Trying to get a group of unknown drivers together and then placing all of them into the same run session without knowing their abilities, their cars preparation, or a whole bunch of other variables is shear lunacy.
No matter what group be it currently organized or a new private group....must have separate run sessions to accomodate the various skill levels of the cars and drivers.
I see Martin's point but I also agree wtih Trekkor that skill level/car ability all has to be considered when assigning run groups.
I don't think trackmasters would have put us all into the same run group since you would have had a few extremely experienced drivers, a few slightly experienced drivers, and quite a few raw rookies/minimal experience.
I don't want to be on track with raw rookies along with a bunch of faster cars.
I ride in cars with raw rookies all the time, and I see the mistakes they make while an instructor is barking instruction into their ear (communicator turned up).
I certainly don't want to be out there with them without an instructor in the car (all the rookie cars)
A group such as TMR, Coastal Driving, GGR (HSDS) or others are not going to let that happen. I would hope
I can absolutely state that this has not or would it ever happen with GGR or CDS....period.
Again, even the folks over on Pelican that Trekkor runs with/knows, I personally would need to see their abilities and skills before I would want to run full tilt with them. That is just my hang up....Just as they should want to see what my skills/history is before they feel comfortable with me.
That is why folks at these groups get the accolades they do. They closely scrutinize the information on their applications....and place folks into the appropriate run group..
If anyone wants to get their car on the track, GGR will be host a TT along with a HSDS (DE) Sept 23 and 24.
The HSDS only requires the driver to have a Helmet and functional seat belts (3,4,5 or 6 point) for both seats. You will have an experienced instructor in your car for both days of track driving....
Or you can always step up to the TT if your car has 5-6 point belts, fire ext. your car would require a tech at an approved shop before the event for TT entrants.
For all of the 914s in norcal that say they want to get their cars out on track there are lots of opportunities....I have yet to see too many out there.
The Zone 7 AX school had 1 914 in attendance. And I can't remember the last time we had a new 914/driver at a GGR TT or HSDS (DE)
So where are all the Norcal 914s anyway