JTM Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 I really want to go to a track/airfield to rage my car without much fear of wrapping it. The car is a fiesta zetec s, so I dont want the nurburgring so im just doing 115mph for 10 mins. A tight twisty track would be good, or an airfield so I can just do a bit of lift-off oversteering Basically I just want to play, legally Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
desire68 Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Bruntingthorp in Leicestershire has what your looking for dude but there are a few others around the country aswell,Took my R6 around Mallory last year,awesome!Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted February 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Sorry forgot to metion, if you have ay info on actual days, needs to be up north! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inzane_2 Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 again the only one i know of is bruntingthorpe in leicestershireis pretty goodhttp://www.bruntingthorpe.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave85 Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Oulton ParkOr Three Sisters at Aintree, but I think they only do days for razzing about in ferraris and karts and the like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F-Stop Junkie Posted February 18, 2006 Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 If you do any kind of track driving, make sure your insurance covers you! Somewhere like Bruntingthorpe, there are small gulleys and stuff where - if you are unlucky - you could roll your car. Tell the insurers this without arranging prior coverage, and you ain't gonna get paid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted February 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2006 Can you get track day insurance? If so how much? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisa Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Doesn't apply to you really but our local track, Kirkistown (NI) offers insurance on the day. Doesn't cost that much. Be foolish not to take it if its offered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 ive taken my mini round castle combe, which was an INCREDIBLE day, although its perhaps not the track your after, as its a VERY fast track.... i was averaging over 75mph around it..... pushing 115 on the straights.throughout the winter donnington park offer an open pit lane trackday for just £99! whereby you pay your money and you can drive as many laps as you like for just £99!!!!i think donningtons MILES up north from me, so may be near you....Oulton park is also supposed to be a very good day out..... with a nice mix of high and low speed corners...one thing to point out, is that its going to cost you a LOT in tyres..... i took about 4k off my front yokos in just 12 laps of combe....... so thats around £50s worth of tyre.... more on your fiesta due to them being bigger.it really is the most incredible fun though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted February 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 I really really want to do it, ad I have a mate with a lovely mx5 who would join me, drifting b*****d!I just need to get a idea of cost so i can set the money aside. I know it probably ist THE best idea, but I plan to just finish my current tyres off roud a track, not the best for fast laps but better on my wallet and possibly more fun hehe. Did you spin etc nick while you were razzing? I expect your mini is pretty planted though so........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prawny Baby Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Did you spin etc nick while you were razzing? I expect your mini is pretty planted though so........i didnt manage to spin it at all though (talk to NBR_andy about that ) but i did have 2 VERY sideways moments.... each time trying to follow full race cars into bends at crazy speeds! i put it sideways into quarry at around 100mph, i posted the vid of that up on here a while back, luckily i saved it though both times so all was good! the mini is pretty planted.... but you can still come unstuck when you try to follow a car (thats won the extreme mighty minis series 3 years running) into a bend at race speeds.....its insane fun, just make sure you dont total your car...... and watch out for other stuff going MUCH quicker than you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmt_oli Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 I wouldnt suggest doing a track day on knackered tyres, you owuldn have as much fun due to reduced grip when you wear htem through, and you risk a blow out, not to mention you wont be able to drive home with your illegal tyres!Its worth getting a spare set of wheels from a scrapy, even if its crappy steels, either to use on the track, or on the way home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisa Posted February 19, 2006 Report Share Posted February 19, 2006 Being a frint wheel drive car your tyres are probably more knackered at the front than the rear (mine are anyway) so you would probably experiance balls loads of uninspiring understeer. If you want to get rid of an old set, swap them round from back of car to front. Then it may become a bit tail happy with tyres that aren't worn right to suit the rear sus.Swings and round abouts. If you plan on doing it more than once get a cheap set of wheels that can take a decently wide tyre and buy some good quality road tyres for racing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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