Track Day or Auto Test Brands Hatch

[greenwoo]

I wonder whether there's enough interest in the K/Car Community in this part of the world to run either a dedicated kit car track day or an auto test? In talking with a number of owners a track day does seem to feature high on the list of 'to do's ', with the main reservation being 'what else will be on track at the same time, will my pride and joy get trashed ? '.
Talking with Brands it would be possible to work out a few differents routes to achieving a situation where there were only 'kits' on track at any one time:
1/ Agree to host a K/C evening/afternoon event. Which would mean 60 cars needed, exclusive as long as all places filled. If not opened up to the public, and the final spaces sold to anyone. Same cost as any other Brands hosted session - with a discount for a large group.
2/ Possible to take an entire session within a sessioned evening/afternoon/day - meaning approx 22 cars. Same cost as any other Brands hosted session - with a discount for a large group.

Other possible option. Hire the Paddock Area and run an autotest. Brands putting out the cones etc and owners using their own cars ( bit like the Caterham experience days if you know of those, but with your own car ). This could be split into am/pm to cut costs.

Was wondering whether there'd be enough interest to make any of the above work - combined with a a bit of a K/C 'fest'. Could be great fun.

Interested to hear any thoughts /opinions.....

[Ross]

I'd be interested in the track days, but probably not the autotest, simply because I've done them before and the car takes a real thrashing. On the last one I did (VXR day) one of the Astras left its gear box in the paddock when someone's J-turn didn't go quite according to plan Unless you had something a little more sedate in mind?
Ross

[goaty]

i would definetly be up for the track days, only got to do 2 last year but they were soo much fun.
Only issue i have is my engine wont be run in and ready for this season so tin top this year for me, apart from running in miles....
even if i cant drive them this year i will def atted as watching them is almost as much fun too.
thanks

[Nash]

Trackdays for me. Lydden Hill is local and they run them most months.

Not into Autotests though

....Neil

[Ben_Copeland]

Interested in Track Days, but with car in the state it is atm, its unlikely this year lol

[Toltec]

Would be up for a track afternoon/evening, prefer open pit though not sessions.

[Chris71]

Would the auto test be a full National-B type affair with battery cut offs and all the rest or could it be a non-competitive 'car control day' type thing?

I'd be quite up for either that or a track day, but a car control day with plenty of 'oppo' around a few cones (and more importantly nothing and no one to hit) would be good.

[greenwood03]

Chris, the answer is within reason it would be what we make it! I had a long chat with Brands about the various options for the track itself. I thought it would be fantastic to get it completely booked for 'kits'. In reality that means 60/70 cars to fill open session. Prob not feasible, and the only way of doing that and controlling cost is to take a contract - irrespective of how many places are sold!
Thats why i thought either - taking a session - 20-22 cars within one of their sessioned events could work ( although many T/D drivers prefer OPitlane. Or hiring the paddock and replicating the Caterham experience type days.
That would be cones to allow a bit of drifting, donuts etc etc.

The latest thought i had last night was whether it would be attractive to just get a large group to the Car Limits Events up at North Weald? I need to speak to someone that has done one of those and see whats what...

[jeffw]

I did a sprint at North Weald on Sunday and it is very bumpy...

[locost220]

Would prefer a trackday, just done second one at Brands today, but like the first it ended on a bad note with the engine playing up so not sure when it will be sorted for me to be able to do either events.
Rich