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08-07-2007, 07:05 AM
Tossing in his unrequested two cents:
I like 4 sessions per day; I think it "minimizes the risk" of lost track time due to an incident on or off the track. I'd rather risk 1/4 of my track day than 1/3 of my track day.
Just concerning getting two people in the car:
One of my initial comments to the right seat is always "no hurry I have X number of sessions over the next X number of days. I'll get my track time." I think one of the greatest benefits of someone in the right seat is their observing and coaching ME rather than watching mirrors and traffic ahead. I am learning a lot about myself and my car from their feedback.
With my 944, I was never trying to get pit-out pole-position; why bother racing out only to have to manage every car past me in the first two/three laps.
Similarly, with the 968, I've learned "why race out with the entire 'field' only to have to mange both the faster & slower cars in the first couple laps. I finally wised up and synchronized my track entrances with specific drivers/cars so that we could run together. Totally beat random running.
Regarding scheduling the sessions:
Jack do whatever you want to get plenty of instructors clamoring to come to our events. This is TOTALLY selfish because I think more instructors = more students within the safety margins of the individual tracks themselves. I think every student would hate to think ended up #one on the wait-list due to insufficient instructors.
Maybe we should have the "Care & Feeding of your Instructor" posted again!
I like 4 sessions per day; I think it "minimizes the risk" of lost track time due to an incident on or off the track. I'd rather risk 1/4 of my track day than 1/3 of my track day.
Just concerning getting two people in the car:
One of my initial comments to the right seat is always "no hurry I have X number of sessions over the next X number of days. I'll get my track time." I think one of the greatest benefits of someone in the right seat is their observing and coaching ME rather than watching mirrors and traffic ahead. I am learning a lot about myself and my car from their feedback.
With my 944, I was never trying to get pit-out pole-position; why bother racing out only to have to manage every car past me in the first two/three laps.
Similarly, with the 968, I've learned "why race out with the entire 'field' only to have to mange both the faster & slower cars in the first couple laps. I finally wised up and synchronized my track entrances with specific drivers/cars so that we could run together. Totally beat random running.
Regarding scheduling the sessions:
Jack do whatever you want to get plenty of instructors clamoring to come to our events. This is TOTALLY selfish because I think more instructors = more students within the safety margins of the individual tracks themselves. I think every student would hate to think ended up #one on the wait-list due to insufficient instructors.
Maybe we should have the "Care & Feeding of your Instructor" posted again!