FT@SGP
12-08-2003, 05:42 PM
Well, I shoveled the snow on Friday morning, prep'd the car, and hit the road to VIR under sleet and heavy traffic. Keefe and I hooked up and headed down together with walkie-talkies. It was not a bad trip after all, and as we went south, weather got better.
Several students did not show up, so we got full course on both days. The organization was great and we had a wonderful banquet on Saturday night right at the track hospitality center. There many very experienced racers and instructors.
We were the only two WRXes (got a lot of attention), 2 911 C2s, 1 C4S, 2 911TTs, many audis and bmws. We got up to speeds that I never been to, it was thrilling. Brakes held up pretty well and still have 3/4 pads left :) We were scheduled to have 4 sessions each day with roughly 10 laps each session (1 lap = 3.25 miles). It was exhausting. Sunday, I skiped the last session and started the journey back home.
We had more than usual of people doing off-road excursions, but we got only two wrecks. One advanced group's Corvette nearly totalled, and Keefe hit the tire barrier during the 2nd session on Sunday, but had only cosmetic damage, and car seems alright.
Overall it was great event, learned few things, and had a lot of fun at amazing speeds :) I would highly recommend VIR with the Audi club.
Pictures will be up soon.
Several students did not show up, so we got full course on both days. The organization was great and we had a wonderful banquet on Saturday night right at the track hospitality center. There many very experienced racers and instructors.
We were the only two WRXes (got a lot of attention), 2 911 C2s, 1 C4S, 2 911TTs, many audis and bmws. We got up to speeds that I never been to, it was thrilling. Brakes held up pretty well and still have 3/4 pads left :) We were scheduled to have 4 sessions each day with roughly 10 laps each session (1 lap = 3.25 miles). It was exhausting. Sunday, I skiped the last session and started the journey back home.
We had more than usual of people doing off-road excursions, but we got only two wrecks. One advanced group's Corvette nearly totalled, and Keefe hit the tire barrier during the 2nd session on Sunday, but had only cosmetic damage, and car seems alright.
Overall it was great event, learned few things, and had a lot of fun at amazing speeds :) I would highly recommend VIR with the Audi club.
Pictures will be up soon.