AZP Track Event: NJMP Lightning, June 2

[Jive Turkey]

^ same, they wouldn't let me take off, sucks being the new guy!

hope everyone has a blast, stay safe and hydrated!

[mmsracing]

Wicked amount of fun, very well ran event, great people, food and lots of track time. Would do it again in a heart beat

[ZionsWrath]

Yea good time

Now I have to find a way to burn these tires faster so I can get some real ones.

[jjaisli]

I just wanted to say "Thanks" to Mike and the whole AZP crew. What a terrific event! Well organized. Very informative tech sessions and track walk thanks to Aaron Provoledo. And I don't think we could have asked for better weather. What a great day!

[ZionsWrath]

Originally Posted by jjaisli

I just wanted to say "Thanks" to Mike and the whole AZP crew. What a terrific event! Well organized. Very informative tech sessions and track walk thanks to Aaron Provoledo. And I don't think we could have asked for better weather. What a great day!

I think you rode with me for the first track "walk"

[jjaisli]

Ahh, that WAS you, OK. I was wondering but then forgot to ask.

[amram]

What a great day! Big thanks to Mike and the whole AZP crew and to all the instructors especially! Class act indeed, well managed, great people, great learning experience, and last but not least great food! Still getting over the whole thing

Would love to do another event!

Looking forward to seeing the photos from windshadowstudios soon!

[amram]

Oh and great meeting you guys jjaisli, ZionsWrath, mmsracing
At least I think it's you guys

Originally Posted by ZionsWrath

Yea good time

Now I have to find a way to burn these tires faster so I can get some real ones.

Hahah! yea my stock Bridgestone A/S got all greasy and squirmy on the "bulb/bowl" too, stickier rubber would be nice

[David Eckel]

What a great event. I had an excellent time. The NJMP Lighting facility was first-rate, with a comfortable classroom, great food, and clean bathrooms. Aaron Provoledo was aboot the nicest Canadian racer I ever met, and he was a very dynamic, descriptive, and CLEAR instructor in the classroom and out on the track walk. Really exceptional instruction for a noob like myself. My in-car instructor was great, as well--very enthusiastic, encouraging, and confidence inspriring. He got me up to speed very quickly.

This was only my second-ever track day, and first with the BRZ. What a great track car. Very intuitive handling, very forgiving, and the cornering limits were surprisingly high. I'm used to riding off-road motorcycles in the woods, where 35 mph is really hauling the mail. It took serious acclimation to being on a track where every corner was taken at 60mph or more. I saw 115 coming into turn 1--yowsa!!

All in all, an awesome event, and I look forward to trying it again.

[jjaisli]

Originally Posted by David Eckel

What a great event. I had an excellent time. The NJMP Lighting facility was first-rate, with a comfortable classroom, great food, and clean bathrooms. Aaron Provoledo was aboot the nicest Canadian racer I ever met, and he was a very dynamic, descriptive, and CLEAR instructor in the classroom and out on the track walk. Really exceptional instruction for a noob like myself. My in-car instructor was great, as well--very enthusiastic, encouraging, and confidence inspriring. He got me up to speed very quickly.

This was only my second-ever track day, and first with the BRZ. What a great track car. Very intuitive handling, very forgiving, and the cornering limits were surprisingly high. I'm used to riding off-road motorcycles in the woods, where 35 mph is really hauling the mail. It took serious acclimation to being on a track where every corner was taken at 60mph or more. I saw 115 coming into turn 1--yowsa!!

All in all, an awesome event, and I look forward to trying it again.

I have to echo these comments as well and it can not be overstated. I thought my instructor also did a fantastic job and I consider myself very fortunate that we ended up together! Really a first rate guy. I learned a lot from him and I wish I could spend more time with his coaching.

115 mph huh? Wow, that's quick. I wasn't really LOOKING at the speedometer but I think I saw 112, you were a few ticks quicker than me. But I think the key is to get a really good exit off of the bowl. And be REALLY committed in the braking zone. By the 3rd session I was braking deeper and deeper but it's knee weakening stuff.

[amram]

Guys, photos are up! - http://www.windshadowstudios.net/azp...ing-06-02-2014

[jjaisli]

Motorsports photography is kind of a hobby of mine. It actually felt kind of odd to be walking around the paddock with a helmet in my hands instead of my DSLR.

I had it in mind to talk to the photographer and maybe even pick up some professional tips (I'm just an amateur) but just never had the chance or the time. I ended up buying a few shots from the link above. The man really does fine work! Anybody who was there should check it out!



And I just figured I would post this too...a few minutes of video footage I shot.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6zdvSw_prE"]NJMotorsports - YouTube[/ame]


In some ways it was a bit disappointing. Video never looks quite as dramatic or as fast as it feels from inside the car. It almost looks Grandma slow. And I also found that it was actually difficult to see a difference between those laps where I was really trying to put the hammer down from those where I had backed off. That is to say, one CAN tell, but it's not a dramatic difference. Perhaps it says more about my driving than anything.

[jjaisli]

Come on @amram I know you shot some video too. Let's have it.

[AZP Installs]

Looking at Aug 19 or 21 for the next AZP Track event at Lightning...

Let me know how many folks would be interested.

-Mike Paisan


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