@greywarden: MazdaDrivers no longer offers any schools as of the 2010 season. Their August school at VIR has been taken over by the Tarheels chapter of the BMW CCA.

Thanks Alan for all your hard work. Your photos are always fun to view after an event.

Thanks to all who attended in making for a safe and fun event. BTW I would favor online instructor and...

Ah so true! If you have the stones you can carry big speed into there then turn-in for the l hander near the armco barrier inches from your R front fender.

Chuck: Mid-O is the perfect E30M3 track, even more so than the Shenandoah. The flow there is fantastic!

I want to go up next month but don't want to take the chance with the weather given such a long drive. Have fun.

I did this event last year and it was a blast! Mid-O is even better than the Shenandoah because it is just as technical but much faster and not as hard on tires. There is fantastic flow and the...

Steven: Showing that video might get me in trouble with JoElla or April Curtis.

I have seen that video before. It must be nice to have a GF that fine to distract your main rival in a race.

I am thinking about putting a module together on "Ways to point your car" or "Ways to steer w/o much use of the wheel"

Which NCC members are going down next weekend?

The official lodging is at the Sleep Inn, near the airport.

I will be the classroom instructor for a 4 student run groups. I welcome guest...

Only one more week. Hope more of our chapter members will be there. As Gordon mentioned NCC instructors will be there to teach skidpad and since NJ chapter does not make this mandatory, historically...

Woody: I am typing this response in the Park Plaza Hotel in the Wangfujing section of Beijing.
The traffic here is second in gridlock only after Mexico City I am told. My tour van driver is lugging...

I don't know why the NJ chaper wants the vin #. Perhaps you can contact the registrar to ask him.

Chuck: I may have my E30 out on Sunday but I want to drive my spec miata becuse I have hardly...

Go to njbmwcca.org and register for this school if you want to drive this highly technical track in cooler weather. It is a weekend school. There are still slots open.
They are a very friendly...

Steven I concur.`While I have never driven Laguna Seca, those who have don't consider it a very technical track on par with Sears Pt. It may be pretty and it does have the "Corkscrew" but to include...

Calling all track junkies: Del/Val is hosting a 3 day school in mid-August at NJMSP.
The Lightning circuit features the "Lightbulb" and is considered to be a fast, flowing track. It is located in...

Yes you can. If the school is near full they will give priority to NJ chapter members but that is unlikely. You can always add that chapter as an associate member for about $15.30/yr. Call the Nat'l...

Kenny's guys sprayed the front bumper of my white E30 M3 a few yrs ago and he did a very professinal job. I also saw another E30 M3 there (Filipo Morelli's car) at the time. We "real M3 guys" are...

Bob: It was my pleasure. I have as much fun teaching as you guys have driving. Glad I could help and I hope to see you out at a future club school.

Bob: Next year sign up for all 4 days ( 2 with Tri-Marque and 2 with MDA, which runs the Grand East; which was Richard John's favorite configuration down at VIR)

Even a new "Pork Chop" driver can...

Woody: JoElla helped me with the line on the GE. She is still one of the best.
I taught Richard John's line through the Bitch in clas and quite a few students told me the really liked it.

My M3...

Steven and Woody: I am sorry I missed you guys on Fri. I got in at 5 pm for the MazdaDrivers event and did not see any of my Bimmer bretheren.

The MDA event went well and we were incident free....

Next time take 29 North, to 66 to 495 to 270 back.
I-95 comes to a standstill at Fredericksburg on Sunday nights. If you avoid speeding around the small burghs you will have a pleasant ride back

I am glad you are OK on the broomstick test.
Instructors are required to have an in-helmet communicators so you should be able to hear all the spoken instruction..

Yes, top down but please be aware that VIR will impose the broom stick test on your roll bar. Simply stated to top of your helmeted head needs to be 2" BELOW the height of the bar. Also, you may have...

Ethan: I will be the classroom instructor for all 3 student run groups. I have driven my spec miata for the past 7 yrs on most of the tracks in the Mid-Atlantic and NE.

The GE at VIR is one of my...