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It was the first ever public track event at the new track. It was hosted by The Drivers Edge, who I often instruct for, and it went really well. We

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Old 01-13-2013, 09:35 PM   #1 (permalink)
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It was the first ever public track event at the new track. It was hosted by The Drivers Edge, who I often instruct for, and it went really well. We hope we left them with a good impression as we really want to be invited back!
Here is a lap from this afternoon.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siD2tkXy1p8

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Cool track!
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i hate u! lol thats badass man! ive never run with tde and was disappointed that they made it solo only. im glad u guys had fun though and hope u guys made a good first impression. time to make it to a few tde weekends.
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killer, i HAVE to go!!!
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Nice! Went to the f1 race, beautiful track.
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also, how much was the track day for people not instructing?
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That's freakin' awesome
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It was $375 per day while most Drivers Edge events at other tracks are $300 and you get both Saturday and Sunday. Spots were extreamly limited as COTA doesn't allow more than 35 cars on track at a time. There were Grand Am drivers (who race there March 1-2) offering $1k for spots.
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You on street tires because those things are loud!
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I was on the stock original Bridgestone Potenzas RE050A. My steering wheel felt more like a volume knob at that track.
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I was on the stock original Bridgestone Potenzas RE050A. My steering wheel felt more like a volume knob at that track.
Yea, I can imagine.. lol
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that looks like a fun track! Hopefully I can get there sometime
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Lets just hope they schedule more track day events there!!
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That is sure a spiffy track. Sounds like you have those RE050s right on the edge the entire lap too. :P

35 cars on track seems like a silly limit considering the length of the track and all the room you have...
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Wow. What an amazing track. Great driving.
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