Wow! It was a lot of fun. I got there Sunday a little after 3. Met Patrick (I'm bad with names, I wonder if I got it right) and his brother, umm (oops.). Registered and teched the car in the lot across from the hotel. Talked with Roy and Lelane and went to dinner.
The next morning I followed Roy and Lelane to VIR. It's nice to hang out with people that know what they are doing. It was my first time at a track. The different groups each got several classroom sessions and several track sessions. I might have learned a little in the classroom sessions but found them a little chatty and not so instructy. I learned the most from listening to Roy and my instructor "Wicky". Thanks guys, I learned a lot. The track sessions separated by experience level was great and made me much more comfortable about taking my car out there.
Driving on the track? Wow! What a blast. I was laughing and having fun on the initial slower laps. Then I was silent and concentrating with a big grin on my face. Over 100mph in the front straight, tires squealing through all the curves, it was fun. Then Roy let me ride with him in his Cooper with sticky tires. OMG!
The 4 Mini convoy back to Hampton Roads was a nice finish to the day.
VIR is beautiful but so big it is hard to get good pictures with my small camera. Here's what Lelane and I got with my camera...
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