[Shotimes] Re: (OT) TracQuest/Rennlist DE Event at Barber Motorsports Park: Who's In?!

[Donald Mallinson]

Just for future referrence, we have the Barber Motorsports 
Park track for the 2005 convention.  This is supposed to be 
the best track in the country right now, and it took some 
doing to get a single club event set up at this facility.

I would love to hear from anyone that attends this Tracquest 
event so I could better prepare for 2005.

I may try to make it myself.

Don Mallinson

Ron Porter wrote:

>>From the 911 List. Todd Serota runs the Tracquest events (see the link for
> Tracquest down in his sig), and from all indications, they are EXCELLENT
> track events. FWIW, I would like to do one, as he doesn't require roll bars
> in cabriolets (unless certain tracks mandate it). ANY cars are allowed at
> Tracquest events, not just Porsches.
> 
> Here is a post looking for interest at a Barber Motorsports Park near
> Birmingham, AL. If anyone is interested, let him know.
> 
> If you want more info on Tracquest, go to www.tracquest.com 
> 
> Ron Porter
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Todd Serota/TracQuest [mailto:tserota@tracquest.com] 
> Sent: Sunday, January 25, 2004 2:32 PM
> To: 911/993/996
> Subject: [911] Re: TracQuest/Rennlist DE Event at Barber Motorsports Park:
> Who's In?!
> 
> 
> Exciting news, gang!  I just tentatively reserved Barber Motorsports Park
> for a TracQuest/Rennlist DE event on Thanksgiving weekend, Saturday-Sunday,
> November 27-28.  Before I commit, though, I need to gauge interest - and
> fast.  A lot of people from the Southeast have been bugging me to go back to
> Road Atlanta (which I can't do due to the greatly increased fees I have to
> pay because I'm considered to be a "competitor" of the Panoz Racing School)
> or to do an event at Barber.  Now's your chance.  Here's the relevant info.
> 
> First, Barber Motorsports Park, which has only been open for a year or two,
> has quickly become one of the "big deal" tracks in the country.  With 17
> turns in 2.3 miles and various elevation changes, I'm told (I haven't been
> there yet) that it's very technical and challenging.  I also know that the
> surface will be perfect because the owner has OCD (Obsessive Compulsive
> Disease) in a big way and has already repaved the entire track 3 times!
> Barber is also the new home to the Porsche Driving Experience, which moved
> there from Road Atlanta shortly after Barber first opened.
> 
> Second, because Barber is such a big deal track, it's VERY hard to get on.
> Aside from demand, Barber is very particular about the groups to which it
> will rent.
> 
> Third, they're no dummies at Barber.  They realize what an incredible
> facility they have and sadly, charge appropriately.  Barber is more
> expensive to rent than any other track in the country at which I run events.
> Yup - even more expensive than places like Laguna Seca, Infineon, Mid-Ohio,
> Watkins Glen and VIR.  This means that I'd have to charge more than I charge
> for other East Coast events.  All East Coast events in 2004 are $550 for
> both days or $325 for one day.  Preliminarily, I think I'd have to charge
> $650 for both days or $375 for one day at Barber.  As usual, this is more
> than PCA and BMWCCA charge, but as many Rennlisters can tell you, you get a
> lot more, making it more than worth it.  Still, I need to know if pricing is
> an issue.  If you would attend but only at a lower price, I need to know
> that.  However, if too many people tell me that, the event likely won't
> happen, so keep that in mind.
> 
> I need to hear from potential instructors and participants alike.  For those
> who don't know, all instructors at East Coast events now run for free even
> if they don't refer a paying participant, as has been the case on the West
> Coast.  However, I always rely on my instructors to help spread the word to
> get paying participants to come.  I will have to rely even more heavily on
> my instructors for this event.  I've always lost money every time I've gone
> to a new track and I'd sure like to reverse that trend at Barber if I go
> forward with the event.
> 
> So please let me know if you would attend.  Also let me know if you won't
> attend, but would if not for some specific issue, like a conflict with
> another event that weekend, pricing, etc.  Thanks very much.  I sure hope
> this works, because I REALLY want to do an event at Barber!
> 
> Todd Serota
> tserota@tracquest.com (TracQuest high speed driver education)
> tserota@vinoquest.com (VinoQuest wine business)
> tserota@adelphia.net (law firm and home)
> www.tracquest.com (TracQuest web site)
> www.tracquest.com/deboard (TracQuest message board)
> www.vinoquest.com (VinoQuest web site)
> 
> 
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