Sheer curiosity, was having a conversation with mates last night over a few beers, planning a trackday in the not too distant future in Spain. Been a while for myself, but tracked a number of cars in the past.
So...out of interest, what Cars/bikes have you driven on a track day? Has to be cars you've driven, not passengered. Would be interesting to know roughly how long/laps you drove it for, and a quick one-liner (no more for the lulz) on your opinion on it, i'll start:
Jerez F1 (Jerez, Spain) BMW invitation, about 7-8 years ago:
BMW Z3m cabrio - Lovely. loved to get it's rear end out at most opportunities. Around 5 laps worth.
BMW e46 328 - Cant remember much, I did spin it though
, 3 laps iirc.
BMW e39 530d estate - A right laugh, far too heavy for a track. Drove it for ages as nobody wanted to. Easily 6-7 laps.
Guadix, (Granada, Spain) - 3 Visits.
Nissan 350z - Tons of grunt, bit too much weight. Lovely sound. 5 laps.
Lancia Delta Integrale - Just a couple of laps, some turbo hose pipe let go during my last lap. Huge sense of occasion, helped by martini livery - 2 laps
Honda Civic 1.5ls - Awful handling due to some huge rims. Pointless. - 3 laps
VW Passat 1.8 (non turbo) - A green boat. - 3 laps
Renault Clio 172 - tremendous, nearly smacked into another car - 2 laps
Honda Civic Type-R - Excellent on the limit, lots of controllable LOOS - 15+ laps.
Some Corsa with 2.0 engine - Heheheheeheheheh Awful - 1 lap.
Fiat Panda 4x4 (new) - Surprisingly good. Almost excellent - 2 laps.
Campillos (Ronda, Spain - Small Karting circut) - Numerous Visits
Nissan Skyline GTS-T (iirc?) - Some single turbo variant, lots of boost, lots of custom dials, bit dissapointing - 5 laps
Civic Type-R (again) - Very well suited to the tight track, easily 2 hours of tracking.
Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 - Had a 1.6 gearbox and rollcage, stripped out, probably most fun car ive driven on track - approx 10 laps
Porsche 911 (993, Carrera 2) - Bit of a dream of mine, lovely. Didn't have enough time/experience to adjust to weight distribution - 3 laps.
Seat Leon 1.8T FR - Sure-footed, but a tad clumbersome in terms of inputs - easily an hour on track.
Golf GTi 1.8 (non turbo) - See above, but slow...
Merc SL500 - Totally unsuitable for the circuit, which made it a hoot. - 5 laps.
Ascari Race Resort (Marbella/Ronda, Spain)
Civic Type-R - Oh I could have gone on all day, except... (about an hour)
Integra Type-R - ...I kept driving this for comparison. Just as fast, tad more fun (5-6 laps)
Accord 2.4 Type-S - Surprisingly tidy, but too wallowy.
Mk4 Golf R32 - Clumbersome, but no denying tons of grip - 2 laps
Mitsu Evo 7 (or was it 8?) - Huge bhp, very sorted, very fun - 2 laps
Mazda Mx-5 1.6 - Great fun, needed more poke on this particular circuit - 1 lap
So...out of interest, what Cars/bikes have you driven on a track day? Has to be cars you've driven, not passengered. Would be interesting to know roughly how long/laps you drove it for, and a quick one-liner (no more for the lulz) on your opinion on it, i'll start:
Jerez F1 (Jerez, Spain) BMW invitation, about 7-8 years ago:
BMW Z3m cabrio - Lovely. loved to get it's rear end out at most opportunities. Around 5 laps worth.
BMW e46 328 - Cant remember much, I did spin it though
, 3 laps iirc.BMW e39 530d estate - A right laugh, far too heavy for a track. Drove it for ages as nobody wanted to. Easily 6-7 laps.
Guadix, (Granada, Spain) - 3 Visits.
Nissan 350z - Tons of grunt, bit too much weight. Lovely sound. 5 laps.
Lancia Delta Integrale - Just a couple of laps, some turbo hose pipe let go during my last lap. Huge sense of occasion, helped by martini livery - 2 laps
Honda Civic 1.5ls - Awful handling due to some huge rims. Pointless. - 3 laps
VW Passat 1.8 (non turbo) - A green boat. - 3 laps
Renault Clio 172 - tremendous, nearly smacked into another car - 2 laps
Honda Civic Type-R - Excellent on the limit, lots of controllable LOOS - 15+ laps.
Some Corsa with 2.0 engine - Heheheheeheheheh Awful - 1 lap.
Fiat Panda 4x4 (new) - Surprisingly good. Almost excellent - 2 laps.
Campillos (Ronda, Spain - Small Karting circut) - Numerous Visits
Nissan Skyline GTS-T (iirc?) - Some single turbo variant, lots of boost, lots of custom dials, bit dissapointing - 5 laps
Civic Type-R (again) - Very well suited to the tight track, easily 2 hours of tracking.
Peugeot 205 GTi 1.9 - Had a 1.6 gearbox and rollcage, stripped out, probably most fun car ive driven on track - approx 10 laps
Porsche 911 (993, Carrera 2) - Bit of a dream of mine, lovely. Didn't have enough time/experience to adjust to weight distribution - 3 laps.
Seat Leon 1.8T FR - Sure-footed, but a tad clumbersome in terms of inputs - easily an hour on track.
Golf GTi 1.8 (non turbo) - See above, but slow...
Merc SL500 - Totally unsuitable for the circuit, which made it a hoot. - 5 laps.
Ascari Race Resort (Marbella/Ronda, Spain)
Civic Type-R - Oh I could have gone on all day, except... (about an hour)
Integra Type-R - ...I kept driving this for comparison. Just as fast, tad more fun (5-6 laps)
Accord 2.4 Type-S - Surprisingly tidy, but too wallowy.
Mk4 Golf R32 - Clumbersome, but no denying tons of grip - 2 laps
Mitsu Evo 7 (or was it 8?) - Huge bhp, very sorted, very fun - 2 laps
Mazda Mx-5 1.6 - Great fun, needed more poke on this particular circuit - 1 lap
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