Any interest in a track day?
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- Jamie Lessie
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Any interest in a track day?
Would anyone be interested in doing a track day?
If there are enough of you interested I would be happy to organize a track day. With enough people we could even get our own run group. It would likely be at Streets of Willow Springs cost around $130-150 for 4-5 sessions. I could possibly cater the event but to be honest with you Willow Springs makes a pretty good pastrami. We could even overwhelm the local strip joint afterwards.
The best part is, no picking up cones!
Discuss.
If there are enough of you interested I would be happy to organize a track day. With enough people we could even get our own run group. It would likely be at Streets of Willow Springs cost around $130-150 for 4-5 sessions. I could possibly cater the event but to be honest with you Willow Springs makes a pretty good pastrami. We could even overwhelm the local strip joint afterwards.
The best part is, no picking up cones!
Discuss.
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Team Blew, and probably a few other groups have been through this... the biggest hurdle was arranging for expensive insurance coverage. As I recall, in order for TB to even get coverage we needed to be incorporated as a non-profit org and there were steps to do that, too. Now there doesn't seem to be enough interest/commitment to raise enough money to do it. So it ends up simpler to just do track events with already established groups (SCCA, NASA, Speedventures etc).
Our Solo events are sanctioned by SCCA for this reason... the Cal Club track events are also sanctioned by SCCA... and there is a Time Trials event, in conjunction with their regular Regional, scheduled by CalClub for June 12/13th. There will be instructors and any car used for Solo will be fine except if a convertible you need a solid rollbar. I am planning on attending that and I would encourage others to do the same.
Our Solo events are sanctioned by SCCA for this reason... the Cal Club track events are also sanctioned by SCCA... and there is a Time Trials event, in conjunction with their regular Regional, scheduled by CalClub for June 12/13th. There will be instructors and any car used for Solo will be fine except if a convertible you need a solid rollbar. I am planning on attending that and I would encourage others to do the same.
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With enough people I would organize our own run group with Speedventures. I have talked with Aaron a little bit about it. SV has the insurance, workers, etc etc. What is also nice about running with them is I believe they are the only group that willow allows to have passengers.
Did I mention no cones?
Did I mention no cones?
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I'm going to watch and see how long this thread goes on for ;)
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only 'instructors' are allowed to have passengers at willow
buttonwillow is a different story
it would be easy to run with sv's as a group
buttonwillow is a different story
it would be easy to run with sv's as a group
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Jeff Ringer wrote:only 'instructors' are allowed to have passengers at willow
buttonwillow is a different story
it would be easy to run with sv's as a group
Don't you have to just sign a form & sit through a class? If I recall correctly...Or was that the Roval? }:)
Buttonwillow is open to passengers? Did not know that. It is a bit more expensive track to run though. An event coming up there with SV May 28th & July 31- August 1.
Green Flag also runs events every so often at Buttonwillow. They are often under booked. A very fun, laid back group I have heard. My boss has been running with them for a very ling time. It would be great to run with them in November.
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The difference between this thread and others is that this is a "hypothetical" day/time that does not exist yet.Theo Osifeso wrote:I'm going to watch and see how long this thread goes on for ;)
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We could skip the track day and just move straight to a "Topeka Memories" Autocrossers Night at the Strip Club. Do we need insurance for this?
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lets keep taking this off topic and bring up doing a Hill Climb, at least that's like autocross.
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BS and you know itGiovanni Jaramillo wrote:The difference between this thread and others is that this is a "hypothetical" day/time that does not exist yet.Theo Osifeso wrote:I'm going to watch and see how long this thread goes on for ;)
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There is flexibility of dates. I am just not going to waste my time planning an event that no one will come to.
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Steve Ekstrand wrote:We could skip the track day and just move straight to a "Topeka Memories" Autocrossers Night at the Strip Club. Do we need insurance for this?
I will have to check SV's insurance policy to see if we are covered.
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July 31- Aug 1 @ Buttonwillow.
Nov. 6-7 @ Streets
Dec 4-5 @ Streets
The dates that don't conflict with solo scheduling.
I am uber bummed Green Flag is running the day of the ladies school. Oh well!
Nov. 6-7 @ Streets
Dec 4-5 @ Streets
The dates that don't conflict with solo scheduling.
I am uber bummed Green Flag is running the day of the ladies school. Oh well!
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Insurance? No. Divorce attorneys? If we do it right...Steve Ekstrand wrote:We could skip the track day and just move straight to a "Topeka Memories" Autocrossers Night at the Strip Club. Do we need insurance for this?
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Curt Luther wrote:Insurance? No. Divorce attorneys? If we do it right...Steve Ekstrand wrote:We could skip the track day and just move straight to a "Topeka Memories" Autocrossers Night at the Strip Club. Do we need insurance for this?
Divorce attorneys? Its far cheaper to just bring the wife and make sure she has a good time.
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With enough booze and dollar bills the skys the limitSteve Ekstrand wrote:Curt Luther wrote:Insurance? No. Divorce attorneys? If we do it right...Steve Ekstrand wrote:We could skip the track day and just move straight to a "Topeka Memories" Autocrossers Night at the Strip Club. Do we need insurance for this?
Divorce attorneys? Its far cheaper to just bring the wife and make sure she has a good time.
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Hillclimb! , Strip club!, Trackday! This is the best thread ever
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If I try not to think about the spiders its all good.
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Then lets do it!Adrian Covert wrote:Hillclimb! , Strip club!, Trackday! This is the best thread ever
How do you think I keep the guys off me at the stripclub? haha the scorpion does a great job, tooSteve Ekstrand wrote:If I try not to think about the spiders its all good.
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I didn't say anything about "cheap". I said "right"...Steve Ekstrand wrote:Curt Luther wrote:Insurance? No. Divorce attorneys? If we do it right...Steve Ekstrand wrote:We could skip the track day and just move straight to a "Topeka Memories" Autocrossers Night at the Strip Club. Do we need insurance for this?
Divorce attorneys? Its far cheaper to just bring the wife and make sure she has a good time.
Rev. Dr. Curtis J. Luther, Esq., M.D.
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I can hear the line now, " is that a scorpion in your pocket..."Jamie Lessie wrote:Then lets do it!Adrian Covert wrote:Hillclimb! , Strip club!, Trackday! This is the best thread ever
How do you think I keep the guys off me at the stripclub? haha the scorpion does a great job, tooSteve Ekstrand wrote:If I try not to think about the spiders its all good.
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Ron Tsumura wrote: I can hear the line now, " is that a scorpion in your pocket..."
God, I hope not!
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Naw, I'm just happy to see you.Steve Ekstrand wrote:Ron Tsumura wrote: I can hear the line now, " is that a scorpion in your pocket..."
God, I hope not!
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