Great track, nice staff and cafe but it didn't get a 5 star rating due to the sound testing. We rented a Book-a-track noise meter and read 89db 0.5m, 45° from the Exhaust at 4500 RPM The sound man at combe read 99.9..what the heck?! It doesnt help that they do the sound testing right outside an open garage you drive through that will just incrase the noise being thrown about so be weary

Castle Combe was my first track day experience, and I'm happy to report all went well, and I had a great deal of fun. The format at CC means you have to run in sessions which I found ideal for the novice driver, as you don't need to worry about other drivers being a lot quicker than you. I also took a co driver along, which was helpful, as he could keep an eye out for the faster moving Westfields. CC is a nice wide sweeping circuit, which rewards the smooth driver, and gives newbies an excellent opportunity to have fun, and give them space to make mistakes and not pay the price. However in places there is less run off than you'd like. All in all, an excellent venue, especially if your a total track day virgin.

Although I'm possibly a bit biased towards Combe because it's so close to me (10 miles), I still consider it to be one of my favourite tracks. The combination of some very fast sections and gutsy corners really does it for me. If I hadn't driven Oulton before I'd consider this my all time favourite track.

Great track, frendly and helpful people. Misses out of 5 stars due to lack of run off. Over-cook a corner and it could be both painfull and expensive.

Fantastic on 23rd Sept 2005 - very wet morning session - got completely sideways for most of it including a 100 mph+ drift at end of pit straight! What a feeling. Afternoon even faster but engine holed a piston on last session and some serious bearing noises eminated from the bottom end. Still was due for a rebuild anyway... Even stronger next year! Sideways is the best!

Great Little Circuit. A touch bumpy, a touch anal on noise testing, but well worth the travel (200 miles for me)

Good circuit but due to wide sweeping nature, would suit more powerfull cars. Difficult Quarry will catch out the unweary.

Lovely and fast, with no run off if you get it wrong. Ruined by putting in the chicanes.

Good simple circuit, chicanes allow for slower cars to not loose out too much on the straights. I love chucking my pug through the tight chicane on the straight, great fun! Did in on the rally supercar day with a big crowd, what a buzz!

A great circuit for all comers. Turbo barges like me and Caterfields the like. With Tower being quite daunting as you need to brake VERY hard and drive out HARD before a quick left right through the 2nd chicane. Camp is fun and fast and by far the most exciting corner is Avon Rise, we managed 120mph in and 90 through it just before braking hard for Quarry. The esses required control on the exit to get Hammerdown right and safe, and judging by the tyre marks loads of people haven't. However, run off areas are good in most places so damage is low risk. Great day, quite a long way for me, but worth it. Respect to Richard in his VX220 for a gentlemenly drive. Thanks also to the Marshals for looking after us and doing such a good job all day long.

Really like this circuit. Run-off levels are poor in places, but not places that are that likely to catch you out - the corners are quick so you'd have to be being pretty silly to mess it up. A few of the corners are truly amazing, a real rush, and overall the circuit flows quite well with no silly slow corners.

Mainly a fast and flowing circuit, although chicanes help equalise differences between mega-barges and Caterfields.

Zzzzzzzz. Too little run off. Too flat.

Feb 8th 2003 - nice -slightly slidey until the track dried out. Putting in good fast laps consistently throughout the day. Was good fun and the photographer was excellent! I think I was the crowd pleaser of the day... :-))) Poor tyres :-((

The only circut I have been on. Very good first experience! Time 1.33. Killed front tyres.

Brilliant Circuit, however it is one that you need to respect because it will bite you if you let it. Speaking from experience when I used to race bikes, amazing how quickly you can get from Castle Combe to Bristol Frenchy Hosiptal in an Ambulance :-) The new s-bends add something to the track but they also take aways the awsome feeling of lapping the old track at over 100mph average. Demands respect and never be fooled into thinking that you have it sorted.

Not as fast as before they introduced the 2 new chicanes, but still plenty of scope for a powerful car to get up to some high speeds. If you get your braking right at Avon Rise, Quarry is a lovely corner. If you get it wrong, you can end up with a big repair bill. Also be careful at Camp. I've seen several cars mess up their braking and end up meeting the earth bank or the Armco. Not my favourite circuit, but it's reasonably easy to learn, and can be rewarding in the right car. Beware of the noise regs. Your car is often checked in an enclosed area which is surrounded by buildings, so it's easy to fail. I've seen standard TVR's need additional silencing to get on there.

An excellent track with tight chicanes and fast straights 120mph in most cars. This trach suits both beginners and experienced drivers due to the variety of cornersw and the width of the track. Only down side now is you are only allowed to overtake on straights which means you can't explore your cars full potential easily. Massive run of areas if things do go wrong!

Excellent circuit for a TVR. Quarry is OK with fast entry and straight corner-cutting line (not quite the 'correct' line), Camp sems to cause a lot of problems with over-enthusiatic drivers. Chicanes are a shame. One of the few circuits where you can hold 5th gear for more than a nanosecond.

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avoid the noise man he is a pleb with the worst calibration in the country. Hence i have never managed to drive it.

Long straights with some fast and some faster corners. Mostly suitable for the larger tanks as smaller/nimbler motors will be bored. Just need to get some practice there in the M5 now!

Been there loads of times! Great track, quite easy to pick up the circuit and build confidence to push the car harder and harder. There are some good straights and a couple of good chicanes. see here for more details, pictures and some movies including a whole lap. "How late dare you brake over Avon Rise??"

Excellent track, great for testing a new car, as there is loads of run off, and some nice straights.

Boring circuit.. flat out most of the time in a low spec'd 7. More suited to a high powered rocketship type car.

Too flat and straight for my liking but plenty of others seem to like it. Noise is a bit of an issue, static and drive-by, although Supertraps are available which muffle the exhaust.

Cool - a little bumpy on exits from a couple of bends which caused a few cars problems, can be a little slippery in the wet, grippy into the chicanes and slippery out - very interesting ;)

CCC Action Days 99/00/01 + Book a Track 16/7/01 Good track. Can pick up a good speed, build confidence and push hard, can't help but feel nervious into Quarry after that little dip. Almost flat out in my little run around down the main straight! This circuit proves U don't need to buy an expensive track car to have loads of fun! Not much fun in the pouring rain, but what is?

Very nice location - visit the village 'cos it's pretty. The track's great but is pretty fast for a Caterham with a large amount sitting at top speed. Quarry is a challenge to get right, chicanes are good fun - use all the kerb available.

I thought my car was too loud but came in at a measly 91dB. Astonishing. Standard Eunos Roadster with MX5Parts Stainless exhaust.

Honda Prelude 2.3Si - with 'kin big exhaust (was on it when I bought it, honest). Measured just outside a drive through garage which I thought would add to the level but all seemed fair enough with a result of 93.6dB @ 0.5m @ 4500rpm.

Audi UR quattro 10V with miltek twin box system measured 91 dBA.

96.8dB Caterham 7 Academy Measured Feb 05

1993 205 GTI 1.9 Full Janspeed exhaust system from manifold with no catalytic converter 88.8dB at 5000 rpm to standard MSA regs

104 db We got to 82db which is only to be expected with the standard road going exhaust system on.

Caterham RS-B (standard 1.6K) at 4500 rpm, 92dB (!) despite being cold. Random or what?

99.7 in April, 98.2 in June, 100.2 in September! (Renault Sport Spider). Spec unchanged: custom exhaust, cone air filter

94.7 (Caterham Super 7). Standard

unknown! not tested on 26th April! (Audi 90 quattro). 2.2 5cyl

95 (TVR Griffith). Wheel Barrow Handle style supertraps

91.7 dBA - quieter than last time with new exhaust (Audi 90 Quattro). 2226 5cyl 10V

95.7 (Caterham 7 Academy 2002). Standard 1.6 K

96.3 dBA - they are strict beware of aftermarket systems! (Audi 90 Quattro). 2226cc 5 cyl standard exhaust

96 (Caterham Academy 2002). Standard

91 (Mitsubishi Evo VII). HKS Hyper Muffler, HKS Induction kit

88.6 (Toyota MR Roadster). Apexi Power Intake (air filter)

99.9db!!! (Ford Sierra, Big Exhaust (Ashley)). They are very strict testing, but you can buy extra silencers from the shop there

105.4db! opps (Lotus Exige). 190 standard exhaust minus cat *and baffles* hence 156gbp of nonsense silencers from Merlin before I could play. Silencers caused manifold seal to break too! Very strict. Don't get caught out like I did.

98.5 (Caterham Academy 1.6). Academy 1.6

97.4 dB @4,500 rpm stationary (Caterham Seven 1.6 K (2002 Academy)). Standard

101 (Caterham Seven Academy). 1600vx

98 (Lotus Elise). Sports Exh & Cat Pipe

88 (Lotus Elise). Standard

89 (Vauxhall Nova). Twin 40 Carbs, Jetex Exhaust, Head and Cam modified