Advice For Your First Track Day
Driving your car down to a professional race track and pretending your in the grand prix for a bit is an activity that is getting more and more popular. According to recent stats released by the biggest experience day business in the country, 20% of us have now been on a track day or bought one for someone else. Another area that has embraced these track days are corporate events. Because they are a relatively new trend however, there is still a lack of understanding about how they work. Take a look at these golden nuggets of advice.
Insurance. You should find that track day operators have full insurance cover that protects all their staff and anyone that comes onto their land. With this in mind you shouldn’t have to arrange any for yourself, although it is worth checking before hand to make sure.
Driver. Some track days are self-drive, whilst others are days where an expert takes you round, usually very fast. If you do get the chance to be driven by a professional, its worth paying close attention to their advice as they will have been round the track a million times before.
Licence. Most tracks are on privately owned land and so do not work on the same laws as public roads. That said, you’ll probably find that the majority of tracks won’t let you on without a license as they don’t want to take risks themselves.
Tires. Unless you are on a team building day and are not paying for any wear and tear, you might want to take care of your tyres. Good ones can last many years of standard driving, but if your not mindful of them on a track day, you might just find you destroy them in hours.
Caution. Although race tracks are statistically safer places to be than public roads, this does not mean you can drive like Evil Knievel. Track days are a great deal more dangerous than Henley Regatta for example, so make sure you’ve woken up before you get in the car.
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