Are there any forthcoming weekend trackdays at Bedford?
Are there any forthcoming weekend trackdays at Bedford?
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aww999

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2,078 posts

285 months

Tuesday 4th August 2009
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Bedford is my closest circuit, only about twenty miles away, and with its big run-off areas I think it would be an ideal place for me to get started with trackdays. Unfortunately, I get sod-all holiday from work, and there's little possibility of flexitime or early finishes to get to an "evening" trackday with a 4.30pm briefing session. Therefore I need to find a weekend trackday - I have found one in november but I don't want to wait that long! It seems there are lots of different operators using this circuit for trackdays, I have checked Motorsport Vision and Focused events, can someone suggest other websites that I could try?

My other concern is whether I should go on an open-pitlane day or hold out for a day with novice sessions etc. My only track time so far has been a Car-limits day with Andy Walsh, which mainly served to illustrate how little I know. My standard Mk1 MR2 is no ball of fire, and combined with my in-experience I am worried about braking heavily for a corrner that others are taking flat, and ending up with a GT3 in my boot! I know everyone has to start somewhere; I just don't want to be such a hold-up to everyone else that I spend all my time looking in the mirrors, moving over to let cars past, and end up having no fun!

swtmerce

213 posts

231 months

NeilC

94 posts

255 months

Tuesday 4th August 2009
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Donington 'trackzone' days are usually on Sundays, you could try a novice session with them.

aww999

Original Poster:

2,078 posts

285 months

Friday 7th August 2009
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That openpitlane link is brilliant, thanks. Looks like there are no weekend dates there so I will have to beg for a day off to get out there!

Am I right in thinking that all the Bedford days are run as open pitlane rather than sessions because the track is considered so safe?