NASA is hosting a track day at Pocono on July 16th. The cost is $130:

http://www.nasanortheast.com

I'm signed up. Who else is going?

 

I just signed up....

 

I walked up the ladder..... for the high diving board :smile:
I'm standing up there...looking down at the water...
Hmmmm... Should i take this jump ????

(come on Vdubdoug... talk me into it :smile


Peace,
D

 

^^^^^^jump :smile:

 

Dan,

If you're still near the ladder, climb back up and give Dennis a little shove.

 

Dennis...if an underpowered slug owner like me is tracking it....c'mon! I feel like one of those cliff divers I used to watch on Wide World of Sports!

 

Is South the smaller tighter course?

 

It's this one:

 

when would be too late to sign up?

 

>>I walked up the ladder..... for the high diving board :smile:
>>I'm standing up there...looking down at the water...
>>Hmmmm... Should i take this jump ????
>>
>>(come on Vdubdoug... talk me into it :smile
>>
>>
>>Peace,
>>D
>>

For $130???? Jump baby, jump!!!

 

Andy,

I'm planning on it.

See you at the next AutoX on May 23rd?

Alan

 

There's a MINI only track day in July on the Pocono North Course I believe. It is being sponsered by the MINI owners of NJ. I just got their newsletter but can't find it!

There's also MINI only drag racing at hackettstown in June.

 

greatgro

Keep us posted for those 2 events, I will try to go to the July 16, if I can get my new tires.
Is being 7 years since the last time I try my self in a track, It would be fun fun fun.
What is the real track time you get in an event like this.

Julian

 

I am tempted but am not sure i will have installed the cage. Are non roll bar cars allowed? also is there a link?
thanks in advance for the answers.....

 

With regards to the Mini Owners of NJ track day, it's July 25, a Sunday. Go to http://www.pdadrivingschool.com. Print out the registration sheet before filling it out. Under club affiliation/membership #, put Mini Owners of NJ, it will save you $25-$35. It's the North Course on that day.

You can expect at least 4 sessions of approximately 1/2 hour each. Doesn't sound like much, but believe me, by the end of the day, you will be exhausted!

A roll bar or roll cage are not required. The link for the July 16 event is: http://www.nasanortheast.org.

See you out there! :smile: :smile:

 

I'm in for July 16. Should be fun as I have not raced on a big track in almost 10 years!!

Anyone have any suggestions on what to bring?

Regards,
Boris

 

Boris,

Helmet - Snell 95 or better if you can get it, don't know about loaners with NASA

Bottled water and/or some other hydrating sports drink, lots!

Light munchies, snacks/fruit. I think a lunch truck will show up for actual lunch.

Need to wear long pants, long-sleeved shirt, not nylon, preferably cotton.

Keep an eye on the weather, events run rain or shine. Extra towels to wipe out your car if it's raining. Remember, where someone is sitting, the window must be all the way open. Extra clothes if raining, rain gear.

Window cleaner & paper towels.

Tarp - You have to clean out your car before it goes on track, so you need a tarp to place your stuff on.

Notepad & pen .

Tire pressure gauge.

Torque wrench (torque your wheels after each run).

Oil (to top off).

Tape to cover your lights and protect them from rocks.

Plastic bin to put all of your car stuff.

Perform your tech inspection before going to the track. Make sure all fluids are clean and full, at least 50% of your brake pads left.

I'm sure that there's more, but that's a good place to start. Perhaps others will post some ideas. Don't worry if you forget something, SOMEONE will have it!

See you there!

 

Very Tempting, but so far away for me........Hmm ill have to think about this one....

 

tontobird,

Thanks. Its the same list as for autocrosses. What's the typical format for the event? Tech, drivers meeting, track time? I didn't quite understand the groupings. I'm assuming HPDE1 is for people who have never tracked a car of any type. 2 is for expereinced, what is 3 or 4? I classified myself as 2 considereing I have trained for formula (FSAE) in college and completed, and placed in dozens of autocrosses. Plus a few classes here and there.

-Boris

 

Boris, have you signed up? You will get an email which contains the following, among other things:

"Thank you for registering online. This message is
confirmation that you are registered for this event.
Please do not contact the office for verification. A
separate email will be sent approximately one week
prior the the event which will detail the daily
schedule, run groups, and any special instructions.

Here is the information you have provided us:

YOUR PURCHASES
Item Title & Price
Pocono Raceway -- 7/16/04 $130.00"


Read the NASA-NE site for descriptions of the different levels.



_________________
I'm the boss, not you!
Get over here!
Gimme a kiss!

 

I'm in for 7/16


Peace,
D 8)

 

I am infor 7/16 and 7/25

 

Hey guys NASANortheast is still in need of 4-5 instructors for the July 16 event. If you know anyone that has instructed and would like to attend pass on the info!

Contact: Joe Lee, Jr. at joeleejr@yahoo.com.

Link to NASANortheast: http://www.nasanortheast.org/register.htm

 

For the most part we had great weather, not too hot. Though I did do one session in the rain.

I had discovered a few weeks prior that my instructor, John, from the SCDA Lime Rock event in April was with NASA. You may remember that I was really pleased with him. So, I requested him for the 16th. Well, it just didn't click in the first session, it may have been because he wasn't feeling well, though I was unaware of it. I didn't think much of it, figured we had 3 more sessions to work together. Anyway, I found the South Course to be quite awkward, the steep banking in the turn was really weird!! Track map:
http://www.racenow.com/d02_pocono.htm


For my second session, Eric Savage of Helix hops in my car. It was his first event instructing. He told me that John wasn't feeling well. Well, Eric was an excellent instructor!! I had a much better session with him. Though I did put 2 wheels off coming out of turn two. In general, I'd been handling that turn pretty well. Don't know what happened really, I think that I just got distracted and there I was, wide and off of the track. I didn't panic and got back on and continued just fine.

Before session 3, as usual, I looked over my car, rotors, tires, etc. Adjusted pressures, added in the front (wasn't raining when I did this), reduced in the back. Took the car out in the rain on my own, among very few others. Steady rain, not pouring, the rain stopped halfway through my session, but the track stayed wet. Of course I wasn't going as fast, but I focused on the line and forced myself to keep looking ahead. A good consolidation session. I did notice that things seemed bumpier than usual. Didn't make the connection.

Prior to my 4th session, I did my inspection, and my front right tire looked flat!! This is a run-flat looking flat! Checked the pressure, 10 pounds!! Well, I'm getting wise to these track days, and had an extra wheel and tire with me. So we moved the right rear to the front and put the extra on the rear. Don't you know the rim was bent!! My first track day trauma. I do think that if the tire hadn't been a run-flat and the sidewall was more flexible, I wouldn't have ended up with a bent rim. Oh well, I do have 12 S-lites, and I hate everyone of them! Tire is O.K., though it only has 3/32 of tread left on it anyway. Time for those Yokos!

One thing I realized, was that I hadn't yet rode with an intructor! Big mistake, should have done it earlier in the day. I won't make that mistake again. So, when Eric got off of the track, I handed him my keys and had him drive for 5 minutes of my last session. Eric was also an excellent driver and I did MUCH better after that!!

NASA ran a well organized event. The "classroom" session wasn't educational in the way that it is with SCDA, more a question and answer about the things that individual drivers were dealing with driving the track.

It was great to see so many familiar faces there. We had at least 11 MINIs!! Dminiero was there with his M Coupe, and dandp with his Z3. I've already forgotten the names of a couple of people that I met. Many thanks to Boris, Trevor, Dennis and I think Sy, if that's even his correct name I'm sure I spelled it wrong. They moved quickly to get me on the track for my 4th session.

Boris and Andy, it was a pleasure to meet you, there are a couple of others that I met and I'm so sorry that I don't remember your names! Hope to see you at another event soon! Alan, great to see you again!