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Real Name: Dean Join Date: May 2003
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EDITED 3/1/05...
Mark your calendars... March 7-8 Buttonwillow event info March 18-19, Laguna Seca event info & On-Line Entry April 9-10, Pahrump, NV Event Info June 10-12, Reno-Fernley (Event info coming soon) Buttonwillow, and Pahrump entry forms Feel free to ask me questions... Audi Club Membership is required for these events. If you are signing up as a new member, I would appreciate it if you put "Dean Benz" on the form in the "How did you hear about the Club?" field so I get credit for the anunal membership contest. Thanks On-Line Membership Form
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Captain Turbo
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How many events do you have to attend before you can get out of the exercises on the first day?
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Recently, we are getting many more "intermediate" drivers, and thus the weird D&E groups at the last event. It was so long ago, I think I did 2-3 events, but I had no track or autocross experience before that. You are probably good for the C group at the next event. If it is a new track to you though, just make sure your instructor knows that.
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Real Name: Matt Join Date: Dec 2002
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Sweet...I think I'm in for Pahrump, and I'm planning on RFR for sure...Can't wait.
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If it is any indication, I was the slowest person in the group at thunderhill in the wet, but I spent the dry sessions stuck behind people - until I cooked my brakes
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How long a drive was Buttonwillow? 395 most of the way? Note on brakes. Flush before you go, and be prepared to do bleed/flush at the end of the first day before you leave the track. You won't have time the morning of the second day. You may not need to, but it is better than missing track time. Getting comfortable going fast in the wet is very difficult, even on good wet tires. Smooth/slow hands, and feet become paramount, and things you got away with in the dry don't play no more.. ![]()
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You can also take 395 to 58, cut across Tehachapi through Bakersfield, but that way takes way longer...I'd stick to the 80 + 5 route. Buttonwillow is West of Bakersfield,Ca on I-5.
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I always take 80 to 5 directly, avoiding Business 80...personal preference.
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Wouldn't the TNL school we took qualify us for Group C with Audi Club Dean? Personally, I won;t be doing AC events til the Fernley one, so by then I *should* have even more track time, but I would think that track experience + good instruction should do it right?
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It depends on the individual, but a couple of track days would probably be a minimum with autocross thrown in as a bonus. Mike with his TNL, and now some Audi stuff is probably good. Someone who has autocrossed but never been on a track, and/or only done the one day of TNL probably is not ready for the speeds in the Audi group C. They may be by day 2, and can get bumped if needed, but that seldom happens as much of group A & B are going "fast" by day 2. Learning to look for flagers, and managing your vision, and body parts at speed on a track takes practice, and the last thing you want is to be learning while being constantly overtaken.
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I doubt I'll be able to run in the March or April events, since the car should be getting its tranny installed about then, but I'm in for RFR for sure!
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I think I will be in for April
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More event info for Pahrump shoud be up by next week.
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Bump for New March 18-19, Laguna Seca event!!!
This is a Friday-Saturday... Details to come. You are some of the first to hear about it... First post updated.
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Those are great dates!
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I dont see any info for the Laguna Seca event............
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