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Originally Posted by GH85Carrera
There are two main types of HPDE drivers. Drivers like myself that go just to have the fun of running through the gears and cornering hard, but running at 85% too 90% of max. And the guys that are just running with the red mist.
I am not a regular HPDE driver, and I drive an antique street car, so not fast as all. I do a lot of point bys foor the people in modern cars with double or way more HP, and they have all the modern bells and whistles and I have an analog car.
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This could be me. My car even looks like yours Glen. After running a few HPDEs I did some work on my car and bought racing tires, trailered my car, etc. I was working harder and spending more and wasn't having any more fun or learning anything that I couldn't learn on street tires. I went back to street tires and drove the car to the track and enjoyed the whole experience a lot more.
I avoid the "red mist" guys as much as I can. One time some dingbat in a WRX spun in front of me ON THE WARMUP LAP! He got pulled off the track and got a good ass chewing by the stewards, which was funny to hear. "WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S CALLED A
WARMUP LAP???"
I watch my mirrors, keep to the right, and challenge
myself on every turn.