i notice a lot of (professional?) racers here doing track days or lapping days.

i have never done a lapping day or track day. only autocross (new jersey region).
what i would like to know is what are the requirements to run your street car on a track?
do i have to have any licenses? roll cage? driving schools first? can i just find a track and sign up for a lapping day without any prior track experience?

 

HPDE's are the only way to start

NOBODY is ready to just start driving on track with no instructor and no exp.

http://www.nasaracing.net its an addiction though be careful

 

I agree with Doctor CorteZ, High Performance Driver Events/Education are the only way to go.

 

http://www.nasaproracing.com

http://www.scca.org

 

thanks guys.

i looked up HPDE events and it seems to be exactly what i'm looking for. the virginia one is pretty far from me though, but i found an event at limerock park in november hosted by NASA.
for any beginners interested, here is a site with some useful info http://www.nasaproracing.com/hpde/index.html

if anyone has ever entered a NASA HPDE at limerock (there was one in april. the car list was pretty intimidating!) please share your experiences.

 

thats not the east coast region home page , I posted the link he needs

 

I really wouldn't worry about what type of car you're driving. Last weekend was my first event, and some of the best drivers were in low-horsepower cars.

Mustangs, Porche's and corvette's were holding up Saturns and Accords through the turns. I drive a hybrid civic and I honestly feel like I could have learned more in a slower car. Pushing a slower car to the limits would be more rewarding than "cruising" in a porsche.

 

low-horsepower cars.

yeah,yeah,yeah

two digit dyno numbers inthehizzouse!!!

 

Not really, you posted the link to the NASA-VA website. That's the wrong region. I could have posted the NE region site, but I thought the NASA National site would have more general info and from there he could find the Regional sites.

 

JohnEX,

Here are names of additional groups that do a lot of HPDE track events in the Northeast. Click for links.

BMW CCA
Performance Drivers Association
Car Guys
Trackmasters
TrackTime