Dr. Apex Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Matt, when are you heading to Putnam? I've been wanting to go over there as I have some nice video of it and it looks like a nice track. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted February 19, 2010 Report Share Posted February 19, 2010 Matt, when are you heading to Putnam? I've been wanting to go over there as I have some nice video of it and it looks like a nice track. It's a great track, probably my favorite at this point. Very little in the way of elevation changes though. I'll be there for both NASA dates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xyster101 Posted February 22, 2010 Report Share Posted February 22, 2010 +1 to the Hyper Drive I have been to Mid Ohio the past 2 years doing the HPDE thing with 12 days under my belt. The Hyper Drive is one session of 20 minutes out there. I think there is also a 30 minute classroom session before hand and a brief tech inspection for the $60 price. On the other hand you can do 1 day of HPDE for $160 or 2 days for double that. Each day is 4 sessions out there of 20-25 minutes (about 90miles total per day). They offer this 3 times a year at Mid Ohio, April, July and Aug. Requirements I have driven my MR2 out there and my fiance's '03 civic coupe 5 speed with all seasons (my car was in the shop). The civic did ok, the tires definitely met their match and I was slidding around the turns a bit. The brakes also started to get hot, no problem, just kept it at 90mph on the back instead of 105. You also need a NASA membership, which is like $50 and includes a subscription to Grassroots Motorsports. This is THEE best car mag for racing on a budget. Great articles about real things YOU can do at home. You should go PERIOD. If you like Auto X, think of this as that rush you get for 60 seconds, only 20 minutes and you hit speeds over 100mph. Worried about your car? A few times out there will not hurt it. In group 1+2, passing is limited and only with a point by, so no surprise cars next to you. The only thing I have done to my car is general maintenance like changing fluids, AutoX pads, and a helmet (motorcycle is ok). I have also spun my car off the course into the grass about 5 times, only damage was a slow leaker at the bead. Here is a video I put together at mid ohio: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hx9Ve-mPZY http://www.adamdaley.com/max/mr2/MidOhio/IMG_1165web1.jpg http://www.adamdaley.com/max/mr2/mr2lean.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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