Open test day at Thunderhill 2/5/10
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Mikymu- have u ran with Nasa? My 1st trackday is feb 28 sun with NASA at
sp(group 4). U learn alot bout awareness of other cars as they can be aggressive as well as bonehead stuff. Regards. Mike
sp(group 4). U learn alot bout awareness of other cars as they can be aggressive as well as bonehead stuff. Regards. Mike
#20
Tried NASA once at Infenion and it was a freaking parking lot on the track. They packed more than 50 cars in one session. I literally park my car on most turns waiting for the traffic to clear. Yes, there are ALOT of boneheads and that is why I never went back
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While my experience was a LONG time ago ... the HPDE grp 3/4 were a bunch of irresponsible/inconsiderate 'cowboys' ... and that was just the instructors ...
my favorites were the drivers "download" meetings ...
"aw shucks ... you just shouldn'ta dive-bombed that guy in the Ferarri ... it's gonna cost him a lot to replace it once we pick the parts up ... now you go back out there and enjoy yourselves ya hear!"
(not actual conversation, merely representative of the "we dont give f*ck .. we're NASA" attitude towards on-track disipline IMHO)
#24
Haha. Good one. I haven't had the pleasure of attending a NASA DE, but have heard from a few that its a ****-show.
#25
nice bar you have there!
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#27
I've ran with Nasa for well over 10+ years and yes I've witness- **** happens but no matter what- no car is immune from incidents from ne org. I've seen my fair share in all the orgs I've participated and fair to say incidents are bout equal. Frankly I've seen more nicer cars ate it at other orgs then with Nasa but hell we have ratcans and decent racecars in the grp. Gravitate towards grp 4- smoothest running grp in nasa. Grp 3- beware. Mike
#28
You could not pay me to run with NASA ... esp in a car that cost more than $1000 ...
While my experience was a LONG time ago ... the HPDE grp 3/4 were a bunch of irresponsible/inconsiderate 'cowboys' ... and that was just the instructors ...
my favorites were the drivers "download" meetings ...
"aw shucks ... you just shouldn'ta dive-bombed that guy in the Ferarri ... it's gonna cost him a lot to replace it once we pick the parts up ... now you go back out there and enjoy yourselves ya hear!"
(not actual conversation, merely representative of the "we dont give f*ck .. we're NASA" attitude towards on-track disipline IMHO)
While my experience was a LONG time ago ... the HPDE grp 3/4 were a bunch of irresponsible/inconsiderate 'cowboys' ... and that was just the instructors ...
my favorites were the drivers "download" meetings ...
"aw shucks ... you just shouldn'ta dive-bombed that guy in the Ferarri ... it's gonna cost him a lot to replace it once we pick the parts up ... now you go back out there and enjoy yourselves ya hear!"
(not actual conversation, merely representative of the "we dont give f*ck .. we're NASA" attitude towards on-track disipline IMHO)
#30
LOL, I can't say it any better and it sums up NASA perfectly. Not that I don't like NASA because I have a nice car but I was really turn off by the drivers and the instructors. I made the mistake of taking wife with me to NASA and she made us leave after 2 session when someone almost made her crash in the novice group.
<distant sounds of airhorns...>