My first Track Day Vip at Jarama Circuit (Madrid - Spain). More than 70 laps to an old GP circuit... I only broke the brake rotors... A very hard day, many accidents...







My first drifting practice ever this year...









My visit to Nürburgring Circuit this year (Nürburg - Germany). Incredible circuit. Now that I have run in this circuit the rests of the circuits seems to me like if they are for children and this is a problem because Nürburgring is very far... Photos by http://www.frozenspeed.com/

Monday - Rain, slow and following my friend. In some areas there was a lot of water and the Advan A048 were a bit slippery...


Tuesday - Sun, fast, the A048 are great!!!

 

This is a great view.

 

Small and old (like the owner!)

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Check pic in ma siggy~

 

Yesterdays DE/TT pic. I'll post more and a video at next event, battery pooped out after this photo.

 

 

here she is....autocross no track days yet, oh well

 

This weekend at NASA GL Event @ Mid-Ohio. HPDE 1. Magnets failed and blue painters doesn't show ell enough so yellow duct tape FTW!









Wet track for 3 of the 7 sessions (8th didn't start until 7:30 PM Sunday). Long weekend with races & HPDE sessions but a great time even w/rain.

 

A little autocross. I hadn't autocrossed in two years but had to come out of "retirement" because the trophies were beer glasses.

 

here is another one from few days ago. i m coming out of a right turn, did a little drift.

 

Some great photography and great looking RX-8s in here. Good stuff. Here's a picture I took of Phil (of DPE fame) in his old RX-8. He's not in race trim, but he's chasing (and caught) a 944 that was in race trim.




Here's me being chased by famous NHRA drag racer Eddie Hill in his Ariel Atom.



Better picture of Eddie Hill, who by the way was super-cool in the drivers meeting, and hounded me around the track in several sessions. Was pretty cool to see a famous drag racer following me around Hallett. Granted, he was just playing with me out there while he learned the track I think, and when he did decide to open up the taps he was gone, but it was fun nonetheless.

 

it has license plates? i didnt know they were street legal in the usa. or even importable.

 

no helmet? sweet

 

It's street legal, and they do sell it in the US.

 

Noticed that too. I'd be taking mine along that's for sure. Especially at the ring.

 

some sweet pictures here nice

 

My old pics.. I want to go out there again..

 

That picture was taken of him off track between sessions. I think only Clarkson is crazy enough to drive an Atom around a track without a helmet.

And, as others have said, you can buy an Atom in the US.
http://www.arielatom.com/

Last two or three times I've been to Hallett, there have been Atoms down there. That's the only place I've seen them so far. There was an international Atom-fest down there last October, even.

 

I'd just like to say - my autocross magnets are handmade... $10 and about 2 hours of work.

At the starting line



On the course

 

Over the hill.

 

I think Jay Leno drove his Atom without a helmet in his review.

 

Whats the price on these?

 

I think its about 65K for the superchargerd version.

 

hey RK! good pics from the NASA event, i was in group 2 with the red S13. sorry for almost rear ending you in thunder valley! lol. how did you like clift as an instructor?