Don’t know if anyone has seen this;
Left me feeling knackered!
Was going some, but he did cut the 1st lambo up at the chicane rather than overtake cleanly - might be OK in a race but not my idea of trackday etiquette.
He had so much more speed through the corners, wonder if he was running slicks?
You would certainly get out his way if you had time to see closing in.
Stickers on the doors looked a little too professional for a track day or am I just used to LOT ones.
Agree, the driving etiquette was more a case of ‘watch out, I’m coming through’.
Brilliant viewing all the same.
Stickers on the doors looked a little too professional for a track day or am I just used to LOT ones.
From other reports, I think that is just the style of continental trackdays (as in organised by continentals)- they have a more laisse-faire approach
I did notice right at the end that the silver elise gave it a good run for its money, i think it only caught up when the Elise eased up?
The start of the video refers to “Rallye de Paris”, & Google is your friend
He must be related to Dean
He must be related to Dean
Dean Evans or Dean Lanzante?
Evans!
Evans!
Ah, the one who doesn’t crash (occasionally!) then
My experience of European trackdays is that overtaking is ok on either side and in corners.
It works too as they don’t carry the ego most do in the UK.
When everyone gets into the pitlane the guys who get passed by a ‘shitter’ laugh about it and praise the driver.
Respect to them, trackdays in the UK would be better if we could take that attitude.
My experience of European trackdays is that overtaking is ok on either side and in corners.
It works too as they don’t carry the ego most do in the UK.
When everyone gets into the pitlane the guys who get passed by a ‘shitter’ laugh about it and praise the driver.
Respect to them, trackdays in the UK would be better if we could take that attitude.
Sorry, don’t agree.
If you want that, do a test day.
Otherwise stick to the rules, which sets other drivers’ expectations of your behaviour of what is a highly dangerous pass time. I think that’s what your confusing for ego.
If the rules of a trackday were as you describe them I think you’d find them rather less attended. I’d need to really trust who I was on track with work to those guidelines.
Ian
My experience of European trackdays is that overtaking is ok on either side and in corners.
It works too as they don’t carry the ego most do in the UK.
When everyone gets into the pitlane the guys who get passed by a ‘shitter’ laugh about it and praise the driver.
Respect to them, trackdays in the UK would be better if we could take that attitude.
Sorry, don’t agree.
If you want that, do a test day.
Otherwise stick to the rules, which sets other drivers’ expectations of your behaviour of what is a highly dangerous pass time. I think that’s what your confusing for ego.If the rules of a trackday were as you describe them I think you’d find them rather less attended. I’d need to really trust who I was on track with work to those guidelines.
Ian
Damon is right Ian, European t/d’s run a little differently than UK ones…Not to be mixed up with UK operators on Euro circuits.
Anyone who has done a ‘Marc Duez’ day at Spa will know all about the differnt etiquette.
I have personally done a timed event at Hockenheim with no license, no car checks, no race gear - just given a transponder and told to get one with it!!
They can be good fun if not a little dangerous
Was going some, but he did cut the 1st lambo up at the chicane rather than overtake cleanly - might be OK in a race but not my idea of trackday etiquette.
He had so much more speed through the corners, wonder if he was running slicks?
To be fair it looked like the first lambo he overtook was actually heading off into the pitlane, rather than proceeding around the chicane.
Anyone who has done a ‘Marc Duez’ day at Spa will know all about the differnt etiquette.
They can be good fun if not a little dangerous
I think I prefer the etiquetteo of the UK tracks - at least you know the rules, the Mark Duez days at Spa are ok, but on the event that I went to there were a number of shite non uk cars cars being thrown into corners with little regard for themselves, let alone other drivers and as a result a few complaints were made to the organisers, but as Gav says, t’was good fun
Respect to them, trackdays in the UK would be better if we could take that attitude.
Sorry, don’t agree.
I think you are both right, or rather neither of you are wrong!
I agree with the comment on attitude - but have only seen a few instances of a poor approach and they were dealt with swiftly.
I for one would not do Euro-spec trackdays if they were all run on the overtake where you like principle.
This makes me worried to do a UK trackday! I thought that the Lambo let him through. If you don’t let people pass, I think you are just inviting the guy behind to get frustrated and do something silly… I would never hold anyone up for more than a corner or two as long as it was safe to go off line I would lift off on the next avaiable straight.
This makes me worried to do a UK trackday!
Err, the vid is not a UK trackday! All UK trackdays have very strictly monitored overtaking rules ie on the left only, on the straights, & with the other driver’s consent (ie they indicate to let you pass them).
In 7 years & over 70 trackdays, I’ve only ever remember seeing a couple of incidents where cars have collided. Incidents like that are very, very rare, but peeps going into barriers is another matter!
Yeah, I meant the UK ‘ego’ thing. What if the person infront doesn’t want to let you pass, even though you are faster? I see this kind of thing on the roads in the UK all the time and I find it quite pathetic.
If it happened to me, I would slow down and then give myself room to catch up again which might cause people behind me to slow up / have to pass me etc etc.
That is classed as “discourteous driving”, & is monitored by the marshals. The offender will be “black flagged” ie made to go into the pits & spoken to. If they transgress again, they get an early bath.
All very civilsed, to ensure that everyone enjoys their day on track.
In other words, you shouldn’t have anything to worry about - get yourself along to a trackday for a looksie
In 70 years & over 7 trackdays,
I thought you were older than that mate, and didn’t think you had been on track as much as you say. lol