hey guys .. just wondering what are the best tracks around the GTA.

And if you know if they are open to the public for test and tune or novice laps.

A few of us really want to take it out on a circuit this summer to see how hte Z handle.

thanks

 

http://www.shannonville.com/

http://www.mosport.com/home/home.asp

http://www.calabogiemotorsports.com/

http://cscs.ca/

battle endless has regular public track events all summer at shannonville. see here for more info: http://www.battleendless.com/events/index.html

cscs also has public grip events at cayuga.

calabogie is the newest track built, but more technical than the rest. best bet for newbies is to start off at shannonville and work your way up to mosport where there's walls to motivate you NOT to go into a corner too quick.

 

There's also Dunville.

Very technical and fun. But DONT ever go there. The gravel run offs will certainly give you some nice rock chips on the door, bumpers, and even roof!!

 

http://www.torontomotorsportspark.com/raceway/home.htm

Scroll down to the Advanced Driver Training section. Gerry Low runs this and it's an excellent venue for learning about your car. This is a very controlled setting.

The open lapping days at TMP are good if you know what you're doing and no hot dog with no respect for other drivers/cars shows up to spoil your day. They have little supervision during the open days - which have nothing to do with Gerry's school.

 

^^ I went to Gerry's lapping last year. It was a great day, everyone that showed up were very freindly. It is worth getting the instructors package for the extra 50 bucks unless you have some track time already.

If any one here want's to go I will do this one again for sure.

 

Instructors are for noobs. Just go all out and pwn!!!

 

thx guys . this is great feedback.

I'd be up for some instructor tips .. I'll look into the sites above.

Much appreceated guys

 

Yeah I saw some Noobs at CSCS last year out on the track, Funny as he...
They could not go around a corner for the life of them.

I want more lessons myself lots to learn then I will be able to hopefully go the bigger tracks and not worry as much about those concrete barriers that can move out in front of you hahah.

 

it's better to be a noob and go around cautiously than being a cocky biznatch and crash your z looking like a loser

 

^QFMFT

 

it's true .. people laugh at the ppl who think they're hot stuff and barrage through traffic without a care for others. it's usually the same people who rush into the corners too quick and then (in the case of our z's either understeer off the track) or oversteer and spin out either way, the last time i went to a battle endless event, most of the people there were respectful towards each other, signaling when passing, and not being a jerk in the corners.

 

haha the last time i went to battle endless event at shannonville. Everyone was like a race champ and we were battling in the middle of turn overtaking each other lol. I then understood where the name Battle endless came from !

 

What?

+1000 on being Cautious. I didnt take it out of 3rd gear for the first 20 laps.

Then some SC mini started to move on me and it was game on!

 

I only touched the wall at shannonville once. Can't wait to get close to it again