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Track days for people who are not racing drivers: what you need, what it costs and what the first time feels like.
From the Serres circuit on a Wednesday afternoon to Rudskogen in Norway.
AROUND NORWAY IN 9 DAYS
Nine days of driving, a 911 Targa 4 GTS, fjords that don't fit in any photograph, and a range readout that at one point said 1,026 kilometres, something I never thought I'd see. Norwegian discipline, a 20-degree summer, and a track day to finish, so we'd remember why we went all that way.Read the story
SOME PEOPLE PLAY PADEL ON WEDNESDAYS. WE WENT TO THE SERRES CIRCUIT.
Wednesday morning. A coffee in hand, the key turned, and the road to the Serres circuit. In the end, this Wednesday wasn't so different from tennis, padel or the gym.Read the story
WHAT DO YOU NEED FOR A TRACK DAY?
Mugello, a 718 on fresh Trofeo Rs, and a friend who said "let's go" after two seconds of silence. What does a track day in Italy actually take? A helmet? 300 horsepower? A roll cage? Semi-slick tyres? A fire-suppression system? None of that. Good company and an espresso.Read the story