[Tonybest]

Track Dates 2011


Sat April 23rd - BMW Québec - Sanair, Qué Open House
Sat April 23rd - BMW Patroon - Limerock, CT HPDE
Sat-Sun April 23 - 24th - BMW Trillium - Mosport, Ont HPDE
Sat-Sun April 23 - 24th - CMP Lapping - Calabogie, Ont Lapping
Mon-Tue April 25 - 26th - SCDA - Watkins Glen. NY HPDE
Fri-Sat-Sun April 29th - May 1st - Multiple BMW Clubs - Mosport, Ont Club Racing School
Sat-Sun April 30th - May 1st - CMP Lapping - Calabogie, Ont Lapping
Mon-Tue May 2 - 3rd - COMSCC - Mosport, Ont Combined
Fri-Sat-Sun May 6 - 8th - Genesee BMWCCA - Watkins Glen. NY HPDE
Mon May 9th - BMW CCOttawa - Calabogie, Ont HPDE
Wed-Thur May 11-12th - PCA Hudson Champlain - Watkins Glen. NY HPDE
Fri May 13th - Bimmershop/Viperclub - LCMT, Qué Lapping
Fri-Sat-Sun May 13 -15th - PCA Allegheny - Watkins Glen, NY HPDE
Sat May 14th - BMW Québec - St-Eustache, Qué HPDE
Mon May 16th - 3BallsRacing - Mid-Ohio, OH Lapping
Fri-Sat May 20 - 21st - Quattro (Audi) Club- Limerock, CT HPDE
Mon-Tue May 30 - 31st - Phoenixcmr - Watkins Glen, NY HPDE
Thur June 2nd - CMP Lapping - Calabogie, Ont Lapping
Sat-Sun June 4 - 5th - BMW Trillium - Mosport, Ont HPDE
Mon June 13th - BMW Patroon - Watkins Glen, NY 12h HPDE
Mon June 20th - BMW Québec - LCMT, Qué HPDE
Thur June 23rd - CMP Lapping - Calabogie, Ont Lapping
Fri July 1st - Bimmershop/Viperclub - LCMT, Qué Lapping
Wed July 6th - CMP Lapping - Calabogie, Ont Lapping
Thur-Fri-Sat July 7 - 9th - NERPCA- Calabogie, Ont HPDE
Sun July 10th - CMP Lapping - Calabogie, Ont Lapping
Sun-Mon-Tue July 10 - 12th - NERPCA - LCMT, Qué HPDE
Mon-Tue July 11 - 12th - SCDA - Watkins Glen. NY HPDE
Mon-Tue-Wed July 11 - 13rd - NERPCA- LCMT, Qué HPDE
Wed-Thur July 13 - 14th - Delaware BBWCCA - Watkins Glen. NY HPDE
Fri-Sat-Sun July 15 -17th - BMW CCOttawa - Calabogie, Ont HPDE
Mon-Tue July 25 - 26th - Genesee BMWCCA - Watkins Glen. NY HPDE
Thur-Fri July 28 - 29th - CMP Lapping - Calabogie, Ont Lapping
Mon-Tue Aug 1 - 2nd - Phoenixcmr - Watkins Glen, NY HPDE
Fri Aug 5th - Bimmershop/Viperclub - Calabogie, Ont Lapping
Mon Aug 8th - CMP Lapping - Calabogie, Ont Lapping
Thur-Fri Aug 11 - 12th - BMW Québec - LCMT, Qué HPDE
Thur-Fri Aug 11 - 12th - CMP Lapping - Calabogie, Ont Lapping
Fri-Sat Aug 19 -20th - Patroon BMWCCA - Limerock, CT HPDE
Mon-Tue Aug 22 - 23rd - Audi NEQ- Watkins Glen, NY HPDE
Wed-Thur Aug 24 - 25th - Genesee BMWCCA - Watkins Glen. NY HPDE
Thur-Fri Aug 25 - 26th - CMP Lapping - Calabogie, Ont Lapping
Fri-Sat-Sun Aug 26 - 28th - BMW Québec & BMWCCA Boston - LCMT, Qué HPDE
Fri-Sat-Sun Aug 26 - 28th - NERPCA - Watkins Glen. NY HPDE
Mon-Tue Aug 29 - 30th - Dixie Ford - Mosport, Ont HPDE
Fri-Sat-Sun Sep 9 - 11th - BMW Trillium - Mosport, Ont HPDE
Tue-Wed Sep 13 - 14th - COMSCC - Watkins Glen, NY Combined
Mon-Tue Sep 19 -20th - PCANNJ - Watkins Glen. NY HPDE
Wed-Thu Sep 21 - 22nd - BMW Boston - Watkins Glen, NY HPDE
Fri-Sat-Sun Sep 23 - 25th - PCA Allegheny - Mid-Ohio, OH HPDE
Fri-Sat-Sun Sep 23 - 25th - Genesee BMWCCA - Watkins Glen. NY HPDE
Mon-Tue Sep 26 - 27th - PCASchattenbaum - Watkins Glen. NY HPDE
Sat-Sun Oct 1 - 2nd - CMP Lapping - Calabogie, Ont Lapping
Sat-Sun Oct 1 - 2nd - Audi NEQ - LCMT, Qué HPDE
Sat-Sun Oct 15 - 16th - CMP Lapping - Calabogie, Ont Lapping
Fri-Sat-Sun Oct 21 - 23rd - BMW White Mountain- NHIS, NH HPDE
Sat-Sun Oct 22 - 23rd - CMP Lapping - Calabogie, Ont Lapping



Please add official dates for these and other events you know of. Thanks

Hope to see you at the track in 2011.

[Tonybest]

List of intended and signed up.

CYA CFA:
June - Mosport - Trillium

Gearheads999s:
May - WG - PhoenixCMR
Aug - WG - PhoenixCMR

GewoW:
Apr - Sanair - Quebec
July - LCMT - Viper
July - C'bogie - Ottawa
Aug - LCMT - BMWCCA Boston

jackb
Aug - LCMT - Quebec

jgalaxy:
May - LCMT - Viper
July - LCMT - Viper
Aug - WG - PhoenixCMR
Aug - C'bogie - Viper
Aug - LCMT - BMWCCA Boston

kenneth:
May - LCMT - Viper
June - LCMT - Quebec
July - C'bogie - Ottawa
Aug - C'bogie - Viper

M3 Montreal:
Aug - LCMT - Quebec
Aug - LCMT - BMWCCA Boston

montreal red:
May - LCMT - Viper
June - Mosport - Trillium
July - LCMT - Viper
Aug - WG - PhoenixCMR
Aug - LCMT - Quebec
Aug - LCMT - BMWCCA Boston

Nikos335i:
Aug - LCMT - Quebec

Pseudo Nim:
May - ASE - Quebec
July - LCMT - Viper
Aug - WG - PhoenixCMR

Tonybest:
May - WG - PCA Allegheny
June - Mosport - Trillium
July - LCMT - Viper
July - C'bogie - Ottawa
Aug - WG - PhoenixCMR
Aug - LCMT - Quebec
Aug - Mosport - Dixie Ford

Anybody else... or corrections/updates?

[Tonybest]

So I went to see a client last night in Mirabel. I just love driving my car in this weather. (Heavy snowfall). Happy I was home without incident... If only I could be alone on the roads, I would be driving all night.

Now maybe I'm a bit early... ok I know I'm early! But I've been thinking of next year's tracking season.

It's a good thing time flies because it would be hell if it didn't.
We will need to figure out what tracking events are already organized for 2011.

[montreal red]

i agree. i took the car out yesterday for a short drive just to refuel and did a few donuts in the carpark too. cant wait for 2011 season to start!

[kenneth]

Originally Posted by Tonybest

Track Dates 2011 - Other

Please add official dates for these and other events you know of. Thanks

Hope to see you at the track in 2010.

2010 track season is over, get over it!

[Tonybest]

fixed... thanks

[Tonybest]

Added a few more events! Plus first ever Club Racing school in Canada.

[Tonybest]

Added a few track dates... Limerock and Watkins Glen

[GTI-Gabe]

We should make this a sticky! Would love to get more details closer to the dates as well.

[jgalaxy]

Gingerman Raceway Saturday, April 23, 2010
$160 USD (First 12 people $100)
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Monday, May 16, 2010
$250 USD (First 15 people $200)
Gratten Motor Way Saturday and/or Sunday, August 6/7, 2010
$320 USD both days, $180 USD for one day (First 10 people $100 USD/day)

Registration at www.3ballsracing.com. Other events to be posted when available.

[Tonybest]

Originally Posted by jgalaxy

Gingerman Raceway Saturday, April 23, 2010
$160 USD (First 12 people $100)
Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course Monday, May 16, 2010
$250 USD (First 15 people $200)
Gratten Motor Way Saturday and/or Sunday, August 6/7, 2010
$320 USD both days, $180 USD for one day (First 10 people $100 USD/day)

Registration at www.3ballsracing.com. Other events to be posted when available.

Thanks for the heads up... I will post them on the list but not in bold since they are well over 10 hours of driving away...

[jgalaxy]

Originally Posted by Tonybest

Thanks for the heads up... I will post them on the list but not in bold since they are well over 10 hours of driving away...

Makes sense. The Mid-Ohio track will be my target this year along with VIR. If you are up to it, I'd like to schedule a few interesting new location this year. It would be nice to try out WG, VIR, Montecello, Mid-Ohio, Mosport and perhaps another as well, not to forget LCMT and CMP. That will have lock me up for my min 9-10 sessions excluding ICAR.

[Tonybest]

Originally Posted by jgalaxy

Makes sense. The Mid-Ohio track will be my target this year along with VIR. If you are up to it, I'd like to schedule a few interesting new location this year. It would be nice to try out WG, VIR, Montecello, Mid-Ohio, Mosport and perhaps another as well, not to forget LCMT and CMP. That will have lock me up for my min 9-10 sessions excluding ICAR.

Watkins Glen : for sure
Mosport : most probable,
Mid-Ohio, VIR, Limerock : maybe

Monticello : No luck they have screwed up last year by renting the track to outside clubs too often (16 days instead of the contracted 8), So private members are pissed. No chance this year for an event there

LCMT : a couple of times
CMP : a couple of times

ICAR : I'll pass

I will probably do more than I had predicted. 6 events for 12 to 15 days plus traveling. We will start scheduling all this in January - February.

[jgalaxy]

Originally Posted by Tonybest

Watkins Glen : for sure
Mosport : most probable,
Mid-Ohio, VIR, Limerock : maybe

Monticello : No luck they have screwed up last year by renting the track to outside clubs to often (16 days instead of the contracted 8), So private members are pissed. No chance this year for an event there

LCMT : a couple of times
CMP : a couple of times

ICAR : I'll pass

I will probably do more than I had predicted. 6 events for 12 to 15 days plus traveling. We will start scheduling all this in January - February.

Brother Anthony, you have been mordu by .... the bug .... I'll set up an evening here with Lise and me. I'd like to plan for a few outings to some of the listed sites. Cheers.

[Tonybest]

I just bought a set of OEMs with new PS2s wrapped around them. Will they be a better combo for track than my OZs with Starpecs?

my PS2s are 245 front and 255 rear.
my Starspecs are 235 front 265 rear.

I also have a set of unmounted Bridgestone RE050 Pole Positions 225F and 255R

[jgalaxy]

Originally Posted by Tonybest

I just bought a set of OEMs with new PS2s wrapped around them. Will they be a better combo for track than my OZs with Starpecs?

my PS2s are 245 front and 255 rear.
my Starspecs are 235 front 265 rear.

I also have a set of unmounted Bridgestone RE050 Pole Positions 225F and 255R

The SS Z1 are better rubber for stickiness, but the PS2s arent that too far off. The RE050 are just ok. PS2s and SS Z1s are the better bet.

I dont know the MCoupe well. For the most part front mounted engine cars are just about always balanced with the bias towards the front. Having the rear wheels wider than the front introduces understeer.

Likely a square setup will be more favourable than a staggered one. What do the other MCoupers do for setup?

[jgalaxy]

Brother Antoine; the E86 ain't the most popular vehicle out there, but most articles that I read (from what slim pickings there were) point to running square. No empirical science on track results unfortunately.

Edit: Hmmm http://www.mymcoupe.com - this fellow is super staggered.

Personally I still think the square setup will be the way to go.

[Tonybest]

So I guess next year I'll track the PS2s on OEM and daily drive the SS Z1s on OZ.
That will make Chris happy.

The PS2s are the closest to square I have now.

Thanks for the research. I had seen that website also. Like you say... not many out there.

[kenneth]

Tony,

As Joel said about the tires!

I have a suggestion about the list to differentiate between schools and tracking. In Blue color HPDE Schools, In Red or Fuschia Tracking. I think you have the right idea about Bolding for those within 6 hours drive, and not bolding for those in excess of 6 hrs drive!

Thanks for doing this!

I think my track events will again be limited to 5-6 days! average of 1 day per month! I kind of enjoy it this way, no real need to go the fastest possible............only when I feel like it!

[kenneth]

Originally Posted by Tonybest

So I guess next year I'll track the PS2s on OEM and daily drive the SS Z1s on OZ.
That will make Chris happy.

The PS2s are the closest to square I have now.

Thanks for the research. I had seen that website also. Like you say... not many out there.

And if you have no use for the RE050, you can donate to the Kenneth foundation....

[Tonybest]

Most I have seen were 245 F and 275 R

[Tonybest]

Originally Posted by kenneth

And if you have no use for the RE050, you can donate to the Kenneth foundation....

I will need them in the future. I go through loads of tires now.

Hopefully we'll track together next year... We have done less of that lately