The Ala. Region SCCA is putting on a Performance Driving Experience at Talladega Gran Prix Raceway http://www.tgprace.com on Sept. 25th. There is a timed Solo (autocross) event the day before. The entry fee is $140 for Sunday and entries are limited. Entrants typically get three 25 minute sessions. There will both in-car and in-classroom instruction. TGPR is a fun 1.3 mile track with lots of runoff and not a lot to hit. Entry forms and rules should be up by Sept. 3rd. at http://www.alscca.org If you have any questions please contact me at re@alscca.org

Barry H.
PDE Event Chair

 

It's good to see the "PDE" events spreading more and more thru the SCCA. The price seems right, although I typically like four sessions.

I know it's different regions and all, but the SCCA PDE event I spectated at up here seemed very well organized.

- Markus

 

Thanks Markus. I cram as much track time in as we can. Sometimes there is a "bonus" round. This is our third year. I think we were the first in SEDIV to put one on. Since I was doing NASA, BMWCCA, and others I thought it was a shame if we did not "get on the bandwagon" with the new program.

 

And Talladega is a great little track for learning. Its certainly not a world class facility like a Road Atlanta or Lime Rock, but it is very challenging and throws a bunch of different things at you.

During a lap you'll get...

3/4 of a skidpad
A decreasing radius left hander (I hate this turn)
A banked 180 right hander
A super fast banked sweeper (I love this turn, its a flatfooter in the Civic)
And some esses

All this in about 70 seconds in a typical IT/Street Prepared type of vehicle. It keeps you busy. Lots of runoff and not much to hit except the pit wall (and of course people occassionally hit it).

 

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I donno is great would be a word I would use. It is a track .. and it is little.

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Some trees to hit as well.

 

Lime Rock is "little" too. It isn't Road Atlanta but then it isn't as expensive either. I enjoy driving there several times a year. To hit trees you have to try really hard to screw up. Only have seen that once and that was with wet grass, a supercharged BMW 318Ti and the driver tried to "save" the car way too long instead of just going "both feet in" which would probably prevented the accident. That car went a long way before it hit anything. A lot of club racers rent that track during the year to test n tune their cars. It is a good track to do your set ups.

Barry H.

 

Wanted to let people know that the entry packet/forms and rules for the PDE event are now up on the front page of the region's website http://www.alscca.org Hope to see you there.

Barry H.

 

Hmmm, what's the entry deadline, maybe I can scrounge up for this.

Oh, and will there be instructors available for tag-a-long laps?


Modified by Goullish at 2:23 AM 9/2/2005