Rockingham

[neil1003]

www.rockingham.co.uk/

Anyone done a track day there? Any comments, good or bad? Cheers

[interloper]

Rockingham's well worth a look, the infield section of the circuit is superb with a real variety of corners. As far as organisation goes they are fairly new to it but they're not bad. They run bookatrack style overtaking rules and flags.

When I attended thier late January track day, you got three half hour sessions, hopefully with more hours of daylight now upon us the time on track will be longer.

It would also be advisable to get yourself into the right group ie beginer/ inters/ or experienced drivers. I ended up in the experienced group not sure how, I definatley didnt belong there !

Anyhoo great circuit you won't be dissapointed.

[getcarter]

What he said. Well worth a visit. VERY slippy in the wet. One tricky corner on the infield where you DON'T want to lift off (I watched as a 355 did that in my rear view and put it straight into the armco)

Oh and... take a cork for the approach to the concrete wall!

Steve

[cirks]

The 'wall' section is interesting but like several of the ex-airfield circuits I actually found the rest of it a bit dull. Very quick in parts but too flat (except the banking!) for me and not enough visual 'markers' for braking and turning points (and I'm not talking about cones...). I won't hurry back there. The EasyTrack day I did there was pretty well organised though.

[Melv]

cirks said:

ex-airfield circuits

Rockingham was never an airfield, steel works maybe!!

Been there, done it, will probably never bother to go back!!

Melv

[mikeww]

Done a couple of track days and a race there and will be back on Sunday with BookaTrack. Personally I think it's a great circuit. Technical infield and fast outfield-good facilities and fantastic for spectating. It's great to spend a bit of time on an oval (well turn 4)and there are also plenty of circuit variations as well.

[Graham]

I raced on what they call the historic circuit

which i thought was brill

G

[cirks]

Melv said:

cirks said: ex-airfield circuits Rockingham was never an airfield, steel works maybe!! Melv

I didn't say it was an ex-airfield circuit! I was simply comparing its characteristics to ex-airfield circuits.

[steve lewis]

Like Gray
I've raced it and Instruct on it.
It's um...
'Different' to say the least.
Some say it flows.. I'm not so sure!
Fast flat out oval bits show up real power ability.
Twisty infield section shows up the technical drivers and nimble cars.
3 hairpins are brake killers.
There are reference points, you just have to know where they are. (See me after school!)

Give me an Oulton or Cadwell.

The best part of the Rock is the infrastructure.
Fantastic viewing points.
Good food
Oh and oodles of clean Loos too!

Best regs
Steve L