trackday

I`ve had a few people tell me the reports are sometimes a bit too long to read in a single sitting and would I either make them smaller or post them over a couple of days. I don't really want to make them smaller so I'll post them in stages. If you guys don't like that, tell me and I won't do...

After a couple of trouble free days during the Destination Nurburgring 22 trackday I woke this morning looking forward to Spa with no concerns.We had an early breakfast at the guesthouse and whilst chatting, Hilde brought out some old, original pamphlets from previous Nürburgring events. We must...

After the low oil pressure caused the main bearing failure at Ringmeisters in July, I was particularly careful preparing for this event. Not only was it a 2 day Nürburgring trip but the 3rd day was at Spa Francorchamps. The Golf was ready several days before we were due to leave and all we had...

Been a while since I've posted one of these reports ! It`s taken a long time to get this finished, life simply got in the way. Hope you enjoy it. I have never been more prepared and confident heading across to the Ring for a trackday. I always set off with the Golf working but I've had a few...

I`ve been attending Nürburgring trackdays since 2013. I`ve noticed over the last couple of years that they are selling out quite quickly as word gets around of the the amount of quality tracktime available on a dedicated event. The fact they are much quieter than TF is something quite a lot of...

Apologies for the delay in posting. Just haven`t had the time to finish it This was going to be my last Ring trackday of 2018. Gav had been to Thruxton earlier in the year but this was his first time at the Ring with me and to say he was excited would be a huge understatement. He first went in...

It's been a while since I've shared one of these ! As always, I suggest you grab a cuppa before starting as it ended up being yet another long one... I've been driving on the Nürburgring since 2005. I started like most people by having a few laps in my daily driver. In my case, it was at the...

It usually happens early December during the period where this years trackdays are over and you have an eye on the upcoming year but no dates have been released. Then an email drops into your inbox from Circuit Days with "Nurburgring Trackday" in the title. Quickly open it, check shift pattern...

The Javelin dates for Spa couldn’t have been planned any better. 2 days during the Easter holidays when Louise was off work and right in the gap between my night and day shifts. I booked onto both days as soon as they were released. I’m always mindful that these European trackdays are quite...

Heading down to the Nurburgring next Thursday for a few days, staying at Spa on Thursday evening for dinner and then off to the Ring from Spa first thing Friday morning. Planning is a full day Friday and Saturday weather allowing and then routing back to the UK on Sunday morning, probably...

When the event details were released I was unsure if I was going to bother doing BilsterBerg. It was a circuit I was aware of but hadn`t really read much about it and after 2 days on the Ring, did I really need to do another day and if so, would the Golf still be running ? Then I applied some...

Ringmeisters Prime. What`s all that about then ? I`ve done quite a few Destination Nurburgring events over the last several years and I`ve always found them pretty quiet with as much free lapping as I ever wanted. After a stoppage you may get a bit of a rush from a lot of drivers to get back...

Preparation for the first Destination Nurburgring event of the year was pretty minimal. I fixed the wastegate arm after it fractured on the last trackday and tweaked the geometry. My supply of Pilot Sport Cups was finally exhausted so I was on the lookout for an alternative as the Cup2 isn`t...

Yep, it`s me again with another Trackday report ! The first Nürburgring trackday of the year was with Circuit Days and it would be fair to say I was rather excited about it. The Golf was ready and loaded with a couple of weeks to go after a successful Rockingham trackday a few weeks ago I`d...