Excellent advice.

 

this shits got me paranoid...first track day on may 8th

 

just stay alert, if someone's driving sets a warning light in your mind, then play it safe and keep your distance. Again, being your first track day means you shouldn't be finding out where your limits are at either way. It's ok for others to pass you, just learn the track, and gradually increase your speed and i think you should have nothing to be paranoid over.

 

I have found over the years, Corvettes seem to have lousy mirrors, they pretend they don't see you, then motor away on the straights.

I have had to make my presence known a few times.

 

I have found that P-cars have those same lousy mirrors.

 

Here's a visual aid A slow GT3 at Barber
When Z06 let me by, I did not realize what was going on...he fed up with him and had me deal with this GT3
Even if he was holding me at the corners, I kept a distance to defend myself...Judging how he drove, he could spin or something..
It's a DE, not racing.. IMO, it's not worth to risk our cars to pass this kind of idiots...but if it's a driver who's known to be good or one I know, a little fun wouldn't be that risky.

The file size is about 35mb..sorry, 56k folks.

 

It all depends which group you run it. In intermediate or beginner groups there are some drivers who are so focused on the track in front of them that they fail to see who is behind them. Some don't even notice corner workers. At one event I attended one driver actually missed a Black flag for 3 straight laps until the corner worker had to walk to the edge of the track to get his attention. You have to get pretty close for them to actually notice you. But if you follow too close and hit someone then you are pretty much at fault.

Best advice is to pull into the pits and get some space. It is all for fun. There is no need to place yourself or others in unnecessary harm.

 

or how about this Integra who hold the NSX throughout the course and blew the engine in front of NSX.
This poor NSX slid all the way to the tirewall and demaged side of the car...
Not worth to risk our cars...

It was last week at VIR north..The camera was in my friend's Evo.

BTW, NSX driver did not hear anything from Integra driver...not even sorry..

 

The two vids are all from Advanced group.

 

I understand what you're saying. However, honestly, I was doing what my instructor said to do... the Lambo would be driving quite slow through the rest of the course, holding up traffic, but when we got to a passing zone (i.e. a straight), he would step on the gas, and with his claimed "570 hp at the wheels" (whatever, dude, but it's still at least 2x my S) would leave the train behind him in the dust. Of course, once we got off of the straight, he would go back to his normal slow pace.

So, my instructor was telling me to get behind him, and generally make my intentions known that I wanted to pass (i.e. get right on his tail), so that it was obvious that I wanted to pass once we got onto the straight. He eventually got the message once I started doing that, and would signal the pass. (This scenario replayed itself through every run session for the rest of the day.)

Trust me, I don't want to be a jerk out there, and the last thing I want to do is plow into the car in front of me. That's why I was asking my original question, however: what happens if things go wrong?