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Old 01-06-2018, 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Frank 993 C4S


Last year a lot of the early April days at LRP got cancelled due to snow. How about flying down to Sebring and renting a DE car for the PCA Club Race weekend? IRacing?
Great suggestion but I am not racing yet. Just a measly DE guy so far, but I will get to Sebring at some point. (You and I will probably meet this season as I plan on doing a few of the MNY DE's and hang out with my long time buddy JLanka.)
IRacing is in my future for sure. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by mmuller
Come get some simulator time. Then you will get one at home. It will help pass the time.
I plan to Matt. I'll be in touch in the next week or two to set up some time with you on the Sim. If you don't mind, I would love for you to be there when I first use your Sim. I'll be in touch for sure shortly.
Thanks....
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Originally Posted by jlanka
Where is the sim you are referring to Matt?
Randolph, NJ if I'm not mistaken.
Wanna set up a time and go together? My treat. You have my number.....
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I just registered for the March 3rd and 4th at VIR with Chin. Will be my first event with Chin since joining them last year.
Can't wait......
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Originally Posted by dgrobs
Randolph, NJ if I'm not mistaken.
Wanna set up a time and go together? My treat. You have my number.....
yes I would certainly be interested in that
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Originally Posted by dgrobs
I just registered for the March 3rd and 4th at VIR with Chin. Will be my first event with Chin since joining them last year.
Can't wait......
You will like Chin
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Jeff - As you already know, weekends during the winter are mostly dedicated to KMS with the kids for me. Weekdays work best for me during the winter months, so I can blow off work pretty much any day and time Monday to Friday. Gimme a call on Monday with a few midweek days that work for you and we'll set something up.

Thundermoose - I have heard nothing but great things about Chin, including great coaching and lots of Track Time. (I hear between 3 and 4 hours track time/day because of how they limit the number of participants. I think I grabbed the last novice spot but reg page said 37 spots for solo drivers still open). One thing for sure, they are not the cheapest track days I've done by a long shot, but the amount of track time clearly makes up for the difference in cost compared to a normal DE. I will surely report back on my first experience with Chin.
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Originally Posted by dgrobs
I just registered for the March 3rd and 4th at VIR with Chin. Will be my first event with Chin since joining them last year.
Can't wait......
It's not just the track time. It's the people and the culture. You'll like it.

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Originally Posted by dgrobs
Jeff - As you already know, weekends during the winter are mostly dedicated to KMS with the kids for me. Weekdays work best for me during the winter months, so I can blow off work pretty much any day and time Monday to Friday. Gimme a call on Monday with a few midweek days that work for you and we'll set something up.

Thundermoose - I have heard nothing but great things about Chin, including great coaching and lots of Track Time. (I hear between 3 and 4 hours track time/day because of how they limit the number of participants. I think I grabbed the last novice spot but reg page said 37 spots for solo drivers still open). One thing for sure, they are not the cheapest track days I've done by a long shot, but the amount of track time clearly makes up for the difference in cost compared to a normal DE. I will surely report back on my first experience with Chin.
I've done a bunch of PCA, one ACNA event and one Chin event. The chin event was the most I have ever driven in a day, I think I got something like 3.5 hrs of track time. The last session was a "happy hour" - all run groups could run for an hour. It was a bit hair raising with RSs flying by me one after another. I both set personal records on NJMP thunderbolt, and got passed more times in a lap than I had been passed in the entire year of DEing. (Not a con, just a fun fact). Chin was also pretty loose on instruction/classroom compared to PCA. All in all more geared towards experienced drivers. More expensive, but fewer cars on track, and much more track time.

I would definitely do chin again.
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Originally Posted by dgrobs
I just registered for the March 3rd and 4th at VIR with Chin. Will be my first event with Chin since joining them last year.
Can't wait......
Come say hi, I'll be there.
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Awesome things to hear about Chin. Cannot wait.
Are you guys staying at the track or in Danville? My last trip to VIR in October, I stayed in Danville.
I'll surely find you guys to say hello and maybe share a drink and a cigar as well. Looking forward to it.
Very psyched!!
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I'll be at Road Atlanta for my first time in my E46 M3 with Chin on 2/24-25. Looks like a ton of Porsches signed up. Any RL'ers among the list?
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Originally Posted by dgrobs
Awesome things to hear about Chin. Cannot wait.
Are you guys staying at the track or in Danville? My last trip to VIR in October, I stayed in Danville.
I'll surely find you guys to say hello and maybe share a drink and a cigar as well. Looking forward to it.
Very psyched!!
I'll be in my home away from home, parked somewhere in the paddock.
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Originally Posted by DTMiller
I'll be in my home away from home, parked somewhere in the paddock.
Do you tow your car with that or do you put your car inside it?
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Originally Posted by DTMiller
I'll be in my home away from home, parked somewhere in the paddock.
Nice rig!


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