Brent,

Figured you'd not mind me sharing some of the pictures I took of you on the point this past weekend Let me know which ones you want in Hig Res

















Evo sandwich

 

And a video... Sans Sound

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=POa6QOVey-g

 

dude, those are some cool pics, especially this one:



found one from another site of Brent moving along the pack:


www.euroimage.us has the rest, here's Brent's:
http://www.europrints.us/06summit08/HPDE1/34/index.htm







here's some of mine (John squeezing in the pass, haha):

 

 

You all need to come out and try a track day, even people with a STOCK Mercedes Benz AUTO SEDAN comes out for some fun:

 

Wow, sucks to be that BMW...

Anyway, nice pics and nice Lotus!

 

Nice pics.....and that BMW is done!

That's why I'm afraid of going there, something like that happening. My wallet ain't big enough for that.

 

Thanks for posting the pics guys... I had a great time and really do recommend everyone at least try it once. Trust me you will learn something (both about the cars' ability and your driving skills) and it is just a lot of fun to push the car as far as you feel comfortable with.

Those NSX's were some sweet cars and that damn yellow WRX was pissing me off to no end most of the second day... My goal was to pass his *** (instead of him always passing me in the straights) and by the last session I was But it did ultimately cost me a spin out I was driving soo hard (plus a couple of other factors)

And the instructors... you all drive like madman...
--B

 

Wow some hot cars. Look brent is passing that yellow evo.

 

dont drive so hard? I know some people drive harder on the street than on the track, and there's WAY more things that you can hit on the street than on the track, trust me, it's safer out on the track than driving on the street.

besides, if you never been to the track, just like Brent, you will start in Group 1 with the rest of the Novices. You will also have a mandatory ride-along instructor to help you become a better driver.

That BMW that wrecked was in Time Trials competition, which is totally different than your High Performance Driving Event Class.. he probably pushed the car TOO hard and that is what happend.

 

Well, John pushes a bit once he's warmed up And as for me, I dont drive that fast, I got a slow car, barely 200 whp pushing about 3700 lbs with another passenger in the.. it's just that I have been doing this for over 6 to 7 years and it just looks like we are all crazy

Yes, agreed, you can definitely drive to your comfort level of being safe, drivers can leave the ego at home, as instructors, we WANT you to be safe out there and want you to be faster, but it all comes down to how much you are willing to learn.

Yellow WRX? I think it was an Evo Btw, all the Evos in your Group 1 was making something around 400 hp and up. Dont try to chase anyone down on the track, eventually, something bad will happen with that.

If anything in your group Brent, was the 911 that was being really slow even down the back straight.. I use to have a student that was THAT slow (he didnt go past 80 mph throughout the whole weekend throughout the entire track).. some people just need time, the instructors are there to make everyone a better driver.

 

Wow-awesome pics...that poor BMW!

 

I'd love to do a track day, but I can't afford to wreck the car either. Anyone know the insurance policy with respect to this? Is it a "drivers ed"/"performance driving school" type deal where they will cover it or is it a "race" where they obviously will not... ?

 

yes, you can look it up on Google and buy track or "Driving Event" insurance. (other key words are MOTORSPORT, RACING, HIGH PERFORMANCE, RECREATIONAL) The policy will be seperate from the current insurance company that you have, so if something does happen the track, you will use your TRACK INSURANCE POLICY to cover the damages, so that your rates wont go up and that your NORMAL CAR INSURANCE company wont drop you.

Here's Leland West Insurance Company, where they have some specialty policy that may cover Driving Events:
http://lelandwest.com/

There are some companies in Canada/overseas as well that allows coverage for you even if you live in the USA.

I think on other track insurance companies have some average policy setups like:

20% deductible of the value of the car
coverage can be yearly premium or by number of events
coverage can be as low as $5,000 car
comprehensive race coverage is also available (incase YOU hit someone else)
and much more other variations out there

Just Google it, some track insurance is REALLY cheap compared to your normal car insurance.. but basically, you get BOTH.. one policy for TRACK, and another one (your original insurance) for STREET.

American Collectors Insurance (by Motor Trend Magazine):
http://www.motortrend.com/features/a...ssicinsurance/
http://www.americancollectorsins.com/index.php

Hagerty Collectors Insurance
http://www.hagerty.com/

Parish Heacock
www.parishheacock.com

K & K Insurance (Canada based)
http://www.kandkinsurance.com/

Sports Insurance (Canada based)
http://sportsinsurance.com/sports/?culture=en-us
http://sportsinsurance.com/apps/requ...ype=race_track

Motorsports Insurance
http://www.motorsports-insurance.com/

WSIB Insurance
http://www.wsibinsurance.com/products.html

Wisenberg Motorsports Insurance
http://www.wisenberg.com/

CSP Insurance
http://www.cspinsurance.com/motorsports.html

CAP Coverage Insurance
http://www.capcoverage.com/motorsports.html

 

^ Excellent information, thanks for sharing. Just curious, do you have the special insurance?

No shortage of Miatas there I suppose...

 

That looks awesome.. I wanna GO!!!!