Insp.or chk. list for VOI driving events

[treesnake]

Please excuse the "rookie" question;

Is there any inspections or checklist for our cars before any of the driving events at VOI? Similar to Viper Days?

Thanks

 

[treesnake]

Please excuse the "rookie" question;

Is there any inspections or checklist for our cars before any of the driving events at VOI? Similar to Viper Days?

Thanks

I'm sure there is someone out there that has been to one of the nine previous VOIs'. Did your cars go through any sort of inspections in previous years? Venomiss...anybody

 

[VIPER GTSR 91]

No inspection like Viper Days or SCCA. You will get an info packet that usually reminds you to remove all loose items in the car and what to wear.

 

[treesnake]

No inspection like Viper Days or SCCA. You will get an info packet that usually reminds you to remove all loose items in the car and what to wear.

Thank you very much

 

[Venomiss]

I'm sure there is someone out there that has been to one of the nine previous VOIs'. Did your cars go through any sort of inspections in previous years? Venomiss...anybody

Sorry I missed this-vacation called. The packets usually have all the information in it for you just like Viper GTSR explained. When is the bunch from St.Louis going?

 

[JonB]

No one cheks your car for safe pads, fluid, tires, etc......but they will ask you if you are an ADVANCED Driver, Intermediate, or NOVICE. All past VOIs with track events have had a hotel seminar for 30 minutes to cover the rules. {Im gonna miss Terry Earwood!}

So the instructors can know whom they just climbed in with, risking life and limb, a COLORED DOT will be placed on your forehead: RED = NOVICE; YELLOW = INTERMEDIATE; GREEN = ADVANCED, good to go.

Even if you have a LOUD car, preventing conversation, your instructor will KNOW your skill level by your dot. (Helmets get loaned/traded, so the dot cannot be on the helmet.) If you SWEAT the dot off, or any dot-less driver, you will be considered a NOVICE for that session.

It is important NOT to over-state your skill level. If you go out claiming to be ADVANCED and come in having proved beyond all doubt that you are a NOVICE, your DOT will be publicly revoked in the pit lane gallery, and your driving priviliges cancelled for the weekend.
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Of Course, this is all BS. But it illustrates a point: Your instructor needs to know your skill level sooner than later, and thatyou are not gonna hurt anyone. It may take a lap or two for that 'feeling' to develop. So, TALK LOUDLY before you go out, if the car is running, helmets muffle hearing. "Im JonB and I am a NOVICE who has never been on track before" is a good start. Or "Im JoeBlow, and I have had 1-2 track days per year, but never driven Chelsea" is another. Or, " Im Tommy Archer and Im gonna amaze you" is another. But tell the truth, and speak loudly. If you cannot hear your instructor, SAY SO.

YOU will be the driver, not the instructor. The instructors will show even a 1st-time novice how to be confortable in your car, while exploring its handling potential. Prepare to be amazed, esp if you are a Novice.

HAVE FUN, BE SAFE...... and CHECK YOUR PADS, FLUIDS, PRESSURES, and TIRE TREAD ON YOUR OWN! TAKE OUT MATS, RADAR DETECTORS, and any LOOSE STUFF in the car.

 

[Rick530]

No one cheks your car for safe pads, fluid, tires, etc......but they will ask you if you are an ADVANCED Driver, Intermediate, or NOVICE. All past VOIs with track events have had a hotel seminar for 30 minutes to cover the rules. {Im gonna miss Terry Earwood!}

So the instructors can know whom they just climbed in with, risking life and limb, a COLORED DOT will be placed on your forehead: RED = NOVICE; YELLOW = INTERMEDIATE; GREEN = ADVANCED, good to go.

Even if you have a LOUD car, preventing conversation, your instructor will KNOW your skill level by your dot. (Helmets get loaned/traded, so the dot cannot be on the helmet.) If you SWEAT the dot off, or any dot-less driver, you will be considered a NOVICE for that session.

It is important NOT to over-state your skill level. If you go out claiming to be ADVANCED and come in having proved beyond all doubt that you are a NOVICE, your DOT will be publicly revoked in the pit lane gallery, and your driving priviliges cancelled for the weekend.
-------------------------------------------------------------

Of Course, this is all BS. But it illustrates a point: Your instructor needs to know your skill level sooner than later, and thatyou are not gonna hurt anyone. It may take a lap or two for that 'feeling' to develop. So, TALK LOUDLY before you go out, if the car is running, helmets muffle hearing. "Im JonB and I am a NOVICE who has never been on track before" is a good start. Or "Im JoeBlow, and I have had 1-2 track days per year, but never driven Chelsea" is another. Or, " Im Tommy Archer and Im gonna amaze you" is another. But tell the truth, and speak loudly. If you cannot hear your instructor, SAY SO.

YOU will be the driver, not the instructor. The instructors will show even a 1st-time novice how to be confortable in your car, while exploring its handling potential. Prepare to be amazed, esp if you are a Novice.

HAVE FUN, BE SAFE...... and CHECK YOUR PADS, FLUIDS, PRESSURES, and TIRE TREAD ON YOUR OWN! TAKE OUT MATS, RADAR DETECTORS, and any LOOSE STUFF in the car.

How about what they require as far as clothing goes?

 

[C-Note]

I get a gold star on my forehead, that means you are "THE MAN"

 

[C-Note]

How about what they require as far as clothing goes?

I once saw a sticker that said "Life Is Short, Drive a Viper Naked"

I think I will just go with that

 

[Rick530]

I once saw a sticker that said "Life Is Short, Drive a Viper Naked"

I think I will just go with that

lol i dont think the instructor will appreciate that.

 

[CitySnake]

My sticker said "kick me"?

 

[C-Note]

lol i dont think the instructor will appreciate that.

That would depend on the instructor now wouldnt it

 

[Rick530]

That would depend on the instructor now wouldnt it

haha very true