Houston MSR Track Day! May 25th 1pm-5pm

[FLATOUT]

Hey Everyone,

Ok based on our discussion from the other thread we were able to put together a Track Day at MSR in Angleton for you guys. I will follow up with more details, but so far this is what we have.

Where: MSR Houston
When: Sunday May 25th
Time: 1-5pm
Cost: $250 per person (VOA Members will recieve something towards this fee but we need to decide how much we can put towards it)

We will have instructors at this event so it won't be a free for all style track day with advanced and rookie going head to head.

Register directly online with MSR here:

http://msreg.com/viper052514


If you can 100% make this event please reply to this thread with your name, Viper, and either Novice, or Advanced (a couple track days a year). If you're not sure just shoot me a PM. I just want to get an idea of the ability levels for potential grouping.

1. Andy Wheeler 14 TA Novice REGISTERED
2. Cody Whitehead 13 LE Advanced MEMBER
3. Tony Whatley 13 SRT Advanced REGISTERED
4. Lisa Whatley 14 SS Novice REGISTERED
5. Beth Sewell Gen IV Advanced REGISTERED
6. Richard Sewell Gen IV Advanced REGISTERED
7. Eric Galerne Gen IV ACRX Advanced REGISTERED
8. Mike G Gen IV ACR Advanced REGISTERED
9. MtnBiker Gen IV Advanced REGISTERED
10. ShooterT1 Gen IV ACR Advanced REGISTERED
11. RPM9000 Gen IV ACR Novice REGISTERED
12. Rick Boyles Gen II Novice REGISTERED
13. Robert Mecchi 2001 996 Turbo Novice REGISTERED
14. Rich Smith 1995 Viper Novice REGISTERED
15. Brian Hyde Gen II Advanced REGISTERED
16. Anthony Leidelmeyer Gen III Novice
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[Shooter]

Well. That sucks. No can do May 25th.

[Nine Ball]

Add myself and Lisa. She will want an instructor. '13 SRT and '14 SS

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Add myself and Lisa. She will want an instructor. '13 SRT and '14 SS

Will do.

[Dusty1]

Beth and I will be there to test Dusty and Sam out, first time out for the AIM Smartycam HD GP. Can't wait!

Richard

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Beth and I will be there to test Dusty and Sam out, first time out for the AIM Smartycam HD GP. Can't wait!

Richard

Excellent can't wait to see the finished product.

[slowhatch]

Im in, Alexei Korovin, GEN 3, Novice, i'd request time with an instructor as well (if possible). If not, i can wad it up on my own ;)

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Im in, Alexei Korovin, GEN 3, Novice, i'd request time with an instructor as well (if possible). If not, i can wad it up on my own ;)

More to get comfortable with track etiquette, I have run that track before on my own but I don't go on a regular basis and it's a new car for me so I my as well start new as well. You're added to the list my friend!

[FrgMstr]

Racing at the Runway Rivalry (http://texasspeedsyndicate.com/runway-rivalry/) up in North Texas that weekend, otherwise I would surely be there. Sucks to miss it. Fun track to run.


Edit:

Holy Sheepdip Batman! I just checked my calendar and I put the Runway Rivalry on the wrong weekend. My wife is gonna shoot me.

I will have to figure all this out, and see if I still have a place to live since we have guests in town during the race now.

[RPM9000]

Andy you have a PM.

[Toxic]

El presidente says if my car is still torn up for my cage modification I can bring an alternative so I am in.

Advanced gen 4

Mike

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El presidente says if my car is still torn up for my cage modification I can bring an alternative so I am in.

Advanced gen 4

Mike

Awesome! Thrilled to see you again!

[Shooter]

Put me down as a maybe Andy. I'm working a deal right now but might not know for sure till the end of this week.

I drove by a road course track once, so put me as Gen IV advanced , will ya.

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Put me down as a maybe Andy. I'm working a deal right now but might not know for sure till the end of this week.

I drove by a road course track once, so put me as Gen IV advanced , will ya.

Will do, but I'll wait to add you as soon as you know you can make it. There's no concern or cap on how many we can take out so no worries. Glad you'll get to make it out with us.

[FLATOUT]

Oh damn, you better figure this out and make it happen. My Ex Wife tried to keep me from racing on our first anniversary, we didn't make it to a second lol.


Racing at the Runway Rivalry (http://texasspeedsyndicate.com/runway-rivalry/) up in North Texas that weekend, otherwise I would surely be there. Sucks to miss it. Fun track to run.


Edit:

Holy Sheepdip Batman! I just checked my calendar and I put the Runway Rivalry on the wrong weekend. My wife is gonna shoot me.

I will have to figure all this out, and see if I still have a place to live since we have guests in town during the race now.

[MtnBiker]

I'm in. Can a buddy with a GT3 P-car come?

[FLATOUT]

I'm in. Can a buddy with a GT3 P-car come?

I'll add you to the list, and let me check on the P Car. As long as there's no cap and all of our members can get out then we're thrilled to have him.

[Shooter]

I'm in. Can a buddy with a GT3 P-car come?

GT3 or GT3 RS?. Me likey the RS :)

[MtnBiker]

GT3 or GT3 RS?. Me likey the RS :)

The friend to whom I refer has a GT3, not the RS. Another friend has a GT3 RS, but he also has an ACR, so I would not invite him unless he brings the ACR :).

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The friend to whom I refer has a GT3, not the RS. Another friend has a GT3 RS, but he also has an ACR, so I would not invite him unless he brings the ACR :).

All good I want the other local clubs to get to know our members, it might open up more track time opportunities to our folks if we can create some lasting relationships.

[Shooter]

Will do, but I'll wait to add you as soon as you know you can make it. There's no concern or cap on how many we can take out so no worries. Glad you'll get to make it out with us.

I'm in. Add me. :)

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I'm in. Add me. :)

OUTSTANDING! Was thrilled to get your call today, glad everything worked out.

[RPM9000]

I'm in too.

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I'm in too.

Boom!

[slowhatch]

Apparently its sacrilege to go the track and not spend time with your family on memorial day weekend. Color me withdrawn :(

[MtnBiker]

Add SamIAm as advanced. 2010 SSG ACR.

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Add SamIAm as advanced. 2010 SSG ACR.

Done! Happy to have him!

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MTN Biker, go ahead and call your Porsche buddy and see if he wants to join us for the fun. I am adding one other Porsche Turbo Guy as well.

[Shooter]

I'll be able to shop for a GT3 at this rate. Excellent. :)

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I'll be able to shop for a GT3 at this rate. Excellent. :)

LoL, you know you can leave us or buy a car that's slower than the one you own ;)

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Guys everyone can now register here:

http://msreg.com/viper052514

[Shooter]

Guys everyone can now register here:

http://msreg.com/viper052514

Done. Although for some reason I did have some trouble when I listed the car model as "spaceship"...don't these people know anything?
I finally ended up putting it as an ACR. Weird

[Herrsss]

Done.

Like he said!

[Dusty1]

Ditto!

[FLATOUT]

Done as well!

[RPM9000]

Mine is done.

[Toxic]

Done......

[FLATOUT]

Thanks guys ill update the list in the morning.

[Nine Ball]

Guys everyone can now register here:

http://msreg.com/viper052514

Done x2

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Done x2

Thanks Tony, glad you and Lisa are coming out.

[Tiago]

if I get the car done in time I might stop by to hang out :)

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if I get the car done in time I might stop by to hang out :)

Would love to see you out! Tony, Cody, & Whereitsat will be out with us.

[Slithr]

If I can get the Peach, Plum, and Apple trees planted in time, I might stop by to hang out.

[RPM9000]

Plant your orchard on Saturday and come on out!

[Herrsss]

Hey all,

For those who haven't gotten around to it please visit the MSR portal to register and pay for the event since we have a waiting list - would hate to have some empty slots with people wanting to come play!

- - - Updated - - -

For those who want a little study material before Sunday:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5_tPkZNAcE

[Slithr]

For those who want a little study material before Sunday:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5_tPkZNAcE

Thanks for posting, that boy can drive! My brakes and tires will never be the same after he took mine for a few laps :dude3:

[MtnBiker]

Registered and paid.

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Registered and paid.

Thanks Mr. Walker!

[Cdubb]

I'm ready!

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I'm ready!

Thanks so much for having us out Cody, couldn't have done this without your help!

[fallen]

Rich Branca. 09 ACR in Novice. See you there.

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Rich Branca. 09 ACR in Novice. See you there.

Rich we are full at this point, did you register online? Or are you currently an MSR member?

[fallen]

I registered online earlier today. Said slots only available for novice.

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I registered online earlier today. Said slots only available for novice.

Hey if you registered and paid then great, see you there! Looking forward to meeting you.

Andy

[fallen]

OK cool, see you there. I have a black/white with red driver's stripe.

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OK cool, see you there. I have a black/white with red driver's stripe.

You from Willis?

[fallen]

No-sorry not me. I used to live downtown in a highrise, but now live in Garden Oaks. Looking forward to meeting you.

[Toxic]

Good day for me to shake some rust off. Thanks to Andy and Cody for putting this together. Good to see everyone again.

[Shooter]

Didn't think I would have as much fun as I did. I don't like tight tracks, but this one was fun. Definitely going again. Need some track time to get my lap times down too.

I was impressed by the way the Gen V's handled the rough sections. While I realize that my car wasn't set-up for this track, Nineball was pretty quick around the track, and his Gen V looked smooth through the really rough parts. No setup needed. :)

Thank you Andy and Cody for putting this together. This is what I envision when we talk about club stuff.

[FLATOUT]

Thanks guys! Can't begin to tell you how much fun I had. I have a lot to learn, and by the end of the day my times started getting almost respectable lol. Can't wait to get back out. I'll start a new thread for media from the event.

Andy



Good day for me to shake some rust off. Thanks to Andy and Cody for putting this together. Good to see everyone again.


Didn't think I would have as much fun as I did. I don't like tight tracks, but this one was fun. Definitely going again. Need some track time to get my lap times down too.

I was impressed by the way the Gen V's handled the rough sections. While I realize that my car wasn't set-up for this track, Nineball was pretty quick around the track, and his Gen V looked smooth through the really rough parts. No setup needed. :)

Thank you Andy and Cody for putting this together. This is what I envision when we talk about club stuff.

[FrgMstr]

Argh....so sorry I could not make this one. Too much work to do over the weekend as it turned out anyway. Can't wait to see pics.

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Argh....so sorry I could not make this one. Too much work to do over the weekend as it turned out anyway. Can't wait to see pics.

We'll do it again, hopefully a couple times a year. Too many great Vipers in this town not to do this more often. We had gen1-5 and probably just about every model minus a comp coupe out there yesterday. Great day!

[FrgMstr]

We'll do it again, hopefully a couple times a year. Too many great Vipers in this town not to do this more often. We had gen1-5 and probably just about every model minus a comp coupe out there yesterday. Great day!

I have never seen anyone actually drive a Gen 1 with my own eyes. I would have liked to run a few laps behind that cars just to see it work.

[Toxic]

. My times improved throughout the afternoon. Started at 1:49 and ended averaging 1:45 for the last session with a best lap of 1:43. Need to get the rear end stable and the pads biting quicker under hard breaking. Need to change the pads, check the rear tow in, and get the motons rebuilt. Hope to get to it all before COTA in June. Fun running with everyone. Nice to not have a 'national organization' give us a hard time about track day details. The weather was great too.

[FLATOUT]

Yeah we can do more of these, just have to cap the number of cars to around 15 or so each time. I'll take a look at the MSR calendar and see what days look good going forward and see if we can get another on the books.

[Nine Ball]

Need tires. I liked the Sport Cups much better than the Super Sports. Steering wasn't as reactive on the Super Sports. Want to try some Hoosiers.

Looking forward to many of these. Oh, and Gerdts tows a trailer just like I do, fast. Haha.

Tony

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Damn you guys with your aluminum trailers and adequate tow vehicles lol. I have to tow with my wife's Tahoe lol.





Need tires. I liked the Sport Cups much better than the Super Sports. Steering wasn't as reactive on the Super Sports. Want to try some Hoosiers.

Looking forward to many of these. Oh, and Gerdts tows a trailer just like I do, fast. Haha.

Tony

[Toxic]

Looking forward to many of these. Oh, and Gerdts tows a trailer just like I do, fast. Haha.

Tony

I was just chasing that Camaro....:anonymous: my ford definitely under steers more than your Ram. Damn one ton dually.

[Dusty1]

Man, what a great event Andy and Tony, thanks! Weather was perfect, didn't hear or see anyone go off track which meant we got the maximum time on track. Personally got to shake my car out before COTA in June and times just kept falling all day. Thanks to the folks in the advance group, everyone played well together with minimal slowdowns and that maximized the fun!!

Tony, Hoosiers are like crack cocaine, once you try them you won't go back.

Richard

[fallen]

Thank you for putting this event together, I had a great time.

Best regards,

Rich

[FLATOUT]

Thank you for putting this event together, I had a great time.

Best regards,

Rich

Rich it was great meeting you and I look forward to seeing you at more club events in the future.

Andy

[MtnBiker]

Andy, thanks to you and any who assisted you organizing this event. That was a lot of fun. Love the track.

John

[Cdubb]

Good times…ready to go back!

[V10Pilot]

Did anyone get pictures or videos from this event? I'm over here in south Louisiana but work in Houston every week. The girl that works in our office told me about that track because her brother runs the place. I went to check it out last week and it looks like a nice facility.

[FLATOUT]

Did anyone get pictures or videos from this event? I'm over here in south Louisiana but work in Houston every week. The girl that works in our office told me about that track because her brother runs the place. I went to check it out last week and it looks like a nice facility.

Yes, here's a slow lap or two by me lol


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkOHw0cMMvs

[MtnBiker]

Nothing looks slow in that car!!!!

[FLATOUT]

Nothing looks slow in that car!!!!

haha well not the greatest lines but grip was there. I'll push it harder next time and clean up some of those corners.

[Shooter]

I'll push it harder next time

Expensive dang track day. It convinced me. I'm going to sell my ACR and get an X. Mines too pretty to convert.

I blame you. :)

[MtnBiker]

Sure wish I had the $ to get an extra Viper!!! Your ACR is the hottest I have ever seen!

[Shooter]

Sure wish I had the $ to get an extra Viper!!! Your ACR is the hottest I have ever seen!

Thank you. Thats the problem though, it's too pretty and as it's a true 1 of 1 ACR, I don't want to convert it to an X.

[Nine Ball]

I like the orange ACR, plus you can still drive it around and hit the forest in it. Plus, we'll all be old or dead before these cars are worth anything substantial. Drive the wheels off of it, you can always restore a car later.

[FLATOUT]

Rob I know how much you enjoy tracking your cars, so do what ever you'll have the most fun doing, but it will suck to have one that you won't be able to drive on public streets "if" you wanted to.

I can see both sides though and there are some great X's available.

[MtnBiker]

I like the orange ACR, plus you can still drive it around and hit the forest in it. Plus, we'll all be old or dead before these cars are worth anything substantial. Drive the wheels off of it, you can always restore a car later.

I like that attitude!

[Dusty1]

What can I say, have both!!

[Toxic]

Rob I know how much you enjoy tracking your cars, so do what ever you'll have the most fun doing, but it will suck to have one that you won't be able to drive on public streets "if" you wanted to.

I can see both sides though and there are some great X's available.

I agree. Take it from a guy that has as many miles on a track in a Viper as on the streets.....you want one you can drive on the street. The last 8 months since selling our street legal one has been a bit of a bummer. I didn't think I would miss cruising but I do...

[Shooter]

I agree. Take it from a guy that has as many miles on a track in a Viper as on the streets.....you want one you can drive on the street. The last 8 months since selling our street legal one has been a bit of a bummer. I didn't think I would miss cruising but I do...

I agree Mike. I think I'll be able to have both. I have looked at some conversion cars like yours that started life as an ACR. I'll just keep the bare minimum required to make it street "legalish" :)


Richard. I'm not a baller like you....I can only afford one at a time. :)

[FLATOUT]

Ummmm, yes, and yes :D

Streetable ACRX sounds fun.