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Originally Posted by Voltron8000
Anyone know of a track around the mid atlantic region that provides track lessons or atleast allows newbies to go out onto tracks? I bought this car with occasional tracking in mind. i think its about time i give it a go. Thanks in advance for any information
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Instead of looking at what individual tracks have to offer, you should probably look for HPDE (High Performance Driving Event) organizers that operate in the Mid Atlantic region. They will hold events at tracks in the area, primarily at Summit Point, Virginia International Raceway, and New Jersey Motorsports Park. Some may include Watkins Glen although thats more north east. Here's a list of some HPDE groups in the area:
www.trackdaze.com
http://www.nasaracing.net/
http://www.scca.com/clubracing/conte...d=44464&tag=53
There are more if you search around, but those are the ones I know off the top of my head. I actually just got back from a New Jersey Motorsports Park with TrackDaze this weekend. It was my first time on a track and I had a blast. As far as I know, all of these groups will provide an instructor to ride along with you and also have class time to go over rules of the track, flags, safety stuff, as well as taking correct lines, late apexing, etc.
I am probably going to go to the rest of the TrackDaze events (already registered for all but the last one). I'd also recommend taking a look at this as far as what you may want to do to prepare your car:
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25485