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If you're part of any track day or car enthusiast forum or group you'll probably be aware there are three conversations that come up time and time again and they are as follows: What are the best track day tyres? What are the best track day brake pads? What is the best track day engine oil? The answer to all of these questions of course is that there is no 'best' - it's all circumstantial, all based on your own specific requirements, budgets and many other factors. However, over the coming weeks we shall do our best to dispel some...

If you've never been to a track day before you might want to check out our Top 12 Track Day Do's And Don'ts. Let's get straight to it... Things You Should Do: Do: Get plenty of sleep the night before. Arrive in plenty of time and pace yourself. Track days can be extremely tiring both mentally and physically, especially if you have a long drive to and from the track. Once the adrenaline wears off it would be pretty common to find yourself feeling exhausted Do: Get involved & talk to new people! The vast majority of track day goers...

Before we get into 'What is the best racing brake fluid' you need to first understand what it does and how it can cause a problem. On a race track your brakes have to work much harder than on the road and this makes them get extremely hot. When they get too hot, they can start to loose performance. You might have heard people talking about brake fade, what they’re usually referring to is the brake pedal going soft or completely going to the floor, combined with a fairly drastic loss of braking force. On a race track, brake fade...

We frequently get asked questions about track day helmets and safety equipment in general, which is understandable because most car track day newcomers won't have any of this stuff, so it's an obvious concern. I think the perception, having watched any form of Motorsport is that you need the full Power Ranger suit, helmet, gloves, boots and fireproof undercrackers but with trackdays in Ireland and the UK that isn't the case, you simply need a crash helmet. At trackdays.ie we hire helmets and we also sell them. Click here to visit the racewear section of our shop The rules around...

It can be quite daunting taking your first steps onto a race track so i wanted to create a detailed step-by-step guide to our local track, Mondello Park, to help you find the right lines around this technically challenging circuit. The international track is 3.8km's long and while not particularly high speed, it is as I mentioned an extremely technical circuit. Before we get cracking I should probably introduce myself! My name is Sean Doyle and I currently drive for Murphy Prototypes in the European Le Mans Series. I've been racing for as long as I can remember and actually...