Track Attack Question from my plus one about the "guest" experience

[fishpick]

Off to Track Attack in a week-ish (July 15-16) and my wife is asking me all sorts of questions about expectations... and all I have for the event so far is an email with a redicilious COVID form and confirmation of my track day insurance... But I'm not here to ask about what the driver should expect - I have already read all the posts on that and been berated, laughed at, told the experience is a disappointment and the greatest thing ever... at the same time.
No sir - these questions are all about the guest at Track Attack and their expectations...

So here's her questions in no particular order (most of these are from the guest perspective):

• What do people dress like for the reception dinner Thursday night?
• How do the "guests" dress - I have heard that for the track day folks wear shorts and t-shirt under the provided fire suits to keep "cool" - what about the "guests" since they can do ridealongs - same thing?
• Are sandals allowed? (this question has to do with nail colors and other things I know little about)
• Do the guests get to ride along with instructors on both the track and the strip?
• Anything else a previous guest would have benefited from knowing going into the experience.

She was my "plus one" for the Ron Fellows school when I bought my C7 - so she has high expectations

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[Carbide]

Interested as well.

 

[Tomster]

Wow, lots of questions.....

The experience is casual. The dinner would be fine in jeans and a nice shirt for the men and something nice and casual for the ladies.

The driving..... the driver drives and the guests observe. You will have your guest in the car for some of the low speed track runs (orientation) and the low speed drag runs.

I dont believe open toed shoes are ok for the hot lap that the guest will get, probably at a minimum sneakers, jeans, and T shirt. O don't recall the guests being issued driving suits....

Simply put, they get to observe your experience. They ride along in the same car as you while moving from event to event. They get low speed line track orientation as well as a low speed pass on the strip. At the end they get a hot lap with an instructor.

My recommendation..... the dinner is nice. Wine is available at a charge per bottle. It may seem anti social, but its a good opportunity to grab a vacant table and focus on the evening and the experience instead of huddling in with 20 people that you will probably never see again.

 

[Jmeo]

Tom summed it up as far as the day of. We did not get the meet & greet dinner thanks to the vid.

 

[Warpath]

Reception you must wear a tuxedo that is flame retardant.

 

[fishpick]

Reception you must wear a tuxedo that is flame retardant.

Everywhere I go bro… everywhere I go…

 

[fishpick]

Thanks @Tomster

Wow, lots of questions.....

Also... you have clearly never met my wife... this was the short list...

 

[P4mnceblue82]

Wow, lots of questions.....

The experience is casual. The dinner would be fine in jeans and a nice shirt for the men and something nice and casual for the ladies.

The driving..... the driver drives and the guests observe. You will have your guest in the car for some of the low speed track runs (orientation) and the low speed drag runs.

I dont believe open toed shoes are ok for the hot lap that the guest will get, probably at a minimum sneakers, jeans, and T shirt. O don't recall the guests being issued driving suits....

Simply put, they get to observe your experience. They ride along in the same car as you while moving from event to event. They get low speed line track orientation as well as a low speed pass on the strip. At the end they get a hot lap with an instructor.

My recommendation..... the dinner is nice. Wine is available at a charge per bottle. It may seem anti social, but its a good opportunity to grab a vacant table and focus on the evening and the experience instead of huddling in with 20 people that you will probably never see again.

When the guests are not in the car with you, what is provided for them, if anything. Just thinking if it's scorching hot, starts raining, etc. Do they have places to get out of weather/sun, sit down, etc.?

 

[Tomster]

When the guests are not in the car with you, what is provided for them, if anything. Just thinking if it's scorching hot, starts raining, etc. Do they have places to get out of weather/sun, sit down, etc.?

They have canopies set up at the remote locations like the skid car etc.

They are well taken care of and they usually hang out wit the rest of the non driving guests.

 

[Ashpian]

Do you get a "swag bag" at this event like you do at the ST Experience? When we went with our Explorer ST we got a backpack and some other stuff. Just curious if they do that here as well. It will be a while before we go since I just ordered the car last week...

 

[Tomster]

Do you get a "swag bag" at this event like you do at the ST Experience? When we went with our Explorer ST we got a backpack and some other stuff. Just curious if they do that here as well. It will be a while before we go since I just ordered the car last week...

You get a plastic bag full of junk, a t shirt, and a rear brake caliper as a trophy.

 

[Joe Mac]

When the guests are not in the car with you, what is provided for them, if anything. Just thinking if it's scorching hot, starts raining, etc. Do they have places to get out of weather/sun, sit down, etc.?

They give them a Raptor to sit in

 

[Houston Kid]

See you there. My tux will outdo yours!!!!

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