Rethinking the metal to metal incident policy on track?

[Dave]

Having "graduated" the school system, I'd MUCH rather be out in HPDE4 than TT.

Some of the cars in TT are FAST. On average, the drivers are far less experienced.

Same thing goes for HPDE3. 4 feels much safer. The guys in 4 typically have been tracking a long time so not only do they have the experience, but most realize the faster and more ridiculous your car, the more expensive. Closing speeds are far less in 4 on the average.

That's b/c HPDE3 is the catch-all for everybody. If you don't want to race or instruct, you sit in group 3. If you've proven you have a grasp on the concepts but need the seat time to hone and perfect your skills, you get thrown to the lions in group 3. Been running with another group but want to try out NASA, throw them in 3. Been tracking for years and just out there to have fun and blow some money, put them in 3. Get my drift?

I've always said that Group 3 is where you go if you don't know what you want to do with your racing skills and it is a battle for who's wallet is biggest. The new guys and guys with shoestring budgets get eaten alive b/c the group is infested with corvettes and other big-power cars where the drivers dont want to race and don't want to instruct, they just want seat time.