SIDC Track Days - how are they run?
12 September 2000, 01:21 PM
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PC says in another thread:
"PS This was a great demonstration of why we don't run sessions on SIDC track days. Please come to one. You will enjoy it."
So does that mean Brands is open pit lane, or what does he mean?
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Greg
"PS This was a great demonstration of why we don't run sessions on SIDC track days. Please come to one. You will enjoy it."
So does that mean Brands is open pit lane, or what does he mean?
cheers,
Greg
12 September 2000, 01:34 PM
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All SIDC track days are run with an open pitlane.
This means that as well as getting as much track time as you or your cr can take, there's no risk of you missing a session due to your car not being ready or someone going off (which is just as well!
).
It is obviously fairly busy for the first couple of hours, then it tends to wean off so you can go on the track pretty much at your leisure with no queues.
Definitely the best way to do it.
Stef.
[This message has been edited by Stef (edited 12 September 2000).]
This means that as well as getting as much track time as you or your cr can take, there's no risk of you missing a session due to your car not being ready or someone going off (which is just as well!
).It is obviously fairly busy for the first couple of hours, then it tends to wean off so you can go on the track pretty much at your leisure with no queues.
Definitely the best way to do it.
Stef.
[This message has been edited by Stef (edited 12 September 2000).]
12 September 2000, 02:07 PM
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Sweeeeeeeeeet
Re - 'It is obviously fairly busy for the first couple of hours'
Is there a limit of the number of cars allowed on in one go, which varies for each track (eg, once there's 15 on, it's one on, one off)? This worked really well at Abingdon on 30/8 - they stopped the session after 15 minutes, which meant 15 minutes was the maximum you had to wait to go on (in practice) and if there wasn't the maximum number of cars waiting to go on, you could come off and go straight back on again.
Re - 'It is obviously fairly busy for the first couple of hours'
Is there a limit of the number of cars allowed on in one go, which varies for each track (eg, once there's 15 on, it's one on, one off)? This worked really well at Abingdon on 30/8 - they stopped the session after 15 minutes, which meant 15 minutes was the maximum you had to wait to go on (in practice) and if there wasn't the maximum number of cars waiting to go on, you could come off and go straight back on again.
12 September 2000, 02:24 PM
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Trig.
Most circuits allow up to 30 cars on track at any one time. Then it's simply a case of 'one off, one on'.
Similar to Abingdon but without the 15min sessions in the first place.
There's no doubt that SIDC track days are the best organised one's I've ever been to.
Whether that remains the case now that I'm organising them is another matter!
Stef.
Most circuits allow up to 30 cars on track at any one time. Then it's simply a case of 'one off, one on'.
Similar to Abingdon but without the 15min sessions in the first place.
There's no doubt that SIDC track days are the best organised one's I've ever been to.
Whether that remains the case now that I'm organising them is another matter!
Stef.
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12 September 2000, 02:51 PM
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All the SIDC events I've organised at Knockhill have been open pit ones.
We impose a limit of 20 cars on the track at any time, which is monitored by Knockhill, who also operate a traffic light system telling you when it is safe to join the track.
Prior to each event, I allocate everyone a warm-up group, of roughly 12 to 15 cars. These groups then take to the track for a 5 minute warm-up & familiarisation session, which accounts for the first 20 minutes.
The pit lane is then open to anyone who wants to go out on the track, but since everyone has already been out (albeit for only 5 minutes), then there isn't a big rush, and the track never really gets busy
As we don't have a mix of people going "full speed" and others just warming up, then incidents of any kind are extremely rare
We impose a limit of 20 cars on the track at any time, which is monitored by Knockhill, who also operate a traffic light system telling you when it is safe to join the track.
Prior to each event, I allocate everyone a warm-up group, of roughly 12 to 15 cars. These groups then take to the track for a 5 minute warm-up & familiarisation session, which accounts for the first 20 minutes.
The pit lane is then open to anyone who wants to go out on the track, but since everyone has already been out (albeit for only 5 minutes), then there isn't a big rush, and the track never really gets busy
As we don't have a mix of people going "full speed" and others just warming up, then incidents of any kind are extremely rare
12 September 2000, 02:54 PM
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Oh, and just a reminder that our next track event at Knockhill is on the 6th October.
All the track time you can handle during a 2 hour session (the record is about 100 laps!), for only about £35. Tuition is available free of charge as well if required.
Booking forms available by e-mail to anyone who is interested.
All the track time you can handle during a 2 hour session (the record is about 100 laps!), for only about £35. Tuition is available free of charge as well if required.
Booking forms available by e-mail to anyone who is interested.
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