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Jensend
01-27-2009, 05:39 PM
Just curious to know how many people who frequent this board have HPDE or Open Track experience. It seems as if the Road Racing forum sees fairly limited activity. It seems like the bulk of people here are primarily focused on Drag Racing. Is that an reasonable assumption? What's your primary track focus?

NJSPEEDER
01-27-2009, 07:18 PM
I prefer driving around a road course, been to a few track days with limited instruction and I have done a ton of autocrosses and stuff.

Road racing is getting more of a draw now that we don't have to drive as far to get to a road course. Drag racing on the other hand, living in Trenton I can get to 5 tracks in under an hour and a half. Most people get into the form of motorsports they have the most access to and in the northeast, that is drag racing.

sweetbmxrider
01-27-2009, 09:14 PM
i would like to get into road racing. there is a good group of guys who are very into the sport. hopefully next year and after our track day, i can pursue this.

ar0ck
01-27-2009, 09:33 PM
I'm just lacking the extra money & time to start doing some auto-x, and right now I'm not in the position to fix any parts that may break.

baddest434
01-28-2009, 02:19 PM
1320 ft straight as an arrow :lol:
road racing would be fun but i'm set up to go straight

79CamaroDiva
01-28-2009, 02:25 PM
1320 ft straight as an arrow :lol:
road racing would be fun but i'm set up to go straight

:stupid:

I've been a drag racer forrrrrr 16? years. That's just what I know..

WayFast84
01-29-2009, 12:49 PM
I like both, I don't watch either but so far I've only raced at the track once and it was drag racing.

I cant wait for the funds for a proper 1/4 mile car, and a road course car!!

Jensend
01-29-2009, 04:07 PM
Drag raced my DD a bit in H.S. since I lived near E'town, but always wanted to go road racing. College, 2 jobs, house and family meant no budget for 25 years. Three year build on a street/strip ACVW finished three months before "terminal" cancer diagnosis. Bug never saw the strip.

During post surgery/recovery/chemo did my first road course school at Bertil Roos-Pocono North Course. Ordered a '98 Neon ACR five days later and scheduled my first HPDE event at Watkins Glen. Arrived at WGI with 750 miles on the Neon's odometer. The car already had a 4 pt. rollbar and harnesses installed.

Totally hooked on road courses by the end of my first HPDE event. Recovered from cancer against the 1 in 5 odds. Did local autox at E'town for the next two seasons with HPDE events in between. Stopped autoxing (didn't have the $$$$ to do that and HPDE too).

Gave the ACR to my oldest son as a first car and bought an '02 M6 HT no options Z-28 to get more power on track (no one warned me it went faster than it could turn or stop). I've spent the last 6 years doing gradual handling and braking upgrades on the Z. It runs steady 2:22s at WGI which puts me about mid-pack with the group I usually run OT with. The fast guys are running 2:00 flat!

The Neon ran a best lap of 2:29.4 in stock form with me at WGI. My son used it for one season of HPDE (2:34 best lap) before building a full-out turbo motor (currently 238 hp at wheels @8lbs boost) and upgrading the brakes and suspension. Had to have custom offset billet wheels made to accomodate extra wide tires and the extra HP and torque. He's currently fabricating a full fiberglass wide body set up to handle the wider track.

I have now been Open Tracking for 9 seasons. Yes, I'm a crusty old guy (61). The economy has tanked my track funds for 2009. Looking forward to the NJFBOA June event as it may end up being my entire "track season".

79CamaroDiva
01-29-2009, 04:13 PM
thats a great story you got!! congrats on kicking cancers @$$!!! :D