LFZ

Hello, my name is Lee and I'm addicted to the track

Its all I can think about it! I can't even work, because I want to be on the track all the time....OMG. I'm even lining up a set of track wheels, slicks, got 2 more track days scheduled....I even wear my helmet and get competitive as hell with my 6 year old playing Need for Speed on the Wii U.....my gf says I need to seek professional help.

Ok....I'm done. Here's obligatory pic.....

duhveed

My name is David and I too want to be on the track at all times lol

Got 2 events coming up in Sept and Oct can't wait for those

LFZ

David.

ibleedgreen

I would like to say hello, my name is Chris and I'm a recovering track addict. Formerly sportbikes and my 944. It's been 3 years and I've been living the clean life. Since buying my C6Z I'm not sure how long I can go without a relapse.

kenw

Would be and total addict if I could afford it.

I can only afford 2 or 3 HPDE fixes per year and look forward to them.

pkincy

So true. I started with autox (did 50 autoxs my first year in 94), and did that to excess through 97-98 and than bought a road race car and went W2W racing all over the West Coast (10 weekends/year minimum), sold the race car and built a track car. Started recovery in 07 and haven't been on a track since then. Finally sold my track car this year (and my BMW M3) and bought a Z06.

Hopefully I can stay off the racetracks with it, although Howie's videos are about to cause a relapse.

Gary '09 C6

I so want to go back (all the time) but I'll have to be content with running the Texas Mile every Fall
(can't attend the Spring event).

It is the most fun you can have with your clothes on...

ibleedgreen

I agree, I will be running our 1/2 mile event here but it's on a runway so I don't classify it as a track.

ConfusedGarage

It certainly is one of the few addictions that is more addictive AND expensive than a heroin addiction. I have my next track day in 7 days, counting down the minutes.

PushinTheLimit

That's about how my story goes. I started doing autox in 06 and ran my first track day in 2008 and I was hooked from the get go. I was using my EB C5Z at the time and sold it to buy a former T1 prepped C5Z. I bought it in 2010 and ran W2W in 2011 and 2012. I sold it just a couple of months ago to fund my dirt late model that I'm about to start racing. As much as I loved road racing, the travel commitments and costs kept me from getting where I wanted to be.

I hope to eventually get another corvette and keep it close to stock to run some HPDE's. But for now, I'm concentrating on dirt tracks.

spicytuna

I'm both lucky and unlucky to live very far from the nearest track. Otherwise, I'm sure I'd be broke by now.

And I thought sports like skiing and skydiving were expensive!

FrankTank

If I had the baller funds required I would be tracking my car all the time, but I just don't have the money , I would agree its more expensive than drugs !

that, and I don't have the money for any major repair if I have a mishap or whatever

oh well when I get that winning lotto ticket I will be a track junkie then

pkincy

When I was running Camaro Mustang Challenge we figured each race weekend (we had 10/year) was $1000 for travel, fuel both to get there and in the car, entry fees, motel costs and food for the weekend.

Then you had to add consumables, which is a spec series is much cheaper than non spec. I.e., we ran Toyos, which at $1000/set lasted more than 1/2 the season, vs my Fabricator who was running SCCA ITE and using $1400 of Hoosiers every weekend. We also greatly limited our rwhp with random dyno checks...I had a 39 mm restrictor plate in my 48 mm TB, so motor costs were pretty much nothing. That helps tremendously.

But you still have consumables, rotors, pads, maintenance and than the all important unknown.....Shunt repair costs. I probably had 4 major shunts in a 3 year period requiring frame and body replacement/repair.

So you don't do it without having an available budget of $20k/year. And that is spec racing. Racing something like the Z is quite a bit more expensive.

However much fun HPDE is, W2W with others literally inches to the right and left, in front and behind is an altogether different adrenalin rush. Paricularly if you get in a spec class with 30-70 (think Mazda Miata) fields so there is always someone around you to race with, no matter your skill or experience level.

And you aren't enjoying it enough if you don't have racing stripes on your car. Note the rear quarter panel. After I went upside down I left the left rear panel crumpled. It was amazing the respect I got from the newbies with the car looking like this.

subfloor@centurytrans

If so then I too have a very bad problem in that people ask me what I do for a living and I respond with (and only half jokingly) "I'm a drag racer who supports his habit by working as a software developer".

0Johnny@MTI

hi my name is johnny, and i turn every car i own into a track rat.

Gary '09 C6

(horse)racing...the sport of Kings !

Dirty Howie

Haha, you bought a track car (Z06)

Get ready for more ACS video after tomorrows event

I'm not addicted, but I do have to go at least once a month or I find myself kicking my wife's dog


DH

cruzin2

I share your addiction and I'm not ready for recovery...



P.s. if you are running slicks, I would consider adding some additional oil scavenge / better pan or baffling of the tank as a minimum.... just my friendly $.02.

LFZ

Id definitely rather have a meth or heroin addiction since it would be easier on my bank account. Because of my track addiction, I've had to cut back on other stuff like going to strip bars, drinking house liquor instead of top shelf, cigars, etc. Glad I'm not the only one...I like the "pro racer" comment....funny.

Thanks for the advice...I plan on getting the Lingenfelter tank since I have a 08 with the smaller tank.

jwp2

My z06 has been in the shop for 2 months...and I am completely Jonesing. Considering stealing my daughters civic and taking it to the glen. Someone help me.