Favourite UK Circuit?

[Redlake27]

I was pondering my favourite UK circuits and ended up ranking them.
This may be worth a vote among the Ten-Tenths racing community.

Heres my ranking of the ones I've driven

Cadwell Park Full
Donington National
Oulton Park Full
Brands GP
Oulton Park Fosters
Oulton Park International
Donington GP
Anglesey
Silverstone Grand Prix
Croft
Brands Indy
Castle Combe
Rockingham International
Mallory Park
Pembrey
Silverstone National
Thruxton
Lydden
Snetterton
Silverstone Stowe

This guide may prompt some of you:
http://www.driversknow.co.uk/motorsp...e/trackGuides/

[The STIG]

I've only ever done four - so here they are... in order of the ones I like best.

Anglesey
Pembrey
Donington
Silverstone

[Chris Y]

If you're looking for a vote from the racing community... We have the Racers' Forum for that

[Al Weyman]

Brands Gp
Thruxton
Donnington Park
Oulton Park
Snetterton
Silverstone Club
Coombe
Pembrey
Cadwell
Brands Indy
Mallory
Lydden

Not a lover of the last two.

Never done Rockingham, Anglesey or Croft, watched Stowe and thought it was a kart track!

[graeme]

Let’s include Ireland as well:

Anglesey
Oulton (any layout)
Cadwell
Donington
Brands
Silverstone International/GP
Mondello Park
Croft
Kirkistown
Thruxton
Combe
Lydden
Knockhill
Goodwood
Rockingham (RIP?)
Stowe
Snetterton
Mallory
Silverstone National
Pembrey

[Alan Raine]

Cadwell Park (full)
Oulton Park (full pre Knickerbrook chicane)
Oulton (Fosters pre Knickerbrook chicane)
Donigton (short)
Kirkistown (for the pure fun of it!)
Knockhill
Brands Hatch GP
Brands Club
Silverstone GP (1980's with Woodcote chicane)
Siverstone Club (1980's version)
Snetterton (with the old Russell)
Donnington Long
Thruxton
Mallory
Aintree
Lydden
Three Sisters

Not raced for a while and don't like some of the recent modifications to circuits!

[ss_collins]

Lydden (how can you slate this track its mega)
Silverstone National
Castle Combe
Mallory Park
Snetterton

are my top 5.

[dtype38]

Top 5 (of the ones I've driven)

Oulton International
Donnington National
Croft
Brands GP
Rockingham Sports Car (infield + oval)

[Al Weyman]

Lydden (how can you slate this track its mega)

Cause I wrote off my beloved Monza Spyder I had spent a year building . Also many years before I spent a few weeks preparing a works Imp for a company I was working for to see that destroyed in front of me on the first lap by the lovely Lianna Engleman, I think the place is a bit Mickey Mouse really and Paddock Bend is nothing short of dangerous man have I seen some guys come to grief there (IMHO of course).

[Gnomex]

Originally Posted by Al Weyman

Cause I wrote off my beloved Monza Spyder I had spent a year building . Also many years before I spent a few weeks preparing a works Imp for a company I was working for to see that destroyed in front of me on the first lap by the lovely Lianna Engleman, I think the place is a bit Mickey Mouse really and Paddock Bend is nothing short of dangerous man have I seen some guys come to grief there (IMHO of course).

In recent years Paddock Bend at Lydden has been subject to a number of improvements. The bank has been moved back (at least twice), tyre walls installed and a larger gravel trap put in. I'm told by drivers that it is a challenging corner, especially with the change of camber mid way through. It still will catch out some drivers, but accidents are a lot less severe than in years gone by.

I have to agree with ss collins - Lydden is "mega".

[Al Weyman]

Apart from that I can't get out of 2nd gear I must admit it is at least 10 years since I raced there.

[Ali Rushforth]

Originally Posted by Gnomex

In recent years Paddock Bend at Lydden has been subject to a number of improvements. The bank has been moved back (at least twice), tyre walls installed and a larger gravel trap put in.

I wish that had been before 1998. I clipped the kerb which sent me onto 2 wheels, I managed to get the car back down only to pile straight through the non-existant gravel trap and into the tyre wall. Autosport printed the picture and the insides of my legs still have the marks from the crutch strap!!!
Also got the whole thing on video from a spectator.

[Al Weyman]

That is exactly the type of accidents I am talking about Ali, I stood there watching one day and I swear at least 4 cars did that on one afternoon (including Len Colley, are you reading this Lenny?), the tyres dig into the trap but as the driver is frantically trying to go right it flips the car sending it straight and hard into the barrier, must still be treated with great respect I bet even if modified now.

[zefarelly]

Brands GP
Cadwell PArk ( full circuit )
Oulton Park ( Full circuit)
Brands Indy
Donnington
Goodwood
Mallory Park
Castle Combe
Lyden Hill
Silverstone Int
Silverstone Stowe


overseas . . .

Spa
Dijon
Bathurst
CHimay

[graeme]

Originally Posted by Al Weyman

must still be treated with great respect

Isn't that the mark of a great corner...?

[stuart05]

I've only driven 6 circuits (and only raced on 4 of those)

1) Brands Hatch Indy (Paddock made me smile so hard my face hurt!)
2) Silverstone International (first ever race)
3) Goodwood (for the sheer nostalgia, and it's where I did my ARDS)
4) Mallory Park (lined up against my Brother and my Dad in June 2005)
5) Snetterton (just like it)
6) Thruxton (only because I haven't raced there yet)

[ss_collins]

Paddock at Lydden is a great corner - the first corner is great, devils elbow is great.. so that must make lydden great!

[Ali Rushforth]

1. Donington Int (Did first race there, finished 2nd)
2. Donington Nat
3. Castle Coombe (Always seem to go well there)
4. Oulton Park (Nat and Int) (and here)
5. Mallory Park (and here)
6. Silverstone (got lap record on Nat)
8. Brands
8. Rockingham (Int)
9. Snetterton
10. Cadwell Park (horrible conveour belt lined tyre wall last time I went!!)
11. Lydden
12. Three Sisters (great in a kart, never been round in a car)

[Al Weyman]

Each to their own and depends on what yer peddling I guess Sam but I recon it sucks.

[R59]

Right then....

Cadwell Full
Lydden
Brands GP
Oulton Full (pre-Knickerbrook neutering)
Thruxton
Silverstone GP
Donington GP
Silverstone Intl
Donington National
Castle Combe (pre mods)
Croft (pre 96)
Croft (post 96)
Pembury

Now, the worst circuits. (best at the top)

Brands Indy (yawn - except paddock)
Silverstone National (familiarity breeds contempt!)
Mallory
Snetterton (blast, brake, blast, brake, blaaaaaast, braaaaaake!, blast, hang on, brake, repeat until chequered flag) I look forward to the re-modelling of the circuit!



I have left Rockingham out, as I've never actually raced there. But I do like the place, both the road course, and the oval.

[R59]

Same goes for Silverstone Stowe, I like the little circuit, all it lacks are some elevation changes, but after thousands of laps around it, I quite enjoy it.
(what do you reckon Ali - ??)

[Al Weyman]

Hey till wait till you adventually get to race that monster Belmont, I bet then you will appreciate Snetterton more and not like Lydden so much as you just can't open the thing up there.

[Tim Falce]

I like the following
1 Lydden (only place I have won at)
2 Snetterton
3 Donington
4 Oulton
5 Croft
6 Cadwell
This is in the order of ease for me to get to and not necessarily preference of track. I would be equally as happy on all of them.
I don't like Brands Indy very much and have never done the GP circuit so can't comment.

[R59]

Al, it's the challenge, not the blast!
I prefer Cadwell, you don't do much opening up there!
Snetterton in the Belmont feels like a 1 mile circuit....or less..

Rob.

[Al Weyman]

Yeah but then you get all those tiddlers climbing all over you in the twisty bits. at least at Thruxton and Snet you can put a bit of air between you and them down the straight.