[Shotimes] Re: Gingerman Track day hosted by TCCA

[Ron Porter]

Most of the Taurus TCCA folks are relatively inexperienced. Even the TCCA
folks that have the experience you have, John, don't have cars that could
keep up with your Mazda in a lot of respects. You may not be comfortable in
advanced, but the next level down should be good for you, and you would
probably have one of the quicker cars in that class.

Ron Porter

-----Original Message-----
From: Donald Mallinson [mailto:dmall@mwonline.net] 
Sent: Monday, August 29, 2005 1:30 PM
To: John Stout
Cc: 'Shotimes'; 'V8List SHO'; 'SHO Tech'
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Re: Gingerman Track day hosted by TCCA

John,

I think you can plan on their being classes with a "best guess" of 
trying to keep driver skill and car ability matched, but I have yet to 
be at an event where that is accomplished with any real success.  There 
will always be a range of fast to slow.  Fast drivers just need to be 
patient and adult, and the slow drivers remember to drive YOUR line and 
speed, and not worry about anyone else.  Once you are comfortable 
letting people by in the passing zones, get everyone around you and get 
in  your own pocket of quiet that my last for 1 1/2 laps if you are 
lucky.  traffic is a given at almost any track event.

I think you should go out, you have a good car, and at Putnam you did 
just fine.  Start in a slow group, and I think the organizers will let  
you move up if  you need to.

Don Mallinson

John Stout wrote:

> How is the classes going to be divided, or is just going to be 
> mayhem??  If there are not going to be organized classes, i think I 
> will spectate, cause i don't wanna be waving people by all day.
>
> Donald Mallinson <dmall@mwonline.net> wrote:
>
>     Paul,
>
>     IF they manage a novice class and instructors for this event you
>     should
>     do it. For a first track day, it is much better to start slow and
>     build
>     speed and habits correctly from the start.
>
>     If I can be there I will volunteer to run a novice class and be an
>     instructor.
>
>     Main thing, Gingerman is a fun, fairly safe track (no track is truly
>     "safe"). But stay within your comfort zone, don't worry about
>     "racing"
>     or ego, and just build speed and confidence at your own pace.
>     Guaranteed you will have more fun than you can imagine and by the
>     end of
>     the day be going pretty fast.
>
>     Don Mallinson
>
>
>     Paul L Fisher wrote:
>
>     >I just registered for Gingerman. It will be my 1st track day!!!
>     >
>     >
>     >Paul L Fisher
>     >
>     >Visit my website: http://www.paul-fisher.com
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>     >
>     >
>     >-----Original Message-----
>     >From: Ron Porter [mailto:ronporter@prodigy.net]
>     >Sent: Monday, August 22, 2005 8:50 PM
>     >To: Shotimes; V8List SHO; SHO Tech
>     >Subject: Gingerman Track day hosted by TCCA
>     >
>     >Jason Kennedy over on TCCA has set up Gingerman Thursday October
>     27th. Here
>     >is the info from both TCCA and the SHO Forum:
>     >
>
>http://www.taurusclub.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=23108&st=0&#entry249054
>     >
>     >http://shoforum.com/showthread.php?t=50257
>     >
>     >Only $135/car for 20 cars, and $95/car for 30 cars.
>     >
>     >This is two days before the Lapeer Day on Saturday 10/29.
>     >
>     >Ron Porter
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