Is Donington expensive to test?...
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Everywhere seems expensive to test these days. You can certainly rack up the costs on an MSV day - second driver, garage etc. and you're no cheaper than Donington.
Plus sessions mean I always feel rushed, especially if there's something that needs looking at early in the session - all of a sudden the clock is ticking......
OPL means you can pootle in and out as you need to - also with 2 or more drivers you can be a bit more relaxed about who drives when, we'll possibly have 4 sharing when the C1 is ready and we're testing for an endurance race.
Plus sessions mean I always feel rushed, especially if there's something that needs looking at early in the session - all of a sudden the clock is ticking......
OPL means you can pootle in and out as you need to - also with 2 or more drivers you can be a bit more relaxed about who drives when, we'll possibly have 4 sharing when the C1 is ready and we're testing for an endurance race.
djroadboy said:
Problem is, the trackday companies buy up all the days so they is very little to choose from for testing. Then they complain when you take your race car on a trackday.
Mark, for endurance testing I would recommend Blyton Park.
Dan
Good call Dan, I'd forgotten about Blyton.Mark, for endurance testing I would recommend Blyton Park.
Dan
Plus the C1 is still road registered so I can do a lot of she shakedown for the price of insurance - might bring it up your way when it's ready.
Single seaters without alternators quite like the sessioned format as you get 30 minutes on track and then you've got an hour between sessions to recharge batteries, fill the car full of fuel, fill the driver full of tea, make adjustments and go through datalogging and video with the driver, and you don't feel you're missing out on valuable tracktime.
I think it depends on what you are up to in testing and personal preference. Tomorrow we have two new cars. One new to us and one completely rebuilt with a new chassis from last season.
I expect we'll do a lot of short runs in the morning adjusting everything in sight, bedding in new disks and pads, seating, setup etc and then maybe move on to some longer runs in the afternoon.
So for us OPL tomorrow is very handy!
Bert
I expect we'll do a lot of short runs in the morning adjusting everything in sight, bedding in new disks and pads, seating, setup etc and then maybe move on to some longer runs in the afternoon.
So for us OPL tomorrow is very handy!
Bert
andrewcliffe said:
Single seaters without alternators quite like the sessioned format as you get 30 minutes on track and then you've got an hour between sessions to recharge batteries, fill the car full of fuel, fill the driver full of tea, make adjustments and go through datalogging and video with the driver, and you don't feel you're missing out on valuable tracktime.
Mark Benson said:
djroadboy said:
Problem is, the trackday companies buy up all the days so they is very little to choose from for testing. Then they complain when you take your race car on a trackday.
Mark, for endurance testing I would recommend Blyton Park.
Dan
Good call Dan, I'd forgotten about Blyton.Mark, for endurance testing I would recommend Blyton Park.
Dan
Plus the C1 is still road registered so I can do a lot of she shakedown for the price of insurance - might bring it up your way when it's ready.
Dan
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