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In cities, yes... Around here it's where snobs go to park their Range Rovers in disabled bays while they drink Scrumpy Jack.

Public house... They sell beverages.

I'm going to the pub later with @not normal dan and I get the feeling this will be the main topic of conversation lol.

One from Donington today.

Well I'm already a member at Curborough so I'm already using their circuit on a regular basis for next to nowt, so despite liking the idea of competing there it is kinda pointless from a financial perspective.

Nothing's boring with me driving. My lack of fear, direction and ability have interesting results!

If I started sprinting I'd have to use my sprint car for trackdays to get some use from it lol.

That's a good point... I've just spent the day with two sprint championship competitors and they're trying to sway me towards sprinting lol.

Thanks lads, great info!

Well I know there's talk at Curborough about the inclusion of the HANS device, and Motorsport doesn't get any smaller than Curborough.

So I'll need a national B race license then? Google says that's £95 is that right? It also says that a non-race national B license doesn't require a test but as I'd be racing I'm guessing I would, so what does that involve? I'll need an approved race suit, gloves, helmet and shoes won't I...

Cost is definitely the main hurdle, and probably is for many... I can see me getting addicted to racing and spending all my house deposit if I'm not careful! No wait, I'm a tight half-Scottish b*****d... I'll never do that!

I don't think I'd be too happy with a Jason-Plato-style nerf into the tyres in my spotless MX-5. A Clio is much more 'disposable' in my eyes (or an average condition Mazda).

Yeah I Google'd it earlier and it seems ideal! Don't quite know what the difference is between this and a conventional race series. Is there no starting grid, a bit more like Time Attack?

I've heard about that... What's at all about?

Circuits are certainly addictive places... I could quite happily live at the Nurburgring!

I've got another friend trying to talk me into hillclimbing and sprinting, which is what he does. I like the idea of that but I can't imagine I'd get the same buzz as I would tearing around a track in a pack. I've watched Autosolo at Curborough and it looked really dull as a spectator. I'm sure...

I appreciate the honest advice :smile: I suppose now that I'm driving around in a boring diesel my mind is wandering more than ever... It's a weird situation as my current MX-5 is my favourite car I've ever owned so I refuse to sell it, but it's just not a track car. I know I could make it...

@adalis - Anything to a certain degree... I'd prefer RWD but as a novice maybe a more predictable FWD hatch would be better. Cost is key, so something that won't bankrupt me if I prang it would help lol. @Advikaz - I'd prefer tin-tops over single seaters as I'd imagine it's cheaper and more...

+1 I've been in a car doing that and it's pretty scary lol. Also, that bike was going well that overtook you... It's rare to see bikes passing anything at the 'Ring.

Great feedback... I'll reply properly once I'm home from my evening shift at work.

This year I've been looking at different ways of getting into Motorsport as I've become bored of trackdays and need a new challenge. I had been talked into doing a hillclimb and sprint championship but I've since decided that if I'm going to chase my dream I need to race around a proper circuit...

Yeah I've known Dom years, that car of his is mental isn't it! I've been to 'Ring with him a couple of times now, but I'm still only 75% sure about the track lol.

I think it's a case of pushing as hard as you feel safe to. Many people try and set fast laps without any prior experience of track driving and end up trailering the car home with a very expensive bill. It's a long way home with a wrecked car, and it's not worth it for that!

I'm 35 next month and was getting into the sub 9mins in a standard 225, but I kept getting held back by flags and traffic. 9:15 was the best I managed in the end.

I found the hardest part of setting a fast lap was getting a clear run... Every time I felt myself progressing nicely I'd either get yellow flags due to an incident or some f*cker would block me from getting past!

Fair play... My mate can't do any better than that in his 400bhp Rotrex K20 DC2 (you may know him). Anything under 9mins is pushing IMO so 8mins is definitely going balls out!

Like the look of the Clio in grey dude :) Pretty sure I've met you before but no idea when or where lol.

Welcome along.

I thought I'd update mine since selling the Megane, even though I've owned the MX-5 for a couple of years now... Technically I'd just sold this when I joined CS, but I'll post it anyway... And this is my current toy...