Virginia International Raceway - Fall 2015 - Holiday Laps - 11/6
11-17-2015, 01:54 PM
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Next Charity Laps Event is Friday, April 1st. Confirmed with VIR Staff.
The only downside to having our own lanes will be that some of the people may have to wait slightly longer to go out on the track if we don't have 40 people lined up already.
For example, if we have 25 people lined up at 8am, but the 40th person doesn't line up until 9am, everyone else would have had to wait an hour while other groups of random cars are going out on the track.
So it would be in everyone's best interest to recruit other Vettes they see there to join our group so we can get out on the track sooner.
As soon as I have more details, I will make a new thread on here for the Spring session.
Thanks
The only downside to having our own lanes will be that some of the people may have to wait slightly longer to go out on the track if we don't have 40 people lined up already.
For example, if we have 25 people lined up at 8am, but the 40th person doesn't line up until 9am, everyone else would have had to wait an hour while other groups of random cars are going out on the track.
So it would be in everyone's best interest to recruit other Vettes they see there to join our group so we can get out on the track sooner.
As soon as I have more details, I will make a new thread on here for the Spring session.
Thanks
11-17-2015, 02:30 PM
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Next Charity Laps Event is Friday, April 1st. Confirmed with VIR Staff.
The only downside to having our own lanes will be that some of the people may have to wait slightly longer to go out on the track if we don't have 40 people lined up already.
For example, if we have 25 people lined up at 8am, but the 40th person doesn't line up until 9am, everyone else would have had to wait an hour while other groups of random cars are going out on the track.
So it would be in everyone's best interest to recruit other Vettes they see there to join our group so we can get out on the track sooner.
As soon as I have more details, I will make a new thread on here for the Spring session.
Thanks
The only downside to having our own lanes will be that some of the people may have to wait slightly longer to go out on the track if we don't have 40 people lined up already.
For example, if we have 25 people lined up at 8am, but the 40th person doesn't line up until 9am, everyone else would have had to wait an hour while other groups of random cars are going out on the track.
So it would be in everyone's best interest to recruit other Vettes they see there to join our group so we can get out on the track sooner.
As soon as I have more details, I will make a new thread on here for the Spring session.
Thanks
11-17-2015, 11:15 PM
#23
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I did start a conversation with my contact at VIR about having a Corvettes Only row in the staging areas. They are open to the idea and she will discuss it with the other organizers of the events and let me know what they decide.
We would probably have to do a little work on our own to keep things in line and organized within our group so that it does not add to their workload for the day.
Update - I did hear back from Tommy, their security directory who does most of the organizing for the day, and he is on board with the Corvettes having our own line in the staging area. Still hashing out the details, but it should make for much more enjoyable laps out there.
We would probably have to do a little work on our own to keep things in line and organized within our group so that it does not add to their workload for the day.
Update - I did hear back from Tommy, their security directory who does most of the organizing for the day, and he is on board with the Corvettes having our own line in the staging area. Still hashing out the details, but it should make for much more enjoyable laps out there.
He got so far behind that he didn't know what to do after the first lap because he lost sight of the cars in front of him. Ended up pulling onto pit row...
Last edited by PMD C6; 11-17-2015 at 11:16 PM.
11-18-2015, 07:03 AM
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Haha, yea, the plan was to try and keep those that have track experience and more modified cars towards the front of the pack, and those with no experience and stock older cars towards the back.
11-18-2015, 09:08 AM
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Instructor
Please keep me in the loop about this. I am the Events Chair for the Virginia Corvette Club in Lynchburg, Virginia. We had a few members go to the Holiday Laps and there seems to be significant interest in doing this among the members. Will you need a count of participants ahead of time?
11-18-2015, 09:40 AM
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Please keep me in the loop about this. I am the Events Chair for the Virginia Corvette Club in Lynchburg, Virginia. We had a few members go to the Holiday Laps and there seems to be significant interest in doing this among the members. Will you need a count of participants ahead of time?
It would be great if we had some committed numbers, but I don't have to give them any maximum numbers. So if we tell them we will have 60 guys there, and 80 show up, it's no big deal. But it would be nice to know we will have at least a certain number of guys there. If we get at least 30-40 guys there before 8am, we can go out in the first session. I already know that from previous conversations I have had with them.
I will probably make a Facebook Event for it as well to help track the number of people coming. Obviously that will only work for those that use Facebook though.
11-23-2015, 08:47 AM
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I am curious how many think they could get there first thing (by 7:30 am), and out of those who would do the drive first thing in the morning vs who would stay overnight in Danville (20-30 min away) the night before?
I'd like to get a caravan going from at least the Raleigh/Durham area, as I have done this a few times in the past and it was fun.
I'd like to get a caravan going from at least the Raleigh/Durham area, as I have done this a few times in the past and it was fun.
11-23-2015, 11:36 AM
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Sounds Awesome!!
I am planning to own a new 16 CZ06 soon and would love to try VIR in it. I will continue to check in on this outing. Would love to join a ride from Raleigh since I'm from Cary, NC!!
Cheers,
Al
Cheers,
Al
11-23-2015, 01:00 PM
#32
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In the past, I have used the BP Station located here as a meet point for groups going to VIR from the Triangle area - 3804 N Duke St, Durham, NC 27704. They have a clean bathroom, gas, and snacks, plus the tire place next door has a large enough parking lot for a group of a dozen or two. And they don't open until after we are on our way to VIR. Usually we meet there around 6-6:15 am and leave shortly afterwards.
11-23-2015, 04:59 PM
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If you come up I-40 to Hillsborough (Exit 261), I can jump into the caravan there. It's a straight shot up to Yanceyville and SR-62 which has some nice curvy stretches along the way.
11-23-2015, 06:58 PM
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sounds like it would be a fun day, Id be interested in it depending on what my schedule is like in the spring. It would be nice if there was a notification list of some sort we could get on, I tend to loose track of dates like this...
12-06-2015, 10:38 AM
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12-15-2015, 10:28 AM
#39
Instructor
Good news - we approved the event for the Virginia Corvette Club. We will be caravanning from Lynchburg, if anyone wants to join us. However, I do not foresee that we will get there at 7:30 in the morning. Could you consider a later time?
12-15-2015, 10:59 AM
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The plan is to have a row off to the right of the regular rows, that is Corvette only, and we would try to order the vehicles by power/experience so that we don't end up with someone with say a stock c5 and driver that has never been to the track at the front and a c7 z06 and driver that does HPDEs every weekend at the back. Hopefully that makes sense.
Every time that row gets to 40 cars, we will be able to go out and do a session. If it has over 40 cars, we would start to make a new row.
I'll stick around until about 3-4 or so.