***TRACKDAY - Brands Hatch, Friday 2nd Dec 2011***

[Casey]

Here is the last event in the trackday calendar that I will be organising for 2011. Always highly popular and available at a great price of just

£99,   or just £84** if you are a full MRC member

if you book before 2nd November . HOWEVER, thare are more than 30 places ALREADY BOOKED AND PAID FOR, so I suggest you book without delay, otherwise you might be disappointed.
** You must purchase your place through the club shop via THIS LINK  to get the MRC price, not through the Mazda on Track website direct. It is also VITAL you PM me to inform me you have booked via the shop so I can ensure a place is secured for you.

Never done a trackday before? As on all trackdays, they are well managed and marshalled. There will be a comprehensive, compulsory, safety briefing at the start of the day for all drivers, followed by some slow “sighting laps” behind a lead car. There will be plenty of experienced trackheads present who will be only too happy give assistance to any novices. This is a short track, and very easy to learn, but very hard to master! Paddock Hill bend is legendary - immediately after the main straight, where you could be touching 120mph, you see a blind bend as the track dips suddenly downhill and to the right. It\'s an exhilarating feeling to take this corner at speed...

Provisional timings are:

Sign On 7:30 till 8:30
Safety Briefing 08.30
Sighting Laps at 9:00
Lunch break 12:00 – 13:00
Finish - 16.00

Event Type: Open Pitlane.
“Open Pitlane” means you are free to drive on the circuit when you like, for as much as you like, subject to safe numbers on circuit and being careful not to overheat your engine, brakes or tyres! Typically a 15 minute session, follwed by a 20-30 minute coool down is about right.

Address;

Brands Hatch
Fawkham
Longfield
Kent
DA3 8NG

Located on the A20. It is well signposted from junction 3 of the M25.

Circuit Statistics:
Length: 1.2miles
Corners: 6
Max Noise: 105dB Static

THE COST?: As above, if you book early, the price is £99. Even better, if you are a full MRC member, you can claim back a £15 rebate after the event, so bringing the cost down to just £84 for a full day on track! What more incentive do you need?! Note MRC members are limited to a maximum rebate of £40 on trackdays for this year.
REQUIREMENTS: Helmets are required, and you MUST bring along your driving license (both parts if you have them) on the day for inspection.
PAYMENT FOR THIS EVENT: Payment can be made via the Mazda on Track website CLICK HERE FOR LINK
EXTRA DRIVERS: £25 per extra driver.
PASSENGERS: £10 per passenger.
GARAGES: £30, but we usually get there early enough on the day to get some garages together for our group.
INSURANCE: Insurance is not compulsory, but your normal road insurance is unlikely to cover you. Please look at the separate “Trackday Insurance” thread for advice and make your own judgement.
INSTRUCTION: Mazda on Track have professionally qualified instructors available; £25 for one session (~20mins on track). These can be booked in advance, or on the day.
LOCAL ACCOMMODATION: Some people may want to stay locally the night before, the night after, or even both! There is a hotel located right at the circuit itself

QUESTIONS: That’s what I’m here for! I’ll do my best to answer any questions you post on this thread, or PM me.

I\'ve booked and paid for my place!
(PLEASE don’t cut and paste the list, just briefly post up your interest in this thread, or PM me, and I\'ll edit this list to keep things tidy)
1. Harrizone/Rote8
2. Casey
3. Clive
4. Duffbyname
5. Zarterone
6. GreySilver Beast
7. madder
8. CrissyUK
9. HypoThermia
10. bigpete
11. conann
12. XMASRX871
13. Arnie_O
14.
15.

Here are a couple of videos from our last outing to Brands, sorry video qality not that good! Note the georgeous weather in the pm session!

[clive]

As above,  Just £84 if your a club member plus this should be a good event to come to even if you don\'t go out on track,

I will go to this one as I need to find out my car\'s alterations will now let me get around Brands a bit more sensible than last time when I came away frustrated at my lack of speed.

 Mind you the RX-8 is a bit quicker than the first car that I raced there in 1974 when I was 17 seen here at the top of the old pits:eek:

[antnicuk]

i assume this is the indy circuit?   is there a reason for the 2nd november deadline? reason i ask is that i have another trackday on the 5th november and wouldnt want to book this one until i know the car survives the one on the 5th?

[Casey]

Hi Tony - the only reason for booking before 2nd Nov is there is currently an early booking discount. The price may well rise to £129 after that date. Additionally, ~35 places are currently taken, so there is a fair chance all the available places will be booked before 2nd Nov anyway. This has been a very popular event in the calendar with the MX-5 crowd for many years now.

[TRex]

lol Tony stop kidding yourself....
You know it will Break on the 5th, the bet is \'How many laps\'..... :p:p:p



 And yes I\'m in for this Mal...... :yes

[Casey]

^^:Thumbs-up

Let me know when you\'ve paid up Dom, and if you pay direct or via the MRC shop. Don\'t wait too long as there are 45 people on the MoT website already paid up for this, so it\'s looking very popular! :cheers

[antnicuk]

45 is already too many for the Indy circuit. It\'s gonna be busy on track!

[Casey]

45 is already too many for the Indy circuit. It\'s gonna be busy on track!

The majority of cars can\'t stay out for more than about a third of the total tracktime (mine included), so that means 45 cars booked so far, with average of 15 cars out at once, which isn\'t a problem at all on the Inday cct. In reality, I suspect they may run with 60-70, and this may involve the odd bit of waiting. I think the Indy track capacity is ~25 cars max, where they will hold back cars in the pitlane until someone comes in.

It\'s the consequence of a cheap trackday. Lowering the numbers means putting up the price. In reality it hasn\'t worked too badly in previous years.

[rote8]

£99,   or just £84** if you are a full MRC member

** You must purchase your place through the club shop via THIS LINK  to get the MRC price, not through the Mazda on Track website direct.

Now he tells me. :spank Serves me right for being so eager.

[lennycarloff]

I am going to have to miss this one, I am drunk in minehead that weekend  :cheers
If it snows again you never know

[Casey]

Jim, :spank, I think this must be the first trackday you\'ll have missed in the last 2-3 years

Have a great time in Minehead and, as you say, it might be postponed to January..........

[Casey]

Now he tells me. :spank Serves me right for being so eager.

You see, you should have waited for me to post after all

You could try having a nice word with Lisa though........

[Ian.Mothersole]

Its very unlikely Ill be driving at Brands this year :censored: :reallymad.
 
Will probably come for passenger rides again if thats ok

[Casey]

^^^^ Ian, of course you are always welcome to come along for passenger rides, but if you do, won\'t you regret not booking to drive

[Casey]

Hmmm, 11 cars booked on this now :Thumbs-up

9 RX-8\'s and 2 non-rotary cars driven by previous RX-8 owners...........not a single RX-7 :3Confused