 2 trips to the 'ring every year.
I quite fancy having a go at a sprint event, I really like the look of the Toyota Sprint Series and the fact that you can just pay for a one off event and turn up, and you get lots of runs. The downside is that all the events are completely on the wrong side of the country for me (I am in SW) and I don't own a Toyota...

All the other sprint events I can find info on involve me signing up to some kind of car club and then entering a 6 race series or something, which I don't have time for, is there any sprint events that are a bit more 'casual' like trackdays?

Thanks
Chris

[Trev450]

Given that you live in the South West you could enter this championship: http://www.aswmc.org.uk/sprint.htm

You will also need to join an MSA affiliated motor club, so something like Bristol Motor Club or Bristol Pegasus Motor Club both of who organise some of the sprints in the championship.

You will need a non-race National B license from the MSA, and then its just a case of deciding which class you want to compete in and then preparing your car accordingly.

Hope to see you out there.

[fourspoons]

Hi, thanks very much for your reply and the link, that looks like it could work for me.

Is it acceptable just to do 1 or 2 events and not all of them?
Perhaps I should go along to the next one as a spectator and see what's its all about....

[Trev450]

You can do as many or as few as you wish, in fact you don't really need to enter a championship. The advantage however is that you get all the regs sent out to you automaically and also get preferential treatment in relation to getting an entry.

[D_G]

If you are about on Saturday then come over to Llandow circuit and meet some of us. It's the best way to check out how to get started.

[four20]

i started sprinting last year just by googling sprints on the net and looking for local events. i'm on the edge of your area but you could manage castle combe, gurston down (hill climb south of salisbury) and catch the pigeon in dorchester.(superkart track)
go to the organising club website and look for the entry stuff. it pays to keep watching for when the entries open 'cos some book up quite quickly.
you'll need a competition licence - cheap and easy from the MSA, approved romper suit, gloves and helmet and a timing strip to stick to the front of the car (home made). with your licence you'll get the famous 'blue book' which tells you what you can and cannot do to your car.
it's great fun, the people are all very relaxed and friendly and there's as much adrenaline as you choose.
i came consistently last in every event last year but had a whale of a time.

e2a - you'll be put in a class relevant to your car so you'll be racing similar machinery. it's amazing how important a tenth of a second will become. although in theory you're racing yourself for improving times there's always the bloke who's a tenth faster whose times you're chasing.

Edited by four20 on Friday 10th May 15:59

[radical78]

msv howfast@bedford auto would be an easy place to start