Last trackday of the year

[Diamond Hell]

I trailer, as it reduces the risk.

Paul86S2 on here drives to track days and a lot of them and has never had an issue, that I'm aware of.

If you can afford a trailer, on the basis of saved tax, MOT and insurance, I'd say go for it.  Not only is your risk reduced, the stress of making sure you can drive home is reduced, too!

You can also earn the odd few quid when people need cars trailered about, too 

How is a trailer license ever going to be a disadvantage, eh?

[JC]

How is a trailer license ever going to be a disadvantage, eh?

when someone wants a carvan towing to the SW. i will NEVER tow on the m5 in summer again 

[Paul86S2]

Yeah I can imagine that there is a bit of worry and that maybe you hold back a little bit extra when you are there. For me though, Id have to take another test to be able to trailer and thats another cost to think about.

So buying another golf that is road legal would be the better option?!

No never held back due to the worry about getting home

Just get breakdown cover. Most breakdown companies say your not covered for trackdays but I've seen a few people recovered from the track and the breakdown drivers always seem keen to see what is going on. I always thought I would probably just get someone to tow me round the corner from the track / airfield and then call the breakdown company out if I ever needed to.

Having the car road legal helps when you need to take the car out for a drive to make sure everything is ok when you've done some work or modifications.

If I had somewhere to store a trailer I would definitely get one.

Paul

[Diamond Hell]

If I had somewhere to store a trailer I would definitely get one.

It gets you there in so much better state it's untrue and really takes the edge off the day.  My trailer really was one of the best modifications I got for my track car. 

It's also provided peace of mind on trips like the jaunt I did with Sharpie and DannyP in 2008 - three Golf2s to the 'ring - what could possibly go wrong?  Peace of mind on that trip was that if one of them dropped a b0llock we would still be able to get all three of them back to the UK.  Takes the pressure off everyone and lets them enjoy themselves.... even if there might have been a tense 10 minutes for the others while I took my wife and daughters around the 'ring in the tow car. 

[leeroy20vt]

i take mine on a recovery truck as i cant tow either so thought thats a good way around that one and on a plus side u can make a little money out of the truck to help pay for it

does take the worrie out of how we are goin to get home

paul
i found the proxies quite good in first 2 sessions but they gave really bad understeer in the 3 rd session il get a pick of them later just to show u how bad they got chewed

[Paul86S2]

paul
i found the proxies quite good in first 2 sessions but they gave really bad understeer in the 3 rd session il get a pick of them later just to show u how bad they got chewed

I'd be interested to see them.
A few questions - have you had the alignment done? What tyre pressures were you starting off at? Were the tyres new or already part worn?

Paul

[leeroy20vt]

we started cold at 24 psi when hot they were around 29 psi not sure if that was to little or to much

they were very slighty warn hardly any think tho still had pimples on

we had 4 wheel tracking and thats it

drivers side



passenger side which was the worst side to

[snifferdog]

  Surely they aint supposed to get like that? Probably need the whole geometry setting up or more air in em? 

[leeroy20vt]

Surely they aint supposed to get like that? Probably need the whole geometry setting up or more air in em? 

not sure m8 the avons didnt wear like that no were near as bad mayby pressure is to blame

the car doesnt pull ect so it cant be that much out the only thing i could have done is camber i sopose 

[Horney]

Need more negative camber and you need to control your understeer more. You'll go faster and wear your tyres less. Also what was the surface? Airfields are much harder on tyres than proper circuits due to the rough and ready concrete.

Nick