Lydden Hill - REAL race track skidding! make it happen every month!!

[royal]

Just posted this in the events section but the more I think about it the more it needs to be said louder! Lydden Hill is offering skidders a chance to use a REAL race track on a regular basis. People should be jumping on the opportunity to show that drifting can match what other motorsports can do. Drifting in second/third gear on small kart tracks is all very well but it'll never be taken seriously until its done on real racetracks at higher speeds. The average practice day allows you to do one or maybe two laps and then queue for another 10 or 15 minutes. Work out the actual seat time and its half whats being offered at Lydden Hill.

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Just chatting about this and I reckon its worth making a point of the fact that this is 15minute CONTINUOUS sessions. At a normal skid day with one lap wonders you spend at least 10-15 minutes queueing for every one lap you do. Although understandable due to the small venues, I don't like the way skid days and comps are run with only perhaps 1 minutes seat time for 10-15mins of queueing and only one or if you are lucky 2 laps of a track.
Lots of peole seem to think 8 15minutes sessions is not much track time for the money but I reckon its actually more than most practice days. I reckon the average Lydd (kart track) practice I get about 20 or 30 runs give or take a few, they don't last any more than a minute or two so thats around 1 hours max actual seat time for the average practice day and you only get to do one or two laps at a time. This Lydden hill day has 2 hours and each session is 15mins continuous.
The only place you might get more track time is somewhere like Pod thats not even a track anyway. Its so hard to get proper tracks to support skidding, we need to make it happen. Drifting wont get taken seriously by the motor sports industry until we're skidding real race tracks at high speeds

[20vWill]

I'd 100% be in if it was affordable.

[turbo haus touge]

yep me too after skidding at the jdm allstars demo i can vouch for how awsome the circuit is

[mr2]

Didnt see the demo but hopefully i will be skidding there twice next month.

Id 100% like to see a drift day often held at lydenn hill.

[royal]

Phew , glad peeps are up for it, was beginning to get worried no one had answered the post!

[turbo haus touge]

well watch da vid to remind yourself savage track laaadd!
JDM Allstars at Lydden Hill on Vimeo

[drax]

If i get the new job i could be going for soon id be supporting this fully as well

[Andy_f]

I'd be there if its affordable and enough notice in the future. I'll judge how good it is at round 5.

[turbo-tastic]

My main concern would be tyres. Would they last 15mins of solid abuse??

But dependant on price, could be interested

[sx-si]

id love to go theres just a couple things that put me off

1. even on new tyres they wouldnt last 15 mins as i get excited

2. how many spaces are avilable as you dont want to turn up and be sitting for like £25 per session unless its a continouse flow

ohh and you normally get alot more seat time than you think royal

[Hammond]

I'm 100000000% up for this, I LOVE this track more than kfc, beer AND nando's all put together. I just spend too much on that crap to be able to afford it EVERY month. Seriously tho, it's just the cost. Shame as it's practically on my doorstep! 5-10 mins away!!

[royal]

Originally Posted by turbo haus touge

well watch da vid to remind yourself savage track laaadd!
JDM Allstars at Lydden Hill on Vimeo

Feck thats good! every time I watch that vid it blows my mind!

[AlexF]

I was holding off posting because I wasn't sure if I was good enough to drift this track (having not seen it before) ... but having seen that video I think I'd not only be fine but would love it

[cookwibble]

id love to do it!! just fell at the wrong time for me. closest track as well

[NIcad7]

Ill really deffo be up for this and hope it all works out, closest track to me so itd be more than worth it with the money id be saving in petrol

[suprmek1]

If I was any good and not already busy then id be there

[royal]

You don't need to be good, come along and make the numbers up Alex

[Hammond]

frick it, i'm there - i'll find money somehow.

[drax]

Post in the other thread hammondo

[AlexF]

Originally Posted by royal

You don't need to be good, come along and make the numbers up Alex

Oi what are you saying?!

I'd love to but I'm away that weekend. Be at the next one for sure