I know some folk who drive their Rally cars to work every day.....they do have gas guzzling trucks as back ups though......I used my Miata Showroom Stock Race Car as a DD. When it munched a bearing I spent 3 weeks driving ye olde 68 Ford F100 to work. (I had just sold my street bike) Of course like most racers I'm not all there and find this acceptable.

Tom

 

I don't have to...I have 4 cars.




But seriously, how many DD Protege-members-from-around-the-world have full race cages in their cars? Probably none. Which is the point I'm trying to make. We are not on the SCCA or NASCAR or F1 race forums here. Most of us are just happy to sling cars around the track at our own pace. I certainly wouldn't want to do ANY wheel-to-wheel in a car that I'm making payments on.

 

nor would i

 

That's why I bought a used Miata...with cash. (not to say it's getting a full cage or anything...but still)

 

oops I er um er um raced my Miata while the bank still owned it.....not some I would recommend either. Nor will I go to a track day group with open passing , belive it or not a couple still allow this.

Tom

PS What do you mean my Protege is not an F1 car???

 

Geez, are you still talking? What, you mean my Focus isn't a muscle car??



I guess if we were seriously getting into racing, not touring/lapping/driver education, then we'd pick up one of these:

 

Almost forget something else...attend the driver's meeting (if they have one). If they use all of the colored flags you will definitely want to know what all of them mean.

 

So I'll see your Formula Mazda and raise you a D-sports racer. You are correct Formula Mazdas are a serious car. This is what I was racing a few years back Yamaha R1 powered. 2G's cornering and 3G's braking.

 

Owner of the Formula (the 'doc') also has a Stradale...yeah, he's doing alright

 

sweet - but it can't carry 4 people like a Protege can , right.

Tom

PS lucky guy.

 

damn thanks alot dudes
haha, what are some of these terms though?
like apex?
i found a couple sites that describe the tail braking and double cluthcing technique.

 

I'm not a dude

 

im a dude
ur a dude
we're all dudes
haha. ever heard of less than jake? haha
well if ur not a dude then wat ever makes u happy.
heres a question man
which mod will make a bigger improvement
lowering the car, or puttin some racing rims on the car?

 

The best mod I did for the track was GOOD tires!

 

Well Beachbum there is this saying......tighten the nut behind the wheel. after you're track day you have probably found that any one of the intructors is able to go 4 or 5 seconds a lap faster than you in your car. So basicly keep driving your car the way it is for a few events. After that I would put some good quality tires on it ......not full DOT race rubber , yet , as race tires tend to allow you to get away with bad habits. Get something like Falken Azenis or Kumho's grippy "street" tire.

Tom