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Originally Posted by berettafan
Looking at doing an HPDE at Summit Point with my new GTI. Have ax'd in the past (different cars) but no real track time. I know the track via iRacing
My thinking is if I fall for track time I'd spend the winter months searching out an already prepped track car for HPDE days in the future. I suffer from a tall torso so Miata probably out but spec 944 might be a good option.
Track insurance runs about $450 for the weekend. That's a pretty stiff fee but I guess would seem cheap if I managed to find a tree or wall. I see conflicting reports on the risk level with HPDE 1 groups. Higher groups reportedly more likely to bend metal.
So my questions for the experienced guys here-
1- How reasonable is the pace with NASA HPDE1 classes?
2- Is Summit rough on brakes such that I would need to do high temp fluid and pads?
3- Is a two day event a good way to start or is that biting off too much?
Any other advice?
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Listen to your brakes. Street brakes will boil when pushed, so you need to be paying attention to their feel lap after lap, and if they start to feel like they're boiling you need to start cooling down right away. If boiling brakes are pushed they can go from squishy to gone very quickly, and then you're in the gravel.
Edit: and seconding what Glen said. If you're going to have a dedicated track car it's best if it's still street legal. I had a track only 944 for a while and I ended up taking the 911 to the track instead because it was more hassle than it was worth.