Wow, what a blast. If any of you have the coin to drop on a racing school, do it (obviously since it's not my money). Luckily, I won a contest and got to go for free. I did the 3 day grand prix road racing course. The school is out in Chandler, AZ, a little south of Phoenix. From day 1 we were in the 2011 Corvette Grand Sport, and started with the basics (heel-toe downshifting, learning about the different types of apexes, turn in points, track-out, trail braking, etc.) but by day 3, we were in the vette's all day on track. I think the last day had 5 minutes total of classroom.
Here are some videos; first video is from Day 3 where it was open track on the full course. It is VERY technical. Second video is from the last night there where I signed up for the shifter karting class... what a workout. I think I still have whiplash from my head getting yanked back during acceleration and side to side around the corners. They go 0-100 in 6 seconds and can pull 2.5g's through a corner.
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg-eD2jRPhM"]Bondurant - Day 3 - Full Course - YouTube[/nomedia]
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdpU4jzlyUE&feature=related"]Bondurant - Shifter Kart Hot Lap - YouTube[/nomedia]
Here are some videos; first video is from Day 3 where it was open track on the full course. It is VERY technical. Second video is from the last night there where I signed up for the shifter karting class... what a workout. I think I still have whiplash from my head getting yanked back during acceleration and side to side around the corners. They go 0-100 in 6 seconds and can pull 2.5g's through a corner.
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dg-eD2jRPhM"]Bondurant - Day 3 - Full Course - YouTube[/nomedia]
[nomedia="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xdpU4jzlyUE&feature=related"]Bondurant - Shifter Kart Hot Lap - YouTube[/nomedia]
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