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Originally Posted by Gazza
I'm unsure about track days, I've done one in my M Roadster at Brands Hatch with instruction and to be honest it didn't float my boat.
I consider myself a capable driver but does that mean I'm a 'track day driver' or would I just be going faster and hanging on for dear life ?
Just a note, the guy I bought my CSL from is an extremely capable driver and he said that the capabilities of the CSL exceeded his capabilities 
I often wonder if the driver that does a few track days a year isn't just another nutter that thinks he knows it all behind the wheel (#runs for cover) |
Driving the car on the limit and occasionally a smidge over (in the safe environment of a track), allows you to learn better car control and also learn how the car reacts at / or approaching the limit. In my opinion, this makes you a SAFER driver on the road, as you become more experienced in learning how the car is going to react if you ever get into a "loss of control" situation, and gives you more scope / experience to deal with that eventuality as well is gives you more warning, as the car gives you signs of impending doom that you will recognise (and hopefully not ignore) and therefore salvage the situation, where someone else might not have the skill-set to know what to do or recognise the signals that the car was about to spit them off road (as they'd never pushed their car to it's limits).
The E46 chassis is a big pussy-cat and is so predictable on the limit (especially the CSL), so I can't recommend track days enough
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