Geoff17

Just got home from a track event at Summit Point Main sponsored by the RTR region Porsche club. I was a little apprehensive, thinking I was going to get a lot of "gold chain", "go fast in the straight", and "nice Chevrolet" comments. Just the opposite.

First of all, these guys can drive. Over the 2 day event we did not have a single car off track (first time this has happened in my limited, but still 14 event) experience. Secondly, a bunch of the P Guys came up and commented on how much they admired the C6 Z06. Thirdly, these guys know how to point bye. Essentially all of the point byes I received allowed me to continue w/o losing any momentum.

We hear (give) so much other negative stuff I thought I would pass this on-nice to see at certain levels we are all car guys (& women) who like to drive fast.

Geoff

davidfarmer

Glad you had a good experience....I too have had some fun time with PCA. HOWEVER, the PCA race groups can be a different matter. 2 years ago at Rd Atlanta, every session out in the fastest group was red flagged within 2 laps. It was unbelievable the cars that were destroyed that weekend.

Glad the HPDE guys still are keeping it together.

Mikelly

My experience has been that the PCA groups have been the most structured, strictest, and most educational.

I have done a lot of track events over the years... I feel like I"m actually "learning" with PCA... I don't get that anywhere else...

Mike

Z06cool

I have recently been to a PCA event at Road Atlanta and concur with this comment. Passing only in the straights with point-bys (even for advanced and instructors). They even set up cones to delimit where the passing zone ends -- usually well before the braking zone. Infractions were dealt with immediately. I felt safe but the run groups also felt pretty slow. Point-bys were pretty free flowing for the most part.

I'd do it again...

varkwso

PCA is like a lot of organizations - it is regional. I really like the Carolina PCA...I have run with others that were not as fun...

But overall they are a good group

"delimit" or "delineate" "220" or 221 whatever it takes" ....

Z06cool

Hmm....I think you're trying to take a shot at me According to dictionary.COM:

de·lim·it - to fix or mark the limits or boundaries of; demarcate

Good try Jeffy...

varkwso

What, me bust your chops? When have you known me to do that? But maybe this time I hit delimit.


Carolinas - PCA first weekend in Nov at CMP - anybody considering that one?

Falcon

Jeff, that's primarily for Porsches since it is tied into a PCA race they're having that weekend, so that's not the best. They're having their regular DE weekend on 10/6-7, at CMP.

varkwso

Dang - I guess I need to vet my info sources better. I doubt I make 10-6/7 since I have three days at Roebling the weekend before....

Z06cool

Roebling, then CMP, then Barber the following weekend -- CAKE That never slowed you down before. ...and that is detruth.

varkwso

Jake is not at home anymore to do all the work. The discussion about my "single minded obsession" also came up - geez - it used to be women.

Anybody done PCA autoX's? My PCA chapter only does them instead of track days it seems...

rudyarias

Regions are different in their treatment of participants. It also depends on the track. Road Atlanta and Road America are examples of where carnage has often occurred during PCA events.

waddisme

Just completed my first DE in my Z at VIR with the PCA. They were pretty strict about all the rules and they really kept a tight watch on everything. I was a little anxious about my first trip to VIR after watching the vids, but there were zero incidents and a lot of track time, plus a lot of fast Porsches. Would go with them again if invited.

danswofford

I haven't driven with PCA but have driven with plenty of P cars at various track days and my impression is that they drive their cars hard and well. My best laps have been just ahead or just behind GT3 P-cars; what a nice capable car.