'TRACKDAY', Brands Hatch Indy Circuit (Kent) - ***Friday 6th December 2024*** £169

Explore the limits of the car and driver, and enjoy the car the way it was meant to be driven. Open pitlane track days, car control days, and driver training. The car is the star!
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Re: 'TRACKDAY', Brands Hatch Indy Circuit (Kent) - ***Friday 6th December 2024*** £169

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Pro photos now available: https://flic.kr/s/aHBqjBUcMk

Not easy to find your car though, in the 2603 pictures :lol:
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What an “ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC “ day =D> =D> =D>
Impeccable events coordination from Casey and Ian Mothersole ( thank you very much ) :thumleft:
It was a real pleasure to be there with our club, Nick D and the marshals did us proud =D>
The meal afterwards with the crowd was also “ Fantastic. “ it’s been a while since I attended this event :(
Can we have more events like this please [-o<

This was Mercedes first ever track day and she was so nervous she almost wet herself
I chose this track to take her virginity because of the atmosphere and organisation by MOT
You can drive this track quickly using only 3rd and 4th gears with only 5 corners to learn
The novice session at the beginning is a great help
( and yes I did take her round myself without using the brakes to show you don’t have to be aggressive ;)
She had the best day of her life , turned into an animal ( nothing to do with me ) explored the rumble strips ( a little too much at times ) ;) got black flagged for been too loud at 10,000 Revs and put in the sin bin :lol:
She thoroughly enjoyed the atmosphere , the club members, the smell of burning brakes and demoting me to second place on the podium :-k
She now thinks the car is hers and I should pay for at least 10 trackdays per year
Well done to you all for making her day
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Re: 'TRACKDAY', Brands Hatch Indy Circuit (Kent) - ***Friday 6th December 2024*** £169

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THE BEST DAY OF MY LIFE !!!!

Now that I have finally recovered all the adrenaline I would like to really thank those involved in organising this event and day.

It ran absolutely perfectly and made my first time just the most pleasurable experience.
The cake was beautiful and the sentiment behind it was just such a beautiful touch.
The marshalls absolutely made my day they were so friendly, chatting to me in the pits and on the start line, helping me ease my nerves before going out, they even took pics of me on the podium and let me use the signature race flag 🏁
They made me feel so special for my birthday.

Can we do these events every weekend please?

The only person that could have made this any better is if Christine had been there to tell me I did well as I would have believed it then. 👉👈

The weather gods were with us and the track just wanted it.

I would highly recommend this track for a first timer!!
It was smooth and easy to get to grips with, not too many corners and not too many gear shifts means you can really see a difference as you get quicker through the day, of course this makes the experience that little bit more, with some really lovely areas you can eat the curb on.
That's until you get told to keep her under 8k for being too noisy.
🏁🖤🏁 ROTARY FOR THE WIN 🏁🖤🏁

Despite having cried 3 times before lunch because I couldn't process how happy I was ....
THANK YOU ALL FOR MAKING THIS THE MOST BRILLIANT BIRTHDAY!!!!!
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One of my faster laps, 58.55 seconds. I've never achieved so many sub 59 seconds laps at Brands before last week :thumleft:

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