Arrive and Drive / Team managed?
Discussion
Hi all,
ok i'm back!
some interesting suggestions raised from my last thread were based around arrive and drive. I've also seen on older threads people suggesting having a car run by a team.
I'm after some advice there.
Ok, so i'm looking at (have emailed) MSVT to get training and work toward my race license. I don't have a car to run, so will be looking at arrive and drive packages for that really. See what I need to do to at the very least get my license.
After that, I think in all reality I'm just not going to have the time to maintain my own car, let alone the time to learn HOW to maintain my own car. Plus, it's not the aspect of this that's really pulling me in. That's the racing!
I've seen a BMW series arrive and drive which is about £8,000 for the year. Which is doable. But I wondered what the situation is regarding having a team run my car? I like the idea of a team and both arrive and drive and team managed sound great!
I still like the idea of it being my car, but I'm not really keen on the idea of ensuring it keeps working!
so, where do I begin to look?
ok i'm back!
some interesting suggestions raised from my last thread were based around arrive and drive. I've also seen on older threads people suggesting having a car run by a team.
I'm after some advice there.
Ok, so i'm looking at (have emailed) MSVT to get training and work toward my race license. I don't have a car to run, so will be looking at arrive and drive packages for that really. See what I need to do to at the very least get my license.
After that, I think in all reality I'm just not going to have the time to maintain my own car, let alone the time to learn HOW to maintain my own car. Plus, it's not the aspect of this that's really pulling me in. That's the racing!
I've seen a BMW series arrive and drive which is about £8,000 for the year. Which is doable. But I wondered what the situation is regarding having a team run my car? I like the idea of a team and both arrive and drive and team managed sound great!
I still like the idea of it being my car, but I'm not really keen on the idea of ensuring it keeps working!
so, where do I begin to look?
JoelH said:
IMO you're missing out on a lot of the fun by just turning up and driving but each to their own.
Pretty much every series from the bottom up has cars available for arrive and drive which, by definition, are run by a team as you're not going to be able to run the car yourself. The more you pay the more professional the team in general.
Just look at the websites and/or Facebook pages of the series for the details of who to contact and which teams run packages.
I do agree with you, just a case of getting going really. Neither of my current vehicles are viable track cars, So I'd have to get something, then either convert it/make safe or buy something ready to go. Then Transport it, then store it etc. It mounts up to a point I'm financially better off paying someone else to do that for me. But I do agree, it takes something away from the experience. Pretty much every series from the bottom up has cars available for arrive and drive which, by definition, are run by a team as you're not going to be able to run the car yourself. The more you pay the more professional the team in general.
Just look at the websites and/or Facebook pages of the series for the details of who to contact and which teams run packages.
I'll have a look about see what I can find.
Chunkychucky said:
Why? 
MSVT are nothing to do with race licences despite how much their sales team will try to tell you otherwise, you need to contact the Motorsports Association (MSA UK), link below:
https://www.motorsportuk.org/get-started/starter-p...
Once you have bought your Starter Pack/filled out all the required forms and medical assessments, then you contact one of the circuits to book a day's ARDS test. I used Castle Combe as it was close, and from memory £150 cheaper than anywhere else - but this was 12 years ago, so things may have changed...
Best of luck with getting everything else sorted!
that's interesting. MSVT are nothing to do with race licences despite how much their sales team will try to tell you otherwise, you need to contact the Motorsports Association (MSA UK), link below:https://www.motorsportuk.org/get-started/starter-p...
Once you have bought your Starter Pack/filled out all the required forms and medical assessments, then you contact one of the circuits to book a day's ARDS test. I used Castle Combe as it was close, and from memory £150 cheaper than anywhere else - but this was 12 years ago, so things may have changed...
Best of luck with getting everything else sorted!
https://car.msvtrackdays.com/Calendar/Car/Snettert...
I was looking at the track academy and ARDS stuff, so perhaps they didn't do it when you last went... or i'm being fooled by sales people.... that's also viable lol
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