[ws6transam]

As I am seriously missing my time at NFME this year (Event canceled for '07), I signed up for a performance driving school on Monday the 18th. They put me in the intermediate group, even though I've attended only three track events in the last ten years. (I've autocrossed five or six seasons, though and had the same car for seventeen years.)

It ought to be fun, but the car isn't "ready". I don't think it'll ever be completely "ready". At least the engine fuel and ignition maps are in good shape. I'll be under the car on Sunday making sure everything is tight to that nothing will fall off. I'll probably run the street tires the whole day since my track tires are like, ten years old.

Heh, the guy on the phone asked me what kind of car I was driving and I said "It's an '84 Trans Am". He paused and said "Even though it's an intermediate group, I think you'll be okay". I assume he was meaning that "Even though your car is SLOW and OLD, the intermediates will take it easy on you".

I didn't get the chance to tell him that I've logged 1.21 g at Gingerman before, and that there's now 381 RWHP under the hood. I might be sliding around the turns on greasy street tires but I hope to keep up in the straights.

This will be the first chance to try out the newly configured suspension with the decoupled torque arm.

--drb

[StanIROCZ]

That sounds cool. Do you mind me asking how much the school costs and how often they offer it?

[ws6transam]

That sounds cool. Do you mind me asking how much the school costs and how often they offer it?

www.cgimotorsports.com

..about $250 for the day. There's five twenty-minute lapping sessions in there, plus access to an instructor who can assist you with finding the fastest line. They have several dates left for this summer, but the 18th is sold out. I was the last one to squeak into the class. July 2nd is another date, I think. Check out their website. I might be going back to Gingerman on the 28th during an evening test & tune, depending on what I learn on Monday.

[StanIROCZ]

That sounds cool. Do you mind me asking how much the school costs and how often they offer it?

www.cgimotorsports.com

..about $250 for the day. There's five twenty-minute lapping sessions in there, plus access to an instructor who can assist you with finding the fastest line. They have several dates left for this summer, but the 18th is sold out. I was the last one to squeak into the class. July 2nd is another date, I think. Check out their website. I might be going back to Gingerman on the 28th during an evening test & tune, depending on what I learn on Monday.

Is the test and tune June 28 or July 28? I think there is a 3balls event on July 27 that I can't make it too. Fiance scheduled camping that weekend (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/rant2.gif) and I still can't figure out a good way to get out of it withoug breaking off the engagement.

Hopefully the car will drive in a week or 2.