HPDE's at Mid Ohio-Oct dates (+track pics)

[Leslie]

Hey I have a few weekend track events at Mid Ohio in October, thought I would post a note in case somebody was interested in signing up. The Porsche clubs (PCA) love the Vipers and enjoy having them on the track with them Heck I've been driving a 'bow tie' car with them for 6 yrs and now a snake and they STILL talk to me

If you are a student and need a good Viper instructor I might know of somebody


Northern OH Porsche Club Oct 3-4

OH Valley PCA Oct 17-18 (Fri lapping day for int and adv students!)

Maumee Valley PCA Oct 31-Nov 1

 

[Leslie]

Re: HPDE's at Mid Ohio-Oct dates

LOTS of fun at Mid OH this wknd, weather held out, windy and 60 degrees, got a little Sun but overall decent track conditions

My A student's car, Lotus, all stock, great track car, 2200#'s, awsome weight-to-power ration, brakes had LOTTSA bite! He was very fast, drives DEEP into the corners, whoah!

My B student, porsche 944, he was a very smooth driver, guy just needed a few more ponies and he could have crushed some people

Had a b/w Viper show up, really kewl guy, engineer for Toyota and lived in Japan for a few years, he designs interiors for cars! kewl huh? Also owns a '68 camaro He was there with a few of his track buddies, car was all stock except for pads and a radiator. Gave me a ride on Sunday He was FLYIN' around that track!

Hoping the cooler temps hold out so I can get 2 more weekends this month!

 

[Mopar Boy]

Re: HPDE's at Mid Ohio-Oct dates

Looks like it was alot of fun Leslie!

Any more pics?

 

[cash84]

Re: HPDE's at Mid Ohio-Oct dates

Better watch it Leslie!!! Haha

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[Mopar Boy]

Re: HPDE's at Mid Ohio-Oct dates

Nice shot!

I love yellow!



Be sure to have fun!

 

[Leslie]

Re: HPDE's at Mid Ohio-Oct dates

Are you gonna try to scare me this weekend? GAME ON!

Better watch it Leslie!!! Haha

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[Mopar Boy]

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Man I wish I was there!

 

[Leslie]

Re: HPDE's at Mid Ohio-Oct dates

Pics from my Mid OH HPDE with OVRPCA:

It was a bitter 38 degrees the first 2 days, not many people went out on the track, mostly street cars, here's a shot by the 'keyhole'

By day 3 the sun came out and the whole track was vibrating from the rumble of race cars being fired up to hit the track!

My brake pads weren't cooperating most of the weekend, so my track buddy let me drive his CaymanS with race tires, that thing was like a GOcart

After that point another track ****** friend of mine saw me shaking after 2 days and very little seat time, so he had mercy on me and let me take his 911 out for a spin. I promised to be gentle with it and save him some brake pads, which I kindly did 'cause my foot was PLANTED in that thing! I got so used to the torque of the Viper coming out of the apex's and the porsche just wasn't the same...BUT....it has some go to it and handled like a DREAM and was very forgiving.

The ABS flashed about a dozen times each lap haha so once I turned that off I was flying!

My 2 buddies like to drive...uhhh....FAST! Here's a shot of them on the back straight, they like to swap paint too, good thing both their cars are silver haha

The great part about instructing is you can go out in any run group, but the BUMMER part is you barely have any time to go out haha. I think I counted 42 sessions in 3 days.
Pic of a vette that was doing some good lap times.

Few other shots from the keyhole

where the vette is...that's actually a 'full throttle' apex out, carrying a speeds 100+mph up to that turn where the orange cones are, no brake until PAST the red car

Front straight

 

[NI-KA]

Great pics ...... I can't wait to get back to Mid-Ohio !