Allowed?

What is the general trend at Better Driving Days days for cars allowed?

Examples

Marlin kit car with E30 or E36 mechanicals

BMW shell with engine from another manufacturer. Sad example E34 with Nissan diesel)

BMW engine in another manufacturers shell. (Ultimate example McLaren F1)

Driver behaviour.

This comment was posted by a club member after a track day in Ireland.

"The only solution to this is to have all cars taxed,insuranced and NCT(if required) compliant unless it is a dedicated track car that has all the safety devices fitted is one way of ensuring some safer driving maybe."

NCT is Irish equivalent of MOT test. What would people with dedicated (but not with all the safety devices) track day cars have to say about this.

I think the person that made the comment was referring to safety devices like roll cages, fire extinguishers, safety seats, harnesses, cut out switches.

What comments are passed about driver behaviour at UK Better Driving Days.

Anything does NOT go-- if someone wishes to bring a special or a track only car along they have to provide details prior to any booking.

A driver and car condition info sheet is sent out to all entrants,and conditions of the meeting have to be agreed by signing--- and details of previous track days are required.Any poor driving will be reported by the circuit marshals over the Radio,s and the driver concerned will be brought in to the pits----

thepits wrote: Well, on the basis that P*rsch*'s were allowed to play at Silverstone, I'd say that anything goes!

This was meant as a JOKE

(although I must admit that I found their presence at a BMWCC BDD day a bit odd - hope this is a reciprocal arrangement

To my knowledge it must be a 'vehicle' with either a BMW chassis or engine.
In terms of the Irish NCT, as this is IMO an inherintly corrupt and unreliable test I would not use this as a means of deciding whether or not a car is road/track worthy. However, if an element of scrutiny is given to cars which are visibly 'different', then Im satisfied. Recently we had an E30 325i chassis modded to look like a Mk II golf (!) and still had the 325i engine. It also had a roll cage and some other stuff. Myself and Brendan Purcell gave it a quick check and were satisifed with it.

@topazman - we have had many people arrive with dedicated track cars. Just because they don't have road tax doesn't mean anything
See this ...


As for insurance - generally no road policy will cover track use so again i feel this is irrelevant.

No - good point.
However, to prevent muppetry at the next BDD that I organise, I will ensure that there is 100% pre-payment and nobody can do it unless they pay up front. Furthermore, nobody can join the club just to do it.

Killian

Do you have the name/reg of the two muppets in particular that everyone is (deliberately not) referring to?

Will they be banned from future events?

Mick

I joined the BMW Car Club 15 years ago just to do the trackdays!

How many do you need to make it pay.. can't you just keep it sweet with the guys you know? If you have to take on more then at least try to get friends and colleagues of your regular crew so you have an idea of who you are going to get.

Don't be afraid to use that black flag and send offenders home without a refund.. tell your marshalls what standards you expect and they will enforce them for you... did you have a marshalls briefing beforehand?

There is nothing worse than some d1ck-head upsetting your well organised event... it spoils it for everyone.