How are track days organised (Sessions, Open Pit Lane)?
Typically, track days are organised either as “sessioned” events or as “open pit-lane” events. In both cases, only a limited number of cars are allowed on the track at any given time to make sure you’re not driving amongst excessive traffic. In a sessioned track day, all the participants are divided into 3 or 4 large groups. The groups are usually chosen so you’ll be with similar performance vehicles and with drivers with similar levels of experience. Each group will go out, one by one for a ‘session’, usually between 15 and 30 minutes, and then you’ll all return to the pits together and the next group will go out. This is a good, sociable format, as it allows everyone in the same session to get together and compare driving notes! An open-pit lane has no sessions. You can go out when ever you like, and stay out for as long as you like. The marshals will only allow a certain number of cars on the track at any given time, so you may have to queue to get back onto the track. This format i
