First trackday help

[shimmy]

yes instructor can work well, probabaly around 11-12 am after youve learnt the track

tyres are your own problem, as unlikely anybody will look at how bald they are (as slicks are ok)

if they are road tyres you should be fine as long as you dont get heavy rain

just take it easy early a.m. as last time i was there is was greasey first thing and the GOOSE POO was treacherous

[bryce]

How did you get on Windy?

Im hoping to do some track days next year, be first time ever in any car.

[windy]

Well the track was greasy as hell!!! Plenty of rear-end twitching going on! But it was absolutely brilliant!!! I'm hooked. By the end of the day I was flying, despite the conditions, and keeping up (and in some cases ahead!) of most things bar the track cars. So, my E36 M3 track car project begins... :smokin:

Anyway, here's a few of us queueing up for out sighting laps...



Me getting in the zone



Taking the wheels & tyres off that I killed drifting on Saturday...



...didn't realise quite how much I'd killed them though... :whistle:



First casualty of the day - tasty E30 M3 that came off at Druids... which was such a greasy bend I was locking the back wheels up just by changing down...



There was this CSL, plus a black one...



Just couldn't get anywhere near these track prepared E30 M3's... must weigh nothing!







I was behind the blue Saxo at one point, and I got the impression he was determined not to let me pass as he was sliding all over the place trying to keep pace, driving way beyond his limits (so it seemed). It ended up stuffed into the tyres at the chicane

[E46ACS]

Glad you had a good day mate. It is a drug, and its easy to get addicted.

Did you get an instructor to go out with you?

[bryce]

I need to get myself on the track. Just cant bring myself to abusing my baby :gayfight:

[terryb]

I need to get myself on the track. Just cant bring myself to abusing my baby :gayfight:

LOL - you're abusing it by not taking it on track - that's what it was built for :thumbs:

[E46ACS]

Exactly, you're taking it "home"!

[windy]

Glad you had a good day mate. It is a drug, and its easy to get addicted.

Did you get an instructor to go out with you?

Yeah, I did a few low-speed laps on my own first to find my feet and familiarise myself with the circuit, then got one of the instructors (who arrived in a Magnum-style Ferrari) to show me how it's done.

Was a hell of a lot quicker after that.

[englebert]

Nice one, glad you had fun.

[Andyk]

I need to get myself on the track. Just cant bring myself to abusing my baby :gayfight:

Felt a bit like you bryce86 until I took it to Goodwood yesterday.....It just takes it all in it's stride and feels completely at home...I could not believe the speed you can take through and oput of corners...it made mincemeat all the 15 Maseratis there. The Maserati owners didn't really pay the two CSL's much attention when we got there but after we had been on the track they came over for a look and chat.

Get it on the track you will love it.

[Andyk]

Glad you enjoyed yourself Windy......hate seeing the old E30's mashed....such a classic.

[glendog74]

I need to get myself on the track. Just cant bring myself to abusing my baby :gayfight:

Felt a bit like you bryce86 until I took it to Goodwood yesterday.....It just takes it all in it's stride and feels completely at home...I could not believe the speed you can take through and oput of corners...it made mincemeat all the 15 Maseratis there. The Maserati owners didn't really pay the two CSL's much attention when we got there but after we had been on the track they came over for a look and chat.

Get it on the track you will love it.

Totally agree with Andyk. When i bought my CSL i had no real desire to go on track but a last minute visit to the Ring on the way home from this summer's touring holiday soon changed that! 3 Ring trips done and a Car Control day and 2 track days booked to do before the end of the year! You could say that i like it!

The CSL was meant to do this! :thumbs:

[houlbt]

Nice, glad you enjoyerd yourself on track...

[windy]

I need to get myself on the track. Just cant bring myself to abusing my baby :gayfight:

Mate, I was pretty worried about taking my car on the track as I have a serious case of lead-foot and was worried that I'd get carried away, but it's not that bad at all.