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Organising for a mate. Any advice on good half days / days which are good fun and not stupidly expensive?
Ideally Southern England.

Are you wanting to bring own vehicles? Brands Hatch has track days from £30, there's a hotel next door and it isn't far from nice pubs with rooms and the like (though will need to drive to/from them).

Better off karting, or Benidorm?

Karting in Benidorm?

I was more thinking along the lines of those “experience” type days - my initial thought had been the Lotus half day but they only one once a month.

Karting… done that!

Jonathan Palmer days are the right answer to do this sort of thing properly, as long as you're all on doctor wages that is https://www.palmersport.com/event-options/full-day

speedingfine wrote: Tue Feb 07, 2023 10:46 pm Jonathan Palmer days are the right answer to do this sort of thing properly, as long as you're all on doctor wages that is https://www.palmersport.com/event-options/full-day

Ooh that is more like it! I will investigate!

You do realise doctors are striking over pay soon right…

Caterham Drift Days look a hoot and very reasonable, they were £135 for half days and £200 ish for a full. They do a few different venues as well.

Explosive Newt wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2023 10:43 am

speedingfine wrote: Tue Feb 07, 2023 10:46 pm Jonathan Palmer days are the right answer to do this sort of thing properly, as long as you're all on doctor wages that is https://www.palmersport.com/event-options/full-day

Ooh that is more like it! I will investigate!

You do realise doctors are striking over pay soon right…

Whilst I have never personally been - other than complaints about track limits being rigorously applied "I bloody was faster than you (yc), but look - my best lap was cut due to a franky tiny track limits infringement - didn't save me so much as 0.001 seconds etc etc", I don't think I have heard anything negative about the Palmersport experience days. They are pricey, but offer a good range of cars and I understand you are encouraged to push hard.

In fact we mused on here (or maybe it was the old site?) about organising a forum day there, but it never got past the "would anyone be interested?" stage.....

Explosive Newt wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2023 10:43 am

speedingfine wrote: Tue Feb 07, 2023 10:46 pm Jonathan Palmer days are the right answer to do this sort of thing properly, as long as you're all on doctor wages that is https://www.palmersport.com/event-options/full-day

Ooh that is more like it! I will investigate!

You do realise doctors are striking over pay soon right…

The Palmer days are not cheap, but are great value when you consider what it costs to take your own car on a track day. They're also happy for you to drive to the limit of your abilities.

Jimexpl wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2023 11:59 am

Explosive Newt wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2023 10:43 am

speedingfine wrote: Tue Feb 07, 2023 10:46 pm Jonathan Palmer days are the right answer to do this sort of thing properly, as long as you're all on doctor wages that is https://www.palmersport.com/event-options/full-day

Ooh that is more like it! I will investigate!

You do realise doctors are striking over pay soon right…

The Palmer days are not cheap, but are great value when you consider what it costs to take your own car on a track day. They're also happy for you to drive to the limit of your abilities.

I've heard very positive things about the palmersport days. not cheap though.

A cheaper option could be VR-Sims. Ive been to the Glasgow one a few times and its very good.So good in-fact that last time i forgot tto invite @mik

https://vr-simulators.com/

Carlos wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2023 11:12 am Caterham Drift Days look a hoot and very reasonable, they were £135 for half days and £200 ish for a full. They do a few different venues as well.

This is a good shout, I did one of these and it was a great laugh for the cost. Watch out though, you might want a 7 after you do one!

I had a cracking AMG track session at Silverstone but looking online there's no more mention of it so I guess they've packed up
It was on the actual circuit which made it unique.

Haven't done it personally but my dad has been on a few Silverstone Porsche days with mates. He doesn't particularly rate it full marks because it's not on an actual track but rather Porsche have their own B road type layout but you're free to drive hard. Think Mercedes Benz Brooklands but more grown up https://www.porsche.com/silverstone/en/ ... xperience/

Stag do and track day not something you would associate together. Getting battered and karting far safer and cheaper unless your mate is a fun sponge.

scotta wrote: Wed Feb 08, 2023 4:33 pm https://vr-simulators.com/

Good shout… we did one in Milton Keynes as a work do. 1 hour race, teams of 3 in a AMG GT3 at Spa. Very good experience

Main advantage, seeing as it’s a Stag,? is you can Drink ‘n’ Drive

Edit - strictly speaking, not VR but still very immersive

I did a rally driving one in Oxford on my stag do. My dad managed to hit a tree in a mk2 escort... they had a whole barn of replacement panels so we asked if lots of people crashed... to which they replied an unhappy, "no, not in 2 years of doing it had anyone else crashed.."

Mito Man wrote: Thu Feb 09, 2023 11:08 am Haven't done it personally but my dad has been on a few Silverstone Porsche days with mates. He doesn't particularly rate it full marks because it's not on an actual track but rather Porsche have their own B road type layout but you're free to drive hard. Think Mercedes Benz Brooklands but more grown up https://www.porsche.com/silverstone/en/ ... xperience/

I was thinking of that as it would be very handy in terms of location but unfortunately they only seem to do weekdays. I did it a while ago and it was good fun (and probably resulted in me buying my Boxster) but you did get the slight vibe that you were paying £250 to be sold a car (which is probably why I bought my Boxster).