Calabogie Track Day Feeler Thread

[Uncle Buck]

As we sneak up on nice weather, track days come to mind. This thread is to gauge interest in a TMC road trip to Calabogie.

Things to know


It's an awesome track http://www.calabogiemotorsports.com
It's $375 plus hst
You must be cleared before solo driving is allowed (I'll get more detail on this)
New drivers must take an instructor @ another $199 for the day
SA helmets are required
They take tech inspection seriously, tires, brakes, suspension, no leaks etc
Noise restriction, they test your car. http://www.calabogiemotorsports.com/track-rules/
It's north of Perth so overnight stay the day before and likely the day of are necessary.

I'm thinking a fall day but open to options. They have 10 days in the 2017 calendar.

I'm happy to quarterback the event in terms of finding a place to stay and coordinating with the track. If we have a good sized group, we'll need to book early.

Please indicate interest level in this thread and preferred dates if any. If high enough, I'll open a new thread in the Events section for actual signup.

[ZR]

Very interested pending............

-cleared before solo driving details / does that mean instructor for the day?

Rest of it for me is a slam dunk / hell yes I wanna go.
Thanks for taking the lead on this Al.

[Mrods]

I am interested. Only concern is the 100 dbA limitation. Not sure where I stand as far as dbA? Thanks for working on this. Maybe I will get a dbA meter amd we can pre test?

[HyperGT]

if i can get a car i would be very interested as well.

[RedSN]

Tempting, very tempting.

Would this be a weekend thing? Or during the week?

[Uncle Buck]

Tempting, very tempting.

Would this be a weekend thing? Or during the week?

They have options ranging from Thursday to Sunday. I was thinking a Friday. Drive out after work Thursday evening, run Friday, stay over Friday night for a TMC social and then have the weekend to drive, tow or push the car home depending how Friday went.

http://www.calabogiemotorsports.com/high-performance-driving-experience/

[fast Ed]

Specifically for this track, my suggestion for most members here would be to take the instructor anyway ... Calabogie is a very difficult track to learn, especially if we would be getting the full 3 mile course. Besides helping with that I'm sure they could help to tune up other aspects of your driving if you've never had any formal in-car coaching.


cheers
Ed

[ZR]

Point well taken Ed, makes perfect sense. Would fit me if the option was there to perhaps do the morning with instruction then afternoon without kinda deal.

[fast Ed]

Maybe with enough "intermediate" people for the group, the option of half-day instruction could be inquired about. I agree that it would be ideal for you and several others that have done enough days to not make an ass of yourself out there, but could use some help on this circuit. When I was up there for my only visit so far about 10 years ago, it took me several sessions to get at all comfortable and start picking up some pace. There are so many corners, and two sections of the track that look similar, that make it very challenging but in a very fun way. Some nice elevation changes, a few quick sections, and a really nice flow in the way that corners join together.

[98 Snake]

I would also be interested

[Stephen06GT]

Subscribing.

[RedSN]

Excellent advice Ed.

[OldSchool]

Count me on the list.

[RAT ATK]

If I get my car back together by the then, I would be interested.

[Quicksilver]

I might have an interest. I took a full on open wheel racing course 32 years ago and at one time taught high performance driving. However, I have done only one autocross in the last 15 years. Prior to that I did umpteen autocrosses and rallies. Do I count as experienced or rookie?

[Jack Raccoon!]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say experienced since this is the 5th or 6th time you have submitted your resume on various forums...

[Quicksilver]

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say experienced since this is the 5th or 6th time you have submitted your resume on various forums...
Over 15 years with the two Mustang clubs that's once every 3 years. it allows me to relive past glories. I'm now officially an old man and can no longer do these things as well as I used to.

[Uncle Buck]

Bumping the thread for those that missed it. Also, I have emailed the track with a few questions and will report back soon.

[ZR]

Thanks Al.

[hammerhead]

I tried my hardest to convince the High Commander that we should move there — it ain’t gonna happen tho she wins again and has no idea there’s a track there!

[RedSN]

Try Shanonville?

[hammerhead]

Try Shanonville?

Lol had my heart set on Calibogie in the past that had a cool race series and none caged cars where permitted —not sure if that is still a thing since covid

[G-ForceJunkie]

For what it's worth - I'm pretty sure only an M rated helmet is required. If they require SA, likely a lot of people will need a new lid too.

[bluetoy]

I've been around there. Just used my regular old cheap gokart helmet. They never even looked at it.