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Originally Posted by Bill Douglas
I don't take track days too seriously. I'm not out to win. I just drive faster than I would on the street knowing there is no curb, no one coming the other way and no police man to lock me up for the night.
I sometimes go when my tires are getting close to needing replacing and I practice throttle steering around the corners, sliding into the corners and fast out. Basically just having a good time.
Costs me very little as I drive there and back again at the end of the day. The Porsche loves me for it as it's had a day of under load and lots of revs to burn the carbon off.
So, my advice is just have a good time and stay well within your comfortable limits.
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Even without the curb or traffic, isn't going off track at high speeds also "something to worry about" while having a blast sliding around ?
I watch videos of such incidents, fun to watch, and it always strikes me just how much kinetic energy there is which needs to be dissipated when traction goes away. In one case, the poor sob misses a corner, slides, hits the tire wall a mile away or so it seems.