Since our formation in 2017, we’ve been fortunate to have played host to some of the most exquisite and exclusive road vehicles ever produced, from homologation specials to hypercars, McLaren Sennas to Ferrari F40s and even the odd Chevron B16! The reason; fantastic drivers who are as passionate about demonstrating the capabilities of their cherished machines as we are watching them, and then about enjoying the relaxed atmosphere we provide to discuss braking points and apexes over a coffee.
In total, we’ve had 239 cars appear at our Supercar Trackdays, so we thought it was about time we crunched the numbers to find out what our drivers have been bringing to the UK’s best supercar owner-trackdays.
Here’s what we came up with…
McLaren 675LT at our 2019 Spa-Francorchamps event
1 – McLAREN 675LT (43)
The 675LT is the most popular car to have come out of McLaren Automotive’s Woking production facility, and it’s easy to see why. Just look at it! As if the 650S wasn’t impressive enough, the 675LT – debuted in 2015 – takes everything good about the car on which it’s based and improves on it to create a track-focused monster. Using more carbon fibre than the 650S helps reduce weight and increase cornering stability, while lighter wheels, bigger brakes, more grippy tyres, bespoke camshaft and optimised fuel-pump all improve performance with a 205mph top speed. Not forgetting speed through the turns, a 50 per cent larger air brake/wing assembly further enhances the driving experience. It’s equally clear that plenty of owners have made the most of the paint options available too, with a range of easy-to-spot block colours and stylish liveries appearing at venues as far apart as Donington Park and Spa-Francorchamps. So far, 675 LTs have made 43 appearances at our events in hard-top and spider varieties, and we’re sure there’ll be plenty more throughout 2020.
McLaren 570S at our 2019 Spa-Francorchamps event
2 – McLAREN 570S (34)
With a 3.8-litre twin-turbocharged V8 sitting between the driver and the rear axle, and 562bhp driving the rear wheels of the lightest car in its class at a little over 1300kg, the McLaren 570S is all about performance. Its Monocell II carbon chassis is ultra-strong, creating immense cornering stability and inspiring confidence in its drivers. There’s even a GT4 racing version, which is already into double figures when speaking about the number of titles won, and a special manufacturer track pack to improve performance even further. Thirty-four of these have appeared at our events since 2017, including Spider and special editions.
Porsche 911 GT3 RS at our 2018 Donington Park event
3 – PORSCHE 911 (28)
Is it even a supercar trackday without at least one example of Stuttgart’s finest? The 3.6-litre powerplant may no longer be the 911’s essential core, but the rear-engine, flat-six lay-out certainly is, and the latest versions of the GT3 and GT3 RS are track-bred beasts that retain the German vehicle’s instantly-recognisable shape and refines it for the modern era. Twenty-eight appearances have been made by 911s at Greystone GT Supercar Trackdays, including the GT3 RS, which adds 20bhp and reduces the 0-60 time from 3.9 seconds to 3.2, but sacrifices a smidgen of top speed thanks to the extra downforce produced by its larger, downforce-generating rear wing, the Turbo S, the GT2 and the Cup.
McLaren 12C at our very first Greystone GT event at Donington Park in 2017
4 – McLAREN 12C (24)
The Gordon Murray-penned McLaren F1 became an instant cult classic when it debuted in 1993, but it was not until the establishment of McLaren Automotive in 2010 that the structure was in place to enable another mid-engined production vehicle to come to fruition. That vehicle was the MP4-12C (known simply as the 12C since 2012). With a 592bhp, 3.8-litre twin-turbo V8, mounted longitudinally within a carbon-composite chassis, the car was praised for its precise handling and driver experience. Utilising the championship-winning Formula 1 technology for which McLaren is renowned, the 12C introduced brake-steer and a seamless-shift gearbox, making it a hugely potent trackday machine. Twenty-four 12Cs have appeared at Greystone GT Supercar Trackdays.
Ferrari 488 GTB at our 2019 Silverstone event
5 – FERRARI 488 (15)
Their halo cars pull in the headlines – and we’ve had an F40 and an 812 Superfast among some of the rarer models produced by the Maranello concern at our events – but it’s the 488 that has given many more enthusiasts the chance to become a Ferrari owner over the past decade. A 3.9-litre V8 engine and seven-speed gearbox produces more than enough power and puts it on the racetrack brilliantly, while its body creates 50 per cent more downforce than its predecessor, the 458, while sacrificing no drag at all. The Challenge version, which has populated Ferrari’s one-make series in Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific regions, has become just as popular as its road-going sister. We’ve seen 15 appearances in total by 488s.
What will our list look like this time next year? Who knows? We’ll have a great time finding out though…