Upcoming Track Days??

chickenwafer · Postby **chickenwafer** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 9:14

I doubt I can make it now after my transmission failure. Maybe I will take the girlfriend's Saturn Ion!!

chickenwafer · Postby **chickenwafer** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:14

So I am bumping this...

I am really wanting to get the FD out on the track (HPR) before the end of nice weather. I am currently looking to hit the track sometime in later August or early September.

They have open lapping days for cars, only $90 bucks get you access from 8am to noon or 1pm to 5pm. That's 4 hours of open tracking time for $90 bucks...on helluva deal. If you feel you need more time, you can pay $150 for a full day, from 8am to 5pm.

I'm looking at doing the morning half day (8am to noon). Hopefully it will be early enough so the track and ambient temps are too hot.

If anyone else is serious, let me know so we can potentially plan a day. It would be sweet!

tbot · Postby **tbot** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:14

If I can get brakes and tires done...and a better tune, then I'm game...but thats a lotta money that I don't have

chickenwafer · Postby **chickenwafer** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:14

Really, $90 bucks isn't bad. It's less than one of my tires. And for track time, it's a friggen steal. It's less than $25 an hour to run all-out on a race track without worry of getting pulled over, and set a real gauge/benchmark for your car.

speedjunkie · Postby **speedjunkie** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:14

I'd love to do this, but even when I get back I'll be so busy I won't have time, and that's if they're even doing events like this anymore when I get back. And YOU know why I'll be busy Dave lol.

tnerb · Postby **tnerb** » Mon Jul 26, 2010 9:14

I'm gonna try and go to HPR either the 13th or the 20th with some friends of mine. I've wanted to go all summer but school has kept me very tied down. The only problem is I'll probably be going for an afternoon session as opposed to a morning one.

Colombia28 · Postby **Colombia28** » Fri Jul 30, 2010 9:14

For those interested, i am heading to HPR again with NASA on the 21st of August. It's a one day track day that NASA just recently added to the calendar. A great deal to; $145!!

http://www.nasaproracing.com/event/1126

Hope to see some of you there!

chickenwafer · Postby **chickenwafer** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:14

OK, looks like I am going to HPR for an open "lapping day" on Friday, September 17th 2010. I am going to run the morning session, 8am to 12 Noon. Gates open at 7AM so I will be there around then.

Andrew (Colombia28) should also be there, but he probably won't track his car. So we'll have someone who's been around HPR a bunch of times before to give some helpful pointers.

I would like to see if we can get some others out to the track! Even if you don't plan on tracking your car, it will be FUN! And it's only $90 for registration.

Recap:

What: Open Lapping Day (track time!) http://www.highplainsraceway.com/lapping-days.html
When: Friday, September 17th, 2010, 7AM to Noon
Where: High Plains Raceway (HPR) http://www.highplainsraceway.com/
Cost: $90 for 4 hours of track time!

tbot · Postby **tbot** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:14

chickenwafer wrote:Really, $90 bucks isn't bad. It's less than one of my tires. And for track time, it's a friggen steal. It's less than $25 an hour to run all-out on a race track without worry of getting pulled over, and set a real gauge/benchmark for your car.

I was talking about the cost of brakes and tires lol, not the track fees. Oh well, at this point in time I don't even have a working vehicle so who knows wtf is gunna happen..

Colombia28 · Postby **Colombia28** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:14

tbot wrote:I was talking about the cost of brakes and tires lol, not the track fees. Oh well, at this point in time I don't even have a working vehicle so who knows wtf is gunna happen..

That right there is what gets ya! Just spent nearly $700 on new rotors and pads. But it is so damn worth it. So much fun.

tnerb · Postby **tnerb** » Mon Aug 02, 2010 9:14

I'm going on the 13th in the morning since move-in day for my brother at CSU is the 19-21st or something like that . I don't have track ready brakes or tires but one of my friends is bringing his lightning so I'll have some fun in that too. If anybody else goes that day look for a blue sport-truck and purple 3.

Colombia28 · Postby **Colombia28** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 9:14

tnerb wrote:I'm going on the 13th in the morning since move-in day for my brother at CSU is the 19-21st or something like that . I don't have track ready brakes or tires but one of my friends is bringing his lightning so I'll have some fun in that too. If anybody else goes that day look for a blue sport-truck and purple 3.

You don't really need "track" brakes. I ran two sessions with OEM MS3 brakes. Tires might be important on the other hand. Factory tires on a 3 would be scary.

tnerb · Postby **tnerb** » Tue Aug 03, 2010 9:14

Well I'm not running stock/OEM tires anymore. I got rid of the front set before 20k and the rears were recently upgraded. At the moment I've got Continental ExtremeContact DWS which so far seems to be a marked improvement over the Goodyears that come on the car.

tnerb · Postby **tnerb** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:14

so bought my pass today and one for a friend but I didn't receive any sort of ticket or any proof of purchase aside from the reciept. do i need to bring anything with me for admission or do they know how many people are coming and just let that many cars in?

chickenwafer · Postby **chickenwafer** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 9:14

Good question...perhaps call them? I haven't bought my track time yet so I'm not 100% sure on how it works...

What date did you buy the time for?

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