Post #6
ian7675 wrote:What would be good choices for cars (£1000 - £1500)
'6 (obviously), Saxos are good, 205, Clio, anything little and light. Power honestly isn't everything, something light is the way. I for one really find it so much more fun knowing you won't have to remortgage the house if you bin it, knowing you're not spending £800 a set on tyres, caning your brakes etc. I've been round tracks everything from s**tty little Saxos to £200k Porsches, and I'd take the Saxo any day. I know you're going slower, but you're sat in a noisy, rattling box of fun throwing it into the corners not giving a crap whether you make it out the other side or spin off into the gravel. 50mph feels like 150mph, unlike big M3s and Porsches where the opposite is true. Great, you're in a fast car. All that means is you get stuck behind everyone else more.
You just cannot have that much fun in a car you can't afford to bin.
ian7675 wrote:How are newbies treated on track?
This is everyone's concern when they first start, and it really shouldn't be one. As long as you stick to the rules, so does everyone else. If you get out of the way when it's safe to do so, they'll wait for you to let them past. People are simply not allowed to overtake in corners, it doesn't matter how slowly you're going. It's your corner, and they have to control themselves.
Only time I've ever gotten annoyed to the point of flicking someone the finger on track was on an MLR day where the novices just did not think - I was sat right behind them through the corners then on the straights they'd put their indicator on to let me past, but also put their foot down in a much faster car. Obviously I couldn't get past, but got stuck behind them at the next corner. That's the only time I've ever been flashy-lighty at people on track, most people behave.
The thing to remember is that even if they've turned up in their Veyron, they've paid exactly the same as you have for the day, and you have as much right to pootle around at 50mph as they do at 200 - that's how the marshalls see it too, anyone bullying you will be black flagged and possibly sent home. Honestly do not worry about this.
Track day organisers can have their ATDO licence revoked (and their insurance invalidated, thus leaving them liable for millions of pounds of damage) if they're seen to be allowing racing, timing or bullying, so they have no interest in allowing people to get abused on track.
ian7675 wrote:edit: Just been reading Owains thread for dummies
Glad to hear it's still useful
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and I'm thinking about maybe getting a car myself. I've never been out on a track before and although I deem myself to be a very good road driver I'm a little apprehensive about how I would perform "out there" and how I would be treated by other more experienced drivers.
Posted 29th Apr 2012 at 13:27
b**ch please,dont be so silly 
