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Scotty C
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29th Nov 11 at 18:06   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Just received a driving experience for birthday. There's 6 choices of track - Prestwold Hall, Bruntingthrope, Long Marston, Donington, Chobham & Rockingham.

Which is best to use? Bearing in mind, depending on location, u may only get one lap

Thanks for any info
Toby
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29th Nov 11 at 18:07   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
donnington, love track days here
MarkSport
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29th Nov 11 at 18:15   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
everyman racing mate? if so, my mates the show girl for them. she keeps begging me to go on one
Adam_B
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29th Nov 11 at 18:17   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Donington is excellent. Rockingham and Bruntingthorpe are boring, not heard of the others.
Ian
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29th Nov 11 at 18:21   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Donington without question.

Rockingham as a second choice.

The others are airfields.
Daniel_Corsa
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29th Nov 11 at 18:24   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Donington without question.

Rockingham as a second choice.

The others are airfields.


As above

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Scotty C
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29th Nov 11 at 18:54   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I think so yeh Mark.

Donnington it is then
Ian
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29th Nov 11 at 18:55   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
See if you can get close to 2'01.59
Steve
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29th Nov 11 at 18:59   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
don
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29th Nov 11 at 19:00   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
PS if you get chance to take out the £20 optional insurance TAKE IT

my mate nearly didnt and crashed one of the formula fords would have cost him a could few grand if he hadnt taken the 20 quid insurance
Scotty C
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Ian - what was that in?

Steve - it does state I can pay £25 for insurance

[Edited on 29-11-2011 by Scotty C]
Ian
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My Puma.
Scotty C
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
My Puma.


I'm in a lamborghini gallado
Ian
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29th Nov 11 at 19:09   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
See how you get on
Ben G
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29th Nov 11 at 19:10   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
you won't get to drive it flat out so don't worry

i'd go with donington as it looks a great track.
sc0ott
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29th Nov 11 at 19:11   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
But do you get to hammer it around or is it like your first driving lesson where the instructer does the pedals for you
Not speaking from experience.
Scotty C
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29th Nov 11 at 19:14   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Dunno Scott, new to me..
Steve
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mate wasnt keen on the supercars, said they hardly let you do anything with them and keep braking for you in the corners,

he said the forumla fords were good though until he crashed

in his defence it was wet and his first time out
Ben G
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i've done 2. first one was an f430 scuderia and had a young instructor, let me give it the beans.

2nd was an aston v8 vantage, old instructor, made me drive like a granny.

depends who you get and how confident you come across to the instructor.
Ben G
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29th Nov 11 at 19:21   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
casually drifting around a youngster in a porsche (tiff)
Scotty C
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29th Nov 11 at 20:18   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Looks good ben

Let's hope I get a decent instructor then
CorsAsh
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29th Nov 11 at 20:44   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by Daniel_Corsa
quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Donington without question.

Rockingham as a second choice.

The others are airfields.


As above
Paul_JC
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29th Nov 11 at 21:07   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
i did one at rockingham and the instructor had me giving it beans overtaking everything possible and wouldnt let any other car catch us up

 
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