im gonna go to the Infineon track on Oct. 7-8, im wondering if anybody are going too??

nobody?

nobody?

hmm, im interested! If i get my new job before hand, i'll pick up the multi tint foglights you're selling! hahaha. Its been a while since i tracked my car at infineon.

I'm planning on signing up for Oct 7. Should be fun; I've waited way too long to take the RX8 on its first track day. I have to check my NASA log to see if I'm still in Group 2 or if I'm already signed thru for Group 3. really curious to see if I can outdo my best time @ Infineon from my previous car.
C4, what Group are you in?

I'm planning on signing up for Oct 7. Should be fun; I've waited way too long to take the RX8 on its first track day. I have to check my NASA log to see if I'm still in Group 2 or if I'm already signed thru for Group 3. really curious to see if I can outdo my best time @ Infineon from my previous car.
C4, what Group are you in?

im going for group 3, i think you can go to group 3 too, only group 4 need needs a license!!
so yea...i'll see you there!!

hmm, im interested! If i get my new job before hand, i'll pick up the multi tint foglights you're selling! hahaha. Its been a while since i tracked my car at infineon.

i hope to see you there!! btw...are you going to the saturday meeting?

i hope to see you there!! btw...are you going to the saturday meeting?

i set it up but i have a family emergency to go to... so i may have to miss it.... sucks for me... really really sucks for me...

i set it up but i have a family emergency to go to... so i may have to miss it.... sucks for me... really really sucks for me...

oh man...i will hope to see you there but.....oh well!!
so let me know if you still want to go to the track day or i'll see you in the oct. meet!

im going for group 3, i think you can go to group 3 too, only group 4 need needs a license!!
so yea...i'll see you there!!


I'm not sure what you mean, and you didn't say if you had run w/ NASA before, but with them you are supposed to Start at Grp1 and the instructors have to sign you off if you want to run next event at a higher group.

I think the only way to bypass this and start at a higher group is if you can prove significant experience previously running w/ other clubs.

but anyway, it should be a good time regardless of group.

I'm not sure what you mean, and you didn't say if you had run w/ NASA before, but with them you are supposed to Start at Grp1 and the instructors have to sign you off if you want to run next event at a higher group.

I think the only way to bypass this and start at a higher group is if you can prove significant experience previously running w/ other clubs.

but anyway, it should be a good time regardless of group.


i ran with NASA once, and i started of group 2 no problem!
this time is gonna be my friend's first time too, and they can join group 3 no problem!

i ran with NASA once, and i started of group 2 no problem!
this time is gonna be my friend's first time too, and they can join group 3 no problem!

OK then I'll try and sign up for Grp 3 we'll see...

OK then I'll try and sign up for Grp 3 we'll see...

group 3 needs to be both days! just to let you know!

group 3 needs to be both days! just to let you know!


...and it also seems to be sold out! so Grp 2 for me I guess.

itz already sold out!?

...and it also seems to be sold out! so Grp 2 for me I guess.


hey...group 3 is still open!!
i just registered just now, so hurry and register now!

Grp 3 option was blocked off when I registered on Thursday. hmmm.
anyway, no biggie, I think that Grp 2 is a good choice for this time; this is the first time w/ the RX8 on the track and I'll be taking it a bit easy; I'd rather be on pace w/ the group and concentrating on feeling out my car's attitude on the track, than worrying about watching my mirrors.

yea...but i think group 2 is closed, and group 3 is still open!

I already registered for Grp 2 on Thursday (when 3 was blocked off at the time) so maybe I took the last grp 2 spot. all good.
I'm taking my car in on Wednesday for the voluntary recall thingy, hopefully all is OK w/ the car and I'm hoping to get a new set of brake pads out of the deal w/ all the squealing I'm currently getting. that will save me from buying a new set of pads for this upcoming event. then my only other prep for the track day is new DOT 4 fluid and of course bringing the car to the tech inspection site.

im gonna go to the Infineon track on Oct. 7-8, im wondering if anybody are going too??


I will be there.

Im -easy- to find.

Im in the pimpin NASA Tow Truck.

My PRO7 car will be on track with my co drivers.

im going for group 3, i think you can go to group 3 too, only group 4 need needs a license!!
so yea...i'll see you there!!

G4 doesnt require a "license"...just that we require that youre not a total n00b, and that you belong there.

Bad bad things happen in G4 when someone believes theyre prepared for it, but not.

i ran with NASA once, and i started of group 2 no problem!
this time is gonna be my friend's first time too, and they can join group 3 no problem!


*nods* G1 or 2 are open to anyone who wants it, people really shaky on the whole "how to drive a car without a white stripe in the road" really do need G1.

G3 is open..but you need to be conversant in whats going on, on a race track, to make it thru the day safely by the end of the day.

IE: If you have no or little track experience, you may find yourself driving your car thru your rear view mirrors and offline..and badly, which puts everyone around you in danger.

There is a reason that both G1 and G2 are a "learn the line only" set of groups..if you dont grok the line and what it _means_, the upper groups can be a bad place to be.

How do I know this..im the guy that tows whats left of your mistakes off the track, and ive seen em all. You dont wanna be that guy just because 3 was open and you think you can handle it.

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How do I know this..im the guy that tows whats left of your mistakes off the track, and ive seen em all. You dont wanna be that guy just because 3 was open and you think you can handle it.


I hafta agree, which is why i'm not in a huge rush to move to grp 3 before I shake-down my RX8 for its first time on track. couple of crazy Grp 3 wrecks last Fall the last time I was at Infineon, one of them was a brand spankin' new 350Z.

i agree! But dont worry guys! I know what im doing! Im happy to hear that you guys are going!

I hafta agree, which is why i'm not in a huge rush to move to grp 3 before I shake-down my RX8 for its first time on track. couple of crazy Grp 3 wrecks last Fall the last time I was at Infineon, one of them was a brand spankin' new 350Z.


You mean THIS one.

I photo all of our catches.:)

Im the dude in yeller.


And..FWIW..he didnt do anything really bad. Guys a good driver, and just added brakes and swaybars to his car, and as a result he picked up just a very few MPH out of T9 that he didnt know how to deal with in T10 in a stiffer car..and T10 at Sears is an eater if you dont fully and completely respect it.

I'll make sick passes on people in the old rx7 coming out of 10 if the over-respect, but thats ok, I suck in T11.

im in

Hey C412 and Mystery, I'll look for you when I roll in and space-permitting we can paddock together. Mine's titanium grey.

mine is nordic green, cant wait till tomorrow!!

Hey it was good meeting you, C. I'm glad we both got out of there with big smiles and no scratches :suspect:

I took a couple of shots of you, crappy camera skills here obviously, but here ya go...

http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c384/rbte2/Sears%20Oct%2006/IMG_1717.jpg
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c384/rbte2/Sears%20Oct%2006/IMG_1716.jpg

Here's me, taken by the track photog
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c384/rbte2/Sears%20Oct%2006/KG4R3868B.jpg

check out the giant wheel well gap w/ my stock suspension, compared to yours LOL. I could definitely use some suspension work to control body roll.

The star of the day for me, however, was watching the RIDICUOUS Skyline that was running in the race group. his closing speed on some of the other fast cars was something to watch, I wonder how much power that thing is putting out.
http://i31.photobucket.com/albums/c384/rbte2/Sears%20Oct%2006/IMG_1721.jpg

hey..thank you very much, the pictures that you took are very nice, i love them!
i finally finished two days of tracking, im hella tired now!!
you can look very clean, so how was the trackday?
im hella enjoying mine, and i learned a lot from it!!

btw...i also took some pictures of that s15, that car is sick, and it is also very fast!

other than the shock of seeing a $100K+ Porsche GT3 spin right into the T2 wall right in front of me :Freak_ani , I had a great time. wish I coulda done both days.
I got a sign-off by one of the officials, so I'll be in Grp 3 next time out; hopefully with better tires and maybe some upgraded front brake pads. I'm pretty impressed with the stock RX8 brakes though; so reassuring and consistent. no fade whatsoever. although, Sears is somewhat easy on brakes.

i know...the brakes that we have are really good! i love them!!
grad that you had a great time.
next time we'll go together!!