Slow Tracks

[Z4MCSL]

Morning all

So I have now done a sum total of 4 trackdays now

3 at Abingdon and 1 at Brands Hatch. I will be continuing to go back to both.

My track car is a relatively standard clio 182 with a few mods and from the 4 days I have done now I really appreciate how the car handles. On the course at Abingdon I feel like it does very well due to the fact its a short flat twisty circuit with minimal straights. At Brands I spent a lot more time getting blown away by faster cars in the fast sections, although it also felt like there were many more serious cars and drivers there.

I am looking at other tracks to book now and keen on flatter slower tracks as I think this is where the clio will do well

I know its not about racing and I should still enjoy learning longer faster tracks, and I will do that too, but really interested in any recommendations on tracks which favour lighter, better handling cars??

Cheers

[Z4MCSL]

The spinner of plates said:

Also, look into sprints

really?

I imagine the clio would be good on a sprint - but it just seems like such a small amount of driving for a day out?

[Z4MCSL]

hilts uk said:

Brands Indy is one of the slowest tracks in UK - average speed it about 65-70mph vs 80-85mph at Donington and about 90 at Thruxton. Cars with less power are a lot more competitve here than tracks with longer straights. For example our Caterham's have 125bhp and max out at 110mph, but we are able to lap in the mid 50's even on road tyres. Your Clio should be close to this time if you know the track.

I imagine you are being overtaken at Brands as you aren't carrying enough speed through corners and then you don't have enough power on the straights. Brands can be a very busy track and its easy to lose confidence there when you start off. I'd recommend Bedford as a good place to learn the limits of the car. I'd also recommend spending a day with a driver coach if you can afford it, it will really help you understand how much speed you can carry.

Yeah I think that is probably it to a large extent.

I feel I know Abingdon pretty well now and so it is fun to pester M2s, 200sxs , caterhams etc and other RWD cars that can struggle, especially in the wet.

When I did brands I felt clueless - was definitely losing huge speed at paddock hill and definitely did not get tio grips with the Mclaren and Clarke curve sections.

There were some othe 1*2s who were flying passed a lot of stuff and I assumed theyd been turbod but maybe not!

Oh and yes I agree with the other comments above, it should be more about learning to drive than overtaking other cars, but it is a lot of fun overtaking faster cars LOL

[Z4MCSL]

I think one of the issues was spending so much time playing the track on Project Cars 2 on the XBox I became convinced I was going to bin it on Paddock Hill

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[Z4MCSL]

I agree I agree


but it is still fun to see who you can keep up with. I always let people past as soon as they get anywhere near me as they are clearly faster than me if they are right behind me.