Heat Seeker WS6

For those of you framiliar with the event the MFBA/Speed Seekers have at Road America each April, have we got news for you! Todd and his staff at S3 did a fantastic write up on this past April's event in the July issue of Speed, Style & Sound Magazine. We are still working on the details, but may very well have Oct 18th & 19th for track usage. More details are to follow. For the latest, check out http://www.SpeedSeekers.com

omattitude

Sweet! :eek: :cheers:
Bill gave me a ride in his pewter monster.....wow...that is fun.


Can't wait to get the video from that ride...I think I left hand prints on his door handle :eek:

marrepka

If so, I'm so there. April event was a blast!

:cool: :thumbs:

WisconsinVETTE

I am there too. I want to get on a track sooooo bad. :party:

Gary2KC5

I got to check my schedule, I was planning on doing the BMW club event there a few weeks earlier.

BTW: This month's (SEPT.) issue of Popular HotRodding has 2 stories on the MFBA April event with a lot of car pics. If you were there check it out, your car might be pictured in a national publication.

Lambinator

ttt - should be a great event.

WisconsinVETTE

Will the BMW club let nonmembers without BMWs on the track to join in the fun? :seeya

Gary2KC5

Good question regarding RA. Most car clubs have to let others in to play to cover the track rental/insurance expense.

There are a few cases where you have to have the club make of car to be in the event. The Chicago Porsche Club is one of those. If their region is so large they have to limit it to just their members or some of them would be turned away.

Keep in mind the car clubs are DE events and MFBA is a track event...no instructors but less of the nit picky DE rules.
The Wisconson BMW club, like most in the country, will let other makes in the event.


[Modified by Gary2KC5, 10:33 AM 8/9/2003]

Heat Seeker WS6

Good point indeed. The Speed Seekers Event does not offer official instruction, but there are quite a few willing drivers that attend with the credentials to take some under thier wing and help them out.
The variety of car types at our event is always exciting- Porsche GT Cup cars, Panoz GT racers, Mallet, Doug Rippie, Rousche, Bimmers, Vipers and always a good variety of Vettes & more.

WisconsinVETTE

I by no means would want to try and get a bunch of vettes to go to the BMW club event, I think that would be somewhat rude, but would anyone else be intrested in taking there vette? Would we be welcome?

Gary I have never been to a track day I just would really like to see what it is like. How much for me to join in at the BMW club even?

Gary2KC5

I for one am willing to let anyone in other groups ride with me and take any advise I have to give...and that's a lot like the DE instructors do anyway.

Last April I came in from my hot track time and was getting unbuckled and before I got my helmet off I had someone ask If I would ride with them...with out a 2nd thought I was off to their car, and was instructing them in there 1st on track experience.

Anyone who who wants help can get it. And there are a mix of very cool cars @ the MFBA event, not just F bodys.

And the MFBA event, as I posted before, is not extremely **** about nit picky rules like a lot of the other clubs are...but they still run a 1st class safe event.

Gary2KC5

It is not rude to "crash" another clubs event! They actually need other cars to help fill the field and fund the track rental / insurance fees. The DE event here in St. Louis have about 50% club cars (Porsche or BMW) and the other 50% are a mix of other cars.

Because of tax reasons, the clubs are having to get DE participants to join there club (at least the BMW club). Fee for a national BMWCCA membership is $35 and sometime you have to pay a local fee also, like $12.

DE fees range from $225 to $425 depending on the track.

Of course if you just want to come and watch, you don't have to pay anything, or join any club. Sometime though, like at the MFBA event spectators do pay like $5.

WisconsinVETTE

Well I am interested in joining you guys for a day of fun at RA, even if I only got to ride along with someone. Whats the info on the date?

Heat Seeker WS6

The event is October 18th & 19th. All the Event info is at http://www.SpeedSeekers.com It'll be a great time as always.

WisconsinVETTE

DOES THAT PRICE INCLUDE A PASSANGER? HOW MUCH TO COME AND WATCH?

omattitude

I believe the price to come and watch is $5/day (including parking up in the paddock).
Then, as you will find, if you ask nicely and buy a beer that night.......you can snag a ride with someone. You have to have a helmet though.

Anyone up for a party Sat. night? :party:

If I'm not working Security for this event I'll be up in the paddock (weather permitting)......otherwise I'll probably be at the gate or something....stop by to say :seeya .

marrepka

Spring event was $5 to get in to watch

Stop by and say Hi, I've been known to give a rides :thumbs:

WisconsinVETTE

Matt are you going to be driving? I am hoping to have an extra $320 to drive my car but I will pay to watch and hopefully catch a few rides if I cant. A party sounds like a good idea to me. :party:

omattitude

Not likely (for this year), the $320 isn't the issue for me. Its the brakes, tires, etc that go along with an event such as this. But, with your brand new z06 you should be able to do this without too much after-event cost.

XH2Oskier

You can read the entire Popular Hot Rodding story on this event at their website. You'll probably spot a few familiar names/cars in the story- http://www.popularhotrodding.com/eve...0309_wideopen/