Track Days 2018
02-12-2018, 10:35 AM
#12
Former Moderator
Extremely sad. It appears the driver succumbed to injuries and the instructor is seriously injured after a crash at Roebling Road during a PCA event
WTOC : 1 dead after high-performance driver education course ends in crash
EDIT: this was posted on FB by a person that runs a nationwide DE Program
Reliable Intel : the driver had a medical episode in car and stopped driving at speed. The car went off while the instructor tried to control it from the right seat. The instructor has several broken bones but no life-threatening or critical injuries. It is unfortunate that someone died. But he did not die in a car crash as a result of participating in a d event.
WTOC : 1 dead after high-performance driver education course ends in crash
EDIT: this was posted on FB by a person that runs a nationwide DE Program
Reliable Intel : the driver had a medical episode in car and stopped driving at speed. The car went off while the instructor tried to control it from the right seat. The instructor has several broken bones but no life-threatening or critical injuries. It is unfortunate that someone died. But he did not die in a car crash as a result of participating in a d event.
Last edited by A 2; 02-12-2018 at 10:45 AM.
02-13-2018, 01:35 AM
#13
I damn near passed out at VIR one year, had to actually get out of my car and leave pit lane because fumes were so bad. Remember - you have windows you can close !.
02-13-2018, 08:49 AM
#14
Former Moderator
If you have been parked in pit lane behind a poorly tuned V8 track car in 90 degree heat and they throw a flag for a delay....you might have a different opinion on that one.
I damn near passed out at VIR one year, had to actually get out of my car and leave pit lane because fumes were so bad. Remember - you have windows you can close !.
I damn near passed out at VIR one year, had to actually get out of my car and leave pit lane because fumes were so bad. Remember - you have windows you can close !.
02-15-2018, 04:39 AM
#15
Thread Starter
SDCA schedule posted in post #1 above:
First few events
March 31 - Saturday - Lime Rock (afternoon - solo drivers only)
April 7 - Saturday - Palmer
April 23 - Monday - Lime Rock (track day and car control clinic options)
April 30 - May 1 Monday, Tuesday - Watkins Glen
May 12 - Saturday - Thompson
First few events
March 31 - Saturday - Lime Rock (afternoon - solo drivers only)
April 7 - Saturday - Palmer
April 23 - Monday - Lime Rock (track day and car control clinic options)
April 30 - May 1 Monday, Tuesday - Watkins Glen
May 12 - Saturday - Thompson
02-20-2018, 06:19 PM
#16
Former Moderator
I may not be doing track days until later in May. That aside, I posted this in response to El Jefe elsewhere on the forum. Figured I'd post it here too:
But he came back very well from a season ending lap like that
and 
to him. I on the other hand would probably sink into deep despair and hang up my Pilotis.
But he came back very well from a season ending lap like that
and to him. I on the other hand would probably sink into deep despair and hang up my Pilotis.
02-21-2018, 06:06 AM
#18
I may not be doing track days until later in May. That aside, I posted this in response to El Jefe elsewhere on the forum. Figured I'd post it here too:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJejeLK2IsE
But he came back very well from a season ending lap like that and to him. I on the other hand would probably sink into deep despair and hang up my Pilotis.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJejeLK2IsE
But he came back very well from a season ending lap like that
and to him. I on the other hand would probably sink into deep despair and hang up my Pilotis.
02-21-2018, 09:30 AM
#19
02-21-2018, 10:40 AM
#20
Former Moderator
Club Racing is the white elephant among scca programs while autocross is the one that keeps bills paid. If they can get more people out to TT while combining TT with Club race weekends then they can potentially improve revenues for all regions.