02-22-2006, 10:30 AM
PDenbigh Wrote:I feel the first big hurdle for a first-timer is learning the layout of a track. Once you start remembering which turn is next you can start having fun.
Did you have an instructor at the glenn to tell you the turns? That's the good thing about NASA, HPDE1 and 2 may not have the experience learning a new track quick but they will have an experienced instructor in the car with them telling them where to go. When you rode w/ me it was my second weekend on the track and third actually going around it (I rode w/ someone prior to actually attending a weekend myself b/c I had the same reservations about safety at first).
An HPDE1er isn't going to be fast on any track their first time out. Shen is a very technical course, buts thats not always a bad thing. Just listen to your instructor and your own instinct and you will be fine on track, but thats true of ANY track weekend.