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2 Sep 2003, 17:50 (Ref:705865)
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Join Date: Aug 2003
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single seaters for track days??????/
does any one feel there is a need for single seater sessions at track days so those of us who would like to drive a single seater but dont want to go to a school to get our ards licence can experiance slicks and wings
and wind in our hair |
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2 Sep 2003, 19:27 (Ref:705986)
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Join Date: May 2002
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Do you own a single seater? I thought track days were primarily about driving your own car...
Although, I could see the point of doing track day stuff with showroom stuff, if you're in the market for a car. They might not like it much, though. I doubt you'd be able to rent a single seater for a track day, though - the insurance would probably kill any competitive advantage over a school. (Wind in your hair? No helmet? I bet they wouldn't allow that anyway.) |
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2 Sep 2003, 22:20 (Ref:706212)
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Join Date: Jan 2003
Posts: 299
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You're right, though I think it's a bit chicken & egg.
- No-one buys a single seater trackday car, because it's so hard to find tracktime. - Organisers don't see the demand, just problems, so don't arrange single-seater sessions You have all sorts of potential problems: - Even wider speed differentials - How do you filter out racers getting a cheap test? but I think one of the more progressive organisers (like ET or BaT) might be convinced to consider a trial run, especially as both are considering advanced-only days. It's not a big leap from there to consider making one of the sessions single-seater. It might be worth dropping them a line to seed the idea. |
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3 Sep 2003, 07:28 (Ref:706467)
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Join Date: Apr 2002
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BaT already run single-seaters at most events now and there are a few people renting them out. A problem is that the cost of running such a car always seems too much to the unitiated. Like an FF1600 for, say four hours tracktime, you've got to be knocking at a grand.
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3 Sep 2003, 09:19 (Ref:706569)
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Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 736
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Some track days will allow single seaters out. Last year we had a race at Donington on a Saturday. In their wisdom they had THURSDAY as an open test day, with Friday as a track day!!
However, some of our (smarter?) competitors missed the Thursday and ran in the track day sessions. (Which makes for a much more convenient weekend) They also saved a fortune. From memory the track day was £160; the test day £380!! |
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