Best place for first track day

manxmedicSeb · Derestricted Danger Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Karma :

hey,

being a island boy i dont really know many places bar our jurby airfield that ican go for a track day. Hence why i am booking to go across the pond to england and do one. anyone care to recomend a good track to start at, idealy in NW area but not too fussed might even fit two in.

Ta

Seb - Isle of Man
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scottyni · Two Stroke Sniffer Joined: 13 Jul 2006 Karma :

oulton park cheshire be your nearest i expect.

you could go over to croft- darlington north yorkshire.

goto... https://www.hottrax-online.com/index.php

they have all the tracks located and maps for you.
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manxmedicSeb · Derestricted Danger Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Karma :

cheers mate
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Zimbo · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Karma :

Croft would be a good choice. Oulton Park is an awesome track and my favourite, it's fairly technical though, lots of blind entries etc.

0ddball · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

I'm about to do my first at Oulton. Croft is better for run off if you make a mistake but it looked a little boring to me, like riding round your local Tesco car park. Oulton looks great and all the experienced trackday riders seem to rate it too. There's not much room for error but from vids of trackdays i've seen, people seem to just follow each other round in convoy. They're probably quicker than they look to be but certainly not pushing it to the edge.

manxmedicSeb · Derestricted Danger Joined: 18 Aug 2006 Karma :

let me us know what its like if you dont mind?

Ta
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Zimbo · World Chat Champion Joined: 09 Jul 2004 Karma :

0ddball · World Chat Champion Joined: 15 Jul 2005 Karma :

Like i said, they are probably going quicker than they look, especially in intermediate and fast but they don't seem that fast in the novice group which i will be in.

I've seen croft in the flesh so to speak and i maintain, it looks boring. I might try it on a cheap £60 day though.

I don't go out there expecting to be the fastest but there will certainly be nobody shiting themselves. Karma

Dusty · King of the Rim Joined: 25 Mar 2003 Karma :

Snetterton was were I did my first track day and is a pretty simple track to start with. Plenty of time on the straights to think about the corners.

Not in a very north west position mind.
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