Originally Posted by Thundermoose

I do TT with Kevin. I hope I am not the not so courteous guy. I have been doing it for 4 years. I think it does help you improve. I don't think you need to do anything special to participate. TT will meet you where you're at. When I started I would usually finish 4th or worse. However, I was always chasing someone.

I like the competition. It's boring to me to just pound out laps, though I could always improve the way I practice.

Another thing it offers is a way to enhance your experience on a bucket list track. This year I did VIR for the first time. I did 2 HPDE days and then 2 days with NASA. The HPDE days were great for learning the track but I really had a blast in TT. I ended up winning my class both days. I am at NOLA right now getting ready to do TT tomorrow. I don't find the track to be particularly fun but with the element of TT I have some goals that I am aiming to achieve.

I highly recommend it.

Originally Posted by Kevin Fennell

I don't get this issue, they don't make you come in or anything and you get the same amount of track time if you want to use it...

Also you could just up class to compete with others.

Originally Posted by cosm3os

Your fastest lap is going to come in that first couple of hot laps. If you spin or drop 4, you DQ that session. So you push all session, you risk ruining that fast lap. Also, no sense in wearing out tires/brakes or putting the car at risk.

Originally Posted by pu911rsr

For The NASA group I run with the learning progression is HPDE 1-4, TT and racing. I drive more aggressively during a TT that I do during a normal DE session but not as aggressively as I would during a race. I think TT are good progression, it's an easy step up from HPDE4, many of the TT sessions are run with HPDE4.
Phil