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I just signed up for Hooked On Driving's HPDE at New Jersey Motorsports Park's Lightning racetrack on June 19. It would be cool if some other forum members represented! Anybody down for some hot laps?
BTW, Hooked on Driving puts on a pretty nice events. They provide food, drinks, etc.. Plus Corvette sponsors their program, so if time allows you can take a Vette out on the track for a few laps! http://www.hookedondriving.com/event....__FRIDAY_ONLY
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Very tempting... I read the details, and the logistics seem pretty similar to how the BMW events are run... 2 hours of track time per day (so, presumably 4 sessions of about 30 minutes each), point-by passing, run groups broken up by skill/experience, etc. Seems like the more advanced run groups don't give you a dedicated instructor though, which makes the $315 fee seem a bit steep for one day at NJMP.
Can anyone who's done an HOD event compare it to a BMW-run event in terms of instructor quality and how well the event is run in general?
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FYI, you can have an instructor with you in the Intermediate or Advanced classes if you want; it just isn't required.
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I'll ask a couple of my friends who are instructors with BMW CCA and other clubs what they know about the HOD instructors...
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Last time with HOD was my first chance to take my 335 on the track, so I was experimenting and getting to know the new car. I wanted to be alone. To be forthcoming; a good instructor would absolutely help me get around Lightning in less time. I don't have a lot of laps on that track so my line can benefit from someone with more experience helping me tweak it a bit. I may ask one of the instructors to ride along during my second session this time.
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$250 is about my limit for a single day event. I don't need an instructor as I instruct at some events I attend. If it's a new ( to me ) track then I'd like to follow someone who has been there multiple times but again I don't need an instructor.
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Nice consistent 0.9g+ lateral G's in corners. You seem to be taking the car close to its limits.
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Today I got a big promotion that lowers the amount of driving I have to do. I may just put some Dinan springs and bump stops and see what happens before I dump on an LSD.
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Congrats! Some good (promotion) and some bad though (less driving)
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