Miata Race School **will i be the only one from cr.net going? =(** ? only a few more places avail.

Sean Jay! · 04-08-2007, 10:48 PM

Hey- anybody else going to the race school @ Streets of Willow hosted by Ravenwing Performance!?
Theres only a few places left and I haven't seen anybody mention it on the forum.

http://www.ravenwingperformance.net/...Lane-Main.html

89eunos · 04-08-2007, 11:01 PM

Better make the most of that one day, usually they hold two day events.

Matt [exz3owner] · 04-08-2007, 11:22 PM

$265?

for a day?

wow. you can usually do whole weekends for that price.

Flyineunos · 04-08-2007, 11:39 PM

Holly crap! That expensive. How much can you learn in one day. Save your money and go on a regular track day and use the instructors when your there(they're free). Then you will have enough for two days and you could buy your own food...

urban · 04-09-2007, 02:17 PM

yeah you can get a regular track day for $120, and theres always someone who knows how to drive that can give you pointers.
hope you learn alot, take advantage of there instuctors,make them earn that track fee.

renesisdrms · 04-09-2007, 07:16 PM

^^hope u can dance in circles around S2ks after that course. yea, serious man, that is kinda expensive.

renesisdrms · 04-09-2007, 07:20 PM

sean: do show whats contained in the high performance manual. (urs to keep) after the event maybe. or post it... sure can use some pointers here...or there.

ExHondaMan · 04-09-2007, 07:21 PM

That lunch better include imported French Truffles and Foie Gras.lol.

Seriously though, you already paid, so just go and have fun. And be prepared for, "This is called an A-P-E-X" lectures,haha.

renesisdrms · 04-09-2007, 07:54 PM

yea...seriously huh? but it can't be that bad. its a service, right? you don't already have techniques after a year or 2 when you first get ur DL. it is taught or experienced...learned from some source. perfect for those who have friends or thought about racing canyon roads like GMR... why go thru a couple of crashes just to get to the same place?

i think it really is a "safer" way to do it. so have fun sean jay! its a smart choice considering what else coul've happened.

sonique128 · 04-09-2007, 08:09 PM

So like... what's an apex?

ExHondaMan · 04-09-2007, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by sonique128 @ Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:09 pm

So like... what's an apex?

I have the slightest idea but I bet these girls know.....

fwdtamiya · 04-09-2007, 08:29 PM

kung fu jesus · 04-09-2007, 08:44 PM

have fun sean. listen to your instructors, don't worry about what others are or aren't doing. i've done these events in the past and instructed at a few. you should gain in one day what it takes others a year to learn.

Sean Jay! · 04-09-2007, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kung fu jesus @ Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:44 pm

have fun sean. listen to your instructors, don't worry about what others are or aren't doing. i've done these events in the past and instructed at a few. you should gain in one day what it takes others a year to learn.

im glad to see i finally got some positive feedback from you guys after the first few "too expensive" comments- i was getting a little discouraged.

the course includes a 90 minute in class lecture- skid pad training track time, and instructor ride alongs. not too bad i thought. it's the same race school that you can rent the celicas from.

Mx5Xoom · 04-09-2007, 09:29 PM

Yeah man, definately have fun. I just wish there was something like that around here. The "Monster Mile" that is like two miles away from me does nothing of the sort, unless you like Nascar. They have some sorta program for a ride and drive session in a race ready Nascar. Sucks tho cause the track is an oval... and left... left.... left... just sounds boring. Ne ways, i hope you have fun.

-Jeremy

Flyineunos · 04-09-2007, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Sean Jay! @ Mon Apr 09, 2007 6:07 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by kung fu jesus @ Mon Apr 09, 2007 5:44 pm

have fun sean. listen to your instructors, don't worry about what others are or aren't doing. i've done these events in the past and instructed at a few. you should gain in one day what it takes others a year to learn.

im glad to see i finally got some positive feedback from you guys after the first few "too expensive" comments- i was getting a little discouraged.

the course includes a 90 minute in class lecture- skid pad training track time, and instructor ride alongs. not too bad i thought. it's the same race school that you can rent the celicas from.

Sorry Sean,
Didn't mean to discourage you. I did not realize you paid allready. I'm sure you will learn alot there and i hope the track time is the majority of the day too.
Good luck with it and let us all know how it went.
Fred

Matt [exz3owner] · 04-10-2007, 10:05 AM

same here. didn't know you'd already paid.

there is definately a difference between groups where instruction is "free" and events where the instructors are paid. Should be a difference in quality of attention.

have fun.

asianrice02 · 04-10-2007, 10:23 AM

you price sean is cheaper to run than here or at pahrump

canyonfive · 04-10-2007, 07:03 PM

Also keep in my the words for Sir Jackie Stewart, "Never get on the gas until you never have to get off again".

Then listen to danny and youll have a blast

Sean Jay! · 04-17-2007, 11:58 PM

lol guess what- i pulled out! my clutch started slipping- and i also needed to upgrade my brake pads....

cant go to the track on a slipping clutch and cant afford track day+clutch/brake work.... ugh im sad i cant go

urban · 04-18-2007, 12:07 PM

thats ok , im sure you'll get another chance .
then guess what ?

you'll be addicted like a crackwhore.

Betrayed · 04-18-2007, 12:15 PM

Sean, while your on the wait, try signing up for an autocross practice or 2. That way you can find the limit of the car with only a rubber cone to hit. Makes you a bit more comfortable when the instructor tells you to go into the bowl at streets at what seems to be an impossible pace.

I do agree with you on signing up for a school before just doing a track day. I know when I am at a practice, Im willing to help people, but not all day. At a school, you get a real instructor, which helps a lot!

04-08-2007, 10:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
Sean Jay! Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 1,702	Miata Race School will i be the only one from cr.net going? =( ? only a few more places avail. Hey- anybody else going to the race school @ Streets of Willow hosted by Ravenwing Performance!? Theres only a few places left and I haven't seen anybody mention it on the forum. http://www.ravenwingperformance.net/...Lane-Main.html

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Flyineunos Speed Tribe OG Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,978	Re: Miata Race School will i be the only one from cr.net going? =( ? only a few more places avail. Holly crap! That expensive. How much can you learn in one day. Save your money and go on a regular track day and use the instructors when your there(they're free). Then you will have enough for two days and you could buy your own food...
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urban Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SoCal Posts: 4,295	yeah you can get a regular track day for $120, and theres always someone who knows how to drive that can give you pointers. hope you learn alot, take advantage of there instuctors,make them earn that track fee.

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renesisdrms Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: holly woood Posts: 459	sean: do show whats contained in the high performance manual. (urs to keep) after the event maybe. or post it... sure can use some pointers here...or there.
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04-09-2007, 07:54 PM	#9 (permalink)
renesisdrms Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: holly woood Posts: 459	yea...seriously huh? but it can't be that bad. its a service, right? you don't already have techniques after a year or 2 when you first get ur DL. it is taught or experienced...learned from some source. perfect for those who have friends or thought about racing canyon roads like GMR... why go thru a couple of crashes just to get to the same place? i think it really is a "safer" way to do it. so have fun sean jay! its a smart choice considering what else coul've happened.
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Mx5Xoom Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 514	Yeah man, definately have fun. I just wish there was something like that around here. The "Monster Mile" that is like two miles away from me does nothing of the sort, unless you like Nascar. They have some sorta program for a ride and drive session in a race ready Nascar. Sucks tho cause the track is an oval... and left... left.... left... just sounds boring. Ne ways, i hope you have fun. -Jeremy
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04-10-2007, 10:05 AM	#17 (permalink)
Matt [exz3owner] Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,028	same here. didn't know you'd already paid. there is definately a difference between groups where instruction is "free" and events where the instructors are paid. Should be a difference in quality of attention. have fun.
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canyonfive Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Orange County,CA Posts: 167	Re: Miata Race School will i be the only one from cr.net going? =( ? only a few more places avail. Also keep in my the words for Sir Jackie Stewart, "Never get on the gas until you never have to get off again". Then listen to danny and youll have a blast

04-17-2007, 11:58 PM	#20 (permalink)
Sean Jay! Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 1,702	lol guess what- i pulled out! my clutch started slipping- and i also needed to upgrade my brake pads.... cant go to the track on a slipping clutch and cant afford track day+clutch/brake work.... ugh im sad i cant go

04-18-2007, 12:07 PM	#21 (permalink)
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Betrayed Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Anaheim, California Posts: 405	Sean, while your on the wait, try signing up for an autocross practice or 2. That way you can find the limit of the car with only a rubber cone to hit. Makes you a bit more comfortable when the instructor tells you to go into the bowl at streets at what seems to be an impossible pace. I do agree with you on signing up for a school before just doing a track day. I know when I am at a practice, Im willing to help people, but not all day. At a school, you get a real instructor, which helps a lot!
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