after having a dicussion on another thread i seem to be one of a few who drive at high speeds on the road,
i no its illegal and dangerous and we have covered that part, but wot im interested to no is most of you on here tune your cars and some upto 500bhp +.
but do you keep it all for the track or say for instance if you pulled up next to a evo at a set of lights on a nice straight ( not next to a school) would you have it with him or would you sit and say no this is a track toy i dont want to have an accident and kill someone?
and i mean any speed 80-180mph as once you get over 70mph its illegal whether 5mph or 100mph?

thanks brett

 

ali G racing style for me

 

Erm, you're asking folk to admit to breaking the law..

Not likely to get kind responses I dare say!

 

im only suggesting this hypothetically!

 

Brett, there are lots more polishers than drivers on the site...there are also lots of self righteous holier than thou types.

Track days let you explore the limits of your car, there is very little, if any opportunity to do that safely on the road.

 

Trackdays

 

thankyou!

 

I learnt more about my car and it's handling in two track sessions than I did in three years on the road.

Mine does need it's legs stretching up to the limit once a week. I have a nice junction free stretch of 70 limited dual carriageway nearby, that does the job.

dunx

P.S. With greater power comes greater responsibility...

 

no worries, just watch what you post and don't take SN to seriously...perhaps even worth editing your WR1 post

 

thankyou

i understand the knowledge you gain from a track and it is a 100 times safer ,

but in the real world its nice to no other ppl give there cars a clear out now and again

i thought i was te only one

 

This pretty much sums it up TBH, on a track you can push it too the absolute limit, you wont just find out how good your car is you, will also find out just how good you are!

I always thought of myself as being a decent enough driver till I found myself eating kitty litter twice on my first trackday.

 

maybe i will have to give it a go one weekend!

 

it depends what you mean as you say 80 is breaking the law but far far more safe than 120+ if you have any issues at that sort of speed things tend to get out of control far quicker! that why most police have a 'tolerance' to the limit!
i would track if i really wanted to give it some but have greater satisfaction in knowing that i am as quick if not quicker than the majority of cars on the road rather than trying to prove it

 

Learned my lesson and paid the price on the road, so now track and airfield only. Infact you can have much more fun on an Airfield training day if you are a rookie track driver. There's nothing to crash into, no hazards and you really will learn about your car and find its limits. There is no way you can re-enact skills learned on an airfield on the public road.

 

my first track day was one of the best experiences of my life, you really have no idea what the car can do until you get on track. Bedford is an excellent circuit for a first timer; nought to hit really as the run offs are large and flat

 

where is the one in bedford?
and i would worry about braking it to be honest!
its one thing to give i a quick blap down the by-pass but its a bit different
giving it a hard time for a couple of hours

 

http://www.trackdaysdriver.co.uk/tra...t/bedford.html

that's what warm up and cool down laps are for...

 

Seriously, you should, it's immense fun

 

no one buy,s a scooby and doesn,t drive fast at some point on the road we are at least guilty in some way or another it,s weather you get caught that deter,s the winners and losers of the road game,

 

Done my very 1st track day this year at the ring, What an experiance. Was the best fun I have had in the car in the 4 years of owning.

Find drivin the car on the road now quite boaring as its always in the back of ur mind that someone might pull out infront of me and is plod hiding waiting to get me! They could hear many of the scoobs before they seen them, more so when we are givin the cars some beans!

 

I would be careful what you say http://www.cbc.ca/canada/toronto/sto...iction658.html

Personally I don't need to have monster power to have fun, years of driving classic minis has shown me that.

 

alot of people do though mate!
otherwise there wouldnt be much call for high performnce cars or super cars!

 

Worried about breaking it?

At least on track theres every chance you'll live if you have an off and hit something hard, as for the road that's a different story all together........

 

I have only had my 00sti for 2weeks so am still learning about the power and handling.

I dont know if i am a wee bit too inexpierenced for a track day,though an airfield might be an idea!

 

road only for me.

 

where abouts in the country are you, so i can avoid the area

 

I AGREE
I AGREE, I've done trackdays 2000-present day

i even crashed one big time on the track (2004) but perfectly safe and no risk to any other road users

 

you better stay in belfast then mate as it seems a few of like driving fast over here

 

But you're still not in the +100 club

 

wot is this +100 club then?