Just got home from the Autobahn track day and all I can say is WOW! 3.56 miles with 21 turns.
That was some intense driving!! It was hot out there too.
Nothing like all 4 tires breaking loose around a turn! That sheet was crazy!!!
Body is a little sore, prolly will be worse tomorrow.
It was great passing up Ferrari's, Lotus', Mini Coopers, S2000's, Miata's
I had a guy with a Lotus Elise come up to me and ask me what I had in it. He was having a hard time keeping up! That made me feel great!
Brakes took a hell of a beating, but held up great.
Unfortunately my wheels did not! Talk about diiiirty! and I washed it this morning.
There was only one other 05/06 GT out there and was someone I knew from another Mustang forum.
Display was reading AVG speed 48 MPH @ 7.5 MPG.





Only 2 other Mustangs, and they were 2 cobras
Big mix of cars tho, vipers to ford escort wagons!!!!!
I had to snap a pic of the escort.

 

Cool - were you using the full circuit, or just the north or south section?

 

The whole thing!

 

Nice. Can you post a pic or a link to your roll cage. I have a vert and would like to get ideas on how people handle it.

 

Sorry, I was the coupe, but can find some pics for ya
http://www.allfordmustangs.com/photo...l/ppuser/17069

 

Thanks!

 

Sounds like a lot of fun... Passing up cars that "everyone" says would "smoke a Mustang on a road course"...
Take that Jeremy Clarkson! "Detroit- 1 , Norfolk- NIL..."

Sounds like the s197 Mustang can be a pretty good track car... I hope all those people that say the "Mustangs can't handle" are reading this thread....

 

Haha. But I cant be the one to be the deciding factor. But I was definitely very impressed with it.

I'm sure not everyone was pushing their car as hard as I was tho either, but a lot were.

 

Updated with action shots http://www.dktphotography.net/copper...?album=9&pos=0
My personal favorite

 

What hood does that Tungsten GT next to yours have?
The cowl hood.

Is it the Saleen?

Looks like FUN!

 

Steeda hood. His car was sent to steeda right from the factory.

 

man that would have been awesome

 

track photgraphers pics are up. Get a good idea of the cars that were out there
http://autobahnevents.exposuremanage...1&photo_page=1

 

That looks like a lot of fun. Those pics are great. You really get to see the body-roll on some of those cars.

 

how did you get started? I'm not THAT far from Chicago, and really want to give this a try- whens next track day, or is it like a weekly thing?

 

This was a yearly thing for a Lotus car club that had it opened to everyone until it filled up. Its a private club otherwise for the most part.
Other events I imaging are out there but I dont know of any.

 

4v429,

1st , im glad you fixed your avatar!

2nd , if you want to run at the track i extend an open invitation to run at MAM ( see my sig ) just outside of omaha

"one lap of america" ran the track 3 week ago and every other wednesday is club day.

pm me if you want to run at mam, ill comp you for the day!!

jay

 

does anone know of any track days in the north east?

i would love to get out on watkins glen or vir or something. pocono even