Anyone going to be at the Road Atlanta track day this weekend? I just signed up eek3: ). I'm kicking myself for not getting to it sooner, but I gotta get on the road! DD
Ill be there and I think Scott may be there on Saturday. Try and find me in the pits, we should set up camp next to each other. Matt Ill be in the White 06 with SOG stickers on the side.
I'll be out there as well. Unfortunately not in my car, but I'll be out there with some buddies. I'll make sure to keep an eye out for both of you.
Matt, can you please call me or let me know via PM if you can get me some sort of press pass deal, or some way to get me pit access? Ive been waiting for an excuse to shoot all day.
You shouldn't need any passes. You can pull right in and park in the pits. Only thing you may need in a helmet (if you decide to ride along).
It's probably too late. I'd certainly try though if you're interested. If it's closed, you could always come out and try to get a ride along with someone. Normally I think the day runs for around $400. You'll get 4 runs for the day
GREAT day to be out at the track. slowwrx's car is a beast.... Lots of drool worthy cars. Hopefully Nemesis will post some pics.
Nevermind i found it. 3 1/2 hours who all going to be out there tomorrow i might see if a guy from here wants to take a road trip
^^ David's car was fine. He ended up having Kevin ride along with him on the last session. Kevin's car, on the other hand, had fried his brakes. He had to press the brake pedal to the floor to get any brake action (he's running Blue, Stainless lines, Powerslot rotors, and Hawk HPS pads).
Track day was a blast, this time in group B - which was much more fun than group C. Unfortunately, my strength is corner entry instead of straightaway speed (which is odd for a V8) so it is difficult to pass since you can only pass on the straights (before the braking zones). I did manage a few passes though, which was very fun. Keith, Mark and Ped - enjoyed having y'all as passengers! Ped, that 3rd run was the best though, when we were chasing Kevin down for about six laps and finally making the last pass in 1 (practically drifting all the way through...) Clay, maybe you can ride along next time. Brain, thanks so much for sticking around and recording my lap times. It was interesting to see how they dropped each lap (especially after I got around Kevin and could go deeper into the turns). Hopefully we'll see a big improvement next time - I'll have a few more mods. As much fun as I had in my Cobra, to be honest, it was a little disheartening when slowwrx came around me on the back stretch @ 110mph like I was standing still. Ped, keep working on me, maybe one day I'll sell both cars and just get an STi and be done with it!
David, great meeting you. I'll certainly ride along next time y'all get out to the track. +1 for selling both cars and getting yourself into an STi...you WILL NOT be disappointed. Ped, don't let up on him. STi FTW :bigthumb:
Saturday was great, and the highlight was meeting so many of the WRXAtlanta folks. I hope to see more of y'all. Dean
It was nice meeting you Dean, and I look forward to seeing ya at more events. I bet you had fun being a driver yesterday....Go Broncos!!. Mark
Dont worry about more power, check out www.maximummotorsports.com. Just pick up one of their grip boxes and you will be good to go. You guys will have to come out again, I felt like I was leaving a lot on the table, I think with the race gas tune, more suspension tweaking, and a little more time at Road A I should be able to get it into the 1:39s
Can someone tell me exactly what this is about and when it happens? I would have totally attended if I knew it was happening.
This was a Panoz driving / racing school. I could be wrong on the specific "school" name. What matter usually is the club that hosts these events. Panoz is a big group, along with SCCA and the BMW car club. I couldn't tell you where to start looking for scheduling.
There won't be anymore track days from Panoz until early March sometime. That'll be about the time Lil' Tally should be re-opening
A little birdy told me there might be a SRDEC at little tally earlier than that. Hmmm I also heard there might be a new chase car filming this year.
Don't worry, I'm very familiar with MM. I'd love to get the road and track or maximum grip box. I got the Ford Racing Bullitt suspension kit before the last track day which included shocks, springs and swaybars, so I won't need a whole kit (although the H&R springs and Bilstein shocks in the MM kits would have been better. I'll probably get rear control arms and a panhard bar sometime and maybe a torque arm. The MM suspension goodies would definitely help but I still need more power in the straights - especialy when I see you coming behind me.