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Originally Posted by m3bs
I'm concerned that the level of horsepower showing up at HPDE events may ultimately lead to the demise of these events.
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Unfortunately this is sad but absolutely true. I've done track days going back 15 years and it's amazing how much more powerful all cars are now. Back then it was only the exotics that cracked 300hp -- now even our baby 1er does that.
I was at a NASA event last year when a guy that should have known better (he looked to about 50'ish), running in the novice group, stuffed his brand new ViperGTS into a concrete retainer. He walked away but the car was history. Whether its related or not, I have no idea, but that track no longer runs NASA events, and I consider NASA to be one of the best run/safest HPDE outfits around.
Although I'm not a big fan of auto-x, I still think it's by far the best way to get to know your car safely before tapping into the big speed (and big trouble) that you can get into in HPDE.