HETHEL NOVICE TRACKDAY 'EXPERIENCED GROUP'

Sunday 15th September 2024

THIS EVENT IS BEING SUPPORTED BY ALPHA 7.  www.Alpha7.co.uk

What:           Experienced trackday drivers’ group running in parallel to the Club’s novice groups on the famous Lotus Cars Test Track

Where:         The Hethel test circuit is situated alongside the Lotus Cars UK factory, a few miles SW of Norwich and approached by a minor road off the A11 around ten miles South of Norwich off the A11. 

This is a Club exclusive event running as an ‘event within the event’, providing an opportunity for experienced trackday drivers to join the Club’s novices trackday at Hethel.  More than three hours of track-time is on offer for the ‘Experienced Group’ during the day, likely to be as follows:

0900 – 0930   30 minutes

1000 – 1015   15 minutes

1100 – 1115   15 minutes

1200 – 1215   15 minutes

1400 – 1420   20 minutes

1500 – 1520   20 minutes

1600 – 1700   60 minutes (all members OPL)

During the final hour, the track will be open to all Club members present on an OPL basis (subject to Hethel’s normal “maximum sixteen cars on track at one time” limit)  allowing the novice participants to finish their day with the experience of being on track alongside a group of more seasoned trackday drivers.

Originally a working airfield servicing bomber squadrons of the U.S. 8th Air Force during World War 2, the Lotus Group, founded by Colin Chapman, moved its headquarters to Hethel in 1966, where it remains in residence whilst also running the Hethel Lotus Test Track.

An FIA specification purpose-built test circuit with a length of 2.2 miles and a width of 40 feet, the Lotus Test Track combines a variety of technical aspects with a series of bends, hairpin, corners and straights designed to put Lotus’ high-performance cars through their paces.

The circuit went through a complete refurbishment and is now a very modern facility with concrete surfacing and kerbs throughout. The refurbished track was opened by Nigel Mansell in June 2011 when he commented on the new asphalt and larger run off areas being well suited to modern racing and performance car testing.

There are no garages on site, but the paddock does have a large amount of hard standing.

The day is subject to 95db drive by noise limit.

The price for this special opportunity is set at £215 for a car and main driver, with an additional driver (who must be a Club member) being welcome at a cost of £40 and passengers being charged £5 each. 

This event is limited to just 16 cars - so book now! 

Cars will not be permitted onto the circuit unless fitted with an MSA-acceptable rollbar or roll cage. In practice, this normally means the use of the ‘trackday’ or ‘FIA’ rollbars as supplied by Caterham Cars. Please see our Trackday Safety Requirements and Recommendations document which includes guidance on rollbars.  

Links to Trackday Safety Requirements and Recommendations (TSSR) and Third Party Insurance are here

Webshop Terms & Conditions can be found here

Signing on will be online and via email before the event as in recent years.

All drivers must be members of the Caterham and Lotus Seven Club, driving Lotus 7 or Caterham cars.

This event incurred non-refundable costs on 14/05/24

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