Mods or HPDE?

[bimmerboyE92]

Originally Posted by foolio2

Haha, that's me behind your wife in that LSB e46 m3 at NCM last weekend

You sir are fast!!! Thanks for not running her over!

[nineofspades]

Put another vote in for HPDE...

Haven't done any yet myself, but signed up for this next weekend: https://www.scca.com/pages/starting-line



Seems like a good start, and pretty reasonable price-wise

[bimmerboyE92]

Originally Posted by foolio2

Haha, that's me behind your wife in that LSB e46 m3 at NCM last weekend

I got a thread going in the track section with some videos including others. Post one of yours if you can.

[Powaup]

Originally Posted by s0ul

Both?

Need to stop hanging around you guys I bought the diffuser and will sign up for the next track day at Sonoma Raceway

[Powaup]

[s0ul]

Originally Posted by Powaup

Need to stop hanging around you guys I bought the diffuser and will sign up for the next track day at Sonoma Raceway

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Powaup

Which one do you prioritize? was about to buy some Cf parts when I realized I could get a much needed HPDE day instead. I feel like my car really "needs" a diffuser as that area of the car looks really bland stock.


I can and will do both but which one would you put first? just curious as to how enthusiasts separate and prioritize when it comes to this

I suppose it depends. My M4 is a street car; it's my sole automobile. I cannot afford to potentially wreck it at the track. I don't track my sole automobile simply out of [personal] principle. I do track bikes however, as they are more exciting and more visceral to me simply by nature of the tool - meaning the motor vehicle - being used. I can afford to crash them, lay them down, cause engine damage, etc.........and not risk being out of my primary mode of transportation. For that reason, I'd put mods [on the M4] over an HPDE. With all of that said, there is both intrinsic and extrinsic value to HPDE's and/or bike oriented track events, but I don't think they will make you a better driver on the street in the same way that a car control clinic/safety course would (...i.e...lots of skid pad work, etc.). Some of what you learn on a race track translates to the street, but not all. My two cents (...coming from someone with track experience and high speed driver/car control training via CHP's EVOC)

[dhoggm3]

Originally Posted by DaBean

Do you want to be a better driver, or look like a better driver?

Disagree with the premise. I've found the more mods folks have on their DD, the worse they drive. Guess it's because they prioritize cosmetics over substance with their wallets.

[G30 B58]

You'll probably need at least a $200 SA helmet to HPDE.

[jeremicium]

HPDE, and Harry's lap timer. For $30 you can go back and obsessively watch how good or bad you were on the track.

[Powaup]

Originally Posted by F32 N55

You'll probably need at least a $200 SA helmet to HPDE.

I think I'm gonna rent one for the upcoming HPDE, don't plan on going to the trackmore than 2x a year, but I should invest in one for the long run