Anyone going to a track day in Nor Cal June or July 2014?

[stephenkirsh]

I'd never heard of them. I saw a ton of Edge cars, which I'm familiar with (my dad uses them sometimes).

[derbo]

I'd never heard of them. I saw a ton of Edge cars, which I'm familiar with (my dad uses them sometimes).

They did the 1M with m3 V8.

http://www.specapp.cc/marcosvizzero/1ms65/show



And their spece46 car for this season.

[stephenkirsh]

There's been a good number of 1M v8 swaps. I think Dinan did one too.

I do recognize that spec e46 car now.

[LivesNearCostco]

I've only done one NASA Nor Cal event. It was HPDE 1 at Sonoma, and it moderately crowded but not super crowded. I spent a little bit of the time in trains but it was a good experience for me to learn Sonoma for the first time. NASA So. Cal events have ranged from very crowded to very light.

BMW events are the most strict on rules, I would say stricter than NASA in most ways. BMW events also tend to be the most expensive (other than maybe Hooked On Driving events?) and give you slightly more track time--they say 4 x 30-minute sessions but in reality it's more like 1 x 20-minute session followed by 3 30-minute sessions at most events. So that's like 110 minutes for BMW CCA vs. 80 minutes for NASA, though sometimes NASA Nor Cal gives HPDE1 folks a 15-minute low speed orientation session at the beginning, so you actually get 95 minutes.

Speed Ventures you often get an extra (5th) 25-minute blended (2 run groups together) session at the end if you want it, as some drivers tire and leave early and the groups thin out.

Never done SpeedSF, but $250 for a day at Laguna Seca is a good deal and $460 for one day Sonoma and one day Laguna is a really good deal!

Also SpeedSF will have a bunch of the PTech guys out.


IMO NASA and BMW CCA seems to be the rule heavy ones that are helpful for beginners.