Open track testing at Thunderhill 2/5/10
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02-03-2010 | 12:50 PM
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Open track testing at Thunderhill 2/5/10
Thunderhill is hosting an open track testing event on 2/5/10 for both street and race prep cars. Last time only 2 street cars and 4 race cars show up so they let them run the track ALL DAY LONG!!
Looks like the weather might cooperate this Friday. I will be there if it does not rain. gate open at 7 Am and track go hot at 9 AM. They have the usual corner workers and tow vehicle. What a great opportunity for a "personal" track event at Thunderhill. Best of all is that you don't need to commit early and it's only $199 at the door for the whole day. If it rains, you don't go. If you get into a fight with wife you don't go .... or go any way
Here is the link to the event:
http://www.thunderhill.com/html/open_testing.html
Looks like the weather might cooperate this Friday. I will be there if it does not rain. gate open at 7 Am and track go hot at 9 AM. They have the usual corner workers and tow vehicle. What a great opportunity for a "personal" track event at Thunderhill. Best of all is that you don't need to commit early and it's only $199 at the door for the whole day. If it rains, you don't go. If you get into a fight with wife you don't go .... or go any way
Here is the link to the event:
http://www.thunderhill.com/html/open_testing.html
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02-03-2010 | 01:24 PM
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I know there are a lot of tracks in your general vicinity, but what is your average drive time to the track. Like my local track is about an hour away. How far is say Laguna from your house, or Thunderhill? I guess I'm trying to ask if they are all in a fairly close radius?
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I know there are a lot of tracks in your general vicinity, but what is your average drive time to the track. Like my local track is about an hour away. How far is say Laguna from your house, or Thunderhill? I guess I'm trying to ask if they are all in a fairly close radius?
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02-03-2010 | 01:55 PM
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That explain everything ... wonder why you were so blazing fast!
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I am in Atlanta on business then... next free time around end of March. Working for a living is killing me!
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It pour like cats and dogs the night before 2/5. I watched satellite intently and look like there is a break in the storm on 2/5. I waited till noon on 2/5 to let the track dry and showed up with my RS to test out the steel Cup rotors before switching back to PCCB.
The track was a bit damp and very cold. I drove 7/10 and really hammer the brakes before turn 10, 14 and 1. Will give feedback on my steel to PCCB swap thread later. I was the only street car there and they ran 30 minutes run group for race and street car so I got to use the track all to myself! Super relax and no pressure to go fast. Now that is different. We ran a 45 minutes combine session at the end and I burn all up my fuel. The longest I spend on the track was 1 hour straight. I gain new appreciation for 24 hours race drivers!
What a cool way to test our car. Will use this opportunity again for future mods. I took couple pictures of my RS between sessions. Fun afternoon at the track
The track was a bit damp and very cold. I drove 7/10 and really hammer the brakes before turn 10, 14 and 1. Will give feedback on my steel to PCCB swap thread later. I was the only street car there and they ran 30 minutes run group for race and street car so I got to use the track all to myself! Super relax and no pressure to go fast. Now that is different. We ran a 45 minutes combine session at the end and I burn all up my fuel. The longest I spend on the track was 1 hour straight. I gain new appreciation for 24 hours race drivers!
What a cool way to test our car. Will use this opportunity again for future mods. I took couple pictures of my RS between sessions. Fun afternoon at the track
