1 Day Formula/MX-5 racing school - Team Juicy Racing's Racing School and Race Series Forums

oldredracer · #1 03-16-2011

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Originally Posted by dalyduo

You heard right... BTW we need your credit card number for that $150 bottle of additive and $50 air mixer that will give your pick-up truck an easy 127mpg!

Excellent! I'll enclose extra $$ for expedited shipping. You will take a check????

dalyduo · #2 03-16-2011

Happy to expedite shipping but sorry... only major credit cards or money order.

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Originally Posted by oldredracer

Excellent! I'll enclose extra $$ for expedited shipping. You will take a check????

M3Perfection · #3 03-23-2011

Well, they cancelled my date on April 6, don't know why. So I've stopped wearing my helmet while at work.....and while going to the bathroom for that matter. I'm on for May 9 though. I think I should ask for an upgrade to the 3 day school for pain and suffering.

sydude · #4 03-23-2011

Kelly, c'mon, please help the brother out with an upgrade.

M3Perfection · #5 03-27-2011

I was thinking about the possibility of not being offered onboard footage due to the nature of the 1 day racing class being split between the formulas and the MX5's. I wonder about bringing a GoPro setup or something. Anyone know if this is allowed? BTW, just got my Alpinestars tech 1z gloves. They feel good, fingertips have good sensation, not so much in the palms. But all I can do is compare them to being barehanded. They're tight, but in a good way; and there are no uncomfortable spots created by the seams. We'll have to see how they hold up with use. Because of the cancellation I am going to have to play hookie from work...

M3Perfection · #6 06-24-2011

So I had my class, It was a blast! Unfortunately I have spent the last month and a half trying to figure out how I can get back in a formula car. They just really clicked with me. Very predictable, with the tires being used it was easy to tell when you were at the traction limits. Three people crashed, I hung the back end of the mx5 off the outside of turn 7 at road atlanta, but it was a very balanced car and easy to recover. I can't seem to stop overcooking it into turn 1, I don't think I caught the apex but a couple of times. Turn 7 was another area I carried too much mid corner speed. I was at the limit but doesn't do much good with a poor exit. The major problem is since I have left, I have been so melancholy. It's like I have found what fills in the hole I have had in my heart for over a decade. I never could put a finger on it. I have been trying to find out what it is without success since 98. I was so drawn to cars that I tried everything, mechanic work, hot rods, tuners, motorcycles, offroading, detailing, even designing a old style race car based on the alfa 158/159. I loved all of it, but nothing filled the space. I now know what it is, and the heartbreak I feel now that I can't be in a race car is torture.....

dalyduo · #7 06-24-2011

If the cost point is too high for SB racing on a regular basis look into karting. Many of us kart between race weekends to stay sharp and there are many affordable options. Endurance Karting is a great alternative. Many hours in the kart and if you haven't already done it you'll be surprised how great a workout it is.

The strategy would be to kart on a regular basis while saving up for more open wheel stuff when you can... And keep buying those lottery tickets! :-)