07-18-2004, 09:00 PM
fun stuff! Jess and I had a good time yesterday at the ATL event. Don't know if I'd drive for hours to do it, but they had a pretty good setup. 3 short courses, each to evaluate suspension (the twistiest track), traction (a short slalom and some sand put down on a long turn), and performance (0-45ish with radar gun, hard brakes, and a couple turns to get back). Got put in groups of 3 plus an instructor, and took turns taking each car around each course, once per driver.
Some more time in each car would have been cool, but the quick rotation made the differences in the cars easy to see, and it's always fun melting the tires in brand new cars on other people's dime. :wink: The event was pretty obviously sponsored by Subarau-- I think the whole point was to make you think of the Subie as a real competetor to these other semi-luxo brand cars. And it worked. The Legacy GT spanked the Volvo in every way, and I ended up rating it better than the bimmer. All in all a fun event, and it didn't take all day.
Some more time in each car would have been cool, but the quick rotation made the differences in the cars easy to see, and it's always fun melting the tires in brand new cars on other people's dime. :wink: The event was pretty obviously sponsored by Subarau-- I think the whole point was to make you think of the Subie as a real competetor to these other semi-luxo brand cars. And it worked. The Legacy GT spanked the Volvo in every way, and I ended up rating it better than the bimmer. All in all a fun event, and it didn't take all day.