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Old 06-27-2016, 05:54 PM   #66
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I'm going to side with the event organizers on this one. This is a casual family event with lots of distractions. Most of the attendees have never walked onto a paddock much less driven on a track. With friends and family watching through a hundred smart phones, I easily imagine an unfortunate incident becoming very public.

Let's leave driving 9/10 to a dedicated HPDE event.

My issue is not with the event, rather the way it was presented. I saw "track time" and bought my tickets before more details of the event were made clear. I was (and still am to some degree) hoping we go at a tick faster than Oregon "spirited back-road" pace, but based on the description of expected speeds that does not appear to be the case. On to the whole "public" thing, come on, we are all adults here and each have a comfort level we can drive at, it's not like there is any pressure to go beyond one's abilities even at real HPDEs.

Still looking forward to the event, and I'm sure there will be plenty of fun to be had on the kart track and the autocross.
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