Was on Road Atlanta back in '95 on my old Kawasaki ZX7....

Mucho fun with the old "gravity canyon" at the end of the back straight!

 

Me too... not as long ago but on a gixxer 600. I remember being on the track with Yates and he blew by us like we were sitting still.

Can't wait to do some track days their again.


Mark

 

I am so ready to quit my job and become a full time track bum like before. Then I can go around the country collecting track experiences.

 

Experiences are much better than 'moments'.

 

It is official - the membership at Monticello has spoken and there will be no more Club (BMW, SCDA, etc) track days there. There are a few left this year. But if you were thinking of putting that one on you list for next year, do it now or miss it.

 

I'll be there on September 24th, and maybe again on October 4th. I will miss this track, for sure.

 

Porsche Bob told me that PCA is having a weekend track event at Monticello Oct2 to 3. Then you can make it a three day event with the Oct 4 SCDA event. May be a pretty good ending to our Monticello experience.

 

I already am committed for stuff on that weekend, plus I don't think I would hold up for three consecutive days on track, not to mention my car! Thanks for the heads up, though.

 

Have done BMW CCA schools at VIR, Road America and Mid-Ohio. Signed up for schools at Watkins Glen and Barber this year. Have done many open track days at BeaveRun Motorsports Complex as well. I still have a lot to learn and see. All of the mods I have done to the car are listed on the signature.

 

Fastautoxmini,

When are you doing WGI? We typically have a few minis out there with SCDA.

 

Going to the Glen on July 13-14. It's a BMW CCA driving school. I hope to see other MINIs there!

 

I'll be at Wintercross on the 12th and Open Track on the 19th at MMP.

 

Not sure I will do BMWCCA at the glen. Just to let you know, their track time is quite limited. That is why many of us run other clubs like SCDA. They have 2.5 hours of track time per day.

 

+1. Spoken like the true track junkie slinger is. I won't do any more events with BMWCCA. One was enough for me. Lots of standing around time...

 

Four 20 mins sessions a day just is not enough for me especially if you are traveling a good distance to get there. Now five 30 minute sessions, that gets my attention.

 

Don't forget, those advertised 30 minute sessions actually work out closer to 25 minutes when you figure in getting on and off the track. Still better than BMWCCA.

 

Guess it means that those four 20 minute sessions are only 15 minutes sessions.

 

Slinger, I think their sessions actually were 20 minutes long. They build the 5 minute crossover time into their schedule so it doesn't come out of your advertised track time. It's been a couple of years and I'm an old geezer now, so I might be mistaken. I do remember standing around a lot. Part of that was because we were sharing the track (it was Lime Rock) with The Club members that day. I thought their instruction and organization were very good, and it might be the way to go for your first or second track day just to get a good foundation.

 

I may be mistaken but BMWCCA does not have the 5 minute crossover time taken out of the track time. It has been a few years since I ran with them. I never really gave the crossover time any thought as most outfits I ran with did not distinguish track time and crossover time.

 

I didn't really give it much thought until last year. I think it was at Lime Rock and we were so psyched to be on track for the heavily promoted 25 minute sessions. Then when we got the checker 20 minutes into the session every time I finally put it together. Now it'll be another question to ask whoever is running the event before I sign up.

 

I would have to go back and check past schedules but I believe Patroon BMWCCA and SCDA were fairly equitable in terms of cost-to-time on track at the Glen. Last Patroon Glen event for me was $395, and I remember ending the day tired and sated. They have open run groups for signed off drivers for way more time than any club will give students - that's the goal.

You guys sound like you spend all your time on-track watching your clocks.

Lime Rock Park is always a rip-off, due to "The Club." What does SCDA break down there, 4 sessions at?

 

I check my clock as I'm heading out of the pit and then again when I see the checker. Never in between!

 

I guess we will find out how Trackmasters is with time...4/30 at WGI

 

Redskunk, VV is saying he is so bored on the straights, he stopped his pastime of watching flaggers/clouds/wildlife and started watching the clock.

I checked with a couple of chapters of bmwcca and they said they generally run 4 x 25. I think Genesee runs longer and has open track for combined advanced and instructors, so there is more time with that chapter.

 

Flaggers? Oh, those guys who usually are napping as we whiz by them? Speaking of wildlife, I did see that turtle on the straight after the hairpin at Monticello and thought about stopping. I would've been banned from the track for life. Turtle was squished by the time I came around again. Moral of the story: turtles shouldn't go solo at Monticello until they get signed off.