NMS-North will return to the track with the NASA NE folks on March 27-28 at New Jersey
Motorsports Park on the Lightning Course. NJMP is big enough to have 2 tracks, so maybe
we'll go back some other time and run on the THUNDER side too. My track driving is not
racing against other cars, so I'm working on improving my driving skills in what is called
High Performance Driver Education, or HPDE.
Down South, Brian has been getting fully prepped for some serious Time Trialing this year,
now that he has a TT license. This week he's brought in some new G-Loc brake pads, and a
transponder for that official timing. More to come from him this year in the NMS track Miata
too.
OK, now that I've had this Cayman for a while, I know how to start the car and put gas in it,
so those aren't the kind of things I'll learn in driver education. It's a little more advanced
than that! Groups like NASA have a structured series of steps for drivers to go through as they
gain skills. What do you get for your "education?" Eventually this can lead to getting a
competition license if you want to do actual racing against other cars on track. If you don't want
to go full on racing, fine, you can just improve your car handling skills and have fun!
You can check out the NASA FAQ on these type of events at this link:
NASA starts drivers in the HPDE 1 group, and as they improve their skills and basically
show that they can play well with others, progress up to HPDE 4. I'm hoping to move from
group 1 to group 2 in March, so that's my next goal. You can do this in just about any car,
although with most convertibles you need a roll bar, in addition to the helmets that are
mandatory in all groups. Here's a look at the various cars signed up for my HPDE 1 driving
sessions starting on Saturday:
BRAND MODEL
Lexus GS300
Honda S2000
BMW 330ci
Toyota Supra
Toyota Supra
Acura Integra
VW GTI
Toyota Supra
Porsche Cayman
Porsche Panamera
Subaru Legacy GT Spec B
Infinity Q50
CHEVY CORVETTE
Mini Cooper
Toyota Supra
Scion FRS
Nissan GT-R
Toyota Supra
Toyota 86
Mazda Miata
VW Alltrack
Chevy Corvette
Honda Civic
BMW M3
Toyota Supra
Honda Civic Type R
BMW M3
Cadillac ATS-V
Ford Focus
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