As part of Sidepodcast’s ongoing On Track series in which members of the community describe their days exploring the race tracks of the world, I recently wrote of my experience at Thruxton circuit in 2001. I was fortunate enough to drive in road cars while sitting alongside race instructors and culminating in a run in a Formula Ford 1600 on Britain’s fastest road course circuit.
I’ve adapted my account from reports I’d written in the days following the run, which were originally posted to the F1NGers newsgroup. I hope you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed revisiting it. Sadly this has been my only time driving on a real track, I hope to return some day.