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Re: An automobile country club

To: CoolVT@aol.com
Subject: Re: An automobile country club
From: Chris Thompson <chris@cthompson.net>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:14:41 -0500
Oh, yeah, I've been a member of VIR Club for about 2 years.  It was the 
first track country club.  It's actually more expensive than doing a 
track weekend with NASA, BMW Club, Porsche Club, or the like, but it 
works for me because we have an open-wheel class, and none of the other 
groups do.  It costs $3,000 per year, and we get 16 track days per 
year.  If you make all of them, that translates to almost $200 per day, 
vs. about $150 per day for a club event.

The roll bar on my Tiger is too low for VIR rules - it would have to be 
so high that the top wouldn't close, but I've snuck by a couple of times.

Anybody on the list who wants to try out VIR, you're welcome to come as 
my guest.  As a guest, you have to drive behind a pace car, but it's a 
spirited run.  In this class, you can drive without a roll bar or any 
previous experience at all. I'm an instructor, so would be glad to ride 
around with you to show you the line, etc.   VIR is possibly the 
second-nicest track in the country, so it's well worthwhile.

Barber, in Birmingham, AL is the nicest track in the country now.  I 
just sold my company to another that is located only a couple of miles 
from Barber.  Do you see my thought processes here?

Chris
B382000331

CoolVT@aol.com wrote:

>List members, now doesn't this seem like a great idea and  seems reasonably 
>affordable.  Check the article below.
>Mark L.
>
>http://site.aol.com/autos/article/9.adp




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