So for the last 2 years I have been going to Thunderhill raceway in Willows California for HPDE. I have done 6-7 track days now and seena total of 4 other RX8's. I am a little disipointed about this. I know other people attend but I guess I never see them.

So what I propose is we get a group togeather and all attend at the same time. I would like to see 10-15 cars or more.

I have found the best group to go with (for price and organization) is NCRC (Northen California Racing Club) http://www.ncracing.org/events.php

The price is $125 plus $10 if your not a member (membership cost $40)

UPDATE: The Novemeber price has been lowered to $99 plus $10 if your not a member

There are 5 different groups:
Race: Wheel to wheel racing, under "gentleman's rules" - no contact allowed
Open: Full track mandatory passing with no point-by
Point-By: Full track mandatory passing with point-by
Solo: Mandatory passing on straights with point-by, optional passing in some turns
Driving School:


Dates: I am looking at Friday September 25th 2009 and Friday November 6th 2009.

So if you are interested, complete the poll.

 

if i had money and extra tired id be all over tracking my car

 

If I had money and I'm not tired, I'd be tracking my car all over the place.

 

Friday, September 26th is a terrible day because SevenStock is the following morning.
not crapping in your thread, just figured I'd give you a heads up.

 

Well the 25th is the day after my birthday and thats why i posted 2 options. I have considered going to sevenstock but had not made up my mind yet.

Maybe a track day before sevenstock is a great day. After the track, sleep for a few hours and caravan down, track numbers and tire debris still on the car.

 

well then, happy b-day!!!
you should join the Norcal caravan down here for the weekend. SS is a pretty fun event. (if anything the eye candy alone is worth it)


Alright, sorry...
back to the original topic at hand.


We need MORE RX-8's at the track!

 

time to sack it up Jorge! Put those t1r's to work

 

if anything I'll get some Kumho MX's and throw them on my stockers.
no WAY the Advans are gonna see the track.

 

Really, no one except me in northern california/sf bay area is interested in track days? Feel free to make other date or location recommendations. I just want to see people using their cars for what they do best. Mazda = Zoom Zoom, not Putt Putt around the street.

If anybody needs a set of tires for a track day, I have 2 sets of nitto nt-01's available. 1 set is for free 1/32nd of tread, the other are $400 with 5/32nd

https://www.rx8club.com/rx-8-parts-sale-wanted-44/fs-my-track-wheels-tires-enkei-gtc01-18x8-5-nitto-nt-01-tires-245-40-18-a-179497/

 

Sept 24th Good stop on the way to SS

 

The september date is Friday the 25th and willows is about 8 good hours of driving from SS, so in order to do both, you would have to leave the track at 4PM, drive about 4-5 hours to a hotel somewhere off I-5 around Los Gatos. Get some food and about 6 hours of sleep before getting up at 5AM and drive the last 4 hours, arriving in Anaheim around 9-10AM. Long few days but it would be so much fun.

 

I will love to do that if we can get enough people. Really wanna c what my 8 can do on the track

 

me and my friend might be going to the sept one!

 

once i find the right 8, i'll be there

 

I've never run w/ NCRC particularly but I'll keep the November date on my calendar and see how it goes (Sept date is def. a no-go schedulewise).

 

From what I can tell, NCRC is the cheepest organization. The cost is kept low because they dont feed you or give you shirts. For me that is fine, because I can buy a shirt from the gift store and I always make the 5 minute drive into town over lunch and get gas, so I usually just pick up a sandwhich while i am there.

They are also very organized and they dont overfill the track. Some groups will give you too much time and others not enough. I have been happy with NCRC. 2hours on the track is a good day.

 

Plenty of sports still open for Sepetember 25th, late entry cut off is September 4th. I want to go to this one but with my recent purchase of new race tires and race wheels I might not have room in my budget. I will be making November 6th for sure.

Common people, get exciting about driving.

 

I wanna go on that september date.... 125 aint bad

 

Sooo what's up? Is this gonna go down?

 

Well I cant make september, things came up. But I am going in november for sure.

 

AwWw isn't it Polly gonna rain around then

 

Hit or miss, and if you have nver done a rain track day its a great experiance. Different but it really helps you learn to be smooth.

 

I just noticied that the november track day price is only $99. Rain or shine I will be there for novemember.

 

Ill be down for november 6 if I dont got work that day

 

So how many RX8 owners will I see on Nov 6th? If your interested and not signed up, the driving school , point by (my group) and open groups are still open. Only solo filled up. For just over $100 you can't find a better track day price.