Stephen's DD & AutoX ZHP

[M0nk3y]

Oooo good to know!

Yea do some research.

I have a free weekend to use next year. $400 Mid-Ohio trip fo free.

Also good to know the "important" people and get use to the environment


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[stephenkirsh]

Hmmmm should i do it?! GAH. So tempted.

Would be awesome to have like 4 ZHPs out there all together. Although I know we wouldn't all be in the same HPDE group.

Does NASA allow passengers?

[Johal E32]

Probably no passengers for HPDE1. Which is what I would run in.

I have an E46 wagon, ZHP was sold ages ago. What a fun car, man do I miss that steering rack.

[M0nk3y]

No passengers in HPDE 1 or 2


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[stephenkirsh]

Bummer.

LivesNearCostco, join in on hpde3. Load us all in your sedan!

[LivesNearCostco]

Didn't know that. Actually I suspected that because the one time I did a Nor Cal NASA track day I ran into some former coworkers who volunteer and/or race with NASA. But I haven't been back to Nor Cal since, and most of my NASA events were with So. Cal. The two groups have different directors, slightly different pricing, and a somewhat different style.

NASA is a good club. If you volunteer for events its a very easy way to get free track time!!

If I go to NASA at Sonoma, tempted to do HPDE3 for a more open track and ability to give rides to passengers, but also tempted to pick HPDE1 to have an instructor, as I've only done one day there. Did HPDE3 once with NASA at Buttonwillow.

[M0nk3y]

Didn't know that. Actually I suspected that because the one time I did a Nor Cal NASA track day I ran into some former coworkers who volunteer and/or race with NASA. But I haven't been back to Nor Cal since, and most of my NASA events were with So. Cal. The two groups have different directors, slightly different pricing, and a somewhat different style.


If I go to NASA at Sonoma, tempted to do HPDE3 for a more open track and ability to give rides to passengers, but also tempted to pick HPDE1 to have an instructor, as I've only done one day there. Did HPDE3 once with NASA at Buttonwillow.

I'm fairly sure you can run HPDE3 then just grab an instructor to ride with you. They are still available...just talk to the group leader.

[LivesNearCostco]

Yes it's possible but I think hard to find instructors during HPDE 3 because most of them are driving or getting ready to drive in HPDE4/TT. Unless you grab a club racer instructor.

Saw PCA Golden Gate has a 2-day event at Thunderhill March 28-29 that costs $395 for normal drivers and $425 for students. That's like as expensive as BMW CCA if it's for the original Thunderhill East, but less expensive than BMW if it's for the combined East+West. But then it's Porsches... everything is more expensive (unless you're in a 944 like Hornung).

[Johal E32]

Did you ever figure out the clunking/rattling? I gave my FCA a good inspection and it is not them.. Within the next few weeks I am taking into the shop and just letting them deal with.

So far
Strut mounts
Removed spacers from the front
New end links
New Fcabs
New sway bar bushings
Everything it tight and torqued to spec.

[stephenkirsh]

Did you ever figure out the clunking/rattling? I gave my FCA a good inspection and it is not them.. Within the next few weeks I am taking into the shop and just letting them deal with.

So far
Strut mounts
Removed spacers from the front
New end links
New Fcabs
New sway bar bushings
Everything it tight and torqued to spec.

No I haven't. The only suspension parts that are new for me are the FCAB, Z4Ms.