Well guys i saw this and just had to have a go,

VXR Trackday

as ive only ever driven Oulton Park in the passager seat, i thought y not, im booked in for the 12th in the am. i thought that this was a really good price. been reading reviews from ppl that went last year sounds pretty good.
well its 1 to make the vaux boys green with envy any way!

Saw these on the clubcalibra.net but didn't post it on here as there are some vauxhall haters on her.

They do look good. i'm sure jonah will be signed up in no time

im not a great fan of the old vauxhall. but i im looking forward to a go in a vxr 8 should be good fun! (just hope the vauxhalls last long enough for me to have a go!! )

Ssshhhhh I'm trying to keep this quiet....

i wont tell anyone to read this thread then ok LOL

vauxhall hater or no..i begrudgingly acknowledged the vectra vxr i tested....lol!

would do if i had the cash to spare but i havent....

heh nice one matey!

take it your goin to this 1 then brooks?

well went on manday what a day it was

in the first half of the morning it was all about driving skill
but not in a vxr! it was a 1.6 astra design but that was fine for what there use was.
the was an auto test course coned out which consisted of a a 3 turn slarlom round a box and then driving into the box (with aid of handbreak) then j turn out of the box and down to anothere cone and round it twice and then stop in between 2 cones.
was quite fun and you had insturctor with you to time you run and guide you round the course.

then there was a slarlom course 4 turns round a gate at the top and back down through the cones took more controll that i thought but again was fun

next was the 2 wheel experiance paul swift took you out in an astra vxr and then used a little kicker ramp to get it on 2 wheels for a fair distance really strange but so funny.
then paul swift and his team finished off by doin a little bit of 'stunt' driving
second part of the morning was the track action

first the instructors took us out for a slowish ride around the track i got a ride in a corsa (quicker than i thought i would be)
then i was time to chose your car, i went for the astra first really nice car felt nice and quick round the track, corsa was was good when i had a go of that too, the vxr8 was a good but the gearbox was a bit shit tbh far too clunky and the traction controll kicks in a bit too early(they wouldnt let me turn it off! ) was very quick when the loud peadal was preased and it made a sweet sound. after a few laps around in confidance had grown out on the track and went out in the astra for the 4th time i was great really nice speed pick up and great handling really nice car.

my last lap round the track was with a racing driver in the astra

OMG he threw that car around the track ive never been in a front wheel drive car and got that sideways ever that was a real quick lap. was great day woth every penny!

Hehe sounds like you had fun; would you do it again, or is it one of them, once ya done ya done it sort of thing??

deffo mate its worth it just to have a go round the track + your getting tuition as your goin round. its great that you get to hammer these cars that you dont have to worry about either, im thinking about goin next year already!

Nice one; not too bad price wise either!!

bargin when you think about what those driving experiance's cost!

Yeah, usually like £150+ just for a few shitty laps in a Ferrari!!

and on this i had 4 laps in a vxr 8
2 laps in a vectra vxr
4 laps in a corsa vxr
and about 11 laps in the astra vxr
+ that crazy lap with the race driver!

Looking at the current price of petrol it's even more worth it; I know they get a fuel tax break as its not on a public road, but its still gonna have cost em a decent amount if you really floor it!!

Deffo i must have used my £95 just on fuel! + they gave us breakfast and lunch!!

Ooooo was the breakfast and lunch any good??

Is this run by VXR/Vauxhall, or is it an external company?

bacon and sausage buttys, and a decent buffet for lunch.
its a vaux promo thing i think the link on first page takes you to a mini site on the vaux uk site

Thought it might be; they are probably using the event as a promotional tool as well.

well..............
i am considering and astra vxr atm

is this just a once a yr thing? or can u book now?!

they have been running it for for a few years apparently. but i dont think you can book next year till a few months before.

Looks like you had a Boss Day

astra vxr are lush!

wow mark havent heard that in yrs "boss" hehe x