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View Poll Results: AVERAGE AGE OF CLUB RACER OR TRACK DRIVER ON RENNLIST?
LESS THAN 35
18.03%
36-50
41.97%
OVER 50
29.84%
OVER 60
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AVERAGE AGE OF TRACK DRIVER?

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Old 11-16-2013 | 06:38 PM
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Will turn 50 in Feb. - still a few months before I move into another "category". Wish I started sooner.
Old 11-16-2013 | 06:54 PM
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hoping that my 50+ group would rally!! but I can't vote again!!
Old 11-16-2013 | 06:59 PM
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43 started playing on the track at 18 in a 1981 924 Turbo, been doing it in many different forms ever since....
Old 11-17-2013 | 10:58 PM
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51 now, 1st SCCA license right on 30 years ago in a borrowed Showroom Stock RX7 then my own ITB Scirocco. No Porsche marque racing back then, but I'd use the 911 for local (Arizona + So Cal) DE/Time Trials.

Fits and spurts over the years. Most of you it was family. Me, starting businesses or financing my education would have me parking the cars for extended periods of time.

Wish I'd done a lot more, mainly in open wheel. But no regrets. Definitely feel I suck at my age now, and am getting back into golf.
Old 11-17-2013 | 11:16 PM
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Originally Posted by race911
51 now, 1st SCCA license right on 30 years ago in a borrowed Showroom Stock RX7 then my own ITB Scirocco. No Porsche marque racing back then, but I'd use the 911 for local (Arizona + So Cal) DE/Time Trials.

Fits and spurts over the years. Most of you it was family. Me, starting businesses or financing my education would have me parking the cars for extended periods of time.

Wish I'd done a lot more, mainly in open wheel. But no regrets. Definitely feel I suck at my age now, and am getting back into golf.
I'm older than you! If you want to feel old, you will! You should come race in the PRC. Build a GTL car and come race with/against me.....
Old 11-17-2013 | 11:27 PM
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Originally Posted by winders
I'm older than you! If you want to feel old, you will! You should come race in the PRC. Build a GTL car and come race with/against me.....
It's relative to where I feel I was in my "prime".......such as it ever was.

Anyway, unless someone is going to fund a build and operation, it's tough to be out there on track when there's little money anymore. (Though I might have the vending business sold, and it's time to close the call center. But no way are those proceeds going into track events to the tune of more than $2-3K/yr.)
Old 11-18-2013 | 10:36 PM
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I want to be the old fast guy!
Old 11-19-2013 | 03:13 PM
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Just turned 73. Been doing this for about 10 years with 996 GT3 and now 997 GT2 as a retirement hobby. Absolutely love track days.
Old 11-19-2013 | 03:51 PM
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First PCA DE after turning 59 just about 1 year ago. Did 35 track days by my 60th. Nothing better than a day at the track.
Old 11-19-2013 | 04:16 PM
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Started PCA DE in 2005 at 50 in a 05 997S, racing in 2007, never looked back.
Old 11-19-2013 | 04:16 PM
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Originally Posted by roketman
I want to be the old fast guy!
You ARE!
Old 11-19-2013 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Gary R.
You ARE!
Dam, beat me to it.
Old 11-19-2013 | 04:23 PM
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Now he just has to figure out if I meant old, fast, or both..
Old 11-19-2013 | 05:27 PM
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so if you are 35 you aren't allowed to vote?
Old 11-19-2013 | 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Cory M
so if you are 35 you aren't allowed to vote?
Pretty much.....unless you lie!!


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