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Voodoo GT350
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It was such a blast! Great people, format, educational and first class start to finish. It was one of the coolest things I have done and I would encourage anyone who's not sure to go for it.
Travel was a breeze with airports quiet and spacing in the airplane.
Travel was a breeze with airports quiet and spacing in the airplane.
MandoGt350R
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I liked those racing suits. Where can I find something similar with those type of patches? Also, what was the model and safety rating were they? I forgot to look at the tag. I only know they were Sparco.
US HWY 666
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Anyone else attending August 20/21?
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I'll be there on August 18th.
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BeastAR
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You can probably email the school and they can get you that information, and the patches are just pretty much the sponsors for the racing school. May possibly find them online with a quick search.
lenFeb
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Went for GT350 Track Attack last Friday, Aug 14th. Had a great time. Well organized programm. Last 3rd session was in the pouring rain, which I glad it was. Great experience riding in the rain on the track and test car's abilities. I switched from track to sport mode due to a lot of water on the track. Car handles absolutely flawless and never skid. Was assigned 2018 GT350. I noticed that my 2019 is noticeably faster getting from say 2k to 4-5k rpm which feels 2019 is faster. IDK if other noticed this as well?
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I noticed the same thing as well Mr. Friedman... I thought it may have been due to the fact that these are being "Flogged" by amateurs for every waking moment of its life, and they did not get the "R" engine as our 2019's did.
drummerboy
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Bummer, Friday's class looks to be wet all day :(
https://www.wunderground.com/hourly/us/nc/concord/KNCCONCO57/date/2020-8-21
https://www.wunderground.com/hourly/us/nc/concord/KNCCONCO57/date/2020-8-21
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sweetchuck2001
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Should be a fun day either way. We drove one of our 3 afternoon sessions in the rain last Friday. As long as it's not downpouring, they won't stop.Bummer, Friday's class looks to be wet all day :(
https://www.wunderground.com/hourly/us/nc/concord/KNCCONCO57/date/2020-8-21
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I had a fantastic day yesterday, the weather was great. Was awesome meeting folks and learning how to drive fast. Definitely an experience I'll always remember.
That said, racecar-while-tall is a real problem. For context, I'm 6'6" and this was the first time I've ever done any kind of a serious driving event.
I got into Mustangs because I had the opportunity a few years back to go to SpeedVegas and drive a bunch of different things. Out of all of them, I fit best into the Shelby Mustang GT they had on site, and the 911 was a decent fit. When it came time for me to get a fun car, I gravitated toward the Mustang because I wanted something that I fit in well.
My GT350 has the comfort seats and I fit in it fantastic. I don't even need to put the seat all the way back (maybe an inch off the back seats), but it does need to be all of the way down. I've got ample headroom, clear field of view, etc.
When I first got into the Track Attack GT350, I was a little worried because the Recaros didn't go back as far as the seats in my car, meaning my knees were a bit more cramped and my legs had less room. Also, the seat didn't go down at all, so my head was a little closer to the top. Still, for the initial lap belt / no helmet ride over to zMAX, I didn't get too worried yet. When it came time to get all strapped into the car, I realized a few important things:
- With the helmet, my head was about two inches too tall for the ceiling of the car -- meaning that my head was now turtling into my chest and my shoulders were hunched up.
- This led to me not sitting up straight and instead hunching forward, which meant compressed lungs. I couldn't take a deep breath while strapped in.
Then we got to the Roval and were sitting in the shed, strapped in and waiting our turn for a few minutes before we could go out onto the track. No air conditioning, no breeze, can't sit up straight, can't easily turn my head because of the HANS device plus my helmet jammed into the roof of the car, can't take a full breath, baking in the heat, I'll own up to some mild claustrophobia.
Once we got out onto the track, I forgot about it all and had a great time. But those few minutes sitting in the car each time before we began? Those sucked.
Still, phenomenal experience and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. I just hadn't accounted for the issues that being tall would have brought on since driving my own GT350 I had none of those experiences.
Side note: it didn't occur to me until after I left the facility and was halfway home that I should have tried to sit in my car with their helmet and see how it fit. Whoops.
That said, racecar-while-tall is a real problem. For context, I'm 6'6" and this was the first time I've ever done any kind of a serious driving event.
I got into Mustangs because I had the opportunity a few years back to go to SpeedVegas and drive a bunch of different things. Out of all of them, I fit best into the Shelby Mustang GT they had on site, and the 911 was a decent fit. When it came time for me to get a fun car, I gravitated toward the Mustang because I wanted something that I fit in well.
My GT350 has the comfort seats and I fit in it fantastic. I don't even need to put the seat all the way back (maybe an inch off the back seats), but it does need to be all of the way down. I've got ample headroom, clear field of view, etc.
When I first got into the Track Attack GT350, I was a little worried because the Recaros didn't go back as far as the seats in my car, meaning my knees were a bit more cramped and my legs had less room. Also, the seat didn't go down at all, so my head was a little closer to the top. Still, for the initial lap belt / no helmet ride over to zMAX, I didn't get too worried yet. When it came time to get all strapped into the car, I realized a few important things:
- With the helmet, my head was about two inches too tall for the ceiling of the car -- meaning that my head was now turtling into my chest and my shoulders were hunched up.
- This led to me not sitting up straight and instead hunching forward, which meant compressed lungs. I couldn't take a deep breath while strapped in.
Then we got to the Roval and were sitting in the shed, strapped in and waiting our turn for a few minutes before we could go out onto the track. No air conditioning, no breeze, can't sit up straight, can't easily turn my head because of the HANS device plus my helmet jammed into the roof of the car, can't take a full breath, baking in the heat, I'll own up to some mild claustrophobia.
Once we got out onto the track, I forgot about it all and had a great time. But those few minutes sitting in the car each time before we began? Those sucked.
Still, phenomenal experience and I'd do it again in a heartbeat. I just hadn't accounted for the issues that being tall would have brought on since driving my own GT350 I had none of those experiences.
Side note: it didn't occur to me until after I left the facility and was halfway home that I should have tried to sit in my car with their helmet and see how it fit. Whoops.
I am Jeff
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I had a blast at the event and meeting you fellas!
fpa1974
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I just came back. I attended the Friday session. It was wet in the morning but weather turned perfect for driving in the afternoon. We ran the hairpin configuration for the first track session and because things dried up we switched to the whole FP oval configuration in the afternoon. Needless to say I had a blast.
drummerboy
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Same here. The full course and banking were incredible.
In the morning in the rain I found it hilarious that even in track mode the car really doesn't want you to get out of line. I wanted to find the limit and let the rear hang out exiting those tight left-handers, but the car said NOPE, FIRST YOU STRAIGHTEN UP, THEN YOU GO FAST.
Would have liked to push it harder in the track sessions and was hoping by session 3 the instructor in the lead car would open it up more, but I understand why we couldn't. We never really romped on it on entry or exit, but to be fair we were nearing the limits mid-corner beginning to slightly understeer. I brought my dad along as a guest, and in the GT school car he had the less than ideal tires squealing nearly every corner. They were getting gummy on him at the end of the first track session with the tighter course, but the next two sessions with the longer stretches helped keep them cool.
Best of all, in session 3 I was 100% nailing the heel-toe, even in that complex transition between corner 4 and the quad-oval, so having that experience will be tremendous going forward. I installed a blip module and will probably keep it and try it out, but I'm not so sure I'm going to want to use it now.
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