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Old 22 Jan 2005, 14:21 (Ref:1207143)   #16
Steve Wilkinson
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Track Days DO have a use!

There are more and more TRACK DAY only cars appearing. Some like the Westfield XTR2 are also being Sprinted, Hillclimbed and Raced. However I don't think there are enough people from these disciplines going to track days to recruit competitors.
Some Track Days allow full race cars out in a seperate session and it is at these such events that there are a lot of racers testing - Liverpool Motor Club's Aintree Track Days for example.

I can understand the initial draw of the track day scene. Especially as you can drive round some pretty decent tracks - Knockhill, Donington, Croft, Castle Combe, etc. However I think I would miss the competetive element if I abandonded sprints and hillclimbs for track days.

I think more motoring clubs should be making a bigger effort to recruit from the track day crowd.
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