Road Race Strategy Meet

[Scapegoat]

I'm definatly interested. I plan on doing some of these in the near future with either the GLH or the SRT-4

[96s14]

The 16th of April is Easter. I think that is going to be a no go for alot of people. Possible during the week? What about friday the 16th? I will bring hot dogs and rolls. And someone else will bring burgers. I will get info for VIR

[TehWagon]

friday the 14th you mean?

[Scapegoat]

I'm down for a get together, where are we planning this?

[US_R33]

didn't realize the 16th was Easter

<---Jewish

yeah Friday the 14th sounds great

so we have Andrew bringing hotdogs and info on VIR

can somebody draw up a running list??? i've been pretty swamped with SEMA this weekend

[StreetEG]

why dont we meet at an autox in the near future...there is a ton of downtime then....

[88TSI_Rob]

Here's a list of upcoming track days in the area:

April 24: SCDA Track day, NHIS. http://www.scda1.com
May 5-6: PDA driving event, Pocono. http://www.pdsdrivingschool.com
May 6-7: EMRA Time Trial, Pocono South. http://www.emraracing.org
May 8-9: PDA driving event, Watkins Glen. http://www.pdsdrivingschool.com
May 12: CART track day, Pocono North ($175!). http://www.cartct.com

[htheduck]

SCDA1 May 1,2 - Watkins Glen...Post if you are attending.
I'll be there with an eblue SRT4.

[US_R33]

my girlfriend just reminded me that the 14th is Passover....can't have a BBQ then....how bout the 21st???

[04 Turbo Spec]

96s14: The 21st for me. What all tracks do we want info on?

[9 Ball]

**Subscribed.**

If there are multiple dates this summer and fall, I’m sure I can get out to one of the track events. Never been on a track so this would be totally different.

Unfortunately I won’t be able to do May.

[cburwell]

Guys, post up when there are events.

I know the corvair club usually has a track day at Pocono, which is about $100-$120 for a full day.

[04 Turbo Spec]

Originally Posted by US_R33

that would be great if you could gather up all the info about events going on at Pocono and bring that info to the meet

if we could have one person get the info for each track that would really smooth things out i think

VIR-
The Glen-
Lime Rock-
Summit Point-
Pocono- Jim (Jlb725)
Beaver Run??-

i have raced on beaver run VIR (favorite track in the whol wide world), raced at pocono maytimes, and at lime rock, and been to the geln (dad and bro raced it).

have been to other tracks as well so i ll have to se if it can dig up the track video and track maps

i

[04 Turbo Spec]

I race through Viper days we race once a month. and then we do some other events on our own like bwm and porsch and ferrari events inbetween the viperday events.

The great thing about the viperday events is that if you crash or break something anywhere else you go home, here there is a full professional race team there to fix or setup your car any way you want, specializing in viper and SRT-4, you can also rent a full race srt or viper and be fullysupported by them if your do not wanna race your car. also there is a huge full rig tire truck, your can mount, dissmount, buy, and throw away tires. they sell anything from slicks to street tires on the spot.

its a THREE day event with banquets, auctions and awards. every car get a lap timer put in to monitor your progress. there is a driving school there to teach you the proper line and what to do in certain situation; you will be awarded a certificate after completeing the driver school the is an insurance deductable. there are tons of driving instructors.
you cant bee them.


viperdays.com

[9 Ball]

Originally Posted by 04 Turbo Spec

I race through Viper days we race once a month. and then we do some other events on our own like bwm and porsch and ferrari events inbetween the viperday events.

The great thing about the viperday events is that if you crash or break something anywhere else you go home, here there is a full professional race team there to fix or setup your car any way you want, specializing in viper and SRT-4, you can also rent a full race srt or viper and be fullysupported by them if your do not wanna race your car. also there is a huge full rig tire truck, your can mount, dissmount, buy, and throw away tires. they sell anything from slicks to street tires on the spot.

its a THREE day event with banquets, auctions and awards. every car get a lap timer put in to monitor your progress. there is a driving school there to teach you the proper line and what to do in certain situation; you will be awarded a certificate after completeing the driver school the is an insurance deductable. there are tons of driving instructors.
you cant bee them.


viperdays.com

Thanks for posting this.

The Michelin Challenge Series looks to be an attractive event since I’m a new driver. Seems like a good first time event for newbies.

What type of events (time attack, etc.) have you competed in? What would you recommend?

[04 Turbo Spec]

i have been to bunch of tracks

VIR
beaver run
putnam park
pocono (all the courses)
the geln (didn't drive but have track vid)
lime rock
sebring
road america

my dad has driven more tracks and has video i could put two laps of each track on a dvd and bring it to the meet to show everyone the tracks

[04 Turbo Spec]

Originally Posted by 9 Ball

What would you recommend?

i would recomend the viperdays at VIR or Putnum (very safe track) but enrole your self in the young driver program, now you may not be young but it teaches you defensive drivin and how to controle the car better in situations. and you will get more track time than you know what to do with.

[96s14]

Bump. Lets plan this

[Jlb725]

Originally Posted by 04 Turbo Spec

i would recomend the viperdays at VIR or Putnum (very safe track) but enrole your self in the young driver program, now you may not be young but it teaches you defensive drivin and how to controle the car better in situations. and you will get more track time than you know what to do with.

VIR is kinda far... it might be easier to look into doing an event closer to the Tristate region such as Pocono, limerock, summit point, The Glen. Viperdays also look expensive, it might be easier to run with NASA, PDA or SCCA. These are some links to alternative clubs.
- Jim

SCCA HPDE days
NASA HPDE days
PDA HPDE events