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Old 10-21-2003, 08:47 PM
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Kputz -

Cranky is right - guys who actually have taken a green in real competition should not be anywhere NEAR an Open Track event.

The main reason I wouldn't be caught dead doing an open track is the fact that there would be such varying skill levels out there -

Also, in a real race the cars are all prepared to about the same level and then you get to qualify which means that you would be running with people who qualified next to you - you all brake at about the same time and corner at about the same speed. It is only when you start lapping slower cars that it gets dicey....

In an open track deal I have seen some really fast cars that are mixed in with some real duds....and I wince at the closing rates.

By the way - what does on track insurance cost nowdays? It used to be 10% of the value of the car....per race.