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Insurance

First things first: are you insured to drive your car at a track day?

The majority of standard policies will not cover you so you need to double check this.

There are many specialist companies that can provide you with one-off insurance for the day.

Tyres

Your tyres need to be in excellent condition for the track, which means ensuring they’ve all got a significant amount of tread left on them.

They also need to be set at the right pressure; if you don’t know what that is a simple search on the Internet will tell you.

Generally speaking, people like to increase the tyre pressure by around 10% for track days as this can limit wear and result in increased grip.

Brakes

Your brakes will be put under immense pressure during your track day.

You’ll be regularly braking hard as you make your way around the circuit, which will make the brakes and discs run at high temperatures and will cause significant wear.

For this reason, you need to make sure that your brake pads will last the duration of your track day; if you wear them out completely you risk damaging your discs, which could be costly.

If you’re fitting your car with new pads in the run up to your track day, make sure you drive them for at least 100 miles beforehand so they can bed in.

At the end of every session make sure you do one ‘cooling down’ lap to give your brakes a chance to cool slowly – as if your discs cool too quickly they may crack or become warped.

It’s also a good idea to pack some spare pads just in case.