17 Mar 2014
Beginners / First Timers please note that due torestrictions in our contract with Silverstone we regret that first timetrack day drivers may not participate in this day on the Grand PrixCircuit. Please check your website userprofile to make sure the experience level recorded there reflects yourcurrent status. We are delighted to be able to offer this full day on the Silverstone Arena GP Circuit,as used for the British Grand Prix. The circuit is 1/2 mile longer thanthe previous GP circuit and the new Arena section is a real technicalchallenge. This is a three session per hour day with each sessionlasting 20 minutes. We expect each car to have 2 hours of track timethroughout the day, assuming no stoppages. Two sessions will beMGs-on-Track and one session will be Lotus-on-Track.Once all the MG session bookings are in we will assign the sessions onthe basis of experience. One session will be more suitable for noviceand less experienced drivers and the other for the more experienced andexpert drivers. CoachingMGoT is pleased to offer an opportunity to develop specific areas ofyou driving skills and so to increase your track day enjoyment. Beforeyou spend any more cash on improvements to your car consider this. MGoTwill now offer drivers, dedicated, one-on-one coaching with an ARDSinstructor for your entire afternoon track time. Places are very limitedand the cost is an unbelievable £32 ! Book and pay at the same time youbook your place by selecting the coaching option.InstructionWe encourage all drivers to take the opportunity of instruction with ourAssociation of Racing Drivers Schools (ARDS) Grade A qualifiedinstructors. We strongly advise all levels of experience to takeadvantage of these, but it is especially beneficial for first time andnovice drivers. Book and pay at the same time you book your place.Please note we are unable to provide more than two instruction sessionsper car. Any additional booked will have to be cancelled.Helmet hireWe have a number of helmets available to hire on a first come,first served basis and these can be booked online at the same time asyou book your place.Second DriversYou can book to bring along a second driver but we can only allow oneadditional driver per car. The second driver must sit as passengerduring the sighting laps and then perform his own sighting laps at alower speed during his first session on track. If your second driver's experience is significantly different to your own, please discuss this with Dave Pearce. Details about the dayWe will e-mail an event guide with final instructions during the weekbefore the event, please read it carefully when it arrives. This eventguide will also be posted in the Forum under the Silverstone New GPthread. Cars must be road legal and comply with current MOT legislation whereappropriate. Drivers must bring their FULL driving licence to sign-on;that means both parts for the modern plastic and paper licences. Failureto do this may mean you will not be allowed on track. Booking is only through this websiteYou need to be logged in in to the website to see the 'Book and Pay'button. Use this to make a secure online payment to guarantee your placeand extras. Debit and Credit Cards are the only form of payment methodswe are able to accept. Please note: payment by credit card incurs a2.5% surcharge, this is because we cannot afford to absorb the feecharged by the credit card processing company. To get the MGCC member price, please remember to have entered your MGCCmembership number in your website profile BEFORE you book a place. Please also review your experience level profile. We use this to place drivers in the correct session. Event ManagerDave Pearce is the committee member acting as the event manager for thisday. Please contact him at DaveP@mgs-on-track.co.uk if you have anyquestions.
Instruction
We encourage all drivers to take the opportunity of instruction with our Association of Racing Drivers Schools (ARDS) Grade A qualified instructors. We strongly advise all levels of experience to take advantage of this. Please note we are unable to provide more than two instruction sessions per car. Any additional booked will have to be cancelled. We regret that instruction is not available in cars which are not fitted with seatbelts.
Coaching
MGoT is pleased to offer an opportunity to develop specific areas of your driving skills to increase your track day enjoyment. Before you spend any more cash on improvements to your car consider this. MGoT will now offer drivers, dedicated, one-on-one coaching with an ARDS instructor for your entire afternoon track time. Places are very limited and the cost is an unbelievable £50! Book and pay at the same time you book your place by selecting the coaching option.
Helmet Hire
We have helmets available to hire on a first come, first served basis and these can be booked online at the same time as you book your place.
Second Drivers
You can book to bring along a second driver but we can only allow one additional driver per car. The second driver must sit as passenger during the sighting laps and then perform their own sighting laps at a lower speed during their first session on track. If your second driver's experience is significantly different to your own, please discuss this with our event manager.
Passengers
Passengers are free, bring as many as you like but only one in a car at a time. Please either enter their names when you book or email the event manager to let them know.
Details about the day
We will email an event guide with final instructions about a week before the event. Please read it carefully when it arrives. The event guide will also be posted in the forum. This day is open to MGs and compatible marques. Please contact the Event Manager listed at the top of this page to ensure your non-MG is considered compatible. We reserve the right to cancel non compatibles.
Cars must be road legal and comply with current MoT legislation where appropriate (or be of MoT standard for race and track-only cars). Drivers must bring their FULL driving licence to sign-on. Failure to do this may mean you will not be allowed on track.
Booking is only through this website
You need to be logged into the website to see the "Book Me" button. Use this to make a secure, online payment to guarantee your place and extras. Debit and Credit Cards are the only form of payment methods we are able to accept.
The MGCC member price will only be given if you have entered your membership number in your website profile HERE BEFORE booking your place. We cannot give retrospective refunds for this.
At our discretion, we will occasionally take bookings from MGoT members who have compatible cars other than MGs. Anyone wanting to book a non-MG should CONTACT US by phone or email. The online booking system is reserved for MGs or Rovers only.