Originally Posted by
irishandy
Is there anything else I should get for a track day?
The following could come in handy, not all of great importance but are on my 'packing list':
- Umbrella. Tracks are generally pretty remote places and when the heavens open it is handy to be able to get to the nearest building without getting soaked to the skin!
- Small pop-up tent. Mine cost less than a tenner - somewhere to keep all your kit so you don't have it banging around in the back of the car when you are out on track. Needs to be one of the ones that don’t need pegging in to hold them up as most of the places you will be parking are solid concrete.
- Jerry cans of fuel. I like to run my car fairly low on fuel so having more to put in saves having to pay the high prices at the track petrol station (if it has one) or leaving the circuit to refuel. If you arrive with a full tank you might not need these to last out the day.
- Helmet. A cheap motorbike one will do for track days but if you are buying a new one it could be worth buying one that will also cover you for motorsport with the correct Snell approvals, etc.
- Carton of oil for top ups. You might find the car burns a bit of oil on a track day, or springs a leak, and having some to keep it above the min level at all times could come in handy!
- Tyre pressure gauge. Tyre pressures will rise on track and you will need a gauge to be able to reset them to your chosen settings
- Pump. For replacing air removed during the track day so that you can drive home on tyres that are the correct pressure once cool.
- Driving licence. Easy to forget and most track days request that you bring it, although I have never had it checked, but just in case there is a first time!
- Trolley jack. If you plan to swap tyres/wheels to track ones then you’ll need a jack. Even if you don’t plan on swapping the wheels it could come in handy if you need to work on the car!
-Tools. A decent socket set could come in handy and some screwdrivers. You don’t get any money back if you drop out of a track day part of the way through so if you have a few tools you might be able to fix a minor problem and get back out there.
- Gaffer tape. Useful for ‘fixing’ things
If you get black-flagged for bodywork issues you can usually solve it with tape!
- Spare brake pads. You can probably skip these if you know your pads are almost new. If they are pretty worn you could easily wear them out on a track day and continuing to run with pads down to their backing plates will knacker your discs and cause you more expense to replace afterwards.