Track day at Oulton park

[stevo96]

Hello all,

Got my first track day booked for Thursday the 23rd April at Oulton Park - its a novice day costing £199. Just wanted to ask if anyone has been on one of these days. Is there anything i need to do to the car before its tracked? Im getting it serviced next week so hopefully that should sort any niggles with the car. Anyone fancy joining me?

[Redlake27]

http://www.driversknow.co.uk/motorsport/trackGuide...

You may find my track guide useful......

[hueandcry71]

stevo96 said:

Hello all,

Got my first track day booked for Thursday the 23rd April at Oulton Park - its a novice day costing £199. Just wanted to ask if anyone has been on one of these days. Is there anything i need to do to the car before its tracked? Im getting it serviced next week so hopefully that should sort any niggles with the car. Anyone fancy joining me?

Did you get the email i sent you to work, if so what do you think?
I may be joining you yet!!

[stevo96]

Thanks for the link!

No - didn't get the email. What's happening - you getting a Elise or Exige??

[hueandcry71]

stevo96 said:

Thanks for the link!

No - didn't get the email. What's happening - you getting a Elise or Exige??

i`ll call you.

[Cuzza]

If it's wet, be very very careful particlarly at Old Hall and Druids - great circuit though

[JTBUSH]

If its wet, youre going to die!

Well, as long as you take it easy you should be ok.

Theres a rather nasty hump in Druids to watch out for. Lodge and Deers Leap can be interesting and Avenue and Cascades are just plain scary!

Ps, enjoy it!

[Cuzza]

Oulton in the wet (on A048s )



Which layout are you doing?

[lord summerisle]

Cuzza said:

Oulton in the wet (on A048s )



Which layout are you doing?

after Cascades, heading down Lakeside, towards Island? (the forsters loop of track seen just over the armco?)

[Cuzza]

Yup - thought I'd turned too early for Cascades and stuck it in the lake!!!

[Yee haa!]

stevo96 said:

Hello all,

Got my first track day booked for Thursday the 23rd April at Oulton Park - its a novice day costing £199. Just wanted to ask if anyone has been on one of these days. Is there anything i need to do to the car before its tracked? Im getting it serviced next week so hopefully that should sort any niggles with the car. Anyone fancy joining me?

Is it with MSV? I did one as my first one on a novice day there and found it excellent. Make sure you book a lesson, it made a massive difference to my driving. enjoy (and watch out at druids)

[photo_ed]

Cuzza said:

Oulton in the wet

More wet Oulton antics!!!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OAvc0Cij7zA

[stevo96]

Erm yeah - thanks for that vid. Anyone know what the weathers going to be like on the 23rd???!! Not sure which track layout were doing.

[photo_ed]

stevo96 said:

Erm yeah - thanks for that vid. Anyone know what the weathers going to be like on the 23rd???!! Not sure which track layout were doing.

It'll probably be the full track, it was when I went.

HTH.

[hueandcry71]

stevo96 said:

Erm yeah - thanks for that vid. Anyone know what the weathers going to be like on the 23rd???!! Not sure which track layout were doing.

And you wonder why i am so loathe to do a track day?? They wouldnt even let a football match continue in that weather !!

[crackthatoff]

http://pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=15&t=516961 

absolutely ace... enjoy yourself its the best experience ever !!!!!
if I can muster up some funds might come along !

ps who did you book with ?

Edited by crackthatoff on Friday 4th April 20:17

[crackthatoff]

photo_ed said:

Cuzza said:

Oulton in the wet

More wet Oulton antics!!!

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=OAvc0Cij7zA

now that is insane !!!!!

[stevo96]

I didnt book with anyone - just rang Oulton park themselves. I like the fact that its for novices only - ive only ever done one lap of a track - that was the nurbergring in my TVR - never again!

[mjoy]

I'm booked on the same event.
It's WEDNESDAY 23RD.
My previous experience, a novice evening with msv at Brands last year, a very civilised and enjoyable event.
Fingers crossed for dry weather as I've heard that Oulton takes a long time to dry in places due to overhanging trees.

[Cuzza]

[quote=hueandcry71}And you wonder why i am so loathe to do a track day?? They wouldnt even let a football match continue in that weather !!
[/quote]

Grow a pair FFS

The pic and the vid are races - if it absolutely hacks it down on a track day, stay in the pits and have a cuppa

Oulton takes a while to dry through the trees but there are no leaves at the mo' and as long as there's a breeze (which seems likely at the moment!) it'll dry out pretty quick everywhere.

Enjoy it - it makes watching Touring cars etc. more fun when you've driven the track