10 VITAL Tips for Car Track Day Beginners! (Go Fast CHEAP!)

Going on your first car track day as a beginner can be daunting, especially if you've got no one around to help. To keep it cheap and easy for you though, and make sure you're going fast in no time, in this video I'll give you 10 tips I wish I knew before I went to my first track day!

I hope this helps, and I hope you enjoy!

Bruddas (Patrons):
- Will D.
- Davidos
- Will A.
- Ethan W.
- TheGeordieTiger
- Callum W.
- Gabriele S.
- Johannes I.
- Jag H.
- Dhruv A.

Chapters
Introduction: 00:00
How to book: 00:48
Choosing the right track: 01:32
Don't blow the budget on a track: 02:18
Tyres and Brakes: 02:49
Rent equipment: 04:04
Get a tutor: 04:53
Leave the handbrake off: 05:35
Check noise limits: 06:00
Bring spares: 07:20
It's all fun: 07:54
Close: 08:41

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Music:
Background: My (musically gifted) sister
Outro: Ship Wrek & Zookeepers - Ark [NCS Release]

[mrjosephDJ]

A point on tyres. Also check your pressures. Dropping the pressure can also improve grip. I didn't know this until another driver let the pressures down on my car. I noticed the difference straight away.

[Scorpz]

loving these videos about your personal cars

[agoatwithnonamd]

Hello JB! On Number 5, equipment, you forgot to mention a neck brace. In my opinion, its absolutely essential to have one as it might save your life in some harsher accidents. Ive heard countless stories of people getting out of rough accidents almost unharmed due to those and they dont cost much!

[nomessininc.]

another good tip is take a torque wrench, and tyre pressure gauge, its unreal how your bolts can loosen with a lot of heat from hard braking. and go with your mates, first day i did was cadwell and chased people all day rather than timing, much more fun 😜

[YTwatcher]

Purchased myself an mx5 as a summer project decided I should do a welding course before lol

[ApothecaryTerry]

Would love to take my car to Castle Combe, but I've never been able to convince myself to pay for it. I think I'd be worrying about how quickly I'm shredding my tyres and brakes too much to really enjoy the experience. One day when I've got a driveway/garage I'd love to have a 2nd, cheap car that I can thrash on track. FN2 Type R maybe. We'll probably be well into the EV era before I can afford a big house though...

[drk]

Great video. I'm booked onto my first trackday at Bedford and will definitely take these tips on board!

[AKLAU]

Bedford is defo the best beginner track due to it being pancake flat and very wide and lots of safe passing spots for faster cars and drivers. It’s also the first track that claimed my engine due to a slow coolant leak unbeknown to me 😢

[n.iwatcheswithjude]

Ik you’ve probably had hundreds of comments like this but your videos are absolutely amazing for upcoming first drivers I’m 15 at the minute but the Yaris t sport is my dream when I’m 17 just really like your content mate keep it up 👍

[iikavanaghii]

The cost of a track day including tyres, brakes, oil, coolant etc etc, getting there and home depending on where you live is absolutely absurd in this country. This makes it very difficult for the average person to do. They must be making a killing at these tracks. Great fun though but the cost is not friendly to the average person. Good tips!

[fasthracing]

Only thing I would add is to consider Track Day insurance with Recovery if you worry about crashing or being crashed in to.

[kenadams]

I was just wondering in regards to one of your tips about bringing things like petrol, oil etc. is there a place to store them? I'm looking to get into track days and i didn't consider this as I was unsure if there was a place to keep it rather than in the boot (obvious reasons)

[jamc]

Only issue is that cadwell always encourages you to send it a bit too hard on that pre-mountain flickflack

[VeryTerrySR]

Opinion on old land rover defenders? Looking to buy one

[gosskamperis]

I had no idea that track days were so expensive

[EpohDerf]

Just done my first trqck day and seems I got nearly everything wrong. Good fun all the same.

[carllynch]

I wouldn’t say castle Combe as a good track for beginners. Mallory park would be more suited

[williamdawber]

I got a mini recently, im thinking that once I get something a bit better I could use that as a track car. 1.6 petrol with 144, 000 miles 😂 just broken in, in my book!

[ascgazz]

Informative stuff but you sound bored at the end of every sentence.