I'll Never be a Racing Driver
Over the last few years a group of us have enjoyed Track Days in our Caterham Sevens. So far we have been to Silverstone, Brands Hatch, Donnington, Spa, Oulton Park, Rockingham and Bedford. Although this hobby appeals to men of a certain age and disposable income, it's a great stress buster (and obviously recaptures your youth...). I'm not that fast but still in one piece.
Yesterday I went to Bruntingthorpe, a proving ground in Northamptonshire, with Nick from TechSport who does a superb job of running our cars (yes - we do track days in style!). I wanted Nick to help me understand more about car handling in my bid for Formula 40+ domination. And so we started working on power sliding around in a circle......20 minutes, one half-baked clutch, and several mm less rubber later I was forced to quit - with all that spinning I was feeling nauseous. After all this we decided to give Nick's vomit comet go-kart a twirl following which Nick didn't look too great either. I'll stick to conventional tracks in future and try not to slide too much (right!).
Yesterday I went to Bruntingthorpe, a proving ground in Northamptonshire, with Nick from TechSport who does a superb job of running our cars (yes - we do track days in style!). I wanted Nick to help me understand more about car handling in my bid for Formula 40+ domination. And so we started working on power sliding around in a circle......20 minutes, one half-baked clutch, and several mm less rubber later I was forced to quit - with all that spinning I was feeling nauseous. After all this we decided to give Nick's vomit comet go-kart a twirl following which Nick didn't look too great either. I'll stick to conventional tracks in future and try not to slide too much (right!).
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