Thats pretty awesome, sounds like a lot of track timeI have, all of them in fact.
One of the organizations here has started doing a few open track days on Fridays that are limited to around 20 cars. Open track for 4-5 hours. Costs a bit more than their regular events but so worth it.
Thanks!Yup, all 3. Closest I had to a crash was a guy breaking a simple rule, one point, one car. In the run groups I attend they have a rule one car per point. If a driver points 2 times, he is letting 2 cars pass him. In my situation it was a short passing area before a fast corner and I pointed one time for the guy behind me. Well the second car tried to sneak in as I started to make my apex turn in and almost side swiped him. I just caught him in my peripheral vision and had to turn wide and go off line.
I let him know in the pits later what happened politely, though I was fuming and pumped with adrenalin, and he admitted he screwed up.
Be safe out there!
Good video, very valid points.
I'm surprised that wasn't mentioned.... one point, one car. In the run groups I attend they have a rule one car per point. If a driver points 2 times, he is letting 2 cars pass him.
I agree. SOmetimes you can watch in the drivers meeting and there are people not paying attention or think they have too much experience to pay attention to club rulesI'm surprised that wasn't mentioned.
My first track day ever, I had three cars pass me the first time I ever pointed anybody by. It was toward the end of the out lap and I didn't even have time to get the second 'point' done before cars 2 and 3 had already moved off line and accelerated. That the event ended up being essentially open run groups shouldn't have mattered.
And then there was the driver who passed me and at least one other car without a point-by. Different day, but in the pouring rain.
So regardless of what the rules might be, you still have to be ready for somebody to ignore them.
Norm