| Paul,
Is this a "run what you brung" affair? I used to run some Solo2 events
a number of years ago where you bring a helmet and your car in good
running order. It must pass a safety inspection, have movable objects
removed, etc. Is there a wide variety of cars? (Not just Corvettes,
Porsches, Mustangs, etc.)
Jeff
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| Depending on the class, all you need is a safe car, stock seat belts and a
helmet. As you get up into the modified classes, the saftey equipment
requirements increase. Open cars must have at least a roll bar regardless of
the class.
Be prepared to wear out your tires and brakes.
Dave (past COM president)
ps - if you like the time trials, give the hillclimbs at Burke Mt and Mt
Ascutney a try!!
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| Jeff,
To elaborate a little on Dave's reply, if your car is considered
"stock", you just need the car is in safe running order, stock seat
belts, and a helmet. Two years ago, COM began requiring a roll bar and
5 point safety harness even for mildly modified "Street Stock" cars
(e.g. stock plus a header, sway bars).
A wide variety of cars run. Among the stock cars are often VW Golfs,
Honda Civics, Eclipses, and Probes along with the requisite Corvettes,
Mustangs, and RX7's. A wide range of skill is also common, from
amateur racers getting in some practice between races, to people just
off the street to see what it's like to run around a race track.
Driver's School practice sessions break up the field into 3 categories:
experienced - fast, experienced - intermediate, and novice. This
reduced the range of speed and skill on the track at once.
Paul
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| Generally yes, although walk-ins could be put on a waiting list. Even if an
event is full, show up and hang out. Volunteer to work a corner and you'll
get some useful tips on driving my watching the cars and talking to the other
drivers. More than 50% of the driver school is class room instruction or
observing from the corners so if you work the corner, you get this part for
free and they might even feed you lunch - if they they do that.
Dave
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