>how much does it cost? Not much. Tracks cost about $15,000 a day but the fee is split up between club members who go to the event. The average is probably $400 per weekend event.
>My car isn't fast Everyone from Cadillac CTS-V to Miatas, civics, and station wagons, will show up to the track. If you havn't done it before having less than 250 horse power is ideal. Nobody will judge you anyway.
>what if I damage my car Tracking is usually safer than high way driving due to the nature of the event attracting only skilled drivers. As for mechanical problems, you'll literally be surrounded by car enthusiasts who are happy to help, especially new and younger drivers. New drivers don't drive hard enough to really have to worry about tires or brakes.
>I don't actually know how to drive fast When you sign up you will be asked to give an experience level. Most clubs have the most experienced drivers sit in the passenger seat of novice and intermediate drivers as 'instructors' to teach you. You'll be on the track with drivers of similiar skill so you won't feel like a faggot.
Took my DD 235i and had some issues, now I wondering if i should buy a cheaper track rat for beating up at the track and let my DD just do DD and fun public road driving.
Robert Lee
Tracks cost more than speeding tickets and the fee is a guarantee. Nothx.
I'm a bikefag anyways
>track: where is the one piece leather? >road: sheriff, I can't pursue. 145 in a 30. Death soon either way
Daniel Roberts
>Helicopter teleports above you Nothin personal kid
Colton Butler
I'd love to go to a trackday, but problem is my mates don't want to, or aren't interested in trackdays, so i'd be by myself
idk if it would feel kinda awkward on my own
Angel Mitchell
Local PD doesn't use them.
Call me when the USA has something as affordable as das burgerring
Daniel Wood
I'd rather hit the touge for FREE
Brayden Rodriguez
>hit the touge
Joseph Collins
Most are very friendly. literally go up, tell them you like their car, how do they drive it on the track.
I can't get these people to stop texting me after a track event. Good cross section of age demographics too.
Austin Rogers
bike fags use the same track as carfags dude.
Angel Long
I've only been driving manual for about 2 months. Is it a stupid idea to take my daily to a track day? Pic related.
Eli Wright
Same track same price different rules
>yes enjoy your open top car just wear a 3/4 helmet >where is the $2000 leather suit and ece2025 full face? Gtfo.
Henry Butler
I'm mostly a Thunderhill pleb because I'm cheap and NCRC car/moto days are only $120. I'm moving to Washington though and look forward to the trying the tracks up there.
Chase Edwards
If you don't already have leathers then you are a straight line flyover fag and should stay in your containment thread. You can get a set of leathers for $500 from sportbiketrackgear.com closeouts. As for it being that expensive, you'd be wrong. I can do a complete track day including gas to tow my bike to the track, gas at the track, trackday fee, and food for $250 or $200 if I camp at the track. You're just a full of excuses poorfag like the majority of Veeky Forums
Nicholas Rivera
Yes. Waste of time and money
Leo Collins
Actually I have two piece because I actually ride places instead of being a weekend warrior/touring grandpa. I would also need a new helmet because glasses = wear a modular everywhere.
The cost of entry is easily an additional two grand even if you cheap out, before going through an entire rear tire every two sessions.
>wearing used track leather That's pretty disgusting.
Adam Hughes
>gas at the track Do some tracks make you buy fuel from them? Some marinas make you if you launch/park your boat there
Josiah Gomez
No. I bring my own fuel and you can always go to an outside gas station at lunch. I should have put gas for the bike.
Jaxon Rodriguez
No, you won't drive it hard enough to damage the car. The experienced drivers posting serious times have spare parts and possibly a trailer in case of an emergency.
As a noob PROBABLY wont have the skill to push the car to its limit. Even if you did you'ld be literally surrounded by mechanics and enthusiasts with parts who would be happy to help.
You'll learn more about driving in 30 minutes than a year on the high way.
No, though the past few i've been too were selling at competitive prices anyway.
I use about half a tank in 2 hours for reference.
Aaron Torres
time attack in austin, e30 is mine. They do a 10 min practice session + 3 timed solo runs. so i've never done long than that.
I also autox which is fun but being there for most of the day in the heat sucks along with working.
Robert Rogers
in action getting chased down by a fast 86. did this last event with no power steering
I want to do an scca event that goes a bit longer but I think my car needs a bit more maintenance that I will be doing soon (e46 330i rack, power steering fix maybe), small oil leak, badly needs new rear bushings
I also took my ST a few times but E30 is more fun
Camden Kelly
sexy car. One of the guys in the BMWCCA let me drive his. I understand what the hype is about.
Brandon Cox
yeah easily one of the most fun cars I've driven
James Martin
>Share experiences Okay.
>Buy new car, Subaru LGT >Catch the car up on maintenance, start driving it hard around the local roads >Start hitting what I consider my personal limits on public roadways, decided to drive down to Waterford for an open day >Do a few laps to get to know the track and car >First AWD car, Subaru guys give me some tips >Tell myself I won't push the car as I drove it 3.5 hours to get here >Few hours in end up pacing an S2000 pushing the Subaru for all it has >Can't beat him in the straights, can't out brake him, all I can do is keep the car right at the limits in the corners >Accelerating early coming out as the car seems to do okay this way, Subaru guys recommended it >S2000 is breaking the track passing rules, proceeds to block me twice before he's out accelerated me >Never could pass the S2000, track day is coming to an end >Everything is going good, one of the drivers is hosting a cookout before we all pack up and leave >Talk about our cars and future plans >Talking to some of the Subaru guys to see what they'd recommend doing for the LGT as it wants to understeer >NoHelpHere.jpg >Get about halfway home and open it up on m33 through hilly curves >Someone's seeing if I'm home near redline >Fuck >Limp it home over the next 50 miles >As I near the house it starts wanting to die and the knocking is definitely audible at idle now >Purchased JDM ECU + immobilizer & keys, AVCS harness for dual avcs >Need to get the garage cleaned up so I can get the car torn apart for the ej2.0 swap >Was quoted 2-3 hours Dyno time for tune once it's ready
Kind of want to turn the LGT into a track car. Found it more entertaining than my old Miata.
>Is it a stupid idea to take my daily to a track day Yes and no. Good for finding limits.
This desu. You also have the enjoyment of building your own track linking public roadways.
>None of my friends will go as it's to far away and to hard on the vehicle
Lucas Nelson
So my mustang now has track ready suspension mods (I've put about $2400 into suspension/brakes), but I've never been to a track as much as I want to. I mostly blame that on the closest track being 3+ hours from me. I really want to though cuz I can feel that I'm not pushing my cars limits at all on public roads since I've gotten the mods done.
William Smith
Kind of don't want to take it for the wear to tires and brakes and any rock damage from all the other fucks on the track
Benjamin Harris
Hahaa kid enjoy your Initial D
Isaiah Hernandez
My fuel injector went out as I was pilling on to the track. Some guy volunteered to trailer me home 3.5 hours and let me drive his C6.
John Campbell
What kind of mustang? I've seen tuned 200 hp cars keep up w 400 hp cars, you would have a good time.
I doubt a novice could eat up a pair of tires in a weekend
Chase Phillips
Anyone v ever see a Tesla at a track?
Levi Smith
bump
Lime Rock Park
Asher Peterson
It's a 2010 mustang GT. I'll put together a list of mods I've done, it's basically breather mods, tune, and suspension/brakes/tires.
I'm sure I would have fun, the issue is just going. The only tracks near me are drag strips, which is fun for the adrenaline, but I'd love to push my car to the limits if possible.
-Airaid CAI -3 custom tunes saved on a handheld that I keep in the car(street, performance, and race) -BBK long tube headers -Borla X-pipe -Borla Atak exhaust -BMR Front Sway Bar Kit -BMR Rear Sway Bar Kit -BMR Adjustable Panhard Rod -BMR Upper Panhard Rod Support -BMR Control Arm Relocation Brackets -GT500 Upper Strut Mounts -BMR Weld-On Subframe Connectors -BMR Strut Tower Brace -BMR Adjustable Lower Control Arms -BMR Upper Control Arm Mount -BMRAdjustable Upper Control Arm -BMR Lowering Springs - 1.5” Drop
Nathaniel Bell
Mines the red one. The others are my brother's and cousin's. I'm sorta jealous that they have coyotes and I have the 4.6.
Logan Baker
I feel like this is b8 bc of the video of the guy wrecking his blueSTI that was on here a while ago
Jeremiah Phillips
I have. He did about a lap and half before he had to pull in. Computer was apparently screaming bloody murder.
Sebastian Collins
Why are so many people afraid of going to the track alone? It's not like they're going to be in the car with you. You'd probably get more out of it not knowing anybody there since you'd focus on improving yourself and not racing your buddy.
Alexander Rivera
I agree. But most people are really friendly. Good way to make friends
Mason Sullivan
For sure everyone at the track has always been super helpful and open to chatting about setups, racing lines, etc.
Even lending tools and helping wrench. I had a guy donate a bmw throttle position sensor to me once and helped me put it on in the parking lot of a track once.
Easton Rivera
Don't move Jetta!
Thomas Nelson
>Norcal >Access to 4 tracks, 2 within 1.5 hours and 2 less than 4 hours away. Goddamn it feels good to live in norcal :3
Kevin Price
lmao. why did he even bother to try it.
Nathan Garcia
Is it ok to take my 3ZZ-FE Toyota Corolla Wagon to a track?
Aiden Bennett
What are some sites to find local tracks? I know there aren't any within a few hours of me, I'd just like to find out how far I'd have to drive.
Kevin Williams
God dammit, fuck Richmond Va!! Fuck it right in the ass
Easton Ross
What would make a better dedicated track day bike? A CBR 600RR or an R6? I'm looking at years from '03 to '07.
Adam Lewis
>just a cruiser
you crazy? they're fantastic on track. they even have their own spec racing bracket.
if i were getting specifically for track use i would get a NON S though. because they have shorter gears, and more hp/l than the S version.
and they share some more parts with vws than the non s
Lucas Gray
It was a TNiA, so it was more bring what you have for some fun. He just wanted to see what it was like.
Parker Cox
At my last even there was a guy in a station wagon having fun.
Ryan Harris
Thats what I was thinking good to know. Seems like an ideal track car to me. Cheap, mid engine, good handling, easy to make minor repairs and lots of people know Porsche and how to fix at track days.
Brody Stewart
I was thinking this. Trouble is in my state, 75mph over results in revocation of license for 12 months.
Ian Diaz
i try and track as often as I can. I go out to the ridge raceway up here in washington
Kayden Green
If you're talking about that video of the guy doing the touge and overtaking on double yellows and then understeering into a tree, wrecking his car. It wasn't blue.
Andrew Perry
love my track
Blake Sanchez
i live near Toronto and i remember searching that the most accessible (to novices) tracks that were actually hosting events were like 4 hours away west to the other lake or something.
im just going to buy an automatic lexus for my next car.
John Cooper
> cant keep up chief > he's going 150
Aiden Adams
>wearing used track leather
just wear $40 underarmor shirt and pants underneath it, will help with cooling too
how do you go through a rear tire in a session unless you have a liter or it was already worn to shit
This was actually pretty impressive at the track. Def flew past my expectations.
Robert Nguyen
>tfw hitting the touge in my fwd shitbox on eco tires with the tcs off
Also note there isnt a track within 15 hours of me besides a fucking drag strip
Christian Howard
Would be a shame not to track it user. Find out what the car is really made to do.
Easton Cox
>Wrx made for track
Lol
Nathaniel Edwards
explain?
Carson Nelson
>simple mods version mustang >never tracked honestly pretty surprised the amount of suspension/handling mods and you never went. most of the time mustang guys go like 100% power do 1 autox then realize they can't turn
Ian Evans
Small brakes. No lsd. Uses brakes to mimic one. Heat brakes up even more.
Brody Allen
I definitely would if i didn't have to take a road trip from Richmond to Alton. I would try for a open track day in the future but it'd have to be something where I find a hotel there and stay the night or something.
