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adamos o3,cooper s · Sep 17th, 2006, 07:29 PM

hi,never been on a track day, can anyone tell me how to go about it, thanks

Sken · Sep 18th, 2006, 08:04 AM

ive done loads of bike days

check out trackdays.co.uk

they have a calander of all available dates and u can buy from their site too.

dunno if car days are any good but bike track days are the best buzz u can get

Tonyt3 · Sep 18th, 2006, 09:06 PM

Best track for Novices is Bedford Autodrome. Just choose a day, book it, and go have the best fun you can have in a Mini.

Pay for a 1 on 1 instruction session.

Expect some tyre wear, expect to use at least 2 tanks of fuel.

Go easy on your brakes and tyres by doing 1 complete warm up lap and 1- 2 cool down laps.

Dont race anyone

Follow the instructions and rules

Have lots of fun.

A day will cost you around £350 including booking, fuel, degredation of consumables (tyres/pads) but not insurance....

HObzy · Sep 18th, 2006, 09:54 PM

Trackday bookers are also:

Bookatrack.com
Goldtrack
Trackdays.co.uk

to name but a few...

Go on - go for it

You'll love it.

PS - miss you on track Tony

Sken · Sep 21st, 2006, 06:16 PM

cadwell is the best track ive ridden. its like 2 tracks in one - fist half is totally different to that second. also its not an airfield circuit so has hills etc, which is rare in the uk

i certainly wouldnt have to pay £350 for a bike day. thats disgusting! usually pay £100-£150

Tonyt3 · Sep 21st, 2006, 06:35 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Sken (original)

cadwell is the best track ive ridden. its like 2 tracks in one - fist half is totally different to that second. also its not an airfield circuit so has hills etc, which is rare in the uk

i certainly wouldnt have to pay £350 for a bike day. thats disgusting! usually pay £100-£150

Average track day costs £200. Add at least £100 for fuel on track, £50 fuel for the round trip. Take into account tyre degredation costs and pad wear. Add some instruction. Some money for food.....

Not much change from £350 for a day in a Mini on track. In fact your probably looking at over £400 at a decent curcuit... I've done 15 or so track days, thats what it costs....

And I NEVER bothered with the extra cost of insurance for the day either.....

Motorsport is dangerous. To you health and wealth......

Bike days are much cheaper obviously...

HObzy · Sep 21st, 2006, 08:30 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Sken (original)

cadwell is the best track ive ridden. its like 2 tracks in one - fist half is totally different to that second. also its not an airfield circuit so has hills etc, which is rare in the uk

i certainly wouldnt have to pay £350 for a bike day. thats disgusting! usually pay £100-£150

Would second that for Cadwell - it was my first trackday and is a great circuit. Usually cheap too. The twists, turns and gradient changes are a great way of improving your road driving compared to an airfield day. However - its tricky and theres lots of stuff to bounce off, so get instruction! A well driven MINI will keep up with plenty of cars there with more power.

Got some great photos going over the mountain...

roland2003 · Sep 23rd, 2006, 08:36 AM

...There is the Castle Combe (Wiltshire) All Mini 'track day' next Saturday the 30th Sept. You can just buy one track session at a time if you wish at £25 ,and have a taster.
Best Regards Roland GT Tuning

Erosion · Sep 23rd, 2006, 09:31 AM

Rather than just a standard trackday, I'll be taking instruction from driverskills.com in my mini. It's a half day sessions where you have an instructer with you who will teach you how to drive the track and advanced driving techniques, how to control the car if start to loose control etc.

I think this is a good place to start for me as my only car before my Cooper S was a Ford Fiesta (1.25) :P. So, I think the instuction is a wise investment for someone as young as I

adamos o3,cooper s · Sep 26th, 2006, 09:43 PM

thank you all for all your help, will sort out , and let you kmow how it all went

KL3223 · Sep 27th, 2006, 01:29 PM

2 Sundays ago was a fun-filled event for all MINI owners in Malaysia.

The morning session was a track event organized by HPC, where any cars can participate. The afternoon session was another track event organized by BMW where only MINIs can participate.

Check out our gallery at MINI OWNERS CLUB MALAYSIA for photos from both Track Sessions held on September 17.

We also have 2 videos for viewing:

MC vs. 330i (E90)
YouTube - Mini Cooper vs 330i @ Sepang Track

MCS vs. M3/BMW
YouTube - MCS in Sepang

Enjoy!

Bhozar · Sep 27th, 2006, 02:35 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by roland2003 (original)

...There is the Castle Combe (Wiltshire) All Mini 'track day' next Saturday the 30th Sept. You can just buy one track session at a time if you wish at £25 ,and have a taster.
Best Regards Roland GT Tuning

Booked my tickets. I have two sessions on the track. Never done it before so I have them in the afternoon so I can see how the other people do it. I might have 17 stone of balast in the car with me though. (Just dont tell my dad I called him that)

No16 · Sep 27th, 2006, 03:04 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Bhozar (original)

Booked my tickets. I have two sessions on the track. Never done it before so I have them in the afternoon so I can see how the other people do it. I might have 17 stone of balast in the car with me though. (Just dont tell my dad I called him that)

well done you'll have a great time.......dont worry about how fast/slow your going just concentrate on being smooth and in a few laps the confidence and speed will come.....truley is a blast taking any car on track.

Bhozar · Sep 27th, 2006, 03:08 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by No16 (original)

well done you'll have a great time.......dont worry about how fast/slow your going just concentrate on being smooth and in a few laps the confidence and speed will come.....truley is a blast taking any car on track.

I cant wait to be honest! I am such a man-child that I am almost jumping up and down with excitement.

Tonyt3 · Sep 27th, 2006, 03:16 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Bhozar (original)

I cant wait to be honest! I am such a man-child that I am almost jumping up and down with excitement.

Castle Coombe is quite intimidating for a beginner, just remember the golden rule - its not a race - and enjoy it. MAny people will pass you, in cars that you think should be slower - dont let that worry you, as its all about the driver, not the car, on the track.

Bhozar · Sep 27th, 2006, 03:19 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Tonyt3 (original)

Castle Coombe is quite intimidating for a beginner, just remember the golden rule - its not a race - and enjoy it. MAny people will pass you, in cars that you think should be slower - dont let that worry you, as its all about the driver, not the car, on the track.

I'm a big fan of being thrown in at the deep end. I dont care how many people come past, I'm just there to give my car a good run and have some fun. Besides, a well driven slow car can always go faster than a baddly driven fast car. With 230bhp+ I am probably the latter.

HObzy · Sep 27th, 2006, 03:27 PM

I'll second tony on that! At Keith Issats charity day at coombe in feb, the jcw challenge boys were all over every thing - and i mean everything, in their coopers. The Ss were unbelievable... just so much confidence, belief in the car and track knowledge.

Over the day i brought my (unofficial obviously

) times down by over 20 seconds by watching their lines and trying to be smoother. You'll have a blast!

Tonyt3 · Sep 27th, 2006, 03:36 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Bhozar (original)

I'm a big fan of being thrown in at the deep end. I dont care how many people come past, I'm just there to give my car a good run and have some fun. Besides, a well driven slow car can always go faster than a baddly driven fast car. With 230bhp+ I am probably the latter.

Good attitude to go with.... have fun (might just pop along and watch - its not that far from me. Just wished I still had my Mini....

Sken · Sep 27th, 2006, 07:42 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by HObzy (original)

Would second that for Cadwell - it was my first trackday and is a great circuit. Usually cheap too. The twists, turns and gradient changes are a great way of improving your road driving compared to an airfield day. However - its tricky and theres lots of stuff to bounce off, so get instruction! A well driven MINI will keep up with plenty of cars there with more power.

Got some great photos going over the mountain...

you wanna try going over the mountain with your front wheel a foot in the air! thats a buzz!

your right saying there is plenty to bounce off. the second half of the track is really narrow. its improved alot though - there used to be a tree on the run off, which you had to aim at going over the blind sumit into the final 2 turns!

scarey place!

robertjoy · Oct 2nd, 2006, 10:29 PM

Here is some poor soul on his first track day, the Mrs sitting in the navigator's seat. Got distracted, didn't make the turn.... take a look, and how high can you count?
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

Sep 17th, 2006, 07:29 PM	#1
adamos o3,cooper s MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: herts Local Time: 05:42 AM Posts: 139 Offline	track day hi,never been on a track day, can anyone tell me how to go about it, thanks

Sep 18th, 2006, 08:04 AM	#2 (permalink)
Sken MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tyne and Wear Local Time: 04:42 AM Posts: 62 Offline	ive done loads of bike days check out trackdays.co.uk they have a calander of all available dates and u can buy from their site too. dunno if car days are any good but bike track days are the best buzz u can get Mr Bridger told me to do it.....

Sep 21st, 2006, 06:16 PM	#5 (permalink)
Sken MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tyne and Wear Local Time: 04:42 AM Posts: 62 Offline	cadwell is the best track ive ridden. its like 2 tracks in one - fist half is totally different to that second. also its not an airfield circuit so has hills etc, which is rare in the uk i certainly wouldnt have to pay £350 for a bike day. thats disgusting! usually pay £100-£150 Mr Bridger told me to do it.....

Sep 23rd, 2006, 08:36 AM	#8 (permalink)
roland2003 MINI 2 Sponsor GT Tuning Join Date: Jan 2004 Local Time: 05:42 AM Posts: 2,700 Offline	...There is the Castle Combe (Wiltshire) All Mini 'track day' next Saturday the 30th Sept. You can just buy one track session at a time if you wish at £25 ,and have a taster. Best Regards Roland GT Tuning www.gttuning.com

Sep 27th, 2006, 01:29 PM	#11 (permalink)
KL3223 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Malaysia Local Time: 12:42 PM Posts: 21 Offline	Malaysia Sepang F1 Track Day 2 Sundays ago was a fun-filled event for all MINI owners in Malaysia. The morning session was a track event organized by HPC, where any cars can participate. The afternoon session was another track event organized by BMW where only MINIs can participate. Check out our gallery at MINI OWNERS CLUB MALAYSIA for photos from both Track Sessions held on September 17. We also have 2 videos for viewing: MC vs. 330i (E90) YouTube - Mini Cooper vs 330i @ Sepang Track MCS vs. M3/BMW YouTube - MCS in Sepang Enjoy! KL3223 2004 MCS JCW EB/W

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Sep 18th, 2006, 09:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
Tonyt3 Track addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hants Local Time: 05:42 AM Posts: 6,256 Offline	Best track for Novices is Bedford Autodrome. Just choose a day, book it, and go have the best fun you can have in a Mini. Pay for a 1 on 1 instruction session. Expect some tyre wear, expect to use at least 2 tanks of fuel. Go easy on your brakes and tyres by doing 1 complete warm up lap and 1- 2 cool down laps. Dont race anyone Follow the instructions and rules Have lots of fun. A day will cost you around £350 including booking, fuel, degredation of consumables (tyres/pads) but not insurance....

Sep 18th, 2006, 09:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
HObzy MINI2 Senior Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Stressville Local Time: 05:42 AM Posts: 1,104 Offline	Trackday bookers are also: Bookatrack.com Goldtrack Trackdays.co.uk to name but a few... Go on - go for it You'll love it. PS - miss you on track Tony

Sep 21st, 2006, 06:35 PM	#6 (permalink)
Tonyt3 Track addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hants Local Time: 05:42 AM Posts: 6,256 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Sken (original) cadwell is the best track ive ridden. its like 2 tracks in one - fist half is totally different to that second. also its not an airfield circuit so has hills etc, which is rare in the uk i certainly wouldnt have to pay £350 for a bike day. thats disgusting! usually pay £100-£150 Average track day costs £200. Add at least £100 for fuel on track, £50 fuel for the round trip. Take into account tyre degredation costs and pad wear. Add some instruction. Some money for food..... Not much change from £350 for a day in a Mini on track. In fact your probably looking at over £400 at a decent curcuit... I've done 15 or so track days, thats what it costs.... And I NEVER bothered with the extra cost of insurance for the day either..... Motorsport is dangerous. To you health and wealth...... Bike days are much cheaper obviously...

Sep 21st, 2006, 08:30 PM	#7 (permalink)
HObzy MINI2 Senior Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Stressville Local Time: 05:42 AM Posts: 1,104 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Sken (original) cadwell is the best track ive ridden. its like 2 tracks in one - fist half is totally different to that second. also its not an airfield circuit so has hills etc, which is rare in the uk i certainly wouldnt have to pay £350 for a bike day. thats disgusting! usually pay £100-£150 Would second that for Cadwell - it was my first trackday and is a great circuit. Usually cheap too. The twists, turns and gradient changes are a great way of improving your road driving compared to an airfield day. However - its tricky and theres lots of stuff to bounce off, so get instruction! A well driven MINI will keep up with plenty of cars there with more power. Got some great photos going over the mountain...

Sep 23rd, 2006, 09:31 AM	#9 (permalink)
Erosion MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Local Time: 04:42 AM Posts: 17 Offline	Rather than just a standard trackday, I'll be taking instruction from driverskills.com in my mini. It's a half day sessions where you have an instructer with you who will teach you how to drive the track and advanced driving techniques, how to control the car if start to loose control etc. I think this is a good place to start for me as my only car before my Cooper S was a Ford Fiesta (1.25) :P. So, I think the instuction is a wise investment for someone as young as I

Sep 26th, 2006, 09:43 PM	#10 (permalink)
adamos o3,cooper s MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: herts Local Time: 05:42 AM Posts: 139 Offline	thank you all for all your help, will sort out , and let you kmow how it all went

Sep 27th, 2006, 02:35 PM	#12 (permalink)
Bhozar Overly excited!! My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Worcestershire Local Time: 05:42 AM Posts: 1,097 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by roland2003 (original) ...There is the Castle Combe (Wiltshire) All Mini 'track day' next Saturday the 30th Sept. You can just buy one track session at a time if you wish at £25 ,and have a taster. Best Regards Roland GT Tuning Booked my tickets. I have two sessions on the track. Never done it before so I have them in the afternoon so I can see how the other people do it. I might have 17 stone of balast in the car with me though. (Just dont tell my dad I called him that)

Sep 27th, 2006, 03:04 PM	#13 (permalink)
No16 MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Local Time: 05:42 AM Posts: 24 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Bhozar (original) Booked my tickets. I have two sessions on the track. Never done it before so I have them in the afternoon so I can see how the other people do it. I might have 17 stone of balast in the car with me though. (Just dont tell my dad I called him that) well done you'll have a great time.......dont worry about how fast/slow your going just concentrate on being smooth and in a few laps the confidence and speed will come.....truley is a blast taking any car on track.

Sep 27th, 2006, 03:08 PM	#14 (permalink)
Bhozar Overly excited!! My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Worcestershire Local Time: 05:42 AM Posts: 1,097 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by No16 (original) well done you'll have a great time.......dont worry about how fast/slow your going just concentrate on being smooth and in a few laps the confidence and speed will come.....truley is a blast taking any car on track. I cant wait to be honest! I am such a man-child that I am almost jumping up and down with excitement.

Sep 27th, 2006, 03:16 PM	#15 (permalink)
Tonyt3 Track addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hants Local Time: 05:42 AM Posts: 6,256 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Bhozar (original) I cant wait to be honest! I am such a man-child that I am almost jumping up and down with excitement. Castle Coombe is quite intimidating for a beginner, just remember the golden rule - its not a race - and enjoy it. MAny people will pass you, in cars that you think should be slower - dont let that worry you, as its all about the driver, not the car, on the track.

Sep 27th, 2006, 03:19 PM	#16 (permalink)
Bhozar Overly excited!! My Classifieds Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Worcestershire Local Time: 05:42 AM Posts: 1,097 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Tonyt3 (original) Castle Coombe is quite intimidating for a beginner, just remember the golden rule - its not a race - and enjoy it. MAny people will pass you, in cars that you think should be slower - dont let that worry you, as its all about the driver, not the car, on the track. I'm a big fan of being thrown in at the deep end. I dont care how many people come past, I'm just there to give my car a good run and have some fun. Besides, a well driven slow car can always go faster than a baddly driven fast car. With 230bhp+ I am probably the latter.

Sep 27th, 2006, 03:27 PM	#17 (permalink)
HObzy MINI2 Senior Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Stressville Local Time: 05:42 AM Posts: 1,104 Offline	I'll second tony on that! At Keith Issats charity day at coombe in feb, the jcw challenge boys were all over every thing - and i mean everything, in their coopers. The Ss were unbelievable... just so much confidence, belief in the car and track knowledge. Over the day i brought my (unofficial obviously ) times down by over 20 seconds by watching their lines and trying to be smoother. You'll have a blast!

Sep 27th, 2006, 03:36 PM	#18 (permalink)
Tonyt3 Track addict Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Hants Local Time: 05:42 AM Posts: 6,256 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by Bhozar (original) I'm a big fan of being thrown in at the deep end. I dont care how many people come past, I'm just there to give my car a good run and have some fun. Besides, a well driven slow car can always go faster than a baddly driven fast car. With 230bhp+ I am probably the latter. Good attitude to go with.... have fun (might just pop along and watch - its not that far from me. Just wished I still had my Mini....

Sep 27th, 2006, 07:42 PM	#19 (permalink)
Sken MINI2 Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Tyne and Wear Local Time: 04:42 AM Posts: 62 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by HObzy (original) Would second that for Cadwell - it was my first trackday and is a great circuit. Usually cheap too. The twists, turns and gradient changes are a great way of improving your road driving compared to an airfield day. However - its tricky and theres lots of stuff to bounce off, so get instruction! A well driven MINI will keep up with plenty of cars there with more power. Got some great photos going over the mountain... you wanna try going over the mountain with your front wheel a foot in the air! thats a buzz! your right saying there is plenty to bounce off. the second half of the track is really narrow. its improved alot though - there used to be a tree on the run off, which you had to aim at going over the blind sumit into the final 2 turns! scarey place! Mr Bridger told me to do it.....

Oct 2nd, 2006, 10:29 PM	#20 (permalink)
robertjoy MINI2 Newbie Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Local Time: 09:42 PM Posts: 39 Offline	Track Day gone bad Here is some poor soul on his first track day, the Mrs sitting in the navigator's seat. Got distracted, didn't make the turn.... take a look, and how high can you count? YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. Col.Bobby

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