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Anyone even running ST in SE region this season??


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After watching video of AMP, I have zero desire to race there. Time Trial yes, but it looks way to tight with little runoff for racing.

 

agreed. I've only driven around it in a minivan but saw enough. It's a track where you go and run the track, not other cars (which as a country club track, is probably all it should be)

 

S-A-B-C-D records will probably only differ slightly, WOT throttle on time will probably be the lowest % of any track you run on.

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Don't think I'll be bringing my racecar to AMP either. Might be an interesting track to watch Spec E30 and Spec Miata though.

 

This would be the type of track I would like to take my dad to sometime and let him get his feet wet on a road course... but all the blind apex's could be a little intimidating for him.

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Don't think I'll be bringing my racecar to AMP either. Might be an interesting track to watch Spec E30 and Spec Miata though.

 

This would be the type of track I would like to take my dad to sometime and let him get his feet wet on a road course... but all the blind apex's could be a little intimidating for him.

 

Off topic, but....

 

Roebling is the perfect track for first timers. Flat, plenty of visibility, and only 9 easy sweepers. Easy track to commit to muscle memory, get the sensation of cornering, and the thrill of speed down the straight.

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Off topic, but....

 

Roebling is the perfect track for first timers. Flat, plenty of visibility, and only 9 easy sweepers. Easy track to commit to muscle memory, get the sensation of cornering, and the thrill of speed down the straight.

 

Very true... I figured CMP is a good first timers track for the fact its flat and got good runoff room in most places. AMP is only about 3 1/2 hours away from my house where as CMP and Roebling are 6+ and 7+ hours away respectively.

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When we got our drivers licenses (and learners permit) at 15/16, dad just threw us out on 285 at rush hr in the biggest vehicle we owned.

 

5 yrs later, first track day I ever did was Road Atlanta. Sink or swim

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When we got our drivers licenses (and learners permit) at 15/16, dad just threw us out on 285 at rush hr in the biggest vehicle we owned.

 

5 yrs later, first track day I ever did was Road Atlanta. Sink or swim

Similar experience here. Got learners at 15 and drove myself to school in Dad's '95 F-150 4x4 every morning in Northern Virginia rush hour traffic (him riding shotgun of course). When I took the behind the wheel class at 16 I was a pro compared to the other kids in the car with me. I had been driving for a year vs. them who's parents never let them drive with the learners. First on track experience in '02 was Road Atlanta as well. Somehow I learned that the Panoz track days had a Group C that allowed convertibles to run. They were sessions lead by an instructor in an Audi with 4-5 cars following. Each lap the car behind the instructor would move to the end of the train. I then somehow convinced my mother to let me take her '99 Corvette convertible and my dad to go with me. I've been addicted ever since.

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