Going to Proformance HPDE 11/6/09 - Join Us!!
Yeah. Keep an eye out for Team Continental or Cascade Sports Car Club. I think TC is a great school for starting out. Unless you are baller, you can take Pro Drive which is the equivalent of Proformance here in WA. Hopefully I'll see you out there next year. 
You would be better off starting your first track day at PIR in Portland anyway. It's easier on hardware and the track is much more forgiving. Once you get comfortable with PIR, you can go run PR with a lot more confidence since you got some experience under your belt. Of course you don't have to do this, is just what I think would be best for those starting out with HPDE's. Those of you that have ran both will surely agree with me. I think PR is way more fun but be prepared to chew up tires and brakes hardcore.
Also, the track surface (I hear) is much better at PIR. A buddy of mine is a hardcore track junkie (two seasons ago put 6000+ track miles on his subie - fully built) and is has been a senior instructor for the Porsche and BMW clubs for several years - he actually suggested getting solid at Pacific and then coming down to PIR for those reasons and because its closer to here anyway. Eitherway, hope to see people out there on the 6th and throughout the season next year!
I agree in terms of the differences in the tracks but you'll be fine no matter where you start. The positives of starting at Pacific Raceways is that it is a much more technical course which forces you to be a better driver versus just simply going fast. If you can get solid at Pacific, it will make PIR even easier and safer. Sometimes a bigger track gives false confidence to track newbies like me.
Also, the track surface (I hear) is much better at PIR. A buddy of mine is a hardcore track junkie (two seasons ago put 6000+ track miles on his subie - fully built) and is has been a senior instructor for the Porsche and BMW clubs for several years - he actually suggested getting solid at Pacific and then coming down to PIR for those reasons and because its closer to here anyway. Eitherway, hope to see people out there on the 6th and throughout the season next year!
Also, the track surface (I hear) is much better at PIR. A buddy of mine is a hardcore track junkie (two seasons ago put 6000+ track miles on his subie - fully built) and is has been a senior instructor for the Porsche and BMW clubs for several years - he actually suggested getting solid at Pacific and then coming down to PIR for those reasons and because its closer to here anyway. Eitherway, hope to see people out there on the 6th and throughout the season next year!
Last edited by RoninVIIIRS; Oct 21, 2009 at 03:31 PM.
Hey Gama, I would love to, but I'm blowing my EVO budget this month on blizzaks. That and I need to upgrade my brakes before I do a track day. I know I will push my car too hard for the stock brakes and toast them...definitely want a report out on how it goes though. Do they let people watch?
Hey Gama, I would love to, but I'm blowing my EVO budget this month on blizzaks. That and I need to upgrade my brakes before I do a track day. I know I will push my car too hard for the stock brakes and toast them...definitely want a report out on how it goes though. Do they let people watch?
Hey Gama, I would love to, but I'm blowing my EVO budget this month on blizzaks. That and I need to upgrade my brakes before I do a track day. I know I will push my car too hard for the stock brakes and toast them...definitely want a report out on how it goes though. Do they let people watch?
Just an update that the date has officially changed to the next day - SATURDAY November 7th 8-5. I believe we now have enough people signed up to hold the course barring weather. Let's get so more Evo's there!
Nice!! Look forward to seeing you there - we hit enough people so its on regardless of weather (according to the lead instructor) - we got bumped to Saturday due to the local police doing training that day and they get priority.
