Drove New Barber track in AL. last Sat.

[pdmracing]

No vipers on track in T1 , but I drove Dr. Jimmy's ITS car & it was big FUN. But bring some brake pads & some guts cause it is quite the drivers track. No real straights to speek of & they almost all end in a hairpin. The elevation changes are intense & its like a cross between Lime Rock, Mid Ohio & a little of VIR all molded together.It was hairy only getting 6 laps of practice , but we did great in the race starting 21st & finishing 7th (i think!) The racing room was much better than Mid ohio & like lime rock it takes lots of ***** to go fast.
Look for a track day from the GAVCA somtime in MAY. I will keep you posted.

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

Does the track have a website?

 

[pdmracing]

yes barber motorsports park

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

www.barbermotorsports.com

Looks awesome. Also looks like the Porsche Club has it locked up for the year but keep us posted if you're able to get in.

 

[Chuck 98 RT/10]

May 31 weekend is TBA. Is that the weekend you're going for?

Obviously I'm interested.

 

[pdmracing]

The porsche driving experiance is now headquatered there instead of road atlanta, they couldnt get enough dates @ RA. So the PCA has first dibs, but hey are open to all cars. I think the casual driver will be surprized @ how difficult this track is. There will be some dented sheetmetal!

 

[ChrisGTS]

Hearing that, Pete, I am going to drive really slow when I go there for the PCA event in April! The Viper doesn't have sheet metal but I'll bet the body panels don't do well against walls ...

 

[pdmracing]

If you are in the first 2 run groups with PCA you will have no problems , they have a very good instructor lineup.

 

[ChrisGTS]

I am in Group 2, so that will help. The event has 178 people signed up, 5 run groups. Do you have an idea of what amount of track time we will get each day? I have never been to a PCA event.

 

[pdmracing]

Plenty, they are a well run machine. The Peachstate is running the event, so they have lots o experiance. make sure you bring the puke bag for the instructor! This track is like a big rollercoaster!