For the 1st june (2 weeks), just wondering if anyone fancies going on the track too?

 

http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/trackdays/event-details.asp?ProductID=5097

 

Cost me £119

its an evening session

 

15:45 Signing on

16:30 Safety briefing

17:00 Optional circuit briefing in minibusses

17:30 Open lane begins

20:00 Track time ends

 

Extras

Additional Driver £25

Additional Passenger £10

Car Instruction £25

Helmet Hire £10

 

Good oportunity to really learn the handling of your car and it really is a lot of fun. Its not a race so you dont have to try prove yourself or go too mad.

 

Open pit lane means I can come on and off track however many times i wish, gives me time to fiddle with suspension etc.

Edited May 21, 200916 yr by j1mmytt

I did this at Brands a few years ago in my first 300 ! I can tell you without a doubt it is the BEST way to really discover what these cars are all about !!

 

I booked the driver instruction too and honestly thought the guy was going to kill us ! In my car he was braking SOOOO late and yet the car did what he asked of it !! IIRC I managed about 100-110 before braking for the first corner.....and that corner is like falling off a cliff !! And then the compression that follows through the dip is amazing..........

 

Only bad bit of the day was when I broke the bolt on the bottom of the gearstick as I snatched fourth through the dip.......had to cruise back to the pits in thrid with a flapping gearstick......but they have a workshops there and the guy had a bolt that he gave me and use of all the tools I needed ! Top bloke !!

 

I remember sitting in the pits on several occassions after a few quick laps listening to my car ticking loudly and watching the heat rise of it.......BUT the best time I ever had in it !!!

 

I really cant wait :D :bow::bow:

 

Im going to see if i can muster a friend to come along with some of my tools a jack and my laptop for dumping video footage onto so i have more memory on my cam.

 

How did your tyres last up mark? My fronts wear more on the outsides around the track which suggests maybe setting a little more negative camber.

I had Yokohamas on at the time which were quite soft and they were RAGGED afterwards :)

 

They were like Blu-tac by the end - you could literally pinch the rubber off !

 

I'm not sure how many miles I took off them but a good few thousand !!

 

If I ever do it again I think it might be worth investing in some spare alloys and slicks or at least cut slicks that would get me there and home again - Surbiton is a reasonably short distance to make it drivable.

Would love to but dont think the V6 Mondeo would be that much fun?

Would love to but dont think the V6 Mondeo would be that much fun?

 

Trust me it would be mate. Anything on the track is a great experience....

 

 

new sset of wheels is a good idea mate im looking into this also.

Hmmmm, ok how much total for me, my car, a mate a 2 helmets?

 

Very interested

It's shame that's on a monday as I would've been interested in just coming and watching!

Hmmmm, ok how much total for me, my car, a mate a 2 helmets?

 

Very interested

 

119 for pit lane access

10 for passenger

20 for 2 helmets

 

£149 then just add a full tank of fuel or two.

 

its not a great deal of money. the thrill out weights the cost by miles :D

 

You can also go round with an instructor for £25 who will take your car to its limits and really show you how its done.

OOPS i really should have included a link:

 

here ya go...

http://www.motorsportvision.co.uk/trackdays/event-details.asp?ProductID=5097

Thanks fella, looking into it now. ;)

wish me luck :D

Good luck Jimmy... have fun mate..