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[feeutfo]

12 Laps of Brands indy v 3 laps of Silverstone... probably equates to similar mileage at a guess.

[bob.dent]

12 Laps of Brands indy v 3 laps of Silverstone... probably equates to similar mileage at a guess.

Depends on which circuit you use at Silverstone Chris. I've actually driven the full F1 circuit at Silverstone a couple of times and while it's a fantastic experience, you need 3 or 4 laps just to get to know the circuit so 3 laps wouldn't be enough. I'd still rather have 12 at Brands.

[YZ250]

12 Laps of Brands indy v 3 laps of Silverstone... probably equates to similar mileage at a guess.

Depends on which circuit you use at Silverstone Chris. I've actually driven the full F1 circuit at Silverstone a couple of times and while it's a fantastic experience, you need 3 or 4 laps just to get to know the circuit so 3 laps wouldn't be enough. I'd still rather have 12 at Brands.

..........or you could do unlimited fast laps of the A40 at the end of a late shift for free...........so I've been told.   

[Kevin Wood]

I'd go for the single seater every day of the week.

Actually, I did a formula ford "experience" 10 years or more ago. You got plenty of laps in with an instructor in a Rover 220 coupe beforehand so it was a reasonable half day out.

Formula Ford had a pretty restrictive rev limit though (i.e. 4K RPM). After 3 laps I was constantly on the rev limiter so more would have been pointless!

Did talk myself into another half dozen laps in a Formula Renault afterwards and that was a little less restricted.

[feeutfo]

12 Laps of Brands indy v 3 laps of Silverstone... probably equates to similar mileage at a guess.

Depends on which circuit you use at Silverstone Chris. I've actually driven the full F1 circuit at Silverstone a couple of times and while it's a fantastic experience, you need 3 or 4 laps just to get to know the circuit so 3 laps wouldn't be enough. I'd still rather have 12 at Brands.

..........or you could do unlimited fast laps of the A40 at the end of a late shift for free...........so I've been told.   

Personally, I full track day needed to to sus a place out. Depending on the circuit. So 8 20minute sessions. I always hated the first visit to a new circuit. Very frustrating, by the time your over that "right, I think I know the circuit"... Only to find I don't, I'm too knackered to really push it. The fun starts on the next visit.

I feel for the instructors. Car sickness is common apparently.

[YZ250]

Personally, I full track day needed to to sus a place out.

I have watched a few clips of the experience on You Tube and am surprised at how nervous some people look.    Some people don't appear to hit any great speeds but I appreciate that it's different when it's you in the chair so to speak. You can tell that just as they are getting the hang of it, it's time to come in. 
Used to go proddy racing on the bikes many years ago so reasonably familiar with the lines but I think I will feel short changed when the day comes. 

[feeutfo]

Don't let on, then rag the tits off it.

[Kevin Wood]

Don't let on, then rag the tits off it.

He He. A couple of fellow kit car enthusiasts I know, both in their 70's, turned up to a VXR track day a couple of years back.

There they were in the driver's briefing with all the chavs with reverse baseball caps, etc. 

Apparently, the instructors clearly decided that these old duffers looked safe enough, so sent them out in the VXR8 while they tried to instil some sense in the other delinquents on the event.

Imagine their surprise when it appears sideways out of the chicane 90 seconds later.

"Nice car.. But.. Ermm. Can we have some fresh rubber, please?"

[aaronjb]

I feel for the instructors. Car sickness is common apparently.

I've been out as a passenger a couple of times on track - most recently in a friends 911 which went very, very quickly around Anglesey .. after half a dozen laps I felt awfully queasy and had to ask him to go back to the pits before I lost my lunch 

I have watched a few clips of the experience on You Tube and am surprised at how nervous some people look. 

You get a total mix of people on these events and you have to consider that some of them could be the same people you found pottering nervously up the middle lane at 65mph half an hour earlier On the day I did there was a vast range of speeds and experiences, from the people who pootled around the track in the Lambo to the guy who managed to 360 the Ariel Atom before he'd even passed the first cone (enthusiasm > experience!)

I did have a couple of laps spoiled when I came flying around the track only to find someone in front of me (no overtaking allowed on my event as it was a tiny coned course), but to be fair the instructors took a pragmatic view and usually told you to do an extra lap or, at one point "Don't bother turning in for the top corner this time, you're much faster than that other guy .. just keep going to the end of the airfield and then turn round up there"

[henryd]

My wife bought me a karting Grand prix for my 50th,5 lap practice then 5 lap qualifying followed by a 15 lap race,twin engine karts that went like $hit,about a dozen of us took part and it was the most fun I've had in years

[Sir Tigger KC]

I had a drive in a single seater around Goodwood a few years ago and got the award for 'Mad Dog of the day'  Brilliant fun!!!