Track Days
For years I couldn't see the attraction of trackdays, I thought that a good blat through
the lanes was all I needed for a See below for circuit maps and photos of tracks I have driven.
Bahrain International Circuit - Bahrain
Cadwell Park - Louth, Lincolnshire
Castle Combe - Chippenham, Wiltshire
Llandow - Llandow, Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan
Lotus Test Track - Hethel, Wymondham, Norfolk
Lydden - Wooton, Canterbury, Kent
Mallory Park - Kirkby Mallory, Leicestershire
Nürburgring Nordschleife - Germany
Snetterton - Snetterton, Norfolk
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But after participating in the Owners' Parade Lap at the L7C
International 2000 at Brands Hatch, something 'clicked' inside and I realised just what I could be missing.
However, partly through fear of the unknown and partly through not wanting to make a fool of myself, I didn't
venture onto the track until July 2001 when I took part in the Novices' Day arranged by Cadence Driver Development
at Bedford Autodrome. This event was to be my first real insight into trackdays and subsequently in May 2002 I booked myself a place on the L7C
trackday at Cadwell Park. I arrived with more than a little apprehension, had a truly amazing day, caught the bug and, as they say, the rest is history.
To this day, Cadwell Park remains my favourite UK circuit.
In 2009 I ventured into competitive motorsport and I started sprinting and hill-climbing in the Lotus 7
Club Speed Championship. As a result of this track days have ceased, although I still look forward to driving circuits such as Oulton Park and Spa-Francorchamps.
