Track Days: How to Speed without getting Nicked by the Fuzz

I must admit. I feel pretty blessed when I actually consider what I do.  Tomorrow I'll have my first official "Track Day" at Thunderhill and the excitement has already kicked in. Ok. What you should expect if you do a track day...

First of all it's important to know the purpose of track days. Companies like NCRC and Speed Ventures host track events to take speed demons (like myself) off public roads.  They spend huge amounts of money renting tracks and hoping they can turn a profit buy people turning up and paying the entry fee.  In a track day, everybody wins...

You can't really sell a track day event? You either hear about it and get drawn to it, or you go meh... and keep walking.  As soon as I head about official track events, I jumped on the research to find a profitable angle for my business.

My hopes are to introduce "off the beaten path" experiences to groups of people who will appreciate them. So far it's been a blast. Tomorrow is Thunderhill and I'm stoked!

You can bring your own car to a track day. In the parking lot of the Baymont hotel are 1990s era Acura Integras with spoiler kits and race ready corvettes complete with sponsors, decals and racing numbers. As long as your car can pass a visual inspection you can race it. Convertible have to pass a "broom test" where they lay a broom over your windshield and roll bar and as long as your helmet doesn't touch the broom, you're fine.

Entry fees vary from what I've seen. Thunderhill with the NCRC is about $145 a day or $135/day if you are a member. Membership fees are about $40/year and are only a value if you come 4 times a year.  Speed Ventures has a wide variety of events from mazda only events to high end luxury cars. I've seen prices from $75/day on up. It's best to check their sites for up to the minute track information. If you need race day packages with hotel accommodations then it's best to contact our agency for details.

KwiqEvents is unique because you can buy both the track day and your travel accommodations all in one place.  It's convenience.

I'l be making regular updates from the track come tomorrow... but now, time to get some rest.

Thanks for reading,

Rick