Got details through for a day at the North Weald Airfield, has anyone tried one?, are they worth it?

How many cars do they let out at once?

 

Assuming its 1st Lotus - 1st Class Groups of 4 per day, handling tuition on a 1-to-1 basis, so you take it in turns. Plenty of instructor time, and room to practice when you're not driving with him. Highly recommended, but if you're already well experienced in the basics of cornering/handling understeer, you may want to ask for a more advanced session.

Phil
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[Edited by Phil Harrison - 4/27/2003 10:26:30 PM]

 

Cheers Phil, yup it's a 1st Lotus day I'm looking at, me sideshowbob in his RX7, an elise and another Scoob wanting a go

I guess it'll be best I put my standard 16" wheels back on to save the expense burning my 18's out

 

Excellent day out - as stated 4 cars, only a small area, but plenty of time on track.

I pretty much knackered a pair of front tyres though !

Well worth the money & we're planning a return visit later in the year.

 

Megastream.

Yes, you'll put plenty of wear on the tyres - fortunately it was wet when I went, which helped in all respects. But..... don't you want to gain the experience on the set-up that you drive everyday???

Phil

 

Absolutely recommend the 1st Lotus airfield days!

However they can be quite hard on the car. I'm not sure about North Weald but at Crail the tarmac was very abrasive and a bit broken in places. If it's dry expect to loose the outside shoulders from your front tyres as a minimum.

Also at Crail the skidpan was covered in diesel which does wonders for your rust protection!

Think of the day as a hard trackday and you won't be far wrong.

Mark

[Edited by Dark - 4/28/2003 1:00:22 PM]

 

Yeah done it as well - highly recommended. We had a great day out - a couple of Scoobs and a couple of Elise's. Andy Walsh is a very good driver. I found it much easier on the car than a normal track day. Well worth doing. He is also very highly rated by the TVR boys.

Chris

[Edited by Chris L - 4/28/2003 2:06:26 PM]

 

Yep 100% good fun & a great way to learn what your car will do when pushed passed its normal limits.

Killed the front tyres but well worth it