So as above...who's doing it? I've done it for the past couple of years and did Saturday and Sunday 2005. This year there is track time ONLY on Sunday and I believe the prices are as follows:

Track Time £180.00 (Sessions - 30 cars per session)
Additional Driver £25.00
Advance Entrance Ticket £10.00
Support Vehicle £20.00

Bit of a hike since last year. Also I contacted Donington direct this afternoon and they confirmed that they themselves are running a track day on the Saturday (19th August) sessions unless low interest in which case it will become open pitlane for £135.00.

Total then for the weekend on track is upwards of £315.00 depending on if you have a tow vehicle, go on your own etc. Saturday will be the usual noise limit with Sunday once again being a Noisy Day. National Day Track etc applications in the next issue of Rallye News due to be through our doors early next week.

Your thoughts...

Matt

 

£200 quid is VERY expenisive....

Its only £250 for a noisey day with open pitlane....

I think i might give it a miss...

 

It should be - who's hoping their application is successful to get on track....

 

Just checked and its £395 for open pitlane @ dono on a loud day.

£200 is still VERY expensive....

Its a £350 day for me then and i only live ten mins away.......


Not sure its worth it cause it was so bad for track time last year...

 

£180?

You're having a laugh! What constitutes that price hike then?

That's up 50% on last year, and last year was shocking!

Having been on track for the last 4 years, I think I'll pass this one.

 

What you on about Rich? It was £135.00 last year.

 

having done donnington for the past 10 years .....

looks like i might not bother this year then .. too bloody expensive for me ....

 

I thought it was £140 and £10 for the extra support

Sure mine was £150 and thats £200 so thats £50 up....

 

Oh sorry Lynne, 35%

I paid £240 a couple of years ago for both days, including tickets and entrance, ! £180 sounds a fortune in comparison!

 

Well that's at least three crap drivers I don't have to worry about getting in the way .

 

Funny mike, i don't remember you coming past me, i remember leaving your skip down the back straight though

 

It does, but like any other track that has had work done, the increase is offset to the punters. You can't get tracktime at Oulton Park now for under £200.

I think you would get a hell of a shock if you knew what Dono charges the RSOC for hiring it for for Nat Day and the truly mind boggling difference in cost between a non-noisy day and a noisy day

 

Its £140 difference lynne.

 

somebodys got to pay for the rsoc weekend ,hotel ,and piss up ,4/4 jeeps/scootrers to ride round in /on

 

If you remember, I had all sorts of temperature issues that day, of which I'm sure you will agree from our lap of the Ring, are now resolved .

 

Yes agreed.......your car was cold......will see how fast u are round dono LOL

 

I'm still going to do it and will no doubt do Saturday too direct with Donington. £600+ weekend for me and my bro inc ferry crossing from the Isle of Wight diesel for tow vehicle, fuel for both days and two overnight stops in the Hoilday Inn just down the road.

Still it's the 1 track day per year where spare parts are on tap from the trade stands and the autojumble when your car suddenly develops problems - (Like I found out last year!!)

Matt

 

I think you mean my car is "sub-zero" . How many other cars did you go in that hit 157mph on the section out of Flugplatz? ?

 

I have no idea where that is mike so fuck knows

 

I meant the difference in the full overall cost of hiring Dono for the day.

 

The really fast bit before "Fox-hole" .

 

10 grand....

 

Flugplatz means airfield... maybe it was some empty airfield?




Mike R's car is properly fast in those long curves there....

 

£10281.25 to be precise is the difference between non-noisy and noisy price

 

Booked for Saturday.

Can't be bothered with the Sunday after last years fiasco, nowhere near enough track time for my liking.

 

Really want to this year, (havnt for 3years now) but as said above,the amount of offs,and fuck up`s by others,is worth it for 20laps tops all day?!?!?!?!

Im comparison,its the same price to do the ring,but 11miles shorter!!!!

Pete...

 

Didn't you just sit and get pissed all day last year Pete?

 

Either way Lynne, that day is now cost prohibitive for those of us not running on a "fuck what it costs" budget.

It's a considerable increase, and bearing in mind the farce of last year, and the diabolical driving standards (as trackdays have become uber fashionable), an increase is an insult.

As far as I'm concered, no National Day is worth two Bedford days out for me.

 

and they still let non rs's go out on track

 

Rich, an insult by whom? It's not the RSOC's fault that costs have risen, nor is it their fault that there were total cocks out on track last year who ruined it for a lot of people, including me.

I just hope that those guilty for ruining last year's track will ensure that this year, their cars are properly prepared and also have learnt a lesson by the slating of their driving standards.

 

So?

 

Well that looks like a big chunk towards the next Ring trip

I didn't enjoy last year at all due to a few braking/ suspension issues with the car and the Fiesta showering everyone and the track with gravel.

Best part of the day for me was nailing Porkie down the pit straight ( Before he passed me and puoled away i might add )

 

£180??!!

 

I was in a non-RS last year, and have been a full paid-up member of the RSOC since 1999.

What's your point?

 

£180

Im still going to book on though

 

has the application forms been sent out yet,not got my mag yet.

 

Not yet,will be saturday onwrards

 

phew!

might want to do this as i missed last year.

 

£180 bugger that I'll do the Redline track attack (as long as its on) was on the friday after ND last year @ £99 for the whole day... open pit lane as well ................

However I'll wait till the form comes out b4 any decision will be made on the price etc

 

Your German is nit as good as I thought it was, as I was told it's literal translation is actually "flying place" and the speed you approach that yump, it feels like you're going to take off .