Motorsport fans...

[Don Carlos]

I was going to drive the Exocet but I pussied out due to the wet weather and its terrifyingly quick

I'll upload some more pics when I can...off to get ready to go to London tomorrow

[Eraser]

I'm disappointed. I expected a french language course to be played while driving

I'm wondering though, was this an "ordinary" bring-your-own-car track day rather than an organized drive-someone-elses-supercars event?

[Don Carlos]

Yes it was - but some people did bring super cars with them as their drives!

[Eraser]

That explains a lot. I thought you were going to drive sportscars from a (local) event organizer like the thing I linked to. They don't let you do a whole lot with their cars and generally are lame.

I did go to a Lotus trackday on the Zolder circuit (Belgium) with a colleague who drives a Lotus Elise and that's a lot more fun. Rules were still strict (no competitive racing or lap timing) but you could go when and how long you wanted.

[DTS]

So that means that Exocet and those other cars you were going to drive belong to people you know?

[GONNAFISTYA]

Instead of relying on what cars your friends drive, why not rent a Ferrari or other fast car from a local dealer and tear up the track with it? It would increase the cost of the event by quite a bit, but it'd be worth it methinks.

The rental agency will no doubt charge you for kilometres driven, but they don't have to know how you added those kms on a track instead of a regular street...just don't crash it.

And since loads of people probably already thought of it, perhaps the rental agency has a special insurance package for track use, allowing you to crash it?

[DTS]

He will crash, though.

"If you don't spin off and crash, you're not trying hard enough." - Lewis Hamilton's advice to his younger brother in his burgeoning motorsport career.

Edit: Written before GFY's edit. Yeah, get covered for crashes.

[Don Carlos]

So that means that Exocet and those other cars you were going to drive belong to people you know?

Yes - all friends cars

Been offered Donnington and Silverstone in the next month

[GONNAFISTYA]

Do Silverstone and rent the fastest thing you can find.

[GONNAFISTYA]

Or better yet, steal it. By the time the owner realizes it's gone you'll have already done a few laps and you'll still have time for a few more since the cops will be looking on the roads first...I think.