As posted elsewhere, PCGB is now holding a North Wales weekender with a Track Day at the Anglesey Circuit on Saturday 27th April and Porsches on the Prom at Llandudno on Sunday 28th April. There is lots of available local accommodation from reasonable to eye opening prices.
flat6 and I are going to do our best to recreate the fabulous "2 Spyders on the track at once" photo from Oulton Park last November but hopefully the weather will be bit warmer this time!
It seems our little Spyder thread has generated plenty of interest over recent months and hopefully we can build on this and get a good turn out - the perfect weekend for racers and polishers!
With a bit of luck, we can recreate something like this:
For those that haven't been on track before or anybody wary that track days are a bit "hardcore", please don't be! Porsche Club track days are run the very highest of standards and you will only be sharing the tarmac with your fellow club members in their pride and joy. You will not be competing with boy racers in hot hatchbacks trying to prove they are quicker than your Porsche, people will be attending to put smiles on their faces.
Think of the track as your favourite B road but with nothing coming the other way and marshalls posted at every corner to keep an extra eye out for you. There will be a detailed safety briefing beforehand, escorted "sighting laps" behind an instructor before you are allowed out on your own and strict rules regarding overtaking - on the straights only and with consent. You can enjoy the full performance of your car safely.
You will not wear out your brakes and tyres (unless you choose to do so - but drive like a nutter and an official will probably have a "quiet word" with you) and your car will get no more stone chips than you could pick up on the motorway. Let's face it, if there was any significant risk, myself and flat6 wouldn't be risking our Spyders!
I hope to see you there.
flat6 and I are going to do our best to recreate the fabulous "2 Spyders on the track at once" photo from Oulton Park last November but hopefully the weather will be bit warmer this time!
It seems our little Spyder thread has generated plenty of interest over recent months and hopefully we can build on this and get a good turn out - the perfect weekend for racers and polishers!
With a bit of luck, we can recreate something like this:
For those that haven't been on track before or anybody wary that track days are a bit "hardcore", please don't be! Porsche Club track days are run the very highest of standards and you will only be sharing the tarmac with your fellow club members in their pride and joy. You will not be competing with boy racers in hot hatchbacks trying to prove they are quicker than your Porsche, people will be attending to put smiles on their faces.
Think of the track as your favourite B road but with nothing coming the other way and marshalls posted at every corner to keep an extra eye out for you. There will be a detailed safety briefing beforehand, escorted "sighting laps" behind an instructor before you are allowed out on your own and strict rules regarding overtaking - on the straights only and with consent. You can enjoy the full performance of your car safely.
You will not wear out your brakes and tyres (unless you choose to do so - but drive like a nutter and an official will probably have a "quiet word" with you) and your car will get no more stone chips than you could pick up on the motorway. Let's face it, if there was any significant risk, myself and flat6 wouldn't be risking our Spyders!
I hope to see you there.
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