t.is350.h

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Sound really fun.....

davidbenji

Not only will it be a butt load of fun you might also qualify for an insurance discount.

nabbun

tru that

but only if you take the right course

TimboIS

Not likely. You'd do better to take a high school Drivers Ed course.

Gernby

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$675 sure sounds expensive for an HPDE. All the HPDE's around here are less than $300 for Saturday and Sunday.

al503

I think he's going to a school, ala Skip Barber, etc.

If it is just an HPDE, then it is too expensive.

davidbenji

HS Drivers Ed does not qualify for insurance discount. Contact an insurance agent and they can verify certain advanced driving courses will qualify you for discount. Depends on the course and the insurance company.

Lexmex

When I grew up it did offer a discount, but this can depend on company to company.

Burst32

I really dont know what all this thing entails, but i think it is classes, instructor time on the track, solo time, time in a skid car. and a bunch of ****. its $750 if you want to rent an Acura to drive while you are there, but I want to take my car. If you are curious as to what it is, go to the website

www.midohio.com

jimmyjazz

I went to the Panoz one day class a few years ago. In the morning we had some class and then drove Audi A4's on a wet skid pad and did 2 autocross sessions. In the afternoon, we did 1 autocross session in Panoz GT's then four 20 minute road course sessions. The cost was $975. The first time you turn on the fuel pump toggle and then turn on the ignition toggle and fire up the car was worth about $500 bucks, man, I mean it was RIGHTIOUS! Have fun and enjoy yourself!

lobuxracer

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Personally, I'll always take the opportunity to abuse someone else's gear rather than endanger my own. I have heard of one insurance company that does not support HPDE courses, and even dropped a member for asking about participating in one with his own car. I'm not sure of all the details on that situation because it was all second hand, but it seemed odd to me. It's still something to consider before using your own car.

Lexmex

Although I am not allowed to take my RX300 (no trucks or SUVs unless a closed track with no other people running) on to some of the tracks here like Hermanos Rodriguez, I have driven some other very high powered vehicles and two problems he always encountered:

1. Overheated brakes/rotors (make sure your fluid is new and of excellent (being good is not sufficient) quality along with new pads). One time I went up to the track in Leon and 5 cars had cracked rotors (a long trip back to Mexico City).
2. Overheated tires (you just have to watch your pressure). At Hermanos, the techs kept telling everyone to have a high PSI in the tires to avoid beading. It took one lap for my buddy with his RX7, to bring it in and lower the psi quickly as those tired just up like 6 psi. Here is the one track day where my buddy raced his RX7...$250 USD for the entire day, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWr5GTJsKiE