What's your experience with track racing events?

[IA 5HO]

Thanks for the feedback guys.  The only thing for me though is that I would be driving my SHO around the track.  It says with 8-12 people only allowed on the track at a a time though.  I just worry about something happening and what I have to do for preperations for the car to be ready.  I am at 35000 miles now and have the 30k stuff done except new brake fluid. I assume I should do that before track day.  For tires I've got OEM MXM4's all seasons with only 12000 miles on them right now.  So hopefully that should still be good.  Otherwise I just worry about crashing or something like that since obviously insurance won't cover something like that and the car is my DD.  That is maybe most of my worries.

You're more likely to get into an accident on the way to the track than have something happen ON the track.  I'm not sure how much actual track time comes with your package but it will be over all too quickly.  Most of the groups I run with (SpeedVentures, West Coast Racing, tracktime, extreme speed etc) break the groups up by experience level so if it's your first time you'll have an instructor which helps immensely!  Wear comfortable clothes and soft soled shoes(might be a good excuse to buy an Ebay set of driving shoes,  Piloti's are best but there are $25. pairs as well. you'll be how surprised how flexible they are and how thin the soles are, you need to 'feel' the pedals and what the car is doing thru them) chew some gum because your mouth will be parchment dry from the adrenalin rush and move the seat forward an inch or so over your usual driving position.  You don't wanting to be fighting to hold your body still by 'strangling' the steering wheel so if there is a way to lock the seatbelt on the SHO's (I have an Ex Sport so don't know) Lock the belt as tight as you can get it with the seat back then move it way forward to your seat driving postion to really tighten it.  This helps a bunch on track in a street belted car.   Have fun, catch the roadrace bug like I did when I did the One Lap Of  America back in '95. Been doing it ever since Most fun you can have with your clothes on

Thanks so much for the feedback QuickSilver!  This helps easy my woes quite a bit.  At this point I'm 95% sure I'll do it since I only have a week left to return it for a refund.  I just gotta find a GoPro or set up my phone or tablet to record it. 

Sounds like a blast.  I'd love to road race.  Luckily you've a 2013 model with the tranny cooler.  Hot lapping my car at the drag strip and I've seen temps cross over 200° mark, so I'll doubt I'll be doing anything like that in my 2011.  Definitely do the brake fluid.

I wonder if getting a set of Eagle F1 Supercars (they are $177 @ tirerack) would be worth the purchase to save your Michelin's from the abuse as they are your DD all seasons. 

Will for sure have to get the brake fluid done.  Might think about DOT4 just for this reason.  And on the F1's, I'm not sure I can justify getting a new set of tires just for this.  I don't want to be swapping rubber every season as well.  And at a price tag of $177 that is more than 1/2 the cost of my Primacy MXM4's and I don't think I'd burn through 1/2 the tread on my tires in one track day.

Thanks again everyone for the feedback!  You all rock!