Cheap, good air fields

Guys,

Having driven Croft, Mallory, Santapod, Rockingham and the Nurburgring with a bunch of fellow BMW MINI drivers we are now looking for a cheaper option to get our sideways frills.

Have heard that airfields are the way to go to keep ones hand in. Any suggestions/contact details greatfully rec'd

Cheers

S

www.motorsport-events.com

Great people :D

Alex

oh and hello and welcome :)


Alex

Cheers for that, what about approaching airfiled owners direct? Has anyone done this?

Cheers

S

Probably not much point there are several companies doing this comercially already, its just easier to goto them... their not expensive.

Jaxvlin motorsport (I think they post on here..) also do trackdays..

Alex

I've heard of Javelin, will check them out.

Also the motorsprt link returns a time out - are they still in business?


Cheers

S

It works for me...

and they are defiantly still in business :)

in case you can't get it to work... thrie contact detials are:

Please feel free to contact us via email at any time and we will respond promptly:

enquiries@motorsport-events.com

Alternatively if you have a more detailed enquiry call or fax us on the number below:

0870 787 2116

Our postal address is as follows:

Gripwood Farm Offices

Jones Hill
Bradford on Avon
Wiltshire
BA15 2EF

Hi there.

I'm going to be on the Motorsports events day at Keevil on Monday the 24th Nov. in a BMW Mini Cooper. Anyone else from here going?

nope... no more for me this year :(

put a new post out about it :)

alex

Airfields are fine to a point but there are a few down sides.
You really do not learn true track craft running between cones or on 40m wide stretches of tarmac/conrete.
They are ideal for finding the cars limits in safety but all day going every which way but forwards is only fun for so long.
The other thing to watch is the surface condition. quite a few airfields are concrete blocks which can be very rough and also very gravelly. Ideal for singles stage rallies though! :)

Elvington is popular
Bruntingthorpe is a classic of its type.
Kemble is sort of Ok but has a slightly worrying return section which has oncoming/passing traffic with only an earth bank in between.

Wherever you go enjoy it!
Of course ALWAYS take an instructor with you !!

;)
Best regs
Steve L

Alconbury Developments (try directory enquiries) would rent the runways and set up a circuit of your choice for £600 for the day.

That was in 2001 and may have changed/increased since then.

What about marshallin etc. though?

I have contacted a few airfields but have so far failed to find a nice cheap one.

Any idea how much Bruntingthorpe costs?

Any more ideas of sites in central UK?

Did a shared day at Rockingham, not an airfield and too expensive for an exclusive day, but very good track.

S

Bruntingthorpe is £50 per hour per car I think,