From memory, I was there 0930 to 1600 or so, with plenty of driving and a good balance of instruction. Well worth the cost. Not sure if the 20 driver day would be as good value.
Think i read somewhere that North Weald may be developed for residential property so may be why so few dates listed.
Really tempted to do the Sept 4driver one.
That sounds great, I’ve booked it! Only one spot left mate.
And it’s gone! Hope you enjoy it, do let us know how you got on 
Will do, really looking forward to it!
Hi.
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Dan.
I’ve had my MX-5 NC1 for just over a year and would also be a novice on a track day. I was thinking of doing one at Brands Hatch. How about doing a session together perhaps?
Neil H
Looking at doing a brands evening 18th or 20th August
I’d be up for it! But I want to do this one first in September to see if I like it.
I have done lots of track days, from Anglesey to Silverstone, to Spa and the Ring (on track days). I’m still not massively experienced, compared to most.
I would say the safest day is Bedford Autodrome, massive run-offs (almost impossible to hit something) no elevation change to add to the mix, its heavy on brakes (full circuit) but do short stints and you would be fine. Tyres and pads are for road use, but will likely last a few laps before being overworked, you’ll be tired by that point anyway.
Some things I have learnt over time other than the norm.
Book tuition as early as possible on any track day and you will get the most from your day.
1: Build your speed up slowly, look in your mirrors on the straights, be considerate to faster cars and consistent with any move on the track so the car behind can clearly see that you have seen them.
2: No one should overtake during corners, or in braking zone, overtaking is by consent only. You have as much right to be on track as a GT3RS but being considerate to the difference in pace and experience of cars helps all have a safe fun day.
3: Don’t go out straight away, let the first few hot-heads get on track first.
4: Don’t assume that if someone has the same car as you, you can keep pace with them. The driver may be more experienced or with semi slicks of other mods that mean that if you try to match pace you could bin it trying to keep up.
5: After driving to the circuit check your tyre pressures while hot as soon as you arrive, use this a basic measure for your ‘hot pressure’ for the day. Then do a few laps, come in and check tyre pressures. Let the tyres down to your starting hot pressure that you arrived with (that’s roughly you normal hot pressure).
6: If you can’t afford to bin it and chuck it away, get track day insurance and recovery from the likes of Morris trackday insurance.
7: If you plan a service before or after trackday, do it before. You old oil may no longer be within spec and changing to new oil will offer more protection to your stressed engine during the track day.
8: Its not a race, everyone is there to enjoy the day and go home safely.
9: Never do ‘just one more’ lap late in the day. Call it a day and go in the knowledge you had good fun and experience pushing yourself and your car.
10: Oh yes, make sure you have enough fuel, I finished one afternoon stint at Anglesey and didn’t notice the fuel light, I limped to a petrol station as the circuit was out of fuel.
This is great advise, thanks for taking the time to write it!
Would you avoid Brands Hatch as a beginner?
It depends how easily you may feel at max brain capacity to process speed, braking points, and keeping the car on the tarmac. Because you will need to have spare capacity for situation awareness on a track with no real straights, to allow others to pass you safely. If you’re doing a closed pitlane novice day you will be fine.
If it’s an open pitlane at brands and it’s busy it could be pretty full on, and the straights aren’t that straight for passing so it can be more technical, on top of all the other things you are trying to process at speed.
Bedford is big and open with safe passing. Theres a reason it’s normally cheaper for track day insurance.
But it depends on you’re ability and confidence to how comfortable you will feel.
Brands Novice day yes. Open pitlane, go with eyes open.
Either way you will love it and want to do more 
Excuse my ignorance, what does open pitlane mean? 
Oh sorry
Open pitlane is where the green light comes on at a set time, 9 am normally, and ppl can go out on track untill the track is closed at either lunch time or end of the day. You don’t stay out for more than say 1 warm up, couple of flyers and a cool down lap. But in theory you could unless the circuit is red flagged due to a major incident. The only exception is when too many cars are on track at once and the TDO (track day organiser) will limit the cars and ask you to sit in the pitlane, which is normally a couple of minutes as cars start to come in and the circuit safety limit allows you to go out onto the track and lap.
You will often see ppl queuing in the pit lane at the start of the day desperate to go out as soon as it goes green. Or queuing to go out when the TDO marshall at the end of the pitlane allows more cars on track.
I’m glad someone else other than me is suggesting you set your hot tyres to warm tyre pressure and not back down to cold tyre pressure.
Surely, cold tyre pressures are for ease of checking before you go out. The optimum tyre profile must be when warm in normal use, offering optimum grip and tyre wall safety.
My 29 psi rises to 32/33 psi after they’re warmed up and grippy. If they are getting way above that or are rolling the edges or just feel sloppy I’ll back them off a bit.
I wouldn’t suggest you swop decent half worn tyres for new, just because you are going on track and want to be safe. The extra rubber and depth of block on a new tyre tends to heat up and risks melting quicker. I reckon I was a couple of laps away from completely wrecking all four new PS5’s last year. Luckily they are still on the car and I’ve tracked it since with no issues.
Absolutely agree on monitoring them and setting correct pressures.
The first time my TPMS flagged a problem I was going up M1 at a steady 70 in damp December.
When I managed to check them ten anxious and slower miles later in Toddington three of the tyres had warmed up to around 34psi as one might expect, but offside rear was only 27. I’d checked them at 29 before I left, half an hour earlier.
After adding air, when I arrived it still held 40, and no sign of a puncture. I think I must have disturbed the ancient hard valve seat when I checked at home. And being in a hurry I forgot the spit test to see if the valve was leaking!
Always remember the spit test!