Race Track Questions

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You'd be what they call "Provisional Solo". Where you'd have a Master Instructor ride along with you for part of a session, and if they feel like you have things down, you'll be given solo status. You don't pay for the instructor fee unless you aren't given solo status.

Oh, one other thing you should replace is your brake fluid, Motul RBF600 is good. Other than that, heat wise you should be good to go. The three things that commonly overheat (oil, brake fluid, and pads) are all replaced (or augmented) with more track oriented items.

It isn't racing, that's why they don't call it racing (and don't like it when people call it that). Times aren't being kept, neither are positions. If someone comes behind you and they are faster, you let them pass and lift off the accelerator a bit, no questions asked. If it's a car that is faster in the corners than the straightaways (like our Z) against another car, they will let you pass in a straight away, they'll just lift off the gas a bit more than normal. I had this happen a few times, passed a newer Corvette, and a Aston Martin, both cars I had no chance at taking in straight's, but due to their driving styles I had no issues with catching up to them in each corner, so they let me pass.

So basically in an HPDE the only thing you are competing against is yourself. Some people do keep times, but they are discrete about it.

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