[Jeff94TA]

I only live an hour from Daytona but it is very rare that a group will actually rent it because it is so expensive. The PBOC rented it out and I'm Solo qualified with them so I was good to go. They didn't allow any novice drivers. I have always wanted to drive Daytone and it didn't disappoint. The high banking is a hoot and I have a whole new respect for the NASCAR boys that can go 3 wide at the speeds they are running.

It rained most of the day on Sunday and during my first session I went out in the dry but ran into a torential down pour coming down the back straight. I'm running V710's so no tread and heavy rain isn't good. I took NASCAR 3&4 at a greatly reduced speed on my way to pit in and discovered that all of the rain running off the roof goes directly into the drivers door panel in that situation. (IMG:http://www.frrax.com/rrforum/style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)

Here is a few laps from my second session on Saturday.

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[NJSPEEDER]

How often do they get use of the facility and do they let outsiders into any of the sessions? I would make the drive down for a chance to lap the same circuit as so many of my heros.

-Tim

[Jeff94TA]

How often do they get use of the facility and do they let outsiders into any of the sessions? I would make the drive down for a chance to lap the same circuit as so many of my heros.

-Tim

This was with the Porsche, BMW, Owners Club, and they are only the third club I've ever heard of to rent Daytona. They do allow people that have never run with them before but they require that you have track experience. There was a student group but no one was even close to being a novice. This was their first event there and they are trying to secure a date for next year but announced in the driver's meeting that they hadn't signed a contract yet. Keep an eye on their website. http://www.pbocflorida.com/mainmenu.html