Track Day Help - 1st timer
06-15-2018, 10:40 PM
#31
Rennlist Member
that's true if OP is planning to buy one, but if you are not and have a good motorcycle helmet, you will be OK for your first HPDE
06-15-2018, 10:43 PM
#32
Rennlist Member
Chicago PCA at Autobahn (7/2018) is not for novices, no instruction will be provided. Go to Blackhawk this Friday, 6/22, lots of novices attending. You'll meet other "new" DE drivers which adds to the experience Half the fun is meeting other like minded folks who like to drive around in circles all day long, burn gas and wear out tires and brakes.
If you are set on on Autobahn, checkout SCCA. They have some 'half" day events at Autobahn. Instruction really helps and is highly recommended for safety and learning track etiquette. Instruction isnt there to teach you how to drive faster, you'll need to higher a race coach.
Lastly, being really nervous is normal. If you aren't nervous, you aren't normal and either should not be on track or maybe you are very special and a good candidate for F1.
If you are set on on Autobahn, checkout SCCA. They have some 'half" day events at Autobahn. Instruction really helps and is highly recommended for safety and learning track etiquette. Instruction isnt there to teach you how to drive faster, you'll need to higher a race coach.
Lastly, being really nervous is normal. If you aren't nervous, you aren't normal and either should not be on track or maybe you are very special and a good candidate for F1.
I'll check out the other event you mentioned
06-16-2018, 12:31 AM
#33
Three Wheelin'
For new folks, NASA has some good articles for HPDE.
https://www.nasaproracing.com/hpde/
06-16-2018, 05:17 AM
#34
Apologies for the slight thread drift but after reading all the recommendations for upgrading brake fluid, are there any disadvantages in having ‘racing’ fluid in a car that is used most/all on the road? I don’t track mine but I do drive in hilly terrain and was thinking of an expedition to the Alps this summer, so there is the possibility of repeated heavy braking in hot conditions...
06-16-2018, 08:01 PM
#35
No problem on racing brake fluid all the time. Ate is my favorite alternate between gold and blue. Lots of good advice here. As twenty plus year instructor I'll add my two cents and what I call the big three: vision, concentration and smoothness. Keep your eyes up, look where you want the car to go and remember to drive with your fingertips if you get too excited. A certain Mr. Haywood taught me that one. Also, as a rookie you'll probably tend to turn in too early- when you see the corner....wait. Then turn in. Better late than early.
And I'll add one more from an awesome NJ instructor I once had- (never told to female students): apexes are like vaginas- you just need to stick it in there.
And I'll add one more from an awesome NJ instructor I once had- (never told to female students): apexes are like vaginas- you just need to stick it in there.
06-17-2018, 03:12 AM
#36
Three Wheelin'
No problem on racing brake fluid all the time. Ate is my favorite alternate between gold and blue. Lots of good advice here. As twenty plus year instructor I'll add my two cents and what I call the big three: vision, concentration and smoothness. Keep your eyes up, look where you want the car to go and remember to drive with your fingertips if you get too excited. A certain Mr. Haywood taught me that one. Also, as a rookie you'll probably tend to turn in too early- when you see the corner....wait. Then turn in. Better late than early.
And I'll add one more from an awesome NJ instructor I once had- (never told to female students): apexes are like vaginas- you just need to stick it in there.
And I'll add one more from an awesome NJ instructor I once had- (never told to female students): apexes are like vaginas- you just need to stick it in there.