Nasa at Auto Club Speedway in Cali May 14th-15th

[Arizona Vipers]

Is anyone here doing this event? I don't know of any AZ Viper guys doing it, but hopefully a Cali Viper or two will show up.
Are there even any Cali nasa members on this forum?

The track looks awesome, I've never been there- http://www.autoclubspeedway.com/
For the guys that have been there, what kind of top speeds are you hitting on that straight?

[Redsled]

170+ going into turn 1 IIRC in my Viper; pucker factor definitely kicks in as car inches up the track towards the wall exiting turn 2.

http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ID/1387/Fast-Lap-With-Billy-Johnson--Auto-Club-Speedway-Roval-Video-Inside.aspx

[Arizona Vipers]

170+ going into turn 1 IIRC in my Viper; pucker factor definitely kicks in as car inches up the track towards the wall exiting turn 2.

http://www.motoiq.com/MagazineArticles/ID/1387/Fast-Lap-With-Billy-Johnson--Auto-Club-Speedway-Roval-Video-Inside.aspx

Geez... Maybe I should skip this until my skills evolve.. What car were you in???

[Redsled]

Geez... Maybe I should skip this until my skills evolve.. What car were you in???

The race car in my avatar. I say go for it. if you are careful and do not over drive your abilty you will have a blast. It's a lot of fun, especially with the high banking. www.speedventures.com goes there quite a bit. It's a better deal than what Nasa dies. More laid back and more track time with out all the mandatory driver debriefing sessions. Just my $.02.

[Arizona Vipers]

The race car in my avatar. I say go for it. if you are careful and do not over drive your abilty you will have a blast. It's a lot of fun, especially with the high banking. www.speedventures.com goes there quite a bit. It's a better deal than what Nasa dies. More laid back and more track time with out all the mandatory driver debriefing sessions. Just my $.02.

How much horsepower are you running?
I've been trying to make it to a speedventure event but the dates just never seem to work out for me, seems like a great association.
I like the Nasa debriefing sessions, I can actually put a face to the car and meet the people I'm running on the track with.
I'm worried more than just ability, but at 170mph+ my car just doesn't have the safety equipment to survive a crash at those speeds if there was mechanical failure or oil spill etc.
I'm wearing stock shoulder belt an no Hans, but working on that...

[fuggles]

I second speed ventures. Well run track days. Debriefs after every session as mentioned and ordering the grid based on speed. Good guys, lots of fun.