Right, i am looking to do a track day in the next 2 months but my holiday just got changed and the only novice day available i now can’t attend.
Is there much of a difference between a novice specific day and a novice section of a normal track day?
Would i be ok doing a normal track day in the novice section?
Stu
Also, is donnington park a good track for a first timer?
Stu
never done donny so i cant comment on that but you will be fine on a normal TD in the novice group IMO. have fun you`re gonna love it! 
I think either sounds equally good, though both are better when shared with people you know … so check out the LB Brands Hatch day…
http://londonbikers.com/forums/842711/Official-LB-Track-Day-Tour-2011
Brands is a little expensive, but a great track … like a rollercoaster!
My golden rules are take it easy as a newbie, warm up your tyres, and USE THE INSTRUCTORS. There are usually instructors available free … just book them up and they will show you the lines so you really enjoy the circuit and go a bit faster, safer.
Cheers for the replys. Due to holiday i only have a small window to do a track day. I will be going with one mate minimum but possibly four of us. Also my mate has a trailer so we are doing it in a sensible way.
Can’t wait!
Stu
Normal novice day will be fine, you can always stick on a orange vest so people know your new to it etc and they should give you some extra room.
Just remember not to panic, the tracks are a lot lot wider than the normal 1 lane you have to stick to so if someone does come past and your not expecting it don’t grab brakes or stand the bike up.
Most of all, expect to be hooked and to do a lot more!!
you’ll probably get more time on an all novice day, assuming that everyone is honest and is a novice, as you probably wont have as many marco simonchelli’s binning their bikes all over the place!!
Good that you are taking a trailer, donny is quite a way to go if you are riding there and back in a day…
As above really, Donny is an amazing track, and you can make some really good progress during the day as the corners can be really quick. and good tight corners to pop the knee-down cherry…
In terms of vs an all-novice day it does depend on who is organising it, FE and MSV look after the novices better than Hottrax or nolimits, but noone is bad. It is a little confusing at first because it seems that everyone knows where to go but there are not a lot of signs or anything, but ask around, everyone is really friendly and there will be a few others in the same boat.
Hopefully you will have a good time, enjoy!
as elad says, I would say 90%+ of the people that do track days are awesome people. Everyone there just to have a blast, loving the adrenaline rush and knowing that ultimately we are mere mortals in ability compared to racers and the capabilities of our bikes!!! advice, support, banter is all there and makes the day even better.
The other 10% will be beating themselves up as someone has overtaken them in intermediates when last time no one did, or annoyed as they are 0.4 seconds off thier previous laptimes at that circuit and checking thier tyre warmers arn’t broken or something. Don’t worry about them lot and just enjoy it with the majority!
