goodwood trackday

[anonymous-user]

oh dear. I've gone and booked my first trackday, at goodwood.

I've been around as a passenger before, in an F50 on slicks driven by a touring car driver (didn't hit anything which makes a change). We hit a peak speed of 156mph, which was nice! Now, my Golf mk4- any tips for such a fast and maybe unforgiving circuit? I really don't want to be holding up all the old hands in their goodwood (ie devastatingly effective/ expensive) spec machinery.

It's a v6 4motion with H&R suspension and i'm thinking about upgrading the brakes to brembo gt junior calipers and discs before. Am i better off spending the money on track experience or a decent set of brakes?

and yeah, i'd like a golf with about 500kg less weight for the track too.

thanks for your advice pistonheaders.

>> Edited by polynesian on Friday 19th May 08:46

[willr]

If it's your first trackday, I would suggest the only thing to change might be the brake fluid. Then decide if it's worth spending more money afterwards. You might find something like a CG-lock useful, too.

[cross-eyed-twit]

a good helmet, open/closed face is up to you but your teeth and that steering wheel...

driver training is most important, get one of the instructors to teach you the circuit.

as mentioned brake fluid and I have a CG-lock, does what is says on the tin, very effective.








I think the rule of thumb is:
brakes
suspension
tyres
engine

in that order but with driver trg above all of those.

enjoy
CET

[anonymous-user]

thanks for the advice- i will definitely take advantage of the instructor sessions!

[Don]

Just got back from Goodwood for the 5th or 6th time.

Not a fun circuit in the wet...but a RUSH in the dry.

Advice on instruction:

Given that you are not a numpty and USE YOUR MIRRORS and UNDERSTAND and OBEY the passing rules and so on I would suggest getting an instructor for a session about two or three sessions in. Its better to use an instructor to help you go faster than simply to learn the lefts and rights.

On your first session don't go for it! Just accept that you will be slow and people will pass. Find out which way the corners go, what side of the track to be on at entry, apex and exit.

If you possibly can blag a ride with someone who knows the track (as you have before) that morning or a couple of days before or something... So you work out left/right and braking points.


Then when you get the instructor you won't be trying to work out which way the track goes at the same time as listening to the bloke...you get a LOT more out of it then.