tontobird
Jul 27th, 2004, 07:01 PM
Awesome photos, Craig, thanks!!
There are already several of us signed up for Lime Rock on November 5th with SCDA. They have some great instruction and Lime Rock is so popular it always sells out!
www.scda1.com
Lime Rock is only 3-3 1/2 hours from us!
Unfortunately, Debbie doesn't have email notification of posts to her thread :( :( , but keep your eyes open as she will post other stuff coming up.
Here's a thread she started awhile back: http://mini2.com/forum/showthread.php?t=58001
BlackCooperS
Jul 28th, 2004, 02:37 AM
Great pics everybody!
It was cool to meet and chat with all of you.
pocket_rocket
Jul 28th, 2004, 09:25 PM
Yes indeed! Look forward to running with you all again when schedule allows.. :confused:
Great pics everybody!
It was cool to meet and chat with all of you.
pocket_rocket
Jul 30th, 2004, 05:56 PM
For those of you that wanted to purchase the professional shots of your car and possibly the group shot of us all on the track the photos are up..
CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE PDA PHOTO SHOP.. (http://gallery.pdadrivingschool.com/index.jsp)
Cheers,
Craig
tontobird
Aug 3rd, 2004, 10:53 PM
Well, as a few of you have already heard, I had a great time at VIR with NASA-VA.
First, I was amazed by the quantity and variety of cars in attendance. It was surprising, the scope of what was going on, and I was impressed by how well organized everything was. Everyone was very friendly, ya gotta love that southern hospitality. In between my HPDE track sessions there were all kinds of races going on. Highly entertaining and lots of action!
Trevor (dkstone) from New York was also in attendance. There was a MINI S participating in the Small Bore races and on Sunday we saw an MC40 that was a pace car for VIR.
We did the North Course, 17 turns, most of them high speed in 2.25 miles of track. Tons of elevation changes. Very challenging track, always something going on in terms of planning and maneuvering. Track map: http://www.virclub.com/track_info/track_layout.html
The classroom instruction was excellent. But what impressed me the most was the consistency of the on track instruction. I had a different instructor Saturday and Sunday, plus I rode with yet another. The fellow that I rode with (not my instructor) was instructing Trevor, and Trevor rode with a fourth instructor. Trevor was also amazed that the instructor other than his own with whom he rode was doing the same things that his own instructor was teaching! Are you confused yet? Basically, I was exposed to 4 different instructors, and while teaching style may have varied, what they were teaching was the same!! I have never experienced that level of consistency out of 5 different groups that I've run with in 10 separate days on track.
I would definitely recommend HPDE with NASA-VA. I had a fantastic weekend!
NASA-VA: http://www.nasaracing.net/