How a Playday runs - Cars

7.30am

 

 

 

8.00am - 9.00am

 

 

9.15am

 

 

9.30am

 

 

 

10.00am

 

 

4.30pm

Gates Open

Time may change at some venues, we will let you know in advance  if it does

 

Documentation

Bring your Licence & the Indemnity form that we will have emailed you a few days before the event.

 

Drivers briefing

All drivers & passengers must attend

 

Cars on track

for Familiarisation laps

(low speed, passengers allowed, helmets not required no passing).

 

First group of cars on the track

 

 

All cars must be off the track

 

There is usually a food caravan and / or a coffee caravan on site.

 

Groups:

At all events there are 3-4 speed groups, the session order is slower group to faster group and each group will get one 13-15 minute session per hour throughout the day

• 1st  group is novice or slower cars

• 2nd group is of higher speed than first group

• 3rd group is for experienced track day people

• 4th group is race cars, this is the fastest session

Please note, there may be a prestige group that may occupy one of the above groups. If this is the case the 2nd group is replaced with the Prestige group.

If you find you are overtaking everyone in your group we will move you up a group if possible, alternatively if you find we are being overtaken too often we will do our best to move you down a group.

 

 

 

 

How the day works

Cars go onto the track at approx. 5 second intervals for a 13 - 15 minute session then return to the pits. You drive at the speed you feel safe at.

 

We limit entries so there are no more than 4 groups and it is common for people to tells that they covered 100 to 200 Kms or more on track that day. (The record is 328Kms in one day!)

 

Our staff monitor all drivers throughout the day and any over enthusiastic drivers will be re-educated on the Playday rules and that the day is a Playday not a race day.

This is not a race meeting and no cars should ever contact so we have strict passing rules.

 

Passing can only be done under acceleration, so no passing under braking is allowed. If a car catches you we ask you let it pass or if it is slower on the straights get it to move ahead of you in the queue prior to the start of the next session.