02-02-2017, 01:10 PM | #169 |
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I've gone through the 12 pages and have a question I don't think has been asked. If so I apologize.
If it's raining do they give you a refund? What if the track is wet? Thanks, thinking of pulling the trigger
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02-02-2017, 01:17 PM | #170 |
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It rained last time and they still ran. Don't know about if the weather is really bad. Most of the time rain won't stop people from running.
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02-02-2017, 01:49 PM | #171 |
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Beech Bend is pretty good at getting the track dried off pretty quickly once the rain stops. NCM ran last time even in the pouring rain.
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02-02-2017, 02:04 PM | #172 |
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NCM runs in the rain as long as it's not flooded in the low areas... would be a track judgement call. I ran there for a HPDI after the rains hit. Track was safety checked first to make sure.
BTW, with windows down also even if there is rain. Lighting/thunderstorms would be a different call altogether... JOHNSONROD would know for sure... -Don
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02-02-2017, 02:06 PM | #173 |
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Last time it rained/drizzled from 7am all the way to noon where we had only about an hour of dry track. We still ran through the laps with the track wet. So i would think no refund.
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02-02-2017, 02:23 PM | #174 | |
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i got the brick back together and went over tuesday for a shake down on street tires. car is tight. nice. |
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02-02-2017, 02:39 PM | #175 | |
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Plus, it changes the landscape of the track dramatically...new driving lines become useful for good laps. Believe it or not, rain helps teach drivers a similar, but different set of performance driving skills compared to what they'd learn during a "perfect day". They get to learn them at much lower speeds. |
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02-02-2017, 02:47 PM | #176 |
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Thanks, everyone for the responses. I did some autoX but it's been 15 years ago. A wet track can be fun.
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02-02-2017, 03:06 PM | #177 |
I would argue a wet skid pad can be fun. A wet track, not so much. While I won't shy away if it does rain, gotta get my money's worth, I'm hopin' fer hot and what JOHNSONROD calls dry.
Having lived out west what's called hot and dry here is....Not dry. Along those lines, if it is "hot and dry" folks might want to remember to hydrate sufficiently the night before and the morning of. |
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02-02-2017, 03:13 PM | #178 |
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And all day....bring water, water, water!
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02-02-2017, 04:36 PM | #179 |
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I get it for serious racers, rain might be fun. But I only got in a lap or two last time. With a cloth interior & very little experience I won't be driving in rain like I did not last time, partly because I don't want the added risk of wrecking and secondly because I don't want all that wet sand in my interior. I agree that last time's almost full day rain is a rarity for a summer day & odds are if we get a shower it will pass & track will dry. I will be there with fingers crossed for dry & not oppressively hot weather.
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02-02-2017, 04:50 PM | #180 | |
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As much of a drag that it was the last time that it rained, I will admit that it did teach me better so take it for was it is. |
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02-02-2017, 06:03 PM | #181 |
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It's July it doesn't rain in Kentucky in July if it does it doesn't last long and dries off quickly.
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02-03-2017, 07:40 AM | #182 |
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OK. Paid for the NCM Road Course. Put me on the list. Questions:
What clubs you have run track days with? None What tracks you have ran at? None Total number of track days... None only AutoCross experience Previous experience at this track and how many times. None Have you been previously solo approved, and if so where and by who? (Only required for "advanced" group) No Can't wait, glad to be a part. Scott
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