ive been waiting for one... because i missed out on the last

 

You may be out of luck. The last Z/PMI day was for certification and inclusion on THE LIST. If you are not on THE LIST, you will not be able to run at PMI unless it's with a sanctioned organization like SCCA or NASA. Your best bet will be to beg Dkmura to hold another certification class.

 

Currently, I'm still out of commission with a left knee injury (blown ACL, medial meniscus tear and other $%#@ you don't wanna know about). Just had one operation and I'll need another for full reconstruction of the knee before I get back to doing the PMI/Nissan Sport safety classes. Sadly, my summer will be spent suffering in Physical Therapy and a lot less behind the wheel.

The other problem is scheduling, as PMI is so full of Porsche, BMW, vintage, SCCA and NASA events, that it's impossible to get a weekend date until November (and maybe not even then). So it'll most likely be a weekday event scheduled this fall and I'm not sure how much interest there'll be. If there is enough interest from either Colorado or SW Z owners, I'd be happy to attempt putting another one together.

So please post up here if you are interested. Don't assume that "there'll be another" down the road, because that may not happen.

David Muramoto
Senior Editor
Nissan Sport Magazine

 

Dave,

Sorry to hear about all your health issues. Maybe it's time we set you up with a racing simulator. Glenda and I wish you a speedy recovery!

Joel

 

Dave,

Saw you driven that beast down Iliff yesterday, I was honking from my work van, but you didn't see me.

I am down for the track day right now. This is not for sure because I don't know the day, but I am pretty committed. It's easier to leave work now that I have an apprentice to help me. During the last event I was screwed from going cause I couldn't leave work.

Mudd

 

I will certainly take a day of leave during the week for a track day!

Also, there is a NASA event July 21-22 at PMI for anyone. I will be there, as well as GaryM05, and probably some others.

Dave

 

Oh, and Dave, sorry to hear about your knee. My wife had the same thing happen, and while the recovery was painful, she is back to 95% of full function.

 

Sorry to hear about the health issues, hope you get back to full racing star soon! Cheers!

 

track day ! im down for the weekday.

 

prepare yourself for pain

 

Prepare?! $*&@, that train has already been through and it's making REGULAR stops this summer!

 

Jgray- thanks for the wishes and say hi to Glenda! Hmmm.. that racing simulator sounds good, but all my $$ is going to fix the nut behind the wheel. LOL What I really want is to just strap into that harness and get to the grid!

Mudd- Yep, that was me, just being oblivious. One thing I notice is that I'm looking WAY ahead when I'm driving to anticipate any traffic issues. Sorry I missed waving back, but you're on the list for the next PMI day.

Dave90TT- Thanks for the wishes and I hope your wife gets back to 100% real soon. May I ask how she suffered her ACL injury? Mine was landing a ski jump at Loveland. You're on the list for a future track day as well.

Myspivey- thanks for the wishes and I'll be back out soon!

Funkeymonkey1111- Did you finally get those brakes done on your Z? Are you interested in attending a PMI safety/track day this fall?

 

Playing ultimate frisbee. She planted, and turned, and something went snap!

She is mostly back to normal, the only thing she has difficulty with is bending her leg forward, past straight. She can still run (jog) and do all the elliptical trainers and such, just has a very slightly restricted range of motion. Thats where the 95% comes from. It won't get any better, but it is not hindering her life at all.

Anyways, I hope things work out at least as well for you, if not better!

 

Wow! Sorry to hear David. Get back to 100% soon!!! I know you miss having time behind the wheel. If there is another PMI day I'm interested weekday or weekend. Planning on Taking some R&R in Sept. so hopefully I can get some track time.

Of course those that attended the Nissan Sport HPDC in March, we could get together and rent PMI for a day.

*I'm having withdraws already from not being able to drive the Z.*

 

Ouch! Sorry to hear about her accident, but it serves to show how ACL injuries can happen out of the blue. Please convey my best wishes to her on her recovery and let her know I can only WISH I could get my knee to straighten out 100%. After weeks of PT, my extension remains at 3-6%, but it's just freaky how it feels like its perfectly straight! My doc (who's also a Porsche fan and motorsports enthusiast) says that I need all my range back before we do the full ACL reconstruction. That's my current mission.

Back on topic, let's look towards the end of Sept through Oct as possiblities for the next PMI/Nissan Sport safety class. My priorities for the end of summer and early fall are to return to racing with both the Nissan Sport 350Z GT3 Project racecar and the 200SX Se-R ITA/PTE racer. I'm aiming to be on the road to recovery with my knee by that point and also want to get more Z pilots certified before the year is up.

As Robert K has pointed out, those who are already on the PMI list may want to organize a separate track day. Remember those lessons and stay safe out there!

 

Looking to be home the last week of Sept. I'm interested in another course or a track day with the driver from the March course. Please keep me informed!

 

Yep, the brakes are working fine, and the redline fluids result in some smooth shifting. And yes, I'm always up for a PMI or other track day, if I can get away to do it (which i've yet to do).

Right now I've got a driver's window that won't go up. I had the window, the nav, the cd changer and the rear axle "clink" worked on last november, right before my warranty ran out.

guess what is acting up (with only 4000 miles since that visit to the dealer):
the window;
the nav;
the cd changer; and,
the "clink"