On track for 2006 - race circuit fun

It's Oulton Park, Goodwood, Snetterton, Brands Hatch, Bedford Autodrome, Croft and Spa Francorchamps on the calendar for 2006.

Easytrack, the UK's biggest and busiest track-day event organiser, is announcing more 2006 dates across the UK and Europe.

While the sexiest date on the track day calendar is one of motor sport's favourite venues on April 10 and 11 - Spa Francorchamps - classic UK circuits star on the schedule as well as other continental venues.

There's a huge choice of dates in the UK: Oulton Park, Goodwood, Snetterton, Brands Hatch, Bedford Autodrome and Croft all feature.

There's also an official tie-up with Caterham Cars at some Easytrack days - they will provide factory prepared Roadsport track day car hire, instruction and insurance. A day's use of a Caterham Roadsport including fuel, instruction, one session per hour and insurance is £399.

Prices for own-car track day use at an Easytrack day start at £99 a day.Access to booking and events is provided via the Easytrack website - easytrack.co.uk.

"Track days are growing massively in popularity, so they also need to be professionally run and tightly organised - and they need to cater for petrolheads with every level of budget, ability and experience," said Iain Macauley of Easytrack.

"We now have 16,000 members and the highest membership participation level in the UK if not Europe. That says that we've got it right. Our members are statistically amongst the safest people with whom to share a racetrack, with consistently fewer incidents and therefore greater track time.

"Our members are on average slightly older than with most other track day organisers, and there is a genuinely enthusiastic club attitude and approach. It doesn't matter whether the car they're strapping on is a £200,000 supercar or a £2,000 hot hatch, the interaction amongst ET-ers is fantastic.

"More and more car enthusiasts are being driven off the road by increasingly frustrating road traffic legislation. The only place they can extend their cars and develop their skills, and, crucially, have a great time doing what their cars were designed and bought to do, is the race track.

"We welcome members who know their limits and their cars' limits, and who recognise that they can have a tremendously rewarding experience by adhering to the safety-based rules and regulations we apply.

"Having said that, they're amongst people who really don't mind - and, in fact, encourage - red lining their motors and getting those tyres howling."


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