[InfernalVortex]

What does it take to get into doing something like this? Maybe I've just been watching too much Initial D....

http://www.ccrscca.com/2011/04/28/the-tail...agon-hillclimb/

Has anyone else ever done any hillclimbs? My car is woefully inadequate for something like this, but it looks like an interesting long term proposition to get into. This is a few hours from where I live, some of you guys in Atlanta probably know all about the tail of the dragon.

But what kind of preparation level do events like this normally require? Are these kinds of things open to amateurs? Do you need SCCA licenses?

I can always contact them and ask, but I was specifically curious if any of you guys have ever dabbled in anything like this, especially since I've got a lot of other things on my plate (school, etc) for the next couple of years.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkFKyyF860E

Looks like a BLAST..

This post has been edited by InfernalVortex: Dec 13 2013, 06:21 PM

[Blainefab]

What does it take to get into doing something like this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkFKyyF860E

Looks like a BLAST..

I used to want to run the Virginia City HC, but after 7yrs of ORR I realized that what really got me going, more than the sheer speed, was to chase another car down and pass it - then I switched to RR to satisfy that bug. HC now looks just crazy dangerous to me. I've driven at least 2 off in most corners of the tracks that I have raced on, quite a few 4 off. Do that most anywhere on a HC and the car is wrecked and you're hurt or dead.

In the linked video, the surface looks bumpy as hell, and the wheel is so twitchy that the driver is close to overdriving it. His shoulder harnesses are loose, so if he did impale a rock wall or tree it would not go very well for him. The impact safety in a HC car needs to be more carefully thought out and executed than a RR car.

This post has been edited by Blainefab: Dec 14 2013, 09:44 AM