Where can I track my car in Boston?

[GreenFrog]

Apologies for not posting in the regional subforum - just figured that this thread would gain more traction here. Please move this thread of necessary.

Anyway, as the title indicates, where can I track my car near Boston? What are the membership requirements? Costs? How long can I track my car for?

Thanks!

[Marcus-SanDiego]

I moved the thread to the track and autoX forum.

[Hermes]

It doesn't look like BMW CCA Boston has any planned for a while. They do have some karting events planned though.

The last one seems like it was at Devens Airport (Ayers, MA). You should check with the SCCA chapter near you also

http://www.boston-bmwcca.org/events/...-calendar.aspx

[GreenFrog]

Oh, people can only track their cars during scheduled events? I always thought it was the type of deal where you sign up for a membership and go to the track whenever you wanted.

Also, is there a difference between motorcross and tracking? I don't want to drive my car through cones and whatnot.. my idea was to drive my car on a closed track with some twisties and whatnot.

[Hermes]

ok...

'track' you usually pay for a day/laps, depends on the place

'autocross' is the cones you're talking about

If you don't have experience start with the cones, then work your way up to a real track


EDIT:

Connecticut
* Lime Rock
Massachusetts
* Palmer Motorsports Park (under construction)
New Hampshire
* New Hampshire International Speedway
New Jersey
* New Jersey Motorsports Park (Thunderbolt Raceway)
* Old Bridge Township Raceway Park
New York
* Watkins Glen International
* Monticello Motor Club
Pennsylvania
* BeaveRun Motorsports Complex
* Pocono International Raceway
* Alpine Motorsports Club

[GreenFrog]

Ahh.. gotcha. Thank you sir! Where did you find that list of track locations? There's gotta be more than one in MA..

[Hermes]

http://www.trackpedia.com/

There used to be a lot more tracks in the US, most have closed so that's probably the case out by you. Also, these are TRACKS, not drag strips so the list is small for that reason too. I would still recommend you join CCA, its worth it for all the fringe benefits

[GreenFrog]

I am a member of the BMW CCA! Totally forgot I had just signed up for that a couple weeks ago haha. What are some of the fringe benefits besides the oem car parts 10% discount and occasional meet up?

[LivesNearCostco]

When I lived in Massachusetts I mostly rode a bicycle and the (T), but some of the NorthEast BMW HPDE guys seem to mostly go to New Hampshire Intl. Speedway or Lime Rock, per the list Hermes made above. Besides local BMW CCA driving schools, check out the NASA NorthEast Region and see where the local Porsche club(s) run.

Looking the NASA NorthEast 2011 calendar http://www.nasane.com/events.html, for some reason they didn't go to New Hampshire this year, but they had events at NJMP x3; Lime Rock x2; Pocono x3; Watkins Glen x2

Porsche Club NorthEast web site says they did did NHMS like 6 times this year, plus one trip each to Calabogie, Watkins Glen, an dMont Treblant in Quebec.
http://www.porschenet.com/JCMS/compo...ts/Itemid,137/

If you buy or lease a new BMW (maybe a CPO one too), CCA membership gets you a discount. If you sign up for M Performance Driving school in South Carolina, CCA membership gets you a discount. For me the biggest benefit of joining the CCA is it got me to try AutoX, which got me to try a Car Control Clinic, which led me to try track days (HPDE), which caused me to blow a lot of money on track days and suspension updates. At least in California, the CCA track days are some of the most expensive but also the most tightly run and most safety minded--all students have an instructor in the car except maybe the fastest "A" group. Starting with CCA gave me the confidence to try other groups (like NASA) that are less expensive because they only assign instructors to the beginners.

[Hermes]

I am a member of the BMW CCA! Totally forgot I had just signed up for that a couple weeks ago haha. What are some of the fringe benefits besides the oem car parts 10% discount and occasional meet up?

http://www.bmwcca.org/membershipbenefits

Also, it could be more than 10% discount, it just seems like that's what everybody has gone down to. I remember it being around 20% when I joined, but that was before the economy took a fat dump. Check your chapter newsletter, I'm assuming Boston Chapter is who you signed up with or are you part of White Mountain Chapter in NH?

http://www.boston-bmwcca.org/

http://www.whitemtn-bmwclub.org/