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Originally Posted by Bedford126
Suppose it depends what you like. The banter at track days is none existent because every one thinks they are the best driver in the world. Where as if you go to york and you fuck up a run every one takes the piss and you learn have a laugh and move on.
I'm not bothered on the price side of things but I would much rather pay for a full day of laughter and learning things than have a track session where you cant drive to your limits or you get black flagged for driving unsafe.
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I agree with this whole heartedly after yesterdays track day. I was at Three Sisters and it was a track day, there were drift car demo's from some of the BDC drivers, plus a number of car clubs were in attendance including a chav brigade(best way I could describe them).
Pre-booked my sessions and anyone without experience was given a drivers briefing before hand. Standing in pit lane, one lad was coming back from the drivers briefing and said to his mate "F£%k that I'm going flatout!"
As anyone on here who enjoys track days knows, there is a certain degree of etiquette to follow on track as well as in the paddock. Needless to say there were far too many ego's there yesterday, to many 'driving gods' and far to many over confident but skill lacking plonkers.
I'm not professing to be a great driver as I'm not. Hell I even span myself. But as per the rules I waited till there was a clear gap in traffic before pulling off the circuit into a run off area to allow me to turn the car the right way, then waited for a large enough gap in the traffic to rejoin the circuit. But there were idiots there who, once they'd spun, were immediately driving the wrong way to find space to spin their car around on track.
Had four sessions in total and enjoyed the day.........until lastnight were a couple of yesterdays drivers were private messaging me over Facebook, kicking off with me that I had caused them to lose control of there cars, riding too close behind them and overtaking to close and un-nerving them plus was accused of trying to push them off the track. One driver has even threatened to plant me when he see's me next as well as I almost caused him to crash his £12k car. I'd understand, to a degree, if it was full on racing but it was a bloody track day for god's sake, a bit if fun.
From footage I've viewed from on-board my car and from spectators, I was no-where near these guys aside from overtaking. And I gave plenty of space before moving back across onto the correct line. I never received any black flags for my driving, but yet some people still have a beef because I caught them in my Saxo.
yep that will be a dead cv joint and the end of play for me. 
It's just their reactions had me questioning my driving in the sessions. Watched the footage over a few times each and I can't see any issues other than them pushing to hard to prove a point. My mate was with me yesterday and he's said we're going to go to the bigger circuits for track days. He raced touring car's for 15 years and he said the crowd are a lot more mature and have a better awareness on track days at the bigger circuits
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