SCCA Track Night in America
 

https://www.tracknightinamerica.com/...062&within=100

Have you guys done one of these? Should I bring the Miata to one?

I don't really get the point of track days, but if that's your thing. Why not. I (A)sume the SCCA knows how to put on a decent event.

(In my best infomercial voice impersonation)

Do you want to do a track day? Do you have evenings free?

I got the track day thing out of my system a long time ago so I can't comment other than to say I've heard good things about TNiA.

As to whether you should bring the Miata to one, if you're looking to do a track day (night) and are okay with the risks involved then yes, go for it!

I think it is a great program and have heard that they are a blast. I have not done a track event since college, but I might do one of these next Fall if they come back to NJMP. You would probably be okay in the Miata, but some tracks have specific rules on convertibles being eligible.

I liked track days until I had a really crappy instructor who made my day miserable. One of my best friends lost an engine on a freak "money-shift" situation which has made me weary to go back to the track.

I ask because I am wondering how much I will like it having done Lemons. Speaking of which, as soon as I am done with my basement, I may convince people at work to field a team.

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Edit: I guess maybe for a miata :eeps:

Juice just doesn't seem worth the squeeze. Just too much risk for no upside Miata or not.

Same here. Too much risk for not actually racing

A friend from many years ago has been doing track days at (mostly) Summit and VIR for the past couple years in an NB. He had a rear hub failure last summer at VIR that looked kinda scary. About 1:05 in:



I don't need that kind of excitement in a car that's not prepped to protect me if that happens at a really bad time.

Yikes!

That's not fun.

I still want to do the One Lap of America one day, but I get the impression that the Track Night through SCCA is something between parade laps and a driver's school. I have not been to one and not researched thoroughly, but I suspect all the safety regs are followed as a normal driver's school but gives a more relaxed vibe than BMWCCA, Porsche, etc. schools.

If I ever do want to do the One Lap of America, I'll need to get comfortable on track and would not mind starting at one of these events. Know your risks.

Power on that miata modified? actually looks pretty fast

I forgot my first track event that I did with NASA at Sears point. It was scary as hell driving my daily driver A4 with a bunch of people driving lemons type cars. There were a bunch of crashes.

After that I just started doing BMW clubs event only and it was a lot safer. I would still recommend dedicated track insurance for high cost cars.

It doesn't help that tracks around here all have walls, and trees, and suicidal deer lurking in the shadows.

It sounds like it is turbocharged.

I'm. It sure how it's prepped. I can ask...