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Location: Atlanta
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How far would you drive for track days ?
Just curious how far would you drive for your track events ? Looking at some 8 hrs away but than thought the drive home would be exhausting .... curious what you guys put they limit at ?
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![]() ![]() Drives: E46 S54 race car, 964C2 Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Southern Indiana
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I'm driving from southern Indiana to Wakins Glen next month. 750 miles, 11.5 hours each way. This is the furthest I'll have ever gone. That said, I drive to VIR every year for an event which is 630 miles and Mid Ohio 2-3x every year, 380 miles each way. When I go over 4 hours away- I don't drive back after getting off track (usually Sunday). I'm always instructing and can't count on leaving till my students last session, so I just take Monday off and get a good night sleep and head home early Monday.
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Location: Houston
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I'm going to COTA in July, it's about 2.5 hours away
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![]() ![]() Drives: E46 S54 race car, 964C2 Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Southern Indiana
Posts: 912
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If you're in Atlanta, you have some awesome tracks within 4-5 hours:
Road Atlanta AMP Barber CMP Roebling Road NCM |
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![]() Drives: 2017 SS 1LE Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Austin
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I would love to drive Barber! This past Saturday I drove 3:20 each way to MSR Cresson. I left the house at 4:39 am and returned at 7:30 pm. Worth it!!!! So, if I came in the day before and left the day after - I would drive up to 10 hours one way for a couple of great track days.
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![]() Drives: 2018 camaro zl1 , 2007 porsche GT3, Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Baltimore, MD
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Wow...i complain about driving 6hrs to VIR. You boys are serious about your track days.
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I'm about 45min away from Thunderhill Raceway, 1 1/2 from Sonoma.
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![]() ![]() ![]() Drives: Camaro 2017 1LE Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: Atlanta
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Sebring was this weekend but it takes Friday to drive sat to track and than Sunday back , I want to do it but usually 4 hrs is my limit esp exhausted after track days . Ps I loved thunderhill . How is roebling ? Seems very simple
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I used to be Dragoneye...
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Longest I drove was about 10 hours.
![]() The road trip is almost as fun as the track day.....just better have faith in your skills, your car, and your luck. 'Cause it could be a big headache to have an issue far from home. |
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Location: Monterey, CA
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My go to tracks are going to be Summit Point, VIR and New Jersey Motorsports Park, those are all pretty close by and and very good tracks!
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Location: Canada, eh!
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You guys drive your rides or trailer them?
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Location: Seattle
Posts: 1,686
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Pacific Raceways is very close (about 35-40 minutes)
Ridge takes me about 1.5 hours or worse depends on the state highway traffic and ORP is about 4.5-5 hours (240 mile to 300 mile) depends on the route. There is also PIR in Portland (about 3.5-4 hours from Seattle) but haven't been there yet ![]()
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Location: Denver
Posts: 1,620
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Recently had a friend of mine borrow a trailer and spend 10 days running RA, VIR and Roebling before coming home.
That's my kind of road trip! ![]()
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![]() Drives: 2017 Hyper Blue 1LE Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: Albuquerque, NM
Posts: 253
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I am 40 minutes from Autobahn Country Club, 1 1/2 hour to Blackhawk Farms, 4 hours to Road America and about 2 1/2 hours to Gingerman
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