Elvington 7th june

[loudpedal]

I know, I know, it's a long way off, but it'll be my 1st track day and boy am I excited!! any of you lot going too?

[robp]

Not going to the one in June, but am booked up for 2 Aug. Cant bloody wait! Am using the bookatracks pug 205 gti for the day

My first trackday aswell.

From what I have been told the Elvington circuit is a bugger for stone chips so either put a bit of cling film over the front of the car or watch how close you are following people.

Have fun!

[loudpedal]

Oooh... dont like the sound of stone chips. Am I right in thinking you can get some sticky on plastic stuff to protect your paint job? Why is Elvington so bad?

[robp]

Dont know! Have a look at some of my previous threads, i am just going on what people told me!

[getcarter]

I've not been to Elvington, but done shedloads of airfield days.

If you are keen to avoid stone chips on you car, tape up the leading edges with masking tape (not gaffa), and don't sit behind other cars round corners if it's gritty.

Airfields vary for grit... Bruntingthorpe is a nightmare, Hullavington the best I've yet found.

What you do get on an airfield is the ability to drive right to the edge of your ability. This is well worth a few stone chips (the experience may well save your life later on), also, airfields give the freedom to drive in a way that you should never do on a track (as you WILL hit the armco or end up peppering the car in the cat litter!)

It sounds like I'm making out I know what I'm doing.... well, I don't... but I'm getting better, due to many airfield days and some stone chips!

I consider them battle scars.

>> Edited by getcarter on Friday 25th April 20:35

[rich 36]

theres Armourguard, for protection, but it costs, i'm sure thats the same stuff that we used to cover model aircraft wings with, that you apply with an iron, still might be cheaper than a respray eh

[deltaf]

Looks like ill hold off on the respray for "The Golf" for a while then...