Track days at Tor Jastrząb: Track Day Auto, rules and sign-up

At Tor Jastrząb, track days are run by the venue's owner itself, the company ITS Michalczewski. You do not need to look for an outside organiser: you buy the ticket on the track's website, and one set of event rules applies to all participants.

Track Day Auto: free driving with timing

The rules describe Track Day Auto as free driving with timing for people who want to improve their car control technique. The day runs from 8:30 to 16:00. First comes registration in the pit garages, at 9:30 a mandatory safety briefing (if you miss it, there is a second one at 11:00), then a familiarisation run, and from 10:00 the sessions. Without the briefing you will not go on track.

There are at most 45 participants on the track, split into three groups of 15 cars. The group is assigned at registration according to skill. Every driver gets a timing transponder and returns it after driving. The track also has an afternoon version, from 17:00 to 20:30.

One ticket is one driver and one car in one group. A second driver can drive the same car, but only in the same group. You can choose a variant of the ticket with an instructor.

What you need

• a car in full working order. The track staff may exclude a car from driving if they notice a fault in it,
• a motorsport helmet for the driver and the passenger. If you only have a motorcycle helmet, ask the operator before buying a ticket,
• fastened seat belts, closed windows and lights on the whole time on track; a convertible drives with its roof closed.

At most two people may sit in the car, the driver and the co-driver. People aged 13 and over may drive; a minor needs the written consent of a guardian, who sits beside them in the co-driver's seat. Complete sobriety is required on the premises, and in the depot area the limit is 20 km/h. The rules also recommend a mat under the car in case of leaks.

Track Day Auto Cup: competing against the clock

If you want to compare yourself with others, the same track has the Track Day Auto Cup. The season is five rounds, each with two timed sessions, and drivers compete in seven classes by engine capacity and in Junior classes. The briefing is mandatory here too, and the detailed requirements are in the competition rules on the track's website.

How to sign up

The track's website sells tickets for both formats. Each date shows the variants and the number of free places, so before you set off it is enough to check whether there is still room in your chosen group. The track is at Czerwienica 25 in the Jastrząb commune, Szydłowiec county.