Texas Drivers?
Howdy,
I've seen some of y'all post that are in Texas, but I was wanting to see who I may have missed and if anybody would be interested in a meetup. There's a Porsche group here in College Station, but I would love to have a meetup to see some more 986's. I would also like to know where y'all take your cars to track at. Since Texas World Speedway shut down, it's been pretty dull in College Station. |
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Gig 'em! |
What's with Texas people, especially college grads? An acquaintance is a Longhorn graduate, and he can't help but always bring that up, and how awesome Texas is. I always ask him if it's so great, then why has he lived in Washington for 40 years? I also used to race against an A&M grad, and it was a very big deal to him. In fact, his license plate read "Gig Em". He too had lived in Washington state for many years. I tried to get the Aggie and the Longhorn to fight, but it never worked out. :)
I've also have talked to other Texans who can't help but go on and on about what a terrific place it is. I don't get it - from what I've seen, it's no better (and some parts are truly awful, like Beaumont) than any other state. Is there some kind of required brain-washing of children growing up that makes Texans feel that way? Sorry for peeing on your parade, you can go back to your Texas Mind-Hive now. :p |
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I'm not looking for people to talk about how great Texas is, but instead how great German cars are. I mean, sure, it's a pretty good state for country driving in. Lots of empty roads with high speed limits. But no need to bring a fight to where there wasn't one. |
I'm not trying to bring a fight, just some humor.
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Texas sucks! It's always 100 outside and it never rains. It's real boring here too! That's at least what I wish the rest of the country would think. Honestly, I wish everyone would quit moving here. My appraised value on my property has gone up $80K in the last two years.
To answer the op's question. For asphalt tracks, COTA is the best but very pricey. Followed by MSR in Cresson and MSR in Houston. Both tracks are ok DE tracks but not the best for racing. There's also Eagles Canyon up in Fort Worth. It's in the process of being redone and is only partially open to DE's. Word is that it will be the best bang for the buck once it's completely done. The owners race spec boxsters and took a lot of cues from TWS. Everyone is excited for it to be officially open. Hallet over in Oklahoma is a really great track too |
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Moved to Austin 3 years ago and bought the 986 2 years ago. Been tinkering with it ever since and driving it to some nice curvy roads, but never tracked. Woody is an hour drive away and has helped me with a bunch of parts and advice (Good Ol' Woody). Just a student enjoying life with a 986 and in the process of becoming an Aggie as I finish my transition program at ACC.
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Great way to explore the roads just west of Austin. As our roads get more crowded (and they are great roads), remember there's likely to be a group of cyclists right around the apex of that blind curve. I prefer to really explore my Boxster's limits at HPDE events (and ClubRacing) Mike |
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Definitely have to watch for cyclists. Can't blame them for enjoying the same roads we do, though. Not that I ever would do such a thing, but if I was going to carve around on some twisty roads, I would never do it without a spotter. |
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