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      03-29-2017, 02:22 PM   #1
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Road Atlanta and Road America.. two of my faves!
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Road Atlanta and Road America.. two of my faves!
I did my HPDE at Road Atlanta. It' seems like a cool track with the hills and different types of curves, but it's the only track I've driven on, so I don't have anything to compare it to.
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Road Atlanta and Road America.. two of my faves!
I did my HPDE at Road Atlanta. It' seems like a cool track with the hills and different types of curves, but it's the only track I've driven on, so I don't have anything to compare it to.
You started out close to the top.

I've been to fifteen different tracks ( not including course variants ) and COTA in Austin doesn't even crack my top 5.

My top 5

Road Atlanta
Road America
Mid Ohio sports car course
Barber Motorsports park
Watkins Glen

honorable mention- Hallet Motor racing circuit

you just missed a BMW CCA weekend at Barber this past weekend March 24-26 . I have been there 5 times IIRC. Outstanding facility and a fun course.. add it to your bucket list. I have not been to VIR or Roebling Road.. which I hear are faves for many people.

Nearly all of my top 5 have tight twisty sections.. fast straights.. elevation change.. blind corners (often over a rise) and are in a scenic setting. Barber lacks the high speed straightaways but its a fun little roller coaster.

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I did my HPDE at Road Atlanta. It' seems like a cool track with the hills and different types of curves, but it's the only track I've driven on, so I don't have anything to compare it to.
You're only 6 1/2 hours from VIR. The Tar Heel Chapter does HPDEs every year. Check out some vids.

M3 Adjuster if you're watching -- put it on your bucket list. Try for a full course event.
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Road Atlanta and Road America.. two of my faves!
I did my HPDE at Road Atlanta. It' seems like a cool track with the hills and different types of curves, but it's the only track I've driven on, so I don't have anything to compare it to.
You started out close to the top.

I've been to fifteen different tracks ( not including course variants ).

My top 5

Road Atlanta
Road America
Mid Ohio sports car course
Barber Motorsports park
Watkins Glen

COTA doesn't even crack my top 5.
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It must be nice to have a track all to yourself.
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You're only 6 1/2 hours from VIR. The Tar Heel Chapter does HPDEs every year. Check out some vids.

M3 Adjuster if you're watching -- put it on your bucket list. Try for a full course event.
it's been there since I canceled on Ofest 2004 when the gas prices spiked to $4.50 gal and the expense of towing an E30 M3 track car there and back were simply daunting.. Mark Wooley is a good friend and I need to make a serious effort...

I've also not been out west of High PLains in Colorado.. I .. had to cancel Ofest 2016 Laguna Seca last year due to work... and unfortunately NOLA 2017 seems similarly doomed..
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NICE DRIVING... too bad someone putting out Apex cones dropped a whole lot of cones in some fun spots...
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What camera did you use?
Awesome quality.
Share more clips if you have the chance 👍
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Can't see the gauges in the video.

Not surprising, but not good.
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Thanks for getting me all overheated at the thought of running Road America again. I was last there in a GT350, and I can't wait to run my M2 there. On that trip, my wife got a day at a spa while I was on the track; she still thinks she got the better deal.
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