Rally to Summit Point Nov 11, 2012 FREE

XwChriswX · 08-28-2012, 11:41 AM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

So not being in the military is racist........

MightyBobo · 08-28-2012, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

This looks like fun, but I'm not eligible for it. FYI the Jefferson circuit is the same one I did my first hyperdrive in and the same one I drove the Gallardo around. It's small, but you can still have a lot of fun on it. Have fun guys

Free track time is free track time. I dont care how small the track is lol.

MightyBobo · 08-28-2012, 11:48 AM

Btw, the woman talking to me sent me this video, for the interested. This is last year.

Coon-azz · 12-10-2012, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

Btw, the woman talking to me sent me this video, for the interested. This is last year.

LOl! yeah thats Meriam. She's great! That my old Solstice GXP at 2:36 on the wet track. Lots of fun. I traded up to the Z after seeing how the Solstice performed on the track. I guess last years video still shows myself and Scott huh? I'm in the red coat and Scott is after me. We were rep'n the Marine Corp and AF. Fun little car, but I never felt that it was going to really handle how hard I was going to push it unless I put about 4k into brakes. Unfortunately, I had to travel for work at the last minute for this year.

Last year, I learned a lot about the Solstice I put together. Unfortunately, I learned that I didn't really feel the confidence in that car. Now that I've had a few months behind the Z, I think I made the correct upgrade. The Z gives me the confidence that when I throw it into a hard corner, the back end isn't going to just fly out. I also learned that the brakes on my Solstice, sucked! Burned the after-market ones up after about 7 hard laps. I was very disappointed. I also realized that I had plenty of power for a track like that and my level of experience. I had thought about doing an LS7 swap into the Solstice or run bigger turbo's, but after that day...no way. I like the Z's linear gain, very predictable.

XwChriswX · 08-28-2012, 12:01 PM

That looks pretty sweet that they do the academics And driving...

MightyBobo · 08-28-2012, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

That looks pretty sweet that they do the academics And driving...

That's the way almost all HPDE's work. Trackdaze includes an instructor in-car, and multiple classes.

XwChriswX · 08-28-2012, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

That's the way almost all HPDE's work. Trackdaze includes an instructor in-car, and multiple classes.

Did she say how many spots they still have available?

Info sheet required?

MightyBobo · 08-28-2012, 12:19 PM

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Originally Posted by XwChriswX

Did she say how many spots they still have available?

Info sheet required?

Nope, just taking names til it's full.

Dont dick around :-p

She asked me some basic questions when she responded to my email. (Year/Make/Model/Color, cell phone number...)

XwChriswX · 08-28-2012, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyBobo

Nope, just taking names til it's full.

Dont dick around :-p

She asked me some basic questions when she responded to my email. (Year/Make/Model/Color, cell phone number...)

No ones dicking around? Just trying to find out how many they have and what they need...

MightyBobo · 11-13-2012, 01:15 PM

Bumping this up. Happened this past Sunday, and was a blast.

I dont mind saying, you missed out Chris :-p

First half of the day was dedicated to braking exercises for about 45 minutes, another 45 towards the slalom (in my video below), and another 45 at the skidpad (also below, but NOT me or my car - that was a veteran driving someone else's NISMO).

They also gave free ride-alongs with anyone who was interested really in a nice, clean Lotus Esprit V8. Other instructors were more than happy to take you out in their own cars. One notable one being a neat Caterham (of which I have photos on my phone that arent uploaded yet), and a sweet track-prepped C5 Z06.

Lunch was free (albeit unexciting lol), and overall people took care of everyone there.

In the afternoon, we had our 2 ~25 minute sessions. My first session, my instructor was an older gentleman who, woe is him, had the terrible job of being a pitchman for some luxury cars. IE, guy wants to buy a Ferrari but doesnt know his head from his *** about handling - no problem, we'll have George here take ya out in it on the track, and show you what it can do! He was George :-p. Anyway, I felt I learned a LOT from him, and raelly enjoyed his instruction. Sadly, his knee went out on him later in the day, and I had to swap out with another instructor. This guy was the owner of the Caterham, and his line that he tried to teach me, I did NOT like at all. It was a line for a light, nimble, low-powered car. And it makes sense I liked the other guys line better: he was used to driving high HP GT cars around the track, whereas the other instructor was used to lighter, more nimble cars.

Anyway, sadly I didnt record session 1 since the GoPro I was borrowing was low on batteries, but I did get session 2. I was easily a few seconds slower in session 2 due to this wonky line I was following, but such is life - I learned a new line around the track at least, I suppose...

I have in-car camera of the slalom's and my track session also, but I need to upload them yet. Will update this later!

In the end, I had low expectations for the event (I was proven correct in the classroom sessions lol, but its ok). But the instructors I had were fairly knowledgeable and catered to my level of experience, which I appreciated greatly.

*EDIT*
I guess I only took a couple pictures. Oh well

Caterham below was my 2nd instructor's car.

takjak2 · 11-14-2012, 11:33 PM

Nismo here.

I have a bunch of pics which I should get around to posting some day.

MightyBobo · 11-15-2012, 08:49 AM

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Originally Posted by takjak2

Nismo here.

I have a bunch of pics which I should get around to posting some day.

Cool, nice to meet you btw.

XwChriswX · 11-17-2012, 01:14 AM

Sorry, I had class that night.

takjak2 · 12-10-2012, 04:08 PM

Just for you Bobo

MightyBobo · 12-10-2012, 04:45 PM

Horrays, car pics!

08-28-2012, 11:48 AM	#3 (permalink)
MightyBobo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 8,465 Drives: No cars; only bikes Rep Power: 53	Btw, the woman talking to me sent me this video, for the interested. This is last year. __________________ I don't own a car anymore.

08-28-2012, 12:01 PM	#5 (permalink)
XwChriswX WFLYIDNNE Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: In The Fastlane Posts: 50,648 Drives: 02 GDB WRX Rep Power: 453	That looks pretty sweet that they do the academics And driving... __________________ Bonnie - Stage 2, Audio build coming this fall! R.I.P. Abby 3/29/10 - 3/30/14

11-13-2012, 01:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
MightyBobo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 8,465 Drives: No cars; only bikes Rep Power: 53	Bumping this up. Happened this past Sunday, and was a blast. I dont mind saying, you missed out Chris :-p First half of the day was dedicated to braking exercises for about 45 minutes, another 45 towards the slalom (in my video below), and another 45 at the skidpad (also below, but NOT me or my car - that was a veteran driving someone else's NISMO). They also gave free ride-alongs with anyone who was interested really in a nice, clean Lotus Esprit V8. Other instructors were more than happy to take you out in their own cars. One notable one being a neat Caterham (of which I have photos on my phone that arent uploaded yet), and a sweet track-prepped C5 Z06. Lunch was free (albeit unexciting lol), and overall people took care of everyone there. In the afternoon, we had our 2 ~25 minute sessions. My first session, my instructor was an older gentleman who, woe is him, had the terrible job of being a pitchman for some luxury cars. IE, guy wants to buy a Ferrari but doesnt know his head from his *** about handling - no problem, we'll have George here take ya out in it on the track, and show you what it can do! He was George :-p. Anyway, I felt I learned a LOT from him, and raelly enjoyed his instruction. Sadly, his knee went out on him later in the day, and I had to swap out with another instructor. This guy was the owner of the Caterham, and his line that he tried to teach me, I did NOT like at all. It was a line for a light, nimble, low-powered car. And it makes sense I liked the other guys line better: he was used to driving high HP GT cars around the track, whereas the other instructor was used to lighter, more nimble cars. Anyway, sadly I didnt record session 1 since the GoPro I was borrowing was low on batteries, but I did get session 2. I was easily a few seconds slower in session 2 due to this wonky line I was following, but such is life - I learned a new line around the track at least, I suppose... I have in-car camera of the slalom's and my track session also, but I need to upload them yet. Will update this later! In the end, I had low expectations for the event (I was proven correct in the classroom sessions lol, but its ok). But the instructors I had were fairly knowledgeable and catered to my level of experience, which I appreciated greatly. EDIT I guess I only took a couple pictures. Oh well Caterham below was my 2nd instructor's car. chieuxuan likes this. __________________ I don't own a car anymore. Last edited by MightyBobo; 11-13-2012 at 09:42 PM.

11-14-2012, 11:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
takjak2 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Sterling, VA Posts: 1,922 Drives: Legit Racecar 370Z Rep Power: 143	Nismo here. I have a bunch of pics which I should get around to posting some day. __________________ Mods \| Stuff \| Things \| Seat Time \| Nismo facebook.com/TeamSparrowSpeed

11-17-2012, 01:14 AM	#13 (permalink)
XwChriswX WFLYIDNNE Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: In The Fastlane Posts: 50,648 Drives: 02 GDB WRX Rep Power: 453	Sorry, I had class that night. __________________ Bonnie - Stage 2, Audio build coming this fall! R.I.P. Abby 3/29/10 - 3/30/14

12-10-2012, 04:45 PM	#15 (permalink)
MightyBobo A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 8,465 Drives: No cars; only bikes Rep Power: 53	Horrays, car pics! __________________ I don't own a car anymore.

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