I'm not sure what my favorite track story is.
Dropping a wheel onto the wet grass at SLMP, spinning 180°, and getting stuck on a haybale I backed onto was pretty good.
I've done some good playing with a handful of different MCSes and Miatae. Getting a point-by from Dave T (LePew), then promptly driving off the track is another good one. Of course, there are times when I keep all four wheels on the track.
My instructor taking a cell phone call from someone on the national board of the BMWCCA during my cool-down lap?
It's hard to know when to gloat about passing people, because sometimes the person you pass isn't really trying anywhere near 100% at the time... like the Dinan supercharged M5 that was putting out something stupid like 500hp. Or this video from NHIS:
MINI Chase - October 28, 2005 - Google Video I'm fairly certain that was a
JCW car. I had a few different people who were corner workers during the session mention to me that they enjoyed watching the gap between me and the
MCS close lap by lap... too bad I didn't get a chance to get the pass done.
Oh yeah, Brian and others... at NHIS BMWCCA events you will usually spend a block of time as a flagger. I'm not sure how normal that is for track days. And last year NHIS (the track) started a rule that anyone on the track / flagging stations needed a helmet on. Not necessarily an auto helmet, something like a bike helmet would suffice. They (the BMWCCA? or possibly the track) had a few "pit crew" helmets available, but not enough for everyone. So some people would get stuck wearing their auto helmets for the hour or so they were out flagging. So, if you're headed to NHIS, and you own a bicycle helmet, throw it in the car before you leave home.
I guess my favorite track moments are when other people wander by in the paddock and are honestly surprised when I tell them that my MINI is not of the supercharged variety, has only 115-ish hp, and is not running r-compounds. I've had that happen a few times.
I'm sure I'll have some more good stories this summer... hopefully starting April 30.
