Win a track day for just £2.99
Been wanting to get on track but put off by the cost? ApexGuide lets you race for a place on a real track day. Practise for free on our Assetto Corsa servers, then qualify from £2.99.
Why we're doing this
Track days aren't cheap. Most cost £150 to £200 before you've put any fuel in the car, and that puts a lot of people off ever trying one.
ApexGuide started as a way to learn a circuit before you drive it. A lot of people who know these tracks inside out on a sim have never driven one for real, often because of the cost. We wanted to give them a way in.
So every month there's a real track day up for grabs, and the only way to win it is on the sim. There's one circuit and one car, the same for everyone. Practice is free and entries start at £2.99. Nobody can enter more than four times a month, so you can't buy your way to the front.
The best drivers from the qualifiers race in the monthly final, and whoever wins it gets a track day at one of OpenTrack's UK circuits. It's decided on race results alone. The first month is November.
The deal
Practice is free. Entries are £2.99 for one qualifying race or £7.99 for four, up to four a month. Make the final and race for a real track day with OpenTrack.
- £0To practise
- £2.99Per entry
- 1Prize final a month
Practise on the servers and in the app
Learn the circuit in the free ApexGuide simulator first. It names every corner and shows where to brake. Then join our servers from Content Manager and get laps in with other drivers at Donington, Brands Hatch, Oulton Park and more.
See the servers
Race for a real track day
Every month there are four qualifying races at one circuit, in one car. Each entry gets you into one. The best drivers go through to the final, and the winner gets a real track day with OpenTrack at one of their UK circuits. It goes on race results only.
Free Assetto Corsa servers
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Open Content Manager, go to Online and search for ApexGuide.
Circuits you can race
Drive a lap of each one in the free ApexGuide simulator before you race it online. Every track guide names the corners and shows where to brake.
Cockpit lap ready2 layouts
Anglesey Circuit
International / Coastal · Isle of Anglesey, Wales
- Layouts
- 2
- Length
- 2.49–3.38 km
- Direction
- Clockwise
- Key corners
- 9
Coastal circuit with a banked right-hander, two hairpins and a crest at Peel, the highest point of the lap.
6–7 MB download, loads when you open itCockpit lap ready2 layouts
Donington Park Circuit
GP / National · Castle Donington, Great Britain
- Layouts
- 2
- Length
- 3.19–4.02 km
- Direction
- Clockwise
- Key corners
- 9–11
Fast and hilly: the plunge through Craner Curves, a blind climb to McLeans and Coppice, then hard stops for the Esses and Melbourne Hairpin.
4–5 MB download, loads when you open itCockpit lap ready
Oulton Park Circuit
Oulton Park International Circuit · Little Budworth, Tarporley, Cheshire, Great Britain
- Length
- 4.27 km
- Direction
- Clockwise
- Key corners
- 15
- Reference lap
- 1:57.8
15 corners and 17 m of elevation change. Top speed on the reference lap is about 114 mph, and the slowest corner is Shell Oils corner.
7 MB download, loads when you open itCockpit lap ready
Cadwell Park Circuit
Cadwell Park Circuit · Lincolnshire, Great Britain
- Length
- 3.50 km
- Direction
- Clockwise
- Key corners
- 10
- Reference lap
- 1:28.2
10 corners and 41 m of elevation change. Top speed on the reference lap is about 142 mph, and the slowest corner is Hairpin.
5 MB download, loads when you open itCockpit lap ready
Brands Hatch GP Circuit
Brands Hatch Grand Prix · Kent, United Kingdom
- Length
- 3.92 km
- Direction
- Clockwise
- Key corners
- 9
- Reference lap
- 1:27.1
9 corners and 43 m of elevation change. Top speed on the reference lap is about 142 mph, and the slowest corner is Druids.
8 MB download, loads when you open itCockpit lap ready
Mallory Park Car Circuit
Mallory Park · Kirkby Mallory, Great Britain
- Length
- 2.17 km
- Direction
- Clockwise
- Key corners
- 4
- Reference lap
- 0:47.6
4 corners and 19 m of elevation change. Top speed on the reference lap is about 130 mph, and the slowest corner is Shaw´s Hairpin.
6 MB download, loads when you open itCockpit lap ready
Spa-Francorchamps Circuit
Spa-Francorchamps · Francorchamps, Belgium
- Length
- 7.00 km
- Direction
- Clockwise
- Key corners
- 11
- Reference lap
- 2:55.2
11 corners and 102 m of elevation change. Top speed on the reference lap is about 116 mph, and the slowest corner is Chicane.
7 MB download, loads when you open itCockpit lap ready
Laguna Seca Circuit
Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca · Monterey, USA
- Length
- 3.60 km
- Direction
- Anticlockwise
- Key corners
- 9
- Reference lap
- 1:42.4
9 corners and 55 m of elevation change. Top speed on the reference lap is about 47 mph, and the slowest corner is Turn 11.
7 MB download, loads when you open itCockpit lap readyFree account
Nürburgring Nordschleife Tourist
Nurburgring Nordschleife · Nurburg, Germany
- Length
- 19.10 km
- Direction
- Clockwise
- Key corners
- 38
- Reference lap
- 8:56.3
Aka "The Green Hell" it has 38 corners and 293 m of elevation change. Top speed on the reference lap is about 168 mph, and the slowest corner is Hatzenbach.
28 MB download, loads when you open itAlso on the servers: Monza.
Your place on the grid
Cost to enter
Practice on the servers is free. To race for the track day you buy entries, and each entry gets you a place in one qualifying race.
1 entry
£2.99 one qualifying race
One shot at making the final.
- Practice servers whenever they’re open
- 1 qualifying racePick any of the four this month.
- A place in the prize final if you qualify
- Discord community and race updates
Register interest
Entries open in November. Confirm your email to get your Discord invite.
Already registered? Sign in
4 entries
£7.99 about £2 a race
Four tries at making the final.
- Practice servers whenever they’re open
- All 4 qualifying races4 chances to earn your place in the final.
- A place in the prize final if you qualify
- Discord community and race updates
Register interest
Entries open in November. Up to 4 entries a month.
Four qualifiers a month. One final. One track day winner. How qualifying works
Server rules
- Drive clean. No ramming and no blocking on purpose.
- Give way when you are being lapped.
- If you go off, rejoin when it is clear.
- Be decent to each other on the servers and on Discord.
Questions
What do I need to take part?
A PC with Assetto Corsa from Steam, plus the free Content Manager launcher and Custom Shaders Patch. A wheel helps, but a controller works.
How do I sign up?
Register your interest on this page with a free ApexGuide account. Once you've confirmed your email, you get the link to our Discord, where we post the dates and open entries for the first month in November.
How does an entry work?
One entry gets you into one qualifying race. Buy 1 for £2.99 or 4 for £7.99, up to 4 a month.
Do more entries help?
They give you more tries at qualifying. Once you're in the final, everyone races the same race and it costs nothing extra.
Is practice free?
Yes. The servers are free to drive on whenever they're on. You only pay to enter a qualifying race.
How do I make the final?
The best finishers from the qualifying races go through. We'll confirm how many places there are before entries open in November.
What do I win?
A real track day with OpenTrack, at one of their UK circuits. ApexGuide isn't affiliated with OpenTrack.
Who can win?
Drivers who live in the UK, are 18 or over and hold a full UK driving licence. The prize goes on race results only.
Which cars can I drive?
Each month's qualifiers and final use one car, announced with the circuit. For practice there are two classes. Track Day is cars you might bring to a real track day: Toyota GT86, Mazda MX-5 (NA, ND and Cup), BMW M235i Racing, BMW 1M, BMW M3 E30 and E92, Nissan 370Z, Alfa Romeo 4C, Lotus Exige S and Porsche 718 Cayman S. Performance has more power and less grip to spare: BMW M4, Alfa Romeo Giulia QV, Ford Mustang 2015, Toyota Supra Mk4, Nissan Skyline R34, Porsche Cayman GT4, Porsche 911 GT3 RS, 911 R and 911 Turbo S, Audi R8 Plus, Nissan GT-R and Chevrolet Corvette C7.
Which circuits are on the servers?
Anglesey, Brands Hatch, Cadwell Park, Donington Park, Mallory Park and Oulton Park in the UK, plus Spa-Francorchamps, Monza, Laguna Seca and the Nordschleife. All of them except Monza have a free ApexGuide track guide and simulator lap.
How do I join the servers?
Open Content Manager, go to Online and search for ApexGuide. When a server is live it also shows on this page, with a button that opens it straight in Content Manager.
What if I'm missing a car or track?
Content Manager tells you what's missing before you join and shows where to get it. The original Kunos cars and tracks need no download.
See you on the servers
Practice is free and entries start at £2.99. All you need is Assetto Corsa and Content Manager.