E89 Disaster at Castle Combe Trackday - YouTube Video
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Hope it wasn't anybody from this forum 
Understeer yes but he went in way too quick and on the wrong line.
Liverpool
Part of the problem with ‘action days’ is them allowing too many newbies on at the same time, all trying to get their money’s worth in their 15-20m session.
Obviously not learnt any lessons, as the same sort of thing has been occurring at ‘action days’ for over 25 years :thumbsdown:
Obviously not learnt any lessons, as the same sort of thing has been occurring at ‘action days’ for over 25 years :thumbsdown:
I don’t think roof bars are going to make much difference, as these sorts of events don’t even require the car to be roadworthy.Pondrew said:
Of course, everyone has to start somewhere, and the track is probably safer (for everyone else) than the local industrial estate…but there’s no grading of drivers or cars, and newbies would be better off having some classroom instruction before being allowed on the track…and then with an instructor in the car for the first session.
However, these events are not conducive (to the organiser’s pockets) for learning track driving.
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North West Surrey
i wouldnt venture anywhere near a castle combe action day, certainly. but a proper trackday run by a competent trackday organiser, no problems at all.
An E85 would have made that turn :lol:
BTW chaps, if anyone likes a track day and you can get a big enough group together you can hire Llandow Circuit in south wales. Me and about 20 other guys off a car group hired it for ourselves for the day. You had on site medical team, marshalls, different events during the day ie open pit etc. a cafe on site for snacking and the track was just for us! Cost was around £2500 for the day so only £125 each in the end I think it was.
Absolutely brilliant day, and driving around with people I knew who all were very careful around each other.
Best way bar none to get to know your car safely.
BTW chaps, if anyone likes a track day and you can get a big enough group together you can hire Llandow Circuit in south wales. Me and about 20 other guys off a car group hired it for ourselves for the day. You had on site medical team, marshalls, different events during the day ie open pit etc. a cafe on site for snacking and the track was just for us! Cost was around £2500 for the day so only £125 each in the end I think it was.
Absolutely brilliant day, and driving around with people I knew who all were very careful around each other.
Best way bar none to get to know your car safely.
What a complete cluster f... that looks.
A mixture of people with many having no idea what there doing.
As has been said, no organisation of any kind regarding putting people into groups of similar ability, a recipe for chaos...
And the Z4 , least said the better....
A mixture of people with many having no idea what there doing.
As has been said, no organisation of any kind regarding putting people into groups of similar ability, a recipe for chaos...
And the Z4 , least said the better....
Watched it earlier, dozens of crap cars and even more poor drivers. The speed the E89 attempted that corner at was stupid. Without a shadow of a doubt a bad driver that shouldn’t be allowed on the roads. If you don’t know how to push up to the limits you should not be driving.
Seriously? :roll:Bmwz4ruby said:
If that was the case there would be no traffic jams, ever. There would be no-one on the roads except experienced racing drivers (oh and you, obviously).
I may be wrong, but I don't remember lessons on 'how to push up to the limits' on the DOT driving test. it was a long time ago, mind.
