UKjasonm

For those of you who track reguarly do you take out this insurance and if so what does it cost? who do you use?

Also, my car only has 3K miles on the clock and hence do you think its too early to track the car? I'm on the waitinfg list for the Bedford day on 26th June but I'm wandering whether it will come to soon for my engine (will probably be about 4K miles then and still on the run-in oil).

Cheers

UK Paul

Jason, for me it seemed very expensive, in most case you pay for cover per event,have a large excess and then a big % per

sgrant

errr...nothing is the answer for me.

i'm insured with privilege. they ask that i always notify them before a track day, but it costs nothing for the cover. don't put timing equipment in the car though, or you bust your (and the circuit organiser's) cover.

i also did my first track day with a few more miles on the clock, but the thing is so bullet-proof that i personally doubt it makes a difference. everyone has their own toptips for surviving track days, but the most popular is to stick a bit more air in the tyres. i didn't on my first trackday and they overheated after about half an hour. this is boring because your tyres gently disintegrate, but also because you start understeering everywhere. last time i was on track i put 2psi more into each tyre (34psi all round i think) and it helped.

s

sgrant

probably not 34psi, thinking about it. i think i'm getting me pressures confused with my fiat coupe. anyway, 2psi over whatever the sticker says on the inside of the door.

s

UK Paul

No I think thats about right if its cool, up to 36 if its a really hot day (like some of the Aussies run all the time).

Important tip no'2 or 3, when parking up between runs, at all costs don't apply Handbrake, you will cook rear pads.

You will probably get 2-3 more mph down the long straight with roof up,

Saying that between August 2000 and April 2001 (7000 & 10000miles) I was getting 125 and 130 respectively @ the end of the straight, could be break-in but more likely temperature differences affecting engine performance.

Brake pedal certainly went to the floor slowing for the chicane