Other than spin?.....twice!!
Morning was spent taking a sweeping L/H bend at around 60.
Sounds easy......wasn't if you wanted to push it and were a complete novice!
You could take it 50-55 with no thought whatsoever.
Trying @ 60+ you have to balance the steering and throttle in relation to the rear wheels, well I did anyway
The marker was just a gully drain in the tarmac so no chance of any damage or injury at all. Just go over it and go round and try again.
Late morning we had to navigate a circuit marked with cones as pivot points, you choose your own line, just get to and stop at a final cone to record a time.
Then lunch in the cafe on-site which was cool, watching the odd jet land or essex air ambulance take off.
Into the afternoon and a second course was added in similar style to the first, just navigate the cones in as quick a time as you want and come to a stop.
You were free to try either course as you wished so it split us up nicely and meant you didn't have to wait too long for your next run.
It sounds all straight forward, and it was.
If you wanted to push then you could with no fear whatsoever of damaging anything other than scrubbing the tyres.
By the end of the afternoon, us competitive F/TF boys were all within a second or two of each other.
1.8Mpi or VVC160 I don't think it made the slightest difference, it was far more about your own ability and judgement.
The fastest chap (not by much) had an F VVC but he had done a full trackday at Brands before so he was the benchmark really.
The MGB and Midget guys were pushing hard too and it was interesting to watch and see how the different driver and car combo's took their lines.
Example; the F/TF's would turn almost on there nose then use brute power to almost power-slide out of the corners.
The B's etc looked a lot softer sprung and had to be driven far more smoothly than just point and squirt!!