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Old 01-16-2008, 06:01 PM
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Old 01-16-2008, 06:38 PM
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see you there!!!
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$495 for the day ... uugh
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i for sure will not pay $500 for one day at TH, even if i was the only car on track.

but i'll go watch and cheer the wealthy drivers for sure.
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me neither ... I would'nt pay that for Sears or LS ...

Hey what about the Lotus Club event coming up @ LS ... I always enjoy beating a Lotus!
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Originally Posted by Larry Cable
me neither ... I would'nt pay that for Sears or LS ...

Hey what about the Lotus Club event coming up @ LS ... I always enjoy beating a Lotus!
it's FULL.

the next event is 2/2-3 with speedventure at LS.
i know of 3 GT3's going to be there, if not more.
weekend!!!
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My daughter has a tennis tourny 2/2-3 : (. Also my car is on lift with motor/tranny out for some needed track maintenance(lsd gone) plus other disposables-hopefully end of feb it be all track ready. Maybe if I can get 50 guys to push my motorless GT3 around LS but my tracktimes maybe kinda slow. Mike
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mooty--- it is only $495... I did not look at the site just expected that the price would be within reason. It would almost cost less to ship my car down.
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I had assumed it was a two day event. I can't justify the driving time to Thunderhill for a single day, just too many hours on the road for a single track day. Pity, it would be great to get some GT3-only events happening, I'm sure there's enough people with these cars now. Maybe HOD could be convinced to make it a two-day event.
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Only thing which maybe a good thing safetywise but IMO can be a little more room for latidude is point bys. Even in the race prep group- point by's are mandatory and if successive cars in front of u u have to wait til each one recognize u and point by to pass. Next level down(advance) is more the same but passing only on select straigtaways. I understand safety is up most for them but point bys can be more dangerous esp in advanced levels. Mike
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Count me in, even at $495.00 I feel it is worth the $ since the run groups are limited to 15 cars each. Also HOD does first class driving events. I spend more than $495.00 for the tires and brakes I use in 1 day at TH.
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Originally Posted by 996FLT6
My daughter has a tennis tourny 2/2-3 : (. Also my car is on lift with motor/tranny out for some needed track maintenance(lsd gone) plus other disposables-hopefully end of feb it be all track ready. Maybe if I can get 50 guys to push my motorless GT3 around LS but my tracktimes maybe kinda slow. Mike
i dont know how you can tolerate having the car apart that long.
after 3 days, i would have sold the car and killed my mechanic.
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mooty--- it is only $495... I did not look at the site just expected that the price would be within reason. It would almost cost less to ship my car down.
i usually pay 280 for a day at TH. maybe less, i can't remember.
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Originally Posted by Carrera GT
I had assumed it was a two day event. I can't justify the driving time to Thunderhill for a single day, just too many hours on the road for a single track day. Pity, it would be great to get some GT3-only events happening, I'm sure there's enough people with these cars now. Maybe HOD could be convinced to make it a two-day event.
two days for 500, i am game ;-)

adam, if you get up to TH and just drive in every run group, you can do about 350 miles. i think my record was 305 miles in one day at TH, until ramon broke it with 350+ miles. that would be worth your drive up
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Originally Posted by mooty
two days for 500, i am game ;-)

adam, if you get up to TH and just drive in every run group, you can do about 350 miles. i think my record was 305 miles in one day at TH, until ramon broke it with 350+ miles. that would be worth your drive up
Are you going to Laguna on 2/2-3? That's $470 for Sat+Sun.

ps. I couldn't afford the tires or brakes (or physiotherapy afterwards) to cover 300 miles at the track in a DE. I guess if you had a 30 gallon tank, drove at 8/10ths for fuel economy, peed into a hose running out the bottom of the car ... and that's just on Hwy 505 getting to the track.


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