MyBad

My navigator and I are looking for a school in the Southeast. Anybody have a recommendation (other than Bubba's Track and Cart)?

airgate

Yes, I also would be very interested in attending something as well. . .always good to have!

I think there may be a good school in Atlanta, but not sure. I'll post this in the Atlanta Club forum and see if we get any bites. . .

S2k Dude

Road Atlanta is the best track I know of around here, try these links:

http://www.panozracingschool.com/
http://www.roadatlanta.com/home.html

Good luck!

funsdead

hey guys,

http://www.virclub.com/

VIR offers quite a bit of schools. Click on Schedule (on the left).
Take a look at such renters as Skip Barber, Bertil Roos, Car Guys, & Tracktime. I was going to try and take something over the summer but the s was still very new and i was still braking it in. I have not done too much research but the classes are there and I most definitely wanna take something in the spring....

JBoggs

didnt vir ban cars with softops? since a miata rolled a few months back?

slaughterj was telling me about vir when we met up at the dyno sounded like fun driving it with his viper

funsdead

i heard that as well joey, but i'm assuming that was not a drivers ed class....maybe that was some kinda event or hmm...dunno I will call again VIR again....

JBoggs

yeah check into it id like to attend a driving class

anyone know if rockingham does track days?


i just saw your sig about the air walker side skirts did you find any better pics than what was on mg racing's site? i couldnt see them in red they blended in

bobg

Check out

http://www.chinmotorsports.com/events/list.asp

ORIF 1

I have taken the Mid Ohio school a few times and it was excellent. Several of my friends have taken the Panoz school at Road Atlanta and recommended it highly. At a track day at CMP, I was parked next to a veteran racer who said that the Porsche school at Road Atlanta was the best he'd ever been to. He had done many schools and felt that it greatly improved his driving.

It is true about VIR. I was supposed to do a Car Guys school there in October and they contacted me telling me that my car would not meet the safety requirements. Specifically, they have a problem with the roll hoops. Their concern is not only about the height of the hoops but also that that particular configuration is prone to causing the car to roll rather than slide if the car was upside down at speed. They want a 4 or 5 point rollbar with a diagonal support. I have contacted a manufacturer in Bethania NC who makes miata rollbars and he gave me an estimate of $600 to $700. I am somewhat reluctant to permanently alter the interior just yet though. I am seriously contemplating the hardtop but don't know if that will be enough.

Any ideas?

funsdead

awww nuts..... i guess Atlanta isn't too far away