Jaguar Track Days or Drift days

scharlton

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Hi all owners,

As the 2 month owner of a Coupe R RWD I would be interested to know if Jaguar or the Jag club do any single make track days where I could take my car out on track. Having come from motorbikes where I used to do 2 or 3 track days a year I know how much fun they are and how much you learn about your machine. However, I also know you are not insured and can be taken out by any idiot whose enthusiam out weighs their ability leaving you to pay the repair bill when they just say, "sorry mate".

I figure a club day might avoid that risk so would be interested to hear if these ever come up.

As another interest, I would like to gain some experience of handling the rear when the tyres let go in a corner. I'd prefer to do it on a closed road rather than a Milton Keynes roundabout and so wondered if anyone had exprerience of a track or course that offered training in your own car? Maybe a skid pan would be good to save the cost of new tyres.

I would welcome any ideas, comments or level of interest if I were to organise something.
 
Jaguar Owners Club do-do track days...you just missed the last one at Castle Coombe.

I would suggest for you to explore your RWD R that you use an Open Pit Lane style event hosted at an airfield, so if you do get a little out of shape, the worst damage that you would hopefully never sustain is a wheel full of grass seeds!

Try looking at Bedford OPL, I can personally vouch for these guys:
https://www.motorsport-events.com

As well as the Thruxton Skid Pan which is a hoot.

HTH?
 
Might struggle with noise limits at Bedford? They’re very strict often employing a one strike and you’re out rule.
 
We passed the noise check at 87db 'ish with the exhaust closed.
Spent all day with the exhaust in open mode and not a single word said. Maybe we were just lucky?
 
Tel said:
We passed the noise check at 87db 'ish with the exhaust closed.
Spent all day with the exhaust in open mode and not a single word said. Maybe we were just lucky?

I found the same when I did a track day there last month but kept the exhaust switched off.

The people there are really helpful. If you get near triggering a meter they will warn you. After that of course, it's really your fault if you're kicked off.

scharlton, YHPM
 
Thanks Tel, will look into it but Bedford is not showing as a venue used by motorsport-events which is a shame as it's closest to me.
 
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