Track day advice required

[Horrocks]

Hey guys, new to the forum but been browsing for years!

Just after a bit of advice really... Basically Im after a track car which I have a few ideas in mind, but in relation to the mods/purchase of the car, the money is no problem.

The problem arises when it comes to insurance. Being 19 every car with a bit of perk rapes me for like £1k-£2k...Do most people get insurance and drive to the track days or trailer?

My 1.4 standard clio is not worthy of trailing but I don't want this to stop me. Obviously the problem comes if the car on the track day konks out and your stranded miles from home!

Any advice would be appreciated!

[PetrolTed]

Bear in mind that the AA will cover you for breakdowns whilst on a track day. That covers off one part of the need for a trailer.

AA regs

[Glyn84]

You will be covered if you break down, but I'm not sure how that effects you if the worst was to happen and you have accident damage and can't drive home? One thing to bear in mind though is as you prep the car more for the track the comfort on the road goes down, and as you pointed out insurance goes up. For me the comfort barrier was when the car was stripped out and the inside became like a giant tin can causing the engine noise to reverb around the whole car.

Being just 19 you'll probably find you need to pass a towing test to be able to tow your car so look at a van transporter like the ones on this page

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/classifieds/list.asp?...

or similar things on eBay. For £2000 you should be able to get something with a winch you can stick the car on the back of and be worry free, and the insurance should be pretty cheap on that too. On a standard license you can drive something like this up to 3.5 tonnes which will be more than enough to take the car, tools, friends etc.

Edited by Glyn84 on Sunday 4th April 16:17

[Horrocks]

PetrolTed said:

Bear in mind that the AA will cover you for breakdowns whilst on a track day. That covers off one part of the need for a trailer.

[url]AA regs|http://www.theaa.com/breakdown-cover/pdfs/breakdown-cover-
policy-jan-2010.pdf[/url]

Wow I never knew that. Is that the single cover package yeah? I'm on my iPhone at the mo so it's hard to check the t&c's....

[PetrolTed]

AA regs said:

Participation in sporting events
Assistance for vehicles broken down as a result of taking part in any “Motor Sport Event”, including, without limitation, racing, rallying, trials or time-trials or auto test. However, for the avoidance of doubt, the AA does not consider “Concours d’elegance” events, track test days for road-legal vehicles or rallies held exclusively on open public highways where participants are required to comply with the normal rules of the road, to be Motor Sports Events.

Edited by PetrolTed on Sunday 4th April 20:16

[Horrocks]

The part you quoted comes under the AA exclusions??

[Paul_M3]

Horrocks said:

The part you quoted comes under the AA exclusions??

Yes, it says Motorsports are excluded, but then says that it does not consider Trackdays to be motorsport events.

Therefore, you can get recovered from a trackday.

[Horrocks]

Paul_M3 said:

Horrocks said:

The part you quoted comes under the AA exclusions??

Yes, it says Motorsports are excluded, but then says that it does not consider Trackdays to be motorsport events.

Cheers paul. Are there any breakdown services which covers all motorsports by any chance?

Therefore, you can get recovered from a trackday.

[BJD]

If money is no problem but modified car insurance/trailering may be, why not just do arrive and drive track days? Probably no more expensive over a typical year without all of the hassle, there were some cost breakdowns on a different thread.

[PetrolTed]

Agreed ^

Plenty of people arrive and drive. Pick the right car and there's no reason to think you will suffer crippling breakdowns or crash.

[haircutmike]

BJD said:

If money is no problem but modified car insurance/trailering may be, why not just do arrive and drive track days? Probably no more expensive over a typical year without all of the hassle, there were some cost breakdowns on a different thread.

Yup, about £400-450 a pop for me !

HCM.

[Horrocks]

Can't find this breakdown thread. Been looking for hours haha!

[haircutmike]

Try this.

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... cost of trackdays

HCM.

[Horrocks]

Cheers Mike, I looked at that some time ago. I dont mind paying things like that because that would be on a 'pay at the time' basis. My problem still lies with insurance. A VX Corsa 1.4 is looking quite dashing at the moment in relation to lower prices.

Stupid question but classic mini's, would they fit the track-day plan? And would a 6'4 person fit one? I highly doubt it but would like feedback regarding this?