OK, I call dibs on a couple laps.

You talking to yourself again?

Don't matter, I'm gonna have a blast!

Here is a layout of the BRC set-up. This is gonna be AWESOME! If you look closely, you can see the cones. WOW... and we do BARBER wet skid pad too! I'm having a sensory overload. OMG, I'm gonna have a blast!

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A special thanks to Robert and David for putting this on! Awesome guys. I hope I'm invited to the next event. I know of two more that want to come if you have room for them.

All of you guys that decided it was not worth the trouble to go to this event are soooooo unlucky! This was the first time the ALSCCA group has put this event on and they had a lot to offer. The features started off as training tools to get to the autox course. They were a build up so to speak to give you the foundation to take on the full course. However I think the two best featurs were the wet skidpad and the dry figure-8.

One observation, I think everyone should drive the wet skidpad first as it really teaches you how to handel the car in a slide as it magnafies every move you make. Driving 5 to 10 mph is all you can expect but OMG is it a real learning too.

I have a few movies to share. I will bring some with me to Road Atlanta to share on my laptop.

This was a very short feature. The object was to go faster and faster to till you reached your maximum speed. The flag man would flag you to the direction of his choice. I would not want to be this guy. I managed to floor it and never let up until I got the flag and I let up just to make the turn. I ran this one 5 times and had to work up the nerve because I was afraid I'd run over the guy. Quick Lane Change

I think this was Gimlet's first run on the Slalom. The cones were spaced at a decreasing distance. Gimmie lost it about 2 cones from the end but he looked really good to that point. I think he forgot to slow down just a tad. Gimlet on Slalom

Me on the slalom course. Slalom

This was one of the two most fun features. This may look easy but I assure you that if you reached 10 MPH without loosing it you were doing good. The object was to move the back end out about 3/4 way through the turn, counter steer and rotate the car back to make the next turn... sounds easy doesn't it. SURE! Wet Skidpad

That Wet Skidpad looked like fun. Do you know when they are gonna try this event again?

Hey guys,I'm glad that the people who came from out of town had a good time. I think I had more fun instructing everyone at the wet skid pad than the people driving. I hope I helped. As far as another date I have already recieved dates from the Barber folks on what days are available. I just need some input if folks would like for us to host the event again this year. Thanks again for coming. David Leonard

David, I know of at least 2 more that want to participate and I've not even talked with everyone yet. I will be sending you guys a feedback email, hopefully today if I can get some time. Thanks for everything.

Don

Val, this was one of those events that everyone should take wheather they are tracking or not. It's a learn your car event that we have never had before and one that should be required before ever getting on a road course. I hope Robert and David put another one on this year. I'm sure Robert will keep me or us informed. This one was by invitation only up until about 3 weeks till the event and it opened up because of a change in required cost from Barber.

I would have loved to go, but I just have too much on my plate right now. If they do host this event again this year, I will definitely make the next one. Timing just did not work out for me on this one.

Wet skid pad to slide???? "pshaw"... enough speed, a turn, and a throttle lift and I can match that slide..................:mdrmed:

JK, glad you guys had a great time......just couldn't get a way from work stuff.

you are the king of lift.... :nono:

Here's a vid from inside my car of a mustang driving the skidpad . Mustang on Skidpad

Looks more like an ice rink! Wonder if Kroger will be mad if I set up hoses in their parking lot.

Wet skid pad looked like fun, we used to do that stuff all winter long back when I lived in Canada.

I used to actually to pile a bunch of my buddies in my mom's 4WD AMC Eagle wagon and get on the neighborhood ice rink for late nite "Ice Ballet" rides..