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[Finfast]

Currently doing 1 or 2 track days a month around the UK, anyone else love the buzz of balls out speed as much as i do?

if we get a big enough group together we can get discounts on the days?

[Doodle]

Does around the uk include Scotland? If so I would be interested, Is it a bring your own car affair or?

[Finfast]

Doodle, on 09 July 2010 - 12:50 PM, said:

Does around the uk include Scotland? If so I would be interested, Is it a bring your own car affair or?

yep its a bring your own car thing, and unfortunately I'm right down south, if I venture to knockhill will be sure to let you know

[russ1]

Really need to get a track day or two booked up to find out what the new car is capable of - you had any issues with the organisers anywhere being a chair user with hand controls? What are you driving and which tracks have you found to be best. Used to do track days before I was injured but only just got a car which would make it worthwhile going.

[Finfast]

russ1, on 11 July 2010 - 09:07 PM, said:

Really need to get a track day or two booked up to find out what the new car is capable of - you had any issues with the organisers anywhere being a chair user with hand controls? What are you driving and which tracks have you found to be best. Used to do track days before I was injured but only just got a car which would make it worthwhile going.

Hey Russ,

I have a Stagea and a GTR both set up for track, no probs at all with any organisers... yeah i did lots of trackdays too, injury hasn't slowed me too much still managing sub 8 mins at the nurburgring and getting good times at other circuits

[EVO]

im always at the track,i have Anglesey as my local track so always there..and this year hoping to enter Time Attack Series UK..

used to have a GTR R35 but was to heavy i thought lol

will stick to my race prepped evo ,currently at 700bhp :-) with dogbox ,Ikeya sequential shifter,proshift ps3 gear system with button shift.an electric op clutch.

[megatrig]

I have done Silverstone in my old 944 and a quick circuit in my 911 before bottling it as the cost of a prang worried me! lol

I'm going to do some this year! My Volvo V70R running 330BHP is perfect for it! Running an estate around a track reminds me of old 90's TV with the Volvo estate cruising past Cosworth's ,etc in saloon car racing!

I found everyone at Silverstone very helpfull as regards "not treating me differently".

As mentioned before .... Mark Haynes (haynes manuals) runs a competition 911.

Would love to do Nurburg! One day!!!

[clk55pete]

I used to do them, although never as much as you OP - maybe three or four times a year: Brands, Bedford, Bruntingthorpe, Nurburgring, Spa, Le Mans Bugatti, and some fun days of driver training like North Weald or with Don Palmer, but sort of just got tired of it.

I think part of my getting bored was the fact that I always used my one and only car (CLK55 AMG) to both get me to the days, use on the track and back home - so I could never be full on on the track. Maybe I should have bought a track car and trailered it - but that seems excessive.

How do others manage - trailer, drive to and and from the day in the car they use of track or have a managed company look after the car for them? I'd be interested to know.

[EVO]

clk55pete, on 08 February 2012 - 10:04 PM, said:

I used to do them, although never as much as you OP - maybe three or four times a year: Brands, Bedford, Bruntingthorpe, Nurburgring, Spa, Le Mans Bugatti, and some fun days of driver training like North Weald or with Don Palmer, but sort of just got tired of it.

I think part of my getting bored was the fact that I always used my one and only car (CLK55 AMG) to both get me to the days, use on the track and back home - so I could never be full on on the track. Maybe I should have bought a track car and trailered it - but that seems excessive.

How do others manage - trailer, drive to and and from the day in the car they use of track or have a managed company look after the car for them? I'd be interested to know.

for myself as my car is a out an out race car, i am very lucky to have good mates around me to help.one of my pals transports my race car,with my 4x4 an trailer to an from the track.

most work carried out is by a pal who owns his garage/body repair.then if it needs mapping etc i send it off to my tuner(NORRIS DESIGNS).

like i have said i am very lucky ,to have good mates that help out.

i could take my trailer test so i could tow my trailer,but im not sure as i would still need help hooking up the trailer an loading/unloading .

[clk55pete]

You lucky bugger EVO. The CLK was sold last Sunday - now its an Audi A5 TDI Quattro

[Edinburgh Colin]

clk55pete, on 07 March 2012 - 04:47 PM, said:

You lucky bugger EVO. The CLK was sold last Sunday - now its an Audi A5 TDI Quattro

Does that mean you need to change your name then Pete?

[clk55pete]

Edinburgh Colin, on 07 March 2012 - 07:01 PM, said:

clk55pete, on 07 March 2012 - 04:47 PM, said:

You lucky bugger EVO. The CLK was sold last Sunday - now its an Audi A5 TDI Quattro

Does that mean you need to change your name then Pete?

You got me Colin! :0 I must be daft choosing such a name...