I'd be interested in taking my car on a track just for the hell of it. I don't necessarily want to go fast.

Does anyone else on here do it? Where do you go and how do you get started?

Sorry for sounding like a moron, but you've got to start somewhere right?

P.S. To be clear, by track I mean paved.

9/7/2011 8:54:50 PM

HPDE = High Performance Driver Education

NCRSCCA = Nc Region Sports Car Club of America
THSCC = Tar Heel Sports Car Club

Chin Motorsports


^ = Clubs which offer good experiences

as a first timer you will get a few hours of class time with an experienced racer offering tips on how to be a better driver.

You will also get an instructor riding shotgun with you to critique your driving style, line, ect.

This is a very helpful experience.

Read the SCCA website about track days, it has helpful instructions on what to expect from your first experience.

motorsportsreg.com is a good website to find out about upcoming track days from multiple clubs.

If you are in raleigh the tracks you want to try out are NCCAR (North Carolina Center for Automotive Research) and VIR (Virginia International Raceway). CMP (carolina motorsports park) is also a great track, but it is alittle farther away from raleigh.

9/7/2011 9:12:47 PM

uhh, sounds like you just want to rag out your car and you don't really give a damn about racing techniques. don't want to go fast? try an autocross.

9/7/2011 9:55:02 PM

http://www.turnonemotorsports.com

http://brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=604075

this thing about wanting to go to a racetrack and not wanting to go fast is blowing my mind, though. It's like saying you want to go lay naked in bed with a porn star but not even touch her.

9/7/2011 10:35:44 PM

I, too, am confused about the OP's intents? Do you have so much extra cash that you wanna blow $300+ going to a track event and not even driving that fast?

9/7/2011 11:03:38 PM

haha, if I could get away with only spending $300 for a track day (for everything, not just the entrance fee), I'd do it twice per month.

9/7/2011 11:15:00 PM

VIR holiday laps is a good way to get some exposure to driving on a track

9/8/2011 12:14:38 AM

I don't want to drive really fast because I don't know what I'm doing. I don't want to do anything stupid is what I meant. I would like to learn first, not just get on a track and floor it.

[Edited on September 8, 2011 at 1:19 AM. Reason : ]

9/8/2011 1:17:30 AM

That's exactly what HPDEs are for, you sound like you'd be a good student. Go do it, good luck.
<---Nationally certified instructor for several clubs as well as time trials/racing license circa 2009.

9/8/2011 1:32:17 AM

Duke, i'm obviously talking about him. For a very green driver any associated costs would be relatively low.

9/8/2011 8:15:19 AM

Karting is a [relatively] cheap way to do some fun driving and learn some techniques without sinking a bunch of money into your car or track days. You can even get into the racing circuit fairly easily.

9/8/2011 10:10:51 AM

^I'm already in for about 50 g's on my vette. Just looking to have some fun with it.

9/8/2011 6:46:16 PM

^^^

I'm talking about gas to get there, gas that you burn there, tires and brakes that you consume there, a hotel to stay in, etc. The entrance fee will be less than half of what he spends that weekend.

It will be worth every dollar, but let's be real about the money involved.

9/8/2011 6:54:49 PM

And I'm saying that if he's timid his first time, as he claims he'll be, that his wear to brakes and tires will be very slight.


(not everyone goes through a set of tires in 5k like you )

9/8/2011 11:05:41 PM