Driving your car to and from the track

[PEC]

Dear All,

This is just a quick question before potentially getting into Caterham ownership, as a road and track day car. From your experience, what is the proportion of people attending a track day who drive their car to and from the track, never using any trailer or special van at any time in the season?

Thank you very much

[Roadsport06]

I drive there. Just need enough brakes and tyres to get home.

[Jonathan Kay]

I drive there and (usually) back. I'd add selection of correct brain mode to that list..

Each to his own, but it would somehow feel inappropriate to do it any other way.

Jonathan

[Roadsport06]

Agree with JK, a different mindset is there knowing you are going to drive back.

[aerobod - near CYYC]

The track I normally go to is 260km away, I always drive down the night before the track event, then drive back in the evening after the event. Jack, tyre pump and spare fuel can go in the passenger footwell, box with tools, spare parts, helmet, etc on the passenger seat, overnight bag, tonneau and hood in the boot, track tyres and wheels with aeroscreen strapped to them on a roll bar rack:

[JonL]

I drive - even the 5 hours to Anglesey last year. 

[Tony Whitley]

I've done a lot of track days and I drive, but I always have the fall-back of friends who trailer their cars. I've had to borrow wheels with legal tyres to get home a few times 

5 hours to Anglesey? You must have taken the direct route  Last time, two of us had a great blat up through mid-Wales and it took most of the day.  On the way back we decided to go down the M6 to get past Birmingham quickly - and got stuck for hours in the boiling sunshine as it was closed to deal with the "6 dead in a Micra" crash 

[PEC]

Thank you very much for these details. So, you regularly drive to the track but, once you are there, which proportion of drivers around you have done the same? More or less than 50% More or less than 75%?

Many thanks

[Mark w]

I would say on a club track day 33% trailer and the rest drive there  .

The 33% take up 75% of the available space :)

[Mark w]

I would say on a club track day 33% trailer and the rest drive there  .

The 33% take up 75% of the available space :)

[PEC]

Thank you very much: this is good food for thoughts.

[Lydia]

Hi there,

I think  the majority of people use a trailer, as often travel 2 or 3 hundred miles to trackdays/races.

My own experience, as a novice trackie, is that I like the comfort of my tintop and as the weather is unreliable, driving back from Croft in pissing rain,and dark with HGVs,

and lots of spray, it becomes a cold and wet exhausting trip in a 7

I did drive to 3 events this year, Castle Combe Abingdon and Dunsfold.All less than 2 hours from home.The weather was beautiful and hot and it was a nice blat with a stop off on the way home for coffee and Caterham

snapshots. It`s handy to have a trailer, as you can stuff the tow vehicle with tools, spares ,tea making stuff, and chairs etc.

My advice is, Get a trailer, then you can still drive your 7 , but you have the option of comfort too!

 

[Dave Hardcastle]

Myself and two friends all drove there and back on the track days we attended this year. Although I find it quite hard to put a number on those who drove, I think the 33% stated above for those who trailer is about right. Our track days were all club track days.