All Rally V Participants Please Read.

[ChipBeck]

Chip - I guess what you are saying is that there won't be a trophy awarded for winning my track session?

Ed

Ed,

Here is how you can win! At our final evening gathering on Friday night, every GT owner whose car is still in about the same condition it was in before the Rally began will be declared a "Winner" of the Daniel Bonyhadi Award. We will all drink a Makers Mark Manhatten to celebrate!

Chip

 

[steved57]

Chip - I'll drink to that !!

 

[roketman]

The drivers meeting and track talk will be valuable lessons .
We really have some awesome instructors .All very experienced.
You first timers and newbies are going to have the time of your life !! The most fun you can have with your clothes on!! Unless you did it naked !
I promise the instructors will enhance your driving/owning experience in the safest way possible!
REALLY !!! I promise !!!!
My advice go for rides with your instructors .This is a great way to learn and experience the skills of performance driving.
Should you have any questions,problems or concerns of any kind at the track, please come talk to me so I can sort it out.
Thank you !
Ron aka Roketman
PS Ed if you need a trophy or 1st place ribbon I will bring you one of mine !
Your a champ in my book !!

 

[ChipBeck]

Let's Rally!!!

We really have some awesome instructors. All very experienced. You first timers and newbies are going to have the time of your life!! The most fun you can have with your clothes on!! Unless you did it naked! I promise the instructors will enhance your.....
My advice go for rides with your instructors.

Ron aka Roketman

Ron,

This is obviously going to be a lot better than last year! I would like to take your advice and go with an "awesome, very experienced, naked, enhanced, female instructor for a really fun, time of my life ride!!"

I'm a slow learner so it may take several sessions for me to get the hang of it. I'll be at the track at 4am Wednesday morning to get an early start. :banana

Chip

 

[roketman]

Chip
I will sign you up with our female instructor!

 

[kmillen]

Unfortunately we won't be attending this year's rally but I would like to offer some thoughts for those of you who are going to be there. We prepare a lot of track cars for customer's and for ourselves and there are a few simple rules we follow before any car heads out to any sort of track.

1) Check the lug nuts, go around and check the torque on all 20 nuts. Quick and simple and worth it. If you do this frequently like we do with our cars, you may consider replacing the wheel studs and lug nuts. They can fatigue over time and they can break...Better safe than sorry!
2) Inspect the suspension, look for loose nuts and bolts and check each shock for wear and leaking.
3) Inspect all fluid levels, make sure EVERYTHING is full and in good condition. If it's been awhile since critical fluids have been changed, flush and refill. This is especially important for brake fluid, especially considering these cars are now 4 or 5 years old and no doubt they have started getting some moisture in them so the fluids boiling point will be reduced.
4) Inspect tires, if a tire has a slow leak, replace it. If a tire is low on tread, replace it, if a tire has a puncture but it's still holding air, replace it. Tires are what keep you stuck to the track...Make sure they aren't going to let you down!!!
5) Inspect brake rotors and pads. Make sure you have enough material to be able to enjoy your week/day(s) at the track.
6) Inspect and clean the front grill and air openings.
7) Inspect your seat belts and seats. make sure they are in good condition and working properly.

A check like this won't take long, but it is highly recommended! When we compete on the Targa rallies or at local events or even just head out to do some testing we perform these tests. Most of the time, we won't see any issues but every now and then, we see something that needs to be addressed. It's better to find them when the engine is off than coming into the corner at 100+ MPH...During the Targa rallies we perform these inspections at the end of every day. Sometimes parts can work themselves loose.

 

[red gt 1442]

Thank you Kyle for this information, as it should be a standard for any track day...no matter what car........

Ron, since some of us are going to be traveling all day Tues...is it possible to find out what time the drivers meeting will take place...............In some circles, missing the drivers meeting will cause you to sit out the day.......... thank you..


Gino

 

[dbk]

Gino -

Registration materials and setup will be handled at the track from 8:00 AM until 9:30 AM. The drivers meeting for Wednesday's track day will be held at 9:30 AM. There will be a track talk with Peter Krauss at 10:00 AM, and run groups will commence at the completion of his discussion.

See you there!

 

[red gt 1442]

Great!!!!!!!!! Thank you DBK...sorry if I missed this somewhere...


Gino

 

[RALPHIE]

One item not mentioned so far is hydration. Make sure you have plenty of water with you (don't know if the track sells any). You will lose a lot of water through perspiration when on a track, and it is essential that you replace those fluids. Gatorade or other electrolyte drinks can also be used, but good old H2O is as good as it gets. Take plenty with you. If the humidity is high, double your supply.