ade73

Looking into doing either advanced driver training, track day or both.

Want to know where does it? Tracks and sites that deal with them.

How much it normally is?

Is it worth bothering with the training or just do a track day and wing it?

How much for track day insurance?

All the info really.


Nearest track to me is croft, any good?

Thanks in advance.

Steve54

They usually cost between

Paper Lawyer

Definitely get some tuition - you can charge around the track thinking you are a god without realsiing how much faster you could be going with the right technique. Either go on a training day (1st Lotus one in my sig would be my recommendation) or go on a bookatrack track day and book a few laps of tuition. Bookatrack track day calendar

And there appears to be a Honda event over Easter at Anglesey???

euan

I did an on-road performance car course from Knockhill, run by ex plod instructor. Best

MarkB

If you've never done anything like this before, go for road training initially - Google 'Ride Drive' - can't recommend them highly enough, they do a series of courses, ranging from half a day to a couple of days, depends on budget and how much you want to know, call them and have a chat, they'll be the best people to advise you.

Since you spend much more time on the road than on track, it makes sense to go for road training first, and it will really open your eyes and enable you to enjoy driving a lot more. Every trip becomes a challenge as you try to put everything you learned into practice.

On track, if you've never done anything before, then get tuition - you'll get so much more from the day. A lot of people have done Academy days with Motorsport Events but if you're up Croft way, then it's a long drive down to Oxon. for that. Bookatrack do Elvington, near York which is an airfield so will give you plenty of room to experiment without armco or gravel (which you would have at Croft). If you do go with a track day company, I would tell them you're new to it and will need tuition, preferably at the start of the day, with maybe another 30 mins towards the end to asses how youi're doing.

The other option is to call the race school at Croft and get tuition from them in their cars, more expensive but by far the best on-track tuition you'll get and no worries about bumping your own car.

rralston

A good mix of both is really useful - I spent a fair bit of time in various cars with pursuit drivers, and a fair bit on the track.

All invaluable

Best bit of advice I ever been given is knowing how hard to push ie 9/10ths on the track 6/10ths on the road - common sense but it'll keep you and your pride and joy intact

lower

i spent

mikey k

with Craig 1st lotus day if you can get that far south

dws2000

Agree with all the comments above.

1st Lotus Day

ade73

OK

Checked Bookatrack, they have Croft (circuit) or Elvington (airfield)

Anybody have any experience or views on these two?

Is it best to get track insurance?

Do bookatrack just give you free reign or do they train you too?