2009 Track Day Information and Dates

[Brent]

I put this together when I was putting my 2009 schedule together and thought I’d post this so anyone interested has the track dates available here. I know I struggled to find track dates for the longest time. I think there is a large selection of tracks, companies, and dates to choose from below that should help some people… if nothing else other than the convenience of having the information consolidated here. Of course, I don’t get home until May so I didn’t put anything on my schedule until then. If you check the websites listed below, you will find other dates. Also, once again, I put this together for my season so all of the tracks listed are East Coast tracks mostly in the Southeast. Check out the websites for full list of dates.

A few comments about the companies…

Chin Motorsports: I have done a track weekend with Chin Motorsports at VIR. It was absolutely great weekend. You get 3+ hours of driving a day. All the track time I could handle. Fritz was my instructor… enough said… he’s a rock star. They also kept a tight schedule the entire weekend which is something I can’t say for a lot of the other companies. The cost of Chin Motorsports is higher than most places, but that keeps out a lot of the riff raff and I will gladly pay a little extra for the quality of the event.

Trackdaze: I have no experience with any of their events. I am going to try to make one or two of their events this year. I will say that their prices are cheaper than almost anyone and they have some type of savings program where the more events you do, the more you save.

Mazda Driver’s: Recommended by DigDug and some other RX-7 track guys. They are supposedly the only company that has a track day on VIR’s Grand East Course, which is the 2nd largest course in North America. Suppose to be plenty of track time as well. It’s hard to go wrong at a Mazda event as well.

10/10ths Motorsports: I look forward to doing several events with 10/10ths this year. They feature many events at Bluegrass Motorsports Park which is a brand new 2.5 mile(soon to be 3.5) road course that is suppose to be incredible. They also have a several events at Putnam Park. Both of these tracks are relatively close to home for me so that is a big plus. Price isn’t bad at around $250 a day. Not to mention they have a “alumni program” you can sign up for that cost $45 that allows you to save 10% on every track day you do with them. Basically after 2 track days it has paid for itself.

NASA: I just joined NASA to participate in their HPDE’s this year. I think the cost for a year membership is $45 a year which includes a subscription to Grassroots Motorsports. Majority of the HPDE are around $200 a day or less. A day generally consists of 3 20 minute sessions. Instructors are provided in the cost. I look forward to doing several of these events as well and watching some racing in between.

SCCA: Very cost efficient PDX days. I think I’ve seen some regions have them as cheap as $100-150 a day. Can’t speak for everywhere else, but the southeast region seem to get plenty of track time. I know Alabama had one at TGPR last fall and Chris M said he got all the sessions he could handle.

Redline Time Attacks: Saw they had an event at the Nashville Motor Speedway. Having an event that is an hour from my house… I’ll be there every time. They generally have an HPDE on Saturday and a Time Attack on Sunday. The rules for the street class have a pretty wide left and right limit to say the least which is pretty cool. Mazda also if offering a great contingency program for this time attack series.



WEBSITES:
www.chinmotorsports.com
www.trackdaze.com
www.mazdadrivers.com
http://www.1010drive.citymax.com/page/page/5236308.htm
www.nasaproracing.com
www.scca.org
www.redlinetimeattack.com
http://www.musiccitymustangclub.org/


DATE
TRACK
HOST
TRACK COST

May 22-23
Nashville Super Speedway
Mustang Club
$135 a day

May 29-31(Fri-Sun)
Barber Motorsports
NASA
$400

May 30-31 (Sat & Sun)
Autobahn CC
Track Daze
$375

June 1 (Monday)
Road Atlanta
Chin Motorsports
?$300

June 6 Saturday
Putnam Park
10/10th's
$245

June 6-7 (Sat & Sun)
Bluegrass Motorsports
NASA
?$400

June 12-14(Fri-Sun)
Road Atlanta
NASA
*
June 13-14 (Sat & Sun)
VIR(Grand Course)
Mazda Driver's
$435

June 19 (Friday)
Bluegrass Motorsports
10/10th's
$255

June 20-21 (Sat & Sun)
Autobahn CC
RedlineTimeAttack
?$400

July 1-2 (Wed & Thurs)
VIR(Full Course)
Chin Motorsports
?$550

July 6 (Monday)
Bluegrass Motorsports
10/10th's
$250

July 10-12 (Fri-Sun)
Mid Ohio
NASA
*
July 17 (Fri)
Lowe's Motor Speedway
NASA
*
July 18-19 (Sat & Sun)
Bluegrass Motorsports
10/10th's
$500

July 18-19 (Sat & Sun)
Autobahn CC
NASA
*
July 25-26 (Sat & Sun)
Nashville Motor Speedway
RedlineTimeAttack
$400

July 25-26 (Sat & Sun)
VIR(Full Course)
NASA
$350

Aug 7-9 (Fri-Sun)
Road Atlanta
NASA
$350

Aug 8-9 (Sat & Sun)
Carolina Motorsports
RedlineTimeAttack
*
Aug 8-9 (Sat & Sun)
Bluegrass Motorsports
10/10th's
$500

Aug 14-16 (Fri-Sun)
Mid Ohio
NASA
*
Aug 27-28 (Thurs & Fri)
VIR(Full Course)
Track Daze
$375

Aug 29-30 (Sat & Sun)
VIR(Full Course)
Mazda Driver's
?$435

Aug 29-30 (Sat & Sun)
Putnam Park
10/10th's
$500

Sept 12-13 (Sat & Sun)
Autobahn CC
Track Daze
$450

Sept 14 (Monday)
Bluegrass Motorsports
10/10th's
$250

Oct 8 (Thursday)
Bluegrass Motorsports
10/10th's
$250

Oct 10-11 (Sat-Sun)
VIR(Full Course)
NASA
*
Oct 10-11 (Sat-Sun)
Putnam Park
NASA
*
Oct 17-18 (Sat & Sun)
Putnam Park
10/10th's
$500

Oct 17-18 (Sat & Sun)
Barber Motorsports
Chin Motorsports
?$550

Oct 17-19 (Sat-Mon)
Atlanta Motorsports
NASA
*
Oct 26 (Monday)
Bluegrass Motorsports
10/10th's
$250

Nov 1 (Sunday)
Putnam Park
10/10th's
$250

Nov 1-2 (Sun & Mon)
VIR(Full Course)
Chin Motorsports
$550

Nov 6-8 (Fri-Sun)
Carolina Motorsports
NASA
*
Nov 16-17 (Mon & Tues)
VIR(Full Course)
Track Daze
$365

Nov 28-29 (Sat & Sun)
Road Atlanta
Chin Motorsports
$550

Dec 4-6 (Fri-Sun)
Road Atlanta
NASA