PDX @ Nelson Ledges hosted by WNY-SCCA

NYSpeed Automotive
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Oct 24th & 25th.
Five 20 minute sessions with instruction + classroom
$125

http://www.wny-scca.com/forums/download/file.php?id=44&sid=995796e33be95016e8b6390383a85952

Yeah, really late notice. Things came together as “maybe we should do this sometime” to “it’s on the schedule go and figure it out”. Just confirmed that it is all figured out.

This is part of our Great Pumpkin Affair which is normally a few road races a little get together a couple more races and a 2 hour endurance race. We have added PDX (Performance Driver Experience) sessions in between pactices & races and have asked the normal race drivers to do some instructing duty.

[quote=“fairgentleman Z”"]
This is going to be very cheap. Other regions are charging [2] 20 minute sessions for $120. We are offering [5] 20 minute sessions for $125. That being said the price is the same if you just do Saturday or Sunday only.

Session times for PDX are:
> Sat 8:30 am (20 minutes)
> Sat 1st after lunch break (20 minutes)
> Sat after last race group (20 minutes)
> Sun 9:15 am (20 minutes)
> Sun between last 20 lap race group and before enduro start (20 minutes)

There will be some “classroom” before/after each session.

[quote=“karl”]I downloaded the PDX info sheet and have 2 questions.

  1. The opening paragraph says to be familiar with the 2009 Time Trial Rules, but the link is to the 2008 Rules. Is their any major difference between the 2 sets of rules?

  2. The Technical Inspection paragraph states that Tech forms should be completed prior to the event. Where are these forms located?
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It looks like a generic form was copied and the info is dated. This is the current rules for Time Trail - Level 1 - PDX:

http://cms.scca.com/documents/Club%20Forms/2009%20Level1-PDX.pdf

Don’t let the name fool you, there is no timing in Level 1.

Well since there appears to be no tech forms attached to file we can not hold students accountable for not filling one out prior to the event. But the rules state “good working order”. So at a minimum the car would have to pass auto-X tech, have a working tail light, passenger seat safety equal to driver seat.

My must do quick tips:

Brakes, brakes, brakes. This is the only must do performance wise. Good high performance pads, high temp fluid, and a recent fluid change. Buy some extra pads to bring with you and you can return them if you don’t need them. Buy track purpose pads. Just do something……

Other recommendations:
http://www.beaverun.com/pdf/vehicle%20technical%20inspection%20form.pdf
http://www.beaverun.com/pdf/Flat-Out-Friday%20Tech%20Sheet.pdf

-Jeremy[/quote]

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Looks like a great event, any plans for a springtime PDX?

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yeah. like an early May event? i want to get some driving in on my new suspension before a weekend at the glen

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NOR PCA does 2 days at Nelson Ledges in the spring for $250, 2 full days of driving (with instruction) where you don’t get your session bumped if a race group has a crash or someone blows a motor and they have to clean the track.

Don’t do DE’s on race weekends, you ALWAYS lose time somehow.

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Crashes do not slow down races, we race under yellow, this isn’t NASCAR. The last funday I went to @ Nelson there were two blown motors that shut down the track for 1/2 hr. each. So to say that this only happens with race groups is an invalid point.

This will probably be the only event that will be hosted by WNY-SCCA (and every Great Pumpkin after). There are always other opportunities to drive @ Nelson w/ and w/ out instruction. Usually there are a couple of guys that hang around at fundays that would be more than willing to give instruction on the fly.

The only thing is we already have the track for the weekend. We have a large talent pool of experienced racers. And we have more than enough daylight to put in extra groups.