Can I drive on a track?

[jmatta]

I have difficulty even responding to this question. You are a complete track novice, but want to go as fast as you can in your street car?

Recipe for disaster... :ah:

Take your hard earned savings and sign up for a professional driving school; it will be some of the best dollars you could ever spend on yourself.

(10 Year PCA Instructor)

[boxster1]

Thank you all for your responses, I have applied for membership to the local chapter of the PCA. I'm also strongly considering PSDS ( http://www.porschedriving.com ).

jmatta wrote:
"I have difficulty even responding to this question. You are a complete track novice, but want to go as fast as you can in your street car? Recipe for disaster..."

Sorry, I'm just naive. To a complete novice, I look at pictures of an empty oval track and I think, "that looks like the safest place I could possibly drive!" ha ha

[CaptainObvious]

Doesn't participating in a track event give Porsche the option to invalidate your warranty?? I'm sure I read that somewhere.

[jmatta]

I hope you go out and have a try on the track...you'll love it. Oval?????

Just do it safely.

(edit) As to the prior post, if your car is under warranty, the dealer can see the mapping on the DME and know you were on a track. They quit paying track related claims years ago.

[timothy]

Originally Posted by boxster1

I'm also strongly considering PSDS ( http://www.porschedriving.com ).

I suggest saving your nickles and register for a DE in your local PCA chapter. They are $250 - $300 for a weekend so you get several years worth of DE instruction for the cost of two days at PSDS.

[heyjae]

There are other organizations as well like Nasa (nasaproracing.com). Look around and find one you are comfortable with. I usually go with speedventures.com, but they are mainly So California. Organizations differ around rules, amount of track time, cost, clientele they attract, amenities, focus on racing vs open lapping, etc.

[boxster1]

jmatta wrote: "Oval?????"

Yes, like this 1/2 mile oval track:

http://newsmyrnaspeedway.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=58

Why is that surprising or confusing?

[jmatta]

Sorry, real track drivers turn left and right.

Though I do enjoy dirt trackers...

[RandallNeighbour]

You can rent the Texas World Speedway for a Saturday or Sunday for just $12,000.

I checked into it after hearing about how a half-dozen Ferrari owners from Houston get together and rent it. I thought it would be fun to rent as a birthday present to myself, but then I found out the cost and well, I changed my mind. :chicken:

[ChrisZang]

Originally Posted by boxster1

jmatta wrote: "Oval?????"

Yes, like this 1/2 mile oval track:

http://newsmyrnaspeedway.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid=58

Why is that surprising or confusing?

Dude, don't do it, you will endangering yourself and others