Bitten in '69
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Inside track is 3rd gear they donât want you to go lower, I guess if your going fast enough you could get to 4th gear. On the outside your in 4th gear. I didnât pay attention to my rpms. My top speed was 128/129 coming out of turn 1 into 2, and slamming the breaks before the chicane. I was impressed how will the car screamed in 4th gear. They are big on telling you the cars are stock they have not altered them. I donât recall them ever saying not to go this fast or beyond this rpm. They are big on you watching the road in front and beyond where you are going.Btw, for those that have done the track day, how fast on average do you get up too? I know rpm's are limited to 6K, and they want you not to go past 3rd gear. Not that I'm looking to go crazy fast, but I know even in 3rd and between 5k-6Krpm, I can easily get to 100 mph.
No rpm limit. You will be in 3rd and 4th gears on the roval. I hit mid 130âs down the long back stretch. The last session of lead follow the instructor lead us to that speed.Btw, for those that have done the track day, how fast on average do you get up too? I know rpm's are limited to 6K, and they want you not to go past 3rd gear. Not that I'm looking to go crazy fast, but I know even in 3rd and between 5k-6Krpm, I can easily get to 100 mph.
If it rains like it did on mine, good luck reaching 100 anywhere on the track. The instructor in the lead car was controlling the pace at 80-90mph. However, we were not given any rev limits, and the expectation was that you would be shifting between 3rd and 4th around the Roval.Btw, for those that have done the track day, how fast on average do you get up too? I know rpm's are limited to 6K, and they want you not to go past 3rd gear. Not that I'm looking to go crazy fast, but I know even in 3rd and between 5k-6Krpm, I can easily get to 100 mph.
Same here. We didn't break 90 because of the rainIf it rains like it did on mine, good luck reaching 100 anywhere on the track. The instructor in the lead car was controlling the pace at 80-90mph. However, we were not given any rev limits, and the expectation was that you would be shifting between 3rd and 4th around the Roval.
Ditto! We had either rain or wet conditions post-rain the majority of the time we were on the track during my 2 Day Track Attack in September 2020 which precluded us going any faster as well. One of the instructors at that time even remarked he couldn't remember the last time they had as much rain in 2 days. Accordingly, even our last session was limited to a lead-follow.If it rains like it did on mine, good luck reaching 100 anywhere on the track. The instructor in the lead car was controlling the pace at 80-90mph. However, we were not given any rev limits, and the expectation was that you would be shifting between 3rd and 4th around the Roval.
I didn't see any SC2s. Did they use them during your sessions?Ditto! We had either rain or wet conditions post-rain the majority of the time we were on the track during my 2 Day Track Attack in September 2020 which precluded us going any faster as well. One of the instructors at that time even remarked he couldn't remember the last time they had as much rain in 2 days. Accordingly, even our last session was limited to a lead-follow.
Overall, still a very worthwhile experience, and learning how well the Sport Cup 2 and Pilot Super Sport tires handled the wet conditions.
Just out of curiosity, where did you here that?Glad to hear. What I heard was that the cars had a 6K limit put in them, instead of the 8200K that is normally. Now I really can't wait for next month.
Donât know why I didnât think about it earlier but whatâs really strange is forgetting about the last 47 years of safe driving. I mean leaving that ânormalâ cushion from the one in front of you is a hard habit to break. Never did get used to it.Iâll do my best to give the new to track guys a perspective from a new to track guy in regards to the GT350 Track Attack.
First off, if youâre nervous about the process, donât be....youâll have fun.
Everyone in attendance has different skill sets, donât let the guys with years of track experience intimidate you.
All the instructors have enough experience to be very helpful. There are no stupid questions, just ask.
If you have questions before you get there, write them down because youâll forget to ask. Youâre caught up in the moment and really focused on the task at hand.
Do what the instructors tell you. They wonât push you past what they think you can do. Your safety is their priority. If you canât keep up with the guy in front of you thatâs ok, itâs not a race, itâs a learning experience to find out what your car is capable of which is way more capable than you.
Youâll be tempted to drop into second gear on the inside part of the track, stay in 3rd as instructed.
If you buy the recorder (Race Keeper) keep an eye on the red light periodically. You canât retrieve what isnât being recorded.
I wear glasses and also ride motorcycles, I know not all eyeglasses work with helmets. Be sure and have fairly straight temples or youâll have problems wearing glasses with your helmet.
When you think you did pretty good, wait until you go on the ride a long. Then youâll get it.
Please feel free to add to this as Iâm sure itâs needed.
Above all have a great time, you deserve it.
Read it here on this site somewhere. Maybe not necessarily this thread.Just out of curiosity, where did you here that?
Yes, during the 2 day Track Attack session I attended in September 2020, the SC2s were on the race-prepped Mustang GTs that were used on Day 2. On Day 1, the GT350s we drove had PSS tires, likely because there were no GT350s at that time newer than a 2018 model that the students used, and the PSS was the OEM tire for that model year and prior.I didn't see any SC2s. Did they use them during your sessions?