I reached my limit of sitting on my deck (with a cold one of course) and hearing the cars on the track (Summit Point, WV)......SO
I attended my first on track event this weekend :banana::banana: I have always considered myself a "good driver" as we all do ;-) and I wanted to either prove that to be true, or humble my dumb azz.
Well, I started by helping tech on Firday night, then to my first drivers meeting at 8 Sat morn, followed by the Novice class meeting, and finally on the track with an instructor riding shotgun.
I soon realized how much I did not know, but also confirmed I may have some "basic skills" needed to survive out there. IT IS DIFFERENT
First session = learning the course, trying to find a line, and not get run over.
Second session = more fun, smoother, and therefore faster :burnout:
Third Session = Regressed in the middle of the run a lil, not smooth, and learned that trying to go faster = slower
That ended the first day
Sunday - meetings, class review, and an Instructor with FOCUS experience. Went out, tried new things, went very well and smooth. Passed my first Terminator, and no one passed me this session.
Second session, back with original Instructor (COBRA GUY, great instructor, for COBRA's) and demonstrated some new lines learned from previous instructor.
I believe the instructor was impressed, at least he said so :rockon::rockon: was much smoother, faster, passing Mustangs and Subaru's
Third session, practiced going deeper into the turns, more brake, made it around the track even better, no one passed me.
I ended up passing vettes, and keeping them behind me all day. Tires got tired and were screaming all day, but I was proud to be able to scare the instructor in the "toilet bowl" turn they have there, the karassel I believe they also call it. As I would "dive" into the bowl in 3rd, MAT the gas, and hang on, then you get launched out to up hill "S" curves.
All said and done, best dayum weekend I have had in a long time.
The FOCI did quite well, I was impressed with what we accomplished.
I am stock with exception of a K&N drop in filter, and a Jon Lund tune.
She hauled azzzz
TOTAL FUN :rockon::rockon:
Mods are coming and I will def be back,
I need some sticky tires oke:oke:
If you have not driven your perfomance vehicle on a true course, you have not driven your performance vehicle "YET" trust me on this one.
Ken
:beer::beer:
I attended my first on track event this weekend :banana::banana: I have always considered myself a "good driver" as we all do ;-) and I wanted to either prove that to be true, or humble my dumb azz.
Well, I started by helping tech on Firday night, then to my first drivers meeting at 8 Sat morn, followed by the Novice class meeting, and finally on the track with an instructor riding shotgun.
I soon realized how much I did not know, but also confirmed I may have some "basic skills" needed to survive out there. IT IS DIFFERENT
First session = learning the course, trying to find a line, and not get run over.
Second session = more fun, smoother, and therefore faster :burnout:
Third Session = Regressed in the middle of the run a lil, not smooth, and learned that trying to go faster = slower
That ended the first day
Sunday - meetings, class review, and an Instructor with FOCUS experience. Went out, tried new things, went very well and smooth. Passed my first Terminator, and no one passed me this session.
Second session, back with original Instructor (COBRA GUY, great instructor, for COBRA's) and demonstrated some new lines learned from previous instructor.
I believe the instructor was impressed, at least he said so :rockon::rockon: was much smoother, faster, passing Mustangs and Subaru's
Third session, practiced going deeper into the turns, more brake, made it around the track even better, no one passed me.
I ended up passing vettes, and keeping them behind me all day. Tires got tired and were screaming all day, but I was proud to be able to scare the instructor in the "toilet bowl" turn they have there, the karassel I believe they also call it. As I would "dive" into the bowl in 3rd, MAT the gas, and hang on, then you get launched out to up hill "S" curves.
All said and done, best dayum weekend I have had in a long time.
The FOCI did quite well, I was impressed with what we accomplished.
I am stock with exception of a K&N drop in filter, and a Jon Lund tune.
She hauled azzzz
TOTAL FUN :rockon::rockon:
Mods are coming and I will def be back,
I need some sticky tires oke:oke:
If you have not driven your perfomance vehicle on a true course, you have not driven your performance vehicle "YET" trust me on this one.
Ken
:beer::beer:
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