"Intro To Driver School" at NJ Motorsports Park on 10/26/09

[kishg]

i just saw this and would love to do my first DE. too bad i have issues with tie rods and my brakes. next time guys ;)

get er fixed up. you still have another 3 weeks. take it to gutenparts, they'll take care of it!

[FredK]

Next time is probably next year! What's wrong with your brakes? Are you getting some kind of shudder?

[Dave]

i just saw this and would love to do my first DE. too bad i have issues with tie rods and my brakes. next time guys ;)

Booster seats will not pass tech, nor will blocks on the pedals . . .

;)

[kishg]

bumping this. the NJ BMWCCA school on monday is full but Audi Club still needs students for the weekend school! Sign up!

[FredK]

Audi Club will waive the ACNA membership for BMWCCA members just for this event, so make sure you don't shell out $44 to join!

[kishg]

Audi Club will waive the ACNA membership for BMWCCA members just for this event, so make sure you don't shell out $44 to join!

yup. in fact you don't even need to be a bmw cca member.. just put 000 as the member # when you register.

[IsItElectric?]

Wow this is so tempting. What would also be cool is 3 straight days of driving events:

Saturday 10/24 I'm doing the Susquehanna SCCA region autocross at Hershey stadium

Sunday 10/25 I'm doing the Philly SCCA autocross at Warminster

Monday 10/26.....it would be awesome to do this school b/c I'd already have all my track gear all packed & ready to roll. The only problem is I'd have to be on my crappy Sumitumo HTR....or at least until my Hoosiers cord. They are at the end of the line. :(

Anybody else on this board doing either of the above 2 autox's?

maaaaaybe see you guys at the Monday event.

[kishg]

Wow this is so tempting. What would also be cool is 3 straight days of driving events:

Saturday 10/24 I'm doing the Susquehanna SCCA region autocross at Hershey stadium

Sunday 10/25 I'm doing the Philly SCCA autocross at Warminster

Monday 10/26.....it would be awesome to do this school b/c I'd already have all my track gear all packed & ready to roll. The only problem is I'd have to be on my crappy Sumitumo HTR....or at least until my Hoosiers cord. They are at the end of the line. :(

Anybody else on this board doing either of the above 2 autox's?

maaaaaybe see you guys at the Monday event.

come and do all 3 days! run what you brung. it's going to be a blast!

[MIKe30]

My car needs to be fine tuned, but as long as it's running rich and not lean I will be there :)

Quick question, slightly stretched tire up front ok? I know it's not ideal, but is it ok or a realllly bad idea? Have a 205/45 on a 16x8 e38 weave. Have a spare set of 215/40's to throw on tomorrow morning if I want, but they do look like rubber bands. Damn undersized tires!

anybody?

[JGood]

My car needs to be fine tuned, but as long as it's running rich and not lean I will be there :)

Quick question, slightly stretched tire up front ok? I know it's not ideal, but is it ok or a realllly bad idea? Have a 205/45 on a 16x8 e38 weave. Have a spare set of 215/40's to throw on tomorrow morning if I want, but they do look like rubber bands. Damn undersized tires!

anybody?

That's fine. I run 205/50/16 r-comps on my 16x8's (not by choice, it's all Hankook had in stock for me). Although r-comps run wider then street tires, I think you'll still be fine. That's not THAT much of a stretch.

[MIKe30]

That's fine. I run 205/50/16 r-comps on my 16x8's (not by choice, it's all Hankook had in stock for me). Although r-comps run wider then street tires, I think you'll still be fine. That's not THAT much of a stretch.

Thanks for the heads up. Just made the executive decision before reading this that if guys are running super stretch on 9 in rears at auto x I shouldn't have a problem with mild stretch. Nice to have peace of mind tho. Thanks.

[nmlss2006]

Have fun folks. I sort of have a cracked block in my car and the *%(# mechanic, after 16403 assurances, didn't get the engine swapped in time.

[JeffNJM3]

OK, yeah, that was freakin' awsome:)

[kishg]

Was a great weekend at the track, even though my head went buh bye on Saturday. Was nice meeting all you guys. Hope you guys come out to the NJ events next season.

[FredK]

I got back late last night, but yes, this event coupled with the Audi 2-day event was a blast! I learned SO MUCH in the 3 days of driving.

Carrying momentum through T2-T5 was awesome! Prior to this weekend I only had done only one track day at New Hampshire, and I was really white knuckled throughout the entire ride, with a very narrow field of vision. After all this track time I really felt I learned a lot more about the car's behavior as it got loaded up, and a smidge about how throttle modulation works in a corner.

I got a ridealong with Emre at the Audi event on Sunday. He showed me a "one steering input" line through T2 and T3 that I finally was able to emulate on Monday. I didn't carry as much speed so that I had to tap the brake for T4, but it felt really natural. Thanks for the ride along!