VXR Power Events - Now Booking

Puzzled · 4 Apr 2011 at 12:28

The VXR Power Events including track days, performance school and sprint nights are now available to be booked.

http://www.buyvxrpowerevents.co.uk/index.php

Go Go Go

Just got myself 3 places for Silverstone, seems to be a bit more going on this year away from the track but hopefully we will still get plenty of laps in.

L0rdMike · 4 Apr 2011 at 12:30

Hmm tempting.

On the booking form it says about you must own a Vauxhall though?

* Car Registration number required to verify Vauxhall ownership

Firestar_3x · 4 Apr 2011 at 12:35

L0rdMike said:
Hmm tempting.

On the booking form it says about you must own a Vauxhall though?

Buy a £10 Nova?

L0rdMike · 4 Apr 2011 at 12:36

Firestar_3x said:
Buy a £10 Nova?

Can see a Vauxhall out my window, just put his plate in?

Puzzled · 4 Apr 2011 at 12:38

L0rdMike said:
Hmm tempting.

On the booking form it says about you must own a Vauxhall though?

* Car Registration number required to verify Vauxhall ownership

Think thats just for VXR Owners events.

Track days are open to everyone.

Skeeter · 4 Apr 2011 at 12:46

Hang on, full day event instead of half day with "up to 1 and 3/4 hours track time"?

Last years half day got 3 hours track time? And these are now open to 160 people per day? Sounds like lots of standing around for not a lot of track time to be honest. Less interested now...

peterattheboro · 4 Apr 2011 at 12:51

**** venues.

Dup · 4 Apr 2011 at 13:12

Oulton Park. Do I, don't I? :/

ci_newman · 4 Apr 2011 at 13:53

Skeeter said:
Hang on, full day event instead of half day with "up to 1 and 3/4 hours track time"?

Last years half day got 3 hours track time? And these are now open to 160 people per day? Sounds like lots of standing around for not a lot of track time to be honest. Less interested now...

You don't read clearly

Track activity will include a full safety briefing, familiarisation laps and up to 1¾ hours of track time with 1 to 1 training from an ARDS qualified instructor. Cars on track will include Corsa VXR, New Astra SRi and Insignia VXR. There will also be the opportunity for a fast lap with one of our performance drivers. Other activities available will include a team karting event, drift experience in VXR-engined Westfields, Autotesting and a 4x4 experience in the New Antara.

[Edit]

Your briefing will be as a group. All in-car tuition is on a one-to-one basis except for the demo laps. Approximately 40 people per track session.

ci_newman · 4 Apr 2011 at 14:05

Booked for the Thruxton session on the 15th June

Fishman · 4 Apr 2011 at 14:09

Booked Silverstone.

Fr0dders · 4 Apr 2011 at 14:09

not bothering this year

going to be horribly over subscribed and with very little track time.

sigma · 4 Apr 2011 at 14:12

Booked Thruxton too

Hoping to get a mate to come along but doubt the places will be around for too long.

Thanks for the remind OP.

Skeeter said:
Hang on, full day event instead of half day with "up to 1 and 3/4 hours track time"?

Last years half day got 3 hours track time? And these are now open to 160 people per day? Sounds like lots of standing around for not a lot of track time to be honest. Less interested now...

Karting too though.

Groups of 40 on track at a time so probably ~20 cars.

Win!

ci_newman · 4 Apr 2011 at 14:13

MrLOL said:
not bothering this year

going to be horribly over subscribed and with very little track time.

Are you not reading the website?

Your briefing will be as a group. All in-car tuition is on a one-to-one basis except for the demo laps. Approximately 40 people per track session.

That's 1/2 the number of people per session than last year.. Unless I've missed something :confused:

[TW]Fox · 4 Apr 2011 at 14:15

There was not 80 people in our sessions last year so It's not half the people at all.

Shimmy · 4 Apr 2011 at 14:15

Give me Croft.

Really want to attend as I haven't been before, but dunno if I cba travelling down to Oulton for 9am.

Skeeter · 4 Apr 2011 at 14:15

Ci, last year there were two 1.5 hour sessions per half day with about 30 people. This year there is either going to be one 1.75 hour session or two ~50 minute sessions over the whole day with 40 people. The other 'off track' stuff will just be a massive queue.

In previous years people complained the off track stuff was rubbish, and there wasn't enough on track time. Last year they dropped the off track stuff, and doubled the track time, everyone had an epic time. Now they have gone back to the original format, and have also dropped a load of the tracks.

Can anyone remember how many cars there were last year too? From what I remember at Thruxton there was about 5 Corsas, 4 Insignias and about 4 Astras ignoring the 'telemetry lap' cars?

Fr0dders · 4 Apr 2011 at 14:17

[TW]Fox;18825453 said:
There was not 80 people in our sessions last year so It's not half the people at all.

iirc last year it was about 50 places

so a bit less. But there were 30 cars last year.

It will still be the same ratio if they turn up with say 22 cars this year and 40 places.

sigma · 4 Apr 2011 at 14:20

Skeeter said:
Ci, last year there were two 1.5 hour sessions per half day with about 30 people. This year there is either going to be one 1.75 hour session or two ~50 minute sessions over the whole day with 40 people. The other 'off track' stuff will just be a massive queue.

In previous years people complained the off track stuff was rubbish, and there wasn't enough on track time. Last year they dropped the off track stuff, and doubled the track time, everyone had an epic time. Now they have gone back to the original format, and have also dropped a load of the tracks.

I went the year before last and had a great time so can't compare it with last years.

A day of karting + track time is worth £95 imo.

Can always leave after the track time if I get bored.

Fr0dders · 4 Apr 2011 at 14:25

Just reading a bit more, its an all day affair now with :

"On track, drive Corsa VXR, New Astra SRi, Insignia VXR"
"experience drifting with one of our professionals at the wheel in a VXR-engined Westfield"
"rive the New Antara on a 4x4 course"
"challenge yourself on a head to head Corsa Autotest against the clock"

They did this format the year before last. Half the day will be spend on the track, then the other half spent doing activities such as the Antara, passenger lap in the Westfield and the Autotest.

But...

Event capacity: 160

Can't see how this is going to work, 40 people get 1/4 of the day on the track, or 80 people on track at once ...