Sebring HPDE meet?

[raul]

Yeah, I'm all for supporting local businesses. Thanks for all the help, definitely appreciated!

[Bob The Eskimo]

I don't mean to hijack the thread (for some reason I'm not allowed to start a thread), but I'm arranging a private track day at Gainesville Raceway. It's cheaper, and each driver will get an unmatched amount of track time (just short of 3 hours). The information is below.

I am arranging a private track day at Gainesville Raceway Circuit Course on November 4, 2012. Auto Plus Raceway
The track is roughly 1.2 miles in the configuration we plan to use. We'll have cars of all types there, so please forward this to any enthusiasts that may be interested. It will be a great place to teach younger drivers to handle their cars at higher performance levels with a relaxed atmosphere, tune your sports car, or just learn to drive at higher performance levels. There is no passing, except in one designated area; many of us are using our daily drivers so we don’t want any danger of collisions.

I'm selling roughly 20 spots for a full day of track time (only 8 spots left). We're keeping the number of drivers down so there will be nearly no wait time to drive. With 10 drivers each spot is $250 per car, but if we get to 16, the entry fee will go down to approximately $160 per car (I'll refund the difference to each driver). We have 12 drivers as of today. The more drivers, the cheaper it becomes for all of us.

Rules,
Limited Cars on the Track at once to ensure safety. 6-8 cars.
Passing Only in one Designated Area, and only when waived on by the leading car (we'll explain when we are there).
Always follow the directions of the Marshall and/or fire-rescue crew (will be on site the whole day).
Street legal cars only. (track cars are accepted, but additional requirements will apply i.e. helmets)
Valid Drivers license.
Ride-Alongs are OK if you’re teaching someone else (and a few of us will offer ride alongs to attendees as well)
Multiple drivers per car please contact me to discuss it.

Recommendations
Helmets if you have them. (highly recommended, but not required for street legal cars)
Brakes, have them checked, and/or replace the fluid with AP600 high temp.
Check your tires, make sure there are no visible cords.
Check your insurance policy; drivers are responsible for their cars and person.
Bring some sunscreen, food and drinks with you; we'll get hot and hungry.

The image attached shows the track layout. The red area will be run clockwise, green is passing zone, and yellow is pit area.

Please email or PM me if you are interested.

Steve Pardue
simplestudios@hotmail.com

[raul]

Dang, Gainsville seems cheap compared to PBIR. I tried looking into reserving PBIR and seeing how much it would cost per but we would need a group of 35 people to participate to get the cost down to $300 or so for a 9-5pm track day, or 22 people for a 6-10pm slot.

[Bob The Eskimo]

It allowed me to start a new thread finally. Gainesville discussion at the link below, please continue here with Sebring.

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showt...993#post477993

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by raul

Dang, Gainsville seems cheap compared to PBIR. I tried looking into reserving PBIR and seeing how much it would cost per but we would need a group of 35 people to participate to get the cost down to $300 or so for a 9-5pm track day, or 22 people for a 6-10pm slot.

There's a reason for that. GVille's test track isn't a real track.

For PBIR include corner workers, and you'd need insurance (k&k).

[LDadrenaline]

Gainseville is cheaper because it isn't an actual track. it's just some paved road that happens to be separated from the main road. I wouldn't call it a track by any means. Fun for your first time I guess, but I do not recommend any groups which don't provide you with an instructor in the car. If you start off forming bad habits, it will be almost impossible to fix them.

[Bob The Eskimo]

Originally Posted by LDadrenaline

Gainseville is cheaper because it isn't an actual track. it's just some paved road that happens to be separated from the main road. I wouldn't call it a track by any means. Fun for your first time I guess, but I do not recommend any groups which don't provide you with an instructor in the car. If you start off forming bad habits, it will be almost impossible to fix them.

Gainesville is a test track rather than a race track like Sebring. But, that's why track rental isn't $16,500 per day (like Sebring), we have more flexible rules, and we can alter the track layout through the day and reverse the direction if we want.

We will have a few experienced drivers offering ride along instruction to those who need it. We can correct and prevent bad habits for novice drivers.

Regarding insurance, auto plus raceway allows us to use their policy for HPDE and Test & Tune events.

The best part about it is if we have 20 drivers as expected, it's $160 per car, which provides almost 3 hours of track time. It's the best value in FL.