Join me for a track day!
04-16-13, 02:37 PM
#1
Join me for a track day!
hey guys, as we get closer to summer I just signed up for 3 road course days in the north east and was hoping maybe a few other F owners have the time to get out on the track. I signed up with Bertil Roos racing school. It cost 400 bucks and you will get 3 full hours on the track on any given day, with an instructor if you would like in the novice group. They have two groups, novice and solo. There is no speed and much less passing restriction in the solo group for the driver with some track experience. I signed up for June 18th, July 25 & aug 20th. June and august are on the north track at pocono raceway and July is at NJMP in jersey which is a very nice track. Either of these tracks allow the F to easily get up past 125 mph and is just a great time with a good mix of cars and different levels of driver ability. I have been road racing with this groupmfor the last three years and have been very happy with the experience and the amount of track time. Let's get some people signed up!
04-16-13, 07:13 PM
#2
I might take you up on this. I will be at VIR May 4-5th. I have done a lot of HPDE's with my 350z at Summit Point. The F has already been on VIR as well. Don't expect a lot of responses to this thread. I posted the same thing about VIR and no one responded as well.
04-16-13, 11:11 PM
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Would love to join you darbs, but I'm keeping my budget tight and I've pre-paid for a couple Toronto area events. I'd love to come join you guys maybe later this year! It would be awesome to be able to share tips and the experience with other F drivers.
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04-17-13, 10:15 PM
#8
Sometimes just asking your insurance company if they have track insurance can lead them to dropping you. That's why picking a track with barriers far away at turns is a win-win situation. Like Darbs said, you just spin out either in the dirt, grass, or sand. No harm to the car.
04-17-13, 10:31 PM
#9
Sometimes just asking your insurance company if they have track insurance can lead them to dropping you. That's why picking a track with barriers far away at turns is a win-win situation. Like Darbs said, you just spin out either in the dirt, grass, or sand. No harm to the car.
04-18-13, 12:15 AM
#10
Do you really mean it? I can tell you two people who track their Fs here (maybe Lobux too, so that's 3) who have spun out and didn't damange anything critical in their suspension. Now why would a track have "bunkers" at the most vulnerable spot for spin outs (aka turns) or any bunkers at all? Probably not alot of drivers will go to this track then. I recommend you stay away from this track then. This track you're talking about sounds like a golf course with hazards.
Sure there are barriers , as a matter of fact the track I go to has a small bridge over a small stream and many guard rails and barriers, BUT the difference is that these barriers, guard rails, and bridge is on a straightaway.
It's fun, you just have to choose your track wisely and be smart about it. Take your time at the track. With google earth, its so easy to study a track before committing.
04-18-13, 12:54 AM
#11
You used the word "Never"...... Do you really mean it? I can tell you two people who track their Fs here (maybe Lobux too, so that's 3) who have spun out and didn't damange anything critical in their suspension.
Now why would a track have "bunkers" at the most vulnerable spot for spin outs (aka turns) or any bunkers at all? Probably not alot of drivers will go to this track then. I recommend you stay away from this track then. This track you're talking about sounds like a golf course with hazards.
Sure there are barriers , as a matter of fact the track I go to has a small bridge over a small stream and many guard rails and barriers, BUT the difference is that these barriers, guard rails, and bridge is on a straightaway.
It's fun, you just have to choose your track wisely and be smart about it. Take your time at the track. With google earth, its so easy to study a track before committing.
Do you really mean it? I can tell you two people who track their Fs here (maybe Lobux too, so that's 3) who have spun out and didn't damange anything critical in their suspension. Now why would a track have "bunkers" at the most vulnerable spot for spin outs (aka turns) or any bunkers at all? Probably not alot of drivers will go to this track then. I recommend you stay away from this track then. This track you're talking about sounds like a golf course with hazards.
Sure there are barriers , as a matter of fact the track I go to has a small bridge over a small stream and many guard rails and barriers, BUT the difference is that these barriers, guard rails, and bridge is on a straightaway.
It's fun, you just have to choose your track wisely and be smart about it. Take your time at the track. With google earth, its so easy to study a track before committing.
A lot of tracks have slight elevation changes, guess what that means there may possibly be a bunker somewhere.. and tracks sometimes design this so if the car loses their brakes on a a sharp hairpin.. they won't go flying past the hairpin into the sand and back into another part of the track hitting other cars.
04-18-13, 01:19 AM
#12
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Sometimes just asking your insurance company if they have track insurance can lead them to dropping you. That's why picking a track with barriers far away at turns is a win-win situation. Like Darbs said, you just spin out either in the dirt, grass, or sand. No harm to the car.
.... which it really is.
04-18-13, 06:33 AM
#13
Also here is the link to the HPDE track insurance for anyone interested. It's what i use.
http://locktonmotorsports.com/produc...onaffinity.com
