justnspace

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you can even have instructors sit with you. they'll yell out commands and you learn your car around a track.
plus, if you're a beginner, they pair you with other novices on the track as well. Cant pass each other, etc.
so, its not like you're going balls to the walls on your very first run.

justnspace

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I know people who track COTA just for fun.

VR1

I think the Ecoboost premium trackpack or used GT Premium Trackback is going to be my first car once I get my degree.

SamDoe1

I know but I'd rather do it right and make my way up. That's why I plan to get an S2k first before I buy a Mustang or something like it. That and the S2k won't depreciate like a...well...like a Ford.

charliemike

Depreciate doesn't matter as much if you never plan to sell it, I guess

srika

did you guys see/hear about the 27-yr old who crashed his McLaren P1 less than 24 hours into ownership.........

it ain't pretty

charliemike

Was either out way too late or up way too early. Probably to drive like an asshole. Hit wet pavement, lost control, busted up his brand new McLaren.

JS + XES

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That's the thing. There's no clear right way to do it. We are not racing anyone at the track. haha

Learning how to drive at the track in a s2k is not any easier nor harder to do than in a Mustang.

Depreciation. I don't talk about it for a car. Every car pretty much depreciate in some way and you gotta pay to play.

Yumcha

Saw it. Don't care. Rich people don't equate to being smart?

Yumcha

Yup. Unless you're BoostedJack-rich and buy Ferraris which usually appreciate in value.

JS + XES

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LOL. Yep. At that point, they would say "depreciation? what is that?"

Yumcha

ttribe

Oh, they *know* what depreciation is; they claim it on their tax returns every year.

Yumcha

BoostedJack's tax return is the equivalent of the US' GNP value.

ttribe

That's all? That seems small for BoostedJack.

JS + XES

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I miss BoostedJack. At least he was funny.

Now we have to put up with sk2djoaisjetshit

Yumcha

I was trying to be conservative.

Aman

It matters when you wreck it. Ask me how I know.

Majofo

Lies! Last track day I saw was about $5k / car.

Majofo

Majofo

ATS-V is supposedly in the 3.6s 0-60 range.. If the metrics on the vid are right, I think that's about right. Fucking 100 mph in 8 seconds.. that's near GT-R range. Shit.

Majofo

Hellcat, GT350, ATS-V... ugh. Going to start street pharmacology and open an urban hammer brokerage firm.. Anybody know a good method to cooking blue crystal?

CLtotheTL32

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I do. Wire me $100k and I'll set everything up.

Rick_TL-S

Cadillac claims it can do 0-60 in 4 seconds, & I assume 100 in likely 10 or so which is right on par with its competitors

The times your citing would put it dead on the heels of the Z06 (3.2/7.2) with 200Hp/Tq less & 150lbs. more. I don't see GM letting it get quite that close.

kurtatx

There's a group rate. A Facebook friend of mine posted a video of him driving COTA in his M3. Dude spent most of the time flicking off the Ferraris passing him.

Majofo

Their site says <4 s.. high 3's?

ATS V-Series | Cadillac

I disagree on the Z06 sentiments.. I mean look at the Z28. If they had that mentality, the Z28 wouldn't be as badass as it is and that's their own brand. The CTS/ATS-V reaches for the other demographic as well.. the guys that need to haul around customers/kids/hookers. Tough to get 3 hos in a vette. Plus there's another twin turbo v6 that weighs 700 lbs more than the z06 and puts lengths on it from a dig.

Plus the numbers I quoted are just observational from the vid, mid 3's is just speculative. Unless they manipulated the playback, it's definitely in the 3's and 8's region. The vid is from Cadillac. Sure it's heavier and less power, but there's another turbo v6 with 700 lbs on the z06 that whips it from a dig.. not apples to apples.. but it's if they learned anything from their competitors, the extra weight might help.

Probably my coworker in the 458..

Majofo

Here's a snippet of the last email I received from COTA regarding track rental:

Exclusive Track Rentals include:

• Use of full Grand Prix Circuit driven by Formula 1 and MotoGP drivers
• Full day access to Pits, Paddock, 10 Garages, 1 Team Building Classroom, 1 Paddock Club Loft
• VIP extras
• Catered breakfast and lunch
• Full-day private track experience: $55,000

idk if there's a limit to the number of cars / drivers with the track rental, but for $55k.. better be a few clubs chipping in.

Majofo

I did a conservative capture on the vid and I returned a 3.7s 0-60 and 8.7s 0-100.

notbad.jpg

Rick_TL-S

3.9 is a 4 second 0-60.


Or, it's you trying to compare the speed to YouTube?

srika

wow at the ATS-V!! :holler:


Also yeah come to think of it more, pretty sure you can't just prance over to a F1 track and do laps for any reasonable amount of money. Those would be the smaller mostly unknown tracks.

justnspace

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omg! you're such a puss!

you mean to tell me if you had a free GT350 and Free class/track time to learn the car, you wouldnt do it?

auto manufactures do provide special track day packages that let you have fun with the car.

justnspace

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that's why I added the "just for fun" part.

its crazy expensive just to go.
dont you dare, fuck up the grass!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

its like $10k if you drive through the grass. lol

SamDoe1

I'd sell it eventually. I like my things to actually be worth something. If I didn't care, I'd buy a BMW E63 M6 that's ~4 years old knowing that it would depreciate by $10k a year every year until the car didn't function anymore (which may be sooner rather than later).

psh. I've crashed more expensive cars before I turned 25.

Actually, no. The only car I've crashed is a 1997 Honda and I didn't even total it.

I know, but being a total newb at driving on a track I would feel better with a slower car lol. Besides, the S2k is cheaper.

I'll do it if you buy me one. If we're talking free cars, I'd learn how to drive on a track with a 458 Speciale if you're offering.

Majofo

So.. 10.9 1/4 run is a 11 second car?

I didn't use the youtube timer, I used a stopwatch.

Don't get your panties in a bunch.. it's a fucking twin turbo 3.6.. that only means it'll get faster.

Majofo

Keep off the grass..

Majofo

btw.. there's hardly any grass at COTA.. unless you jetison your vehicle into the viewing lawns.

justnspace

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stay off the grass!

justnspace

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it sounds like you dont trust your driving skills.
keep off the track, then.

Majofo

like I said.. hardly any

srika

I need a 10 second car....