Time to find the time for a little wheel-to-wheel racing before I get (way) to old. So, I just bought another 1969 Datsun 510, this one a restored racer with a little history. I'll use it for a season or so of SCCA and Council schools, regional races and some vintage events.
With so many of you that enjoy lapping events, I wondered why it seems that nobody does club races. You can do it on a pretty tight budget if the goal is learning and fun rather than winning (at least for a while).
Mind you, my new car is not fast. I did a standing start full-track autocross at Blackhawk last year in my then bone-stock NSX. The next day this car was driven by an experienced driver in a race, and it's best lap was barely equal to what I turned from a standing start!
Anyway, I figure a slow sedan is the right place to start. Things happen awfully fast in the NSX and that detracts from building smooth consistent laps.
With so many of you that enjoy lapping events, I wondered why it seems that nobody does club races. You can do it on a pretty tight budget if the goal is learning and fun rather than winning (at least for a while).
Mind you, my new car is not fast. I did a standing start full-track autocross at Blackhawk last year in my then bone-stock NSX. The next day this car was driven by an experienced driver in a race, and it's best lap was barely equal to what I turned from a standing start!
Anyway, I figure a slow sedan is the right place to start. Things happen awfully fast in the NSX and that detracts from building smooth consistent laps.
