Track day venues for non road registered cars?

[kartman24]

I am in the process of rebuilding a mid 60`s Mallock U2 racing car and i primarily want to use it for track day type events. The car has cycle wing type mud guards so the wheels are covered and it will be fitted with a period type Ford push rod engine on twin Weber 40`s. Obviously this is not a road registered vehicle and has no lights on it bar a rearward facing red and brake lights so the car would be trailered to meetings. I am not particularly interested in doing proper race tracks as i just want to have a bit of non damaging fun with it. Can anyone tell me if any of the airfield type circuits run days that a non road legal car would be welcome? ..................

[xjay1337]

I've never come across any trackdays from major organisors that don't allow non road legal cars.

Some are only road cars but these are days rather than actual track rules.

[kartman24]

I spoke to the firm that organises track days at Blyton who said that the car had to be road legal in terms of being capable of getting an MOT even if it didn`t actually have one..............
Several of the sites i have looked at say that the cars have to be a road type car, i have emailed MSV to ask on the suitability of the Mallock at their events.

[smiles1]

Give motorsport events a call. they run a few airfield days.

I very much doubt a lot of cars on trackdays would go through an MOT (not due to mechanical issues) more due to bits removed (airbags etc). Mke sure you explain to them it has all the right bits mechancially including brake lights and covered wheels and you should be ok.

Also if you are in the south try bhptrackdays (they run at Castle Combe) as David is very understanding of differing types of vehicles.

[kartman24]

Thanks for the replies guys, i just went on the Motorsports event website and took a look at Abingdon which looks like a nice airfield circuit but on the homepage is this:- ` Please note that we do not allow any race or competition cars to participate only cars which meet a road legal standard (cars which are both race or rally cars and also road legal are permitted). THERE ARE NO EXCEPTIONS.`
So that`s a non starter..............
:-(

[StreetDragster]

Even though it has cycle wings over the wheels, I think the u2 would be described as an open wheeler if Google image search is accurate, which alot of trackday companies do not permit unfortunately.

Thanks
Matt

[kartman24]

Not much different to the early Lotus 7 which are accepted, here is a U2 i owned back in the 80`s..............Martin

[HustleRussell]

Love the U2. Would love to enter one in Formula Juniors one day. Most I've seen are open wheel but Shirley one with wheel arches is ostensibly similar to a Caterham. I bet many trackday organisers would welcome it.

[foggy]

Give Motorsport Events a call to discuss it. They openly and regularly accept my Ginetta G20 race car on their days which is far from being road legal.

What they try to achieve is cars broadly all of a road type is pace, granted that ranges from MX5s to saloons to some pretty rapid kit cars and Caterhams but it's fine if everyone plays nicely.

[Zoobeef]

My vx220 is a race car and hasn't been near a road in 4 years. I've done loads of days with Javelin at Blyton

[Steve H]

I'd say that looks enough like a seven that you'd be OK with most organisers. The time it gets tricky is with fully open wheels (as mentioned above) and true single seaters.

If you became particularly noticeable on the day due to being excessively slow or fast, poor observation of flags/other cars etc or breaking down a lot then questions might be asked but if you're just circulating nicely I don't imagine there would be any issues with most TDOs.

[raddog]

I think it might help to look away from the airfield tracks which seem to cater for more road based\general public days and more to the "proper race tracks" operators as all of them I've used, MSVT, CircuitDays, Rockingham have non road legal race cars testing, running alongside street cars and especially loads of caterfield types like yours.