Can someone from az who does this help me get into it? help me out somehow? i reeeallly want to run a track..
thanks

 

Well, I guess the first question for you is "What do you want to do?"

Do you want to run autocrosses or track events? Or both?

I have never done an autocross, but there are quite a few members here who run them frequently.

As for track time... There are 3 local tracks and they are all pretty good. A couple of seaches in this forum should give you some good information about which club is good for you.

I am a member of ASRA and I have liked it so far, however, I think there are a few others that may be a little cheaper.

 

Hey! i want to meet you, i want to see your m series cars!!!....
thanks for you help

 

Well, as any of the other members would tell you, the M3 is the only car that is actually mine. The others are my father's.

I used to bring the MRoadster on the drives, and occassionally brought the M5, but now that I have my M3, that is what I will be driving.

 

how old are you??

 

27. Why?

 

I was just curious, do you have a blue M3? and have you ever raced an s2000?

 

It's Carbon Black, and I don't street race.

 

Look at www.Bondurant.com and you will get all the info you need.

 

Here's an old post with some some auto-cross tips https://www.s2ki.com/forums/showthread.php?...&threadid=79669
Here's the link to the AZ SCCA autocross web page http://www.azsolo2.com/

And here's some info on track events:

Just in case any of you are interested in exploring the limits of car control, take a look at the schedule of Firebird events in the note below. For you newbies, you'll have to attend the novice orientation/training class. This is a one-time cost of ~$175 and is starts early on the first two days of a given event. That is on a Friday thru Sunday event Novice classes are only offered on Fri and Sat, and not on Sun.

Novice classes usually start around 8:00 AM and consist of the following:
1.5 hours class room
20 minutes on the track with an instructor in the passenger seat, helping you out
Another 1.5 hours of class room
Another 20 minutes on the track with an instructor.
After that you're on your own for 3 more 20 minute track sessions separated by lunch and the other run groups. Note that you can ask for additional instructor ride-a-longs anytime

Future event track time cost is ~$115 -$125 for five 20 minute sessions on the track.
You'll need a helmet, motorcycle helmets are cheaper than car helmets and are acceptable if they're at least a Snell 95 rated. Note, I've only had the rating on my helmet checked once at the 8 or so events I've attended so far. In case you're wondering, in general your regular auto insurance should cover you for any incidents. Check with your agent or read your policy for sure, but this is considered High Performance Driver's Education (HPDE) and not "racing"as there is no timing or competetion taking place. However, I have heard of some policies that exclude coverage for ANY incidents on a race track. That being said the ProAutoSports events have a terrific record for safety, something like only one incident in the 8 or so years they've been in business in the street car classes, and it was settled via the insurance of the offendeing driver.

Let me know if you're SERIOUSLY interested in attending any of these and I'll try and schedule the same event to help show you the ropes. It's also a lot more fun with a group. SERIOUSLY this is THE most fun you can have in a car, or anywhere for that matter, and will show you how crazy you can get in a car and still maintain control.

Click on the link to ProAutoSports below which will hopefully answer any other questions you may have.
http://www.proautosports.com/