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FT_86_SM_GP - I totally respect your concerns, and you're not a pansy.
It makes me think back to my first outing on track - I was terrified. (Unnecessarily, I soon found out)
Here's some food for thought...
Regarding tracking your car in general:
- There are no taxis on racetracks
- There are no intersections, and no impatient idiots jumping the lights
- There's no traffic coming in the opposite direction. Everyone's going the same way and at roughly the same speed
- There's no trees, pedestrians, parked cars, ditches or pavements at the side of the track
- There are no potholes, roadworks, or other nasty surprises
- There are no cops, no speed limits, and no speed traps
- There are flag/fire marshals everywhere to warn you of hazards ahead and provide immediate fire response
- There's an ambulance and paramedics on duty out on the track
Regarding this event at Red Star in particular:
- Due to the many sharp corners, speeds are low
- Runoff areas are enormous, and the runoff areas are smooth and grassed
- The only real "obstacle" is the pit wall, so just be careful coming into the pit straight
- You'll be in the novice group who will all be just as unsure as you are and taking it just as slowly and carefully
- Anyone acting irresponsibly will be kicked off
Ignore peer pressure and don't push yourself to do anything you're not comfortable with.
Everyone was a beginner once, and they still remember that...
You and only you chooses how fast you want to go, and how much risk you want to take.