[five3three]

I have never been to a track before and considering trying out the Summit Point Friday at the Track, which is held about every 3 weeks, first with an instructor for a couple of sessions, then on your own.

Has anybody here done this and what is your take on it?

http://summitpoint-raceway.com/progr...-at-the-track/

[pseto]

How much track experience do you have? Sounds like you may not have much, so I would say that BMWCCA is a great option. Our instructors are top notch (and go through a rigid instructor academy to get certification) and we run 2 day weekend track events at Summit throughout the year.

IMO, a 2 day class is best since you can reinforce what you learn over the course of the weekend. You'll see yourself get progressively better (and faster) since a big part of tracking your car is to understand your limits (and push them) and familiarize yourself to the track (knowing each turn and how to successfully manuever them).

I can answer any detailed questions you have, or feel free to PM.

[Demetrius Joel]

This is about 2 hours away from where I'll be living in a month. Never been to the track before. Sounds like it could be fun. Something I'm def considering.

[overcoil]

Chk out this video of what can happen at the track.

http://jalopnik.com/watch-this-deer-...1-g-1611215533

[five3three]

Originally Posted by notime

Chk out this video of what can happen at the track.

http://jalopnik.com/watch-this-deer-...1-g-1611215533

I have seen a couple of similar videos of wipe outs and I guess they have a deer problem there too. Of course there's a risk. For me, it's something I have always wanted to get into or at the very least try out.

And I'm not going to take risks on a new 51k car without getting track insurance every single time I hit the track. If it was a cheapo track car that I may consider one day if I really get into it, then who cares about insurance.

[jgunnz]

Originally Posted by notime

Chk out this video of what can happen at the track.

http://jalopnik.com/watch-this-deer-...1-g-1611215533

Good lord...

[Demetrius Joel]

Deer turned in to mist, crazy.

[five3three]

So, I ended up going to Summit Point this past weekend. I did one session and it was a blast. The car held up nicely even though I pushed it pretty hard. I'll likely be back at some point and do another session or full day HPDE.

[bubsterino]

Originally Posted by five3three

So, I ended up going to Summit Point this past weekend. I did one session and it was a blast. The car held up nicely even though I pushed it pretty hard. I'll likely be back at some point and do another session or full day HPDE.

glad to hear you had fun. a guy I work with goes frequently and said FATT is a wonderful place to get started.

I've been there once for a Lexus driver event and got to take out the new (at the time) IS-F. it was a blast.

curious if you could kindly share how much track time you got, cost, and details around insurance cost (available to purchase ahead of time? do you have to alert your primary insurance about what you're doing?) if you could!!!

[five3three]

Originally Posted by bubsterino

curious if you could kindly share how much track time you got, cost, and details around insurance cost (available to purchase ahead of time? do you have to alert your primary insurance about what you're doing?) if you could!!!

I didn't do the FATT but rather a NASA event that was there (https://www.nasaproracing.com/event/1874). I did the Hyperdrive for only $50 and that gave me one classroom session and one track session of about 25 minutes. For the price and how hard I was able to push it, it was a bargain.

Next time I'll either consider a similar Hyperdrive or maybe a single day or weekend if I'm up for it.

If I do a full day event or a weekend event I would likely purchase track insurance. I wouldn't expect my primary insurance to cover it and I wouldn't contact them to ask so as not to be on their radar.

For this hyperdrive I didn't do any insurance as I didn't plan on going too crazy.

[bubsterino]

Originally Posted by five3three

I didn't do the FATT but rather a NASA event that was there (https://www.nasaproracing.com/event/1874). I did the Hyperdrive for only $50 and that gave me one classroom session and one track session of about 25 minutes. For the price and how hard I was able to push it, it was a bargain.

Next time I'll either consider a similar Hyperdrive or maybe a single day or weekend if I'm up for it.

If I do a full day event or a weekend event I would likely purchase track insurance. I wouldn't expect my primary insurance to cover it and I wouldn't contact them to ask so as not to be on their radar.

For this hyperdrive I didn't do any insurance as I didn't plan on going too crazy.

thank you for sharing!