slow trackdays??

[BCA]

Anyone know of such a thing??

Im after a suitable trackday for myself and a few mates of mine, however we all own very very slow cars - and do not wish to hold up others too badly/ be dangerously slow...

Im absolutely fine with trackday etiquette etc etc - shall I just suggest we all book up a few spaces at a very very twisty track? I've only ever done trackdays at airfields/Croft - but I'd like somewhere alot twistier for this one if possible as im not in the Cerb this time...

Thanks in advance,
Ben CA

[Sean Edwards]

You won't be a problem at any track day. Most people are slow ish anyway

If you want twisty, try Cadwell Park!

[Elderly]

If you don't want to hold people up, a twisty track is not a good idea IMO.
Somewhere 'fast' like Snetterton would be ideal; you have two very long straights
where you can let a few 'powerful' cars pass you at a time and in fact at the end of the long Revett straight you are already on the right/correct side of the track for the Esses,
so you don't even have to worry about pulling back to take a correct line around a corner.

[shim]

or pick a sessioned day and go in the slow group

[75_Steve]

The few days I've done, I've had what is, on paper, just about the slowest car on the track.

I wouldn't worry about it - no matter how slow your car is on paper, there will be several others there in very fast cars who are going slower than you....

[BCA]

Thanks guys.

Will get searching for a trackday at Cadwell or possible anglesey...

[iguana]

Find a Ferrari owners club day, slow mainly red things with no clue owners at the helm trundling along & the unmistakeable scent of fake tan, hair gel & Kuros wafting through the air

[BCA]

iguana said:

Find a Ferrari owners club day, slow mainly red things with no clue owners at the helm trundling along & the unmistakeable scent of fake tan, hair gel & Kuros wafting through the air

I'll just shove some scuderia sheilds on my smart car and sneak in...

[poshgit]

Elderly said:

If you don't want to hold people up, a twisty track is not a good idea IMO.

i'd agree. go to bedford - not a great circuit but 2 or 3 long straigts on the GT circuit and long track so no one stacks up behingd the slower cars going into a set of corners (eg Donnington - Craner Curves). on a twisty track there is limited passing and you will feel under pressure if you go into a set of nice corners, so much so that you end up compromising your line in anticipation of letting the faster cars (and Caterfields) through when they can scent a straight up ahead.

ditto....the "lots of other slow cars at most places" you are very very unlikely to be the slowest wherever you go - honestly. was a bedford in the summer and there was a new Noble pootling round and about 40mph - he never got in anyones way and nobody gave him any hassle - he was just learning his car

[51mon]

As said above, I really wouldn't worry about being too slow. I've found that speed on track is a lot more to do with driver than car, I've been amazed at some of the cars that i've passed, and visa - versa!

As long as you remember basic tack ettiquet (sp?) and stick to the novice group if the day sessioned, you'll be fine! Have had loads of fun in our shed of a 205 gti, would maybe even go so far as to say more fun than some other people in much nicer motors who are (quite rightly) petrified of even a slight 'off'!

[Butzi]

BCA said:

Thanks guys.

Will get searching for a trackday at Cadwell or possible anglesey...

fancy going to Cadwell later this mth?

http://www.openpitlane.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?...

[shim]

yes that will be slow all day is my betting

[Butzi]

get youself booked shim!!

[BCA]

Butzi said:

BCA said:

Thanks guys.

Will get searching for a trackday at Cadwell or possible anglesey...

fancy going to Cadwell later this mth?

http://www.openpitlane.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?...

You do realise what my car is dont you?

[BCA]

bah, game over... someone drove into my car this morning apparently.

[Butzi]

BCA said:

bah, game over... someone drove into my car this morning apparently.

oops, sorry to hear that, were you not in the car? Shame, Cadwell would've been good, if the car could make it there and back without the AA !

[chrissimp]

MotorSportVision do beginners days at Brands and maybe Bedford too.

[BCA]

Butzi said:

BCA said:

bah, game over... someone drove into my car this morning apparently.

oops, sorry to hear that, were you not in the car? Shame, Cadwell would've been good, if the car could make it there and back without the AA !

My smart car is pretty unreliable at times yeah...

Nah, I dont have any cars with me at Uni, though I do have the uni's minibus keys atm.. hmmm...

[shim]

i have been round Bedford West Circuit in a minibus when Palmer Sport used to do a quick lap with the day clients. Was not real fun!!!

Felt sick and scared!

Hire a mini.........................

[BCA]

shim said:

i have been round Bedford West Circuit in a minibus when Palmer Sport used to do a quick lap with the day clients. Was not real fun!!!

Felt sick and scared!

Hire a mini.........................

It felt a bit floaty, which was a little scary as it was a 16 seater (looooooong!) - the original plan was to take the Smart on another trackday, sadly I fear I never will again. properly gutted, good little car that...