NASA HPDE - Road Atlanta March 19 & 20
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NASA HPDE - Road Atlanta March 19 & 20
You may have missed the fun we had at Road Atlanta on Oct 9th and again on Dec 11th but don't let the next event pass you by!
Our next Road Atlanta track event will be a NASA HPDE on March 19 and 20th. That's right - it will be 2 days of track excitement and driver education. To register, go to https://www.nasaproracing.com/nasa_e.../?event_id=190. The cost of the 2 day event is $299. There are 4 HPDE groups. HPDE1 is for novices and it gets you an instructor riding with you. HPDE2 is for someone with track experience and is solo. HPDE3 is the really fast group and HPDE4 is for the instructors. More than likely you should go for the HPDE1 group if you havn't done NASA before. They can sign off on you and bump you up to HPDE2 as I understand. If you have questions visit the NASA SE forum at http://www.nasaforums.com/viewforum....e6af4afb99af3c to determine which group you should run in. The main NASA website and forum also have tons of info on the HPDEs. Also, make sure you sign up for an instructor if you are in HPDE1.
If you are not a NASA member you will have to buy a NASA membership for $35 (I think). It includes a subscription to Grassroots Motorsports magazine which makes for excellent reading for those of you have more motor oil than blood running through your veins. The membership also gives you free entry to NASA events as a spectator. It sounds like a cool organization and the weekend features several different car classes of real wheel to wheel racing. This makes the weekend fun as a participant and a spectator.
If you aren't sure whether you want to do this, read some of the posts in the December or October track day event threads. There are videos in this forum from my car as well as Legokcen's car.
From an organization stand point, the plan at this point is to have a Friday evening get together with details to follow. Hopefully Mazcare will be able to accomodate us again. Additionally, our friend and fellow forum member SilverEight will be taking stills and video from various vantage points around the track and will cover our event as a journalist with possible coverage in a rotary publication. We will probably have several vehicles equipped with cameras for exciting RX8 footage which can be produced into DVDs or shared in other manners.
I look forward to sharing the track with the great new friends I have made through the forum and the previous track events. I also look forward to seeing our group of enthusiasts grow in number. I hope we can get some of our brothers and sisters from around the country and the RX7 club to join us and experience this awesome roadcourse.
Happy New Year and see you at the bottom of turn 12!
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Anyone up for sharing room/suite for friday/saturday nights?
Is Charlie going to this one? I'm gonna run the Kumho's this time....for the $ what a great tire....I even like them better than the Pilots I had. I could buy almost three sets of these for what I had in the Pilots (which I sold the same day I got these).
Can't wait....just two months away!!!
Pam, Denny, splan, you in???
Is Charlie going to this one? I'm gonna run the Kumho's this time....for the $ what a great tire....I even like them better than the Pilots I had. I could buy almost three sets of these for what I had in the Pilots (which I sold the same day I got these).
Can't wait....just two months away!!!
Pam, Denny, splan, you in???
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glad you remembered the others...I had a brain fart and drew a blank.....
I think it would be great to see the Bama folks there as well. Any ideas how big this group can be?
I think it would be great to see the Bama folks there as well. Any ideas how big this group can be?
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Originally Posted by olddragger
i'm thinking about it. (you know i will be there if i can)
Question, for the people doing video--are those digital cams you are using or cassette?
By the way Phlash how many sets of tires are you going to get? Damn! You are the tire man dude!
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Question, for the people doing video--are those digital cams you are using or cassette?
By the way Phlash how many sets of tires are you going to get? Damn! You are the tire man dude!
olddragger
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Originally Posted by Tim Benton
I'll be bringing the FD, thanks for the heads up. How much track time are we talking about for HPDE?
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Originally Posted by Nabil
It wouldn't be the same without you. You seem to be the fastest 8 out there so we need you to lead the way. As for the video, I used mini DV which is a digital tape format.
And yes, Phlash is the official tire sampler. We expect write ups and recommendations. BTW, why didn't you choose the Kumho MX tires? Do you have snow and ice to deal with in TN?
And yes, Phlash is the official tire sampler. We expect write ups and recommendations. BTW, why didn't you choose the Kumho MX tires? Do you have snow and ice to deal with in TN?
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Nabil,
I don't know about being the fastest 8 out there--I think it may be because I am the only one with bifocals--I can't see the track so I just floor it! Thanks for the compliement though.
Looks like I will need to borrow a camcorder. Mine is the old minicassette type and the quality may not be good.
$299 for TWO days. Thats a good price. That way we can take our time learning as there will be PLENTY of track time. Although by then my stock Ponzo's will have about 15000 on them.
Since this is a 2 day event I'm trying to invite the family along for a while (then they can do other stuff if they get bored).
My custom intake will be much more refined and I have enlarged the intake pipe from 3 inches to 4. Any bigger and I might start sucking birds up that thing!
Phlash I hope that flywheel works out for ya man. Can't wait to hear the differance in the quicker revs.
Meanwhile march is a long way off. I'm trying to get enough funds to purchase a canscan,egreddy software and cable so I can custom tune my cz unit. Others are getting a 30hp increase by doing this and I dont know of anyone in the state of Ga that has done this. I may as well be the guinea pig. I may even look into the midpipe just for track days.
later guys(and Pam)
Oh by the way Pam, I have be bragging about you to the locals here!
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I don't know about being the fastest 8 out there--I think it may be because I am the only one with bifocals--I can't see the track so I just floor it! Thanks for the compliement though.
Looks like I will need to borrow a camcorder. Mine is the old minicassette type and the quality may not be good.
$299 for TWO days. Thats a good price. That way we can take our time learning as there will be PLENTY of track time. Although by then my stock Ponzo's will have about 15000 on them.
Since this is a 2 day event I'm trying to invite the family along for a while (then they can do other stuff if they get bored).
My custom intake will be much more refined and I have enlarged the intake pipe from 3 inches to 4. Any bigger and I might start sucking birds up that thing!
Phlash I hope that flywheel works out for ya man. Can't wait to hear the differance in the quicker revs.
Meanwhile march is a long way off. I'm trying to get enough funds to purchase a canscan,egreddy software and cable so I can custom tune my cz unit. Others are getting a 30hp increase by doing this and I dont know of anyone in the state of Ga that has done this. I may as well be the guinea pig. I may even look into the midpipe just for track days.
later guys(and Pam)
Oh by the way Pam, I have be bragging about you to the locals here!
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Hi guys,
Well, I'm in for this one!!!
Could it possibly be more fun than the other days?
Pam
-just signed up!
can't wait to see you all there...come on Dennis don't make us beg!
Well, I'm in for this one!!!
Could it possibly be more fun than the other days?
Pam
-just signed up!
can't wait to see you all there...come on Dennis don't make us beg!
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Originally Posted by Tim Benton
Still need a helmet too.
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I'll be signing up too. I'm hoping by then to have a trailer hitch & small trailer to bring up the race tires. We'll see. I want to get something like this.
http://www.mainstreet-data.com/trailer/
http://www.mainstreet-data.com/trailer/
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on a totally different note...anyone here want a gmail (Google's free email) account......I have a few invitations left over.....PM me....
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I'm in and registered for group 1 since the last track event I went to was a PCA in 98, or was it Peachtree BMW?
As far as helmets, the website says M90 or SA 90 are required. That means SA 1990 or M1990 right? so M2000 is good to go?
Tim
As far as helmets, the website says M90 or SA 90 are required. That means SA 1990 or M1990 right? so M2000 is good to go?
Tim
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