Tuesday, February 10, 2004
First of all, I totally recommend the book Going Faster to anyone interested in track driving. It does a great job explaining what you should be doing on the track.
I went to Thunderhill with Speed Ventures, another great event. There were very few cars there because I went on the 3rd day of a 3 day series, and people were tired.
The event had a large group of 20 Lancer Evos, very cool cars. They are fast, handle well, but it's not a car you buy for any sort of luxury or a nice drive. There was also a group of Corvettes. I was the only German car, and the slowest car by far :). But I drove in the intermediate group for the first time which was nice because I wasn't stuck behind lines of beginners.
Thunderhill is a great track for beginners. It has all the different types of turns: sweepers, off camber, blind turns like the corkscrew at Laguna, turns you early apex, late apex, esses. It also has some fast straights. If anyone is interested in tracking, I am doing this same track on March 26.
Every time I go to the to track I wonder if I should leave my dynamic stability control on, to be safer. It will straighten your car (as much as possible) if you lose traction and spin out. I have decided you CAN'T drive a track event with it on. It kicks in way too often and you aren't really learning how to control your car if the car keeps intervening. After I turned it off I had way more fun.
Here are some pictures from the event.
Also, Adam commented on his blog that warranties aren't worth it. I just picked up my car from service and they put in new brake pads, new rotors, flushed the brakes, all for FREE. I think for people who drive their cars hard, a warranty can definitely be worth the money (although this warranty came with the car).
I went to Thunderhill with Speed Ventures, another great event. There were very few cars there because I went on the 3rd day of a 3 day series, and people were tired.
The event had a large group of 20 Lancer Evos, very cool cars. They are fast, handle well, but it's not a car you buy for any sort of luxury or a nice drive. There was also a group of Corvettes. I was the only German car, and the slowest car by far :). But I drove in the intermediate group for the first time which was nice because I wasn't stuck behind lines of beginners.
Thunderhill is a great track for beginners. It has all the different types of turns: sweepers, off camber, blind turns like the corkscrew at Laguna, turns you early apex, late apex, esses. It also has some fast straights. If anyone is interested in tracking, I am doing this same track on March 26.
Every time I go to the to track I wonder if I should leave my dynamic stability control on, to be safer. It will straighten your car (as much as possible) if you lose traction and spin out. I have decided you CAN'T drive a track event with it on. It kicks in way too often and you aren't really learning how to control your car if the car keeps intervening. After I turned it off I had way more fun.
Here are some pictures from the event.
Also, Adam commented on his blog that warranties aren't worth it. I just picked up my car from service and they put in new brake pads, new rotors, flushed the brakes, all for FREE. I think for people who drive their cars hard, a warranty can definitely be worth the money (although this warranty came with the car).