COM Sports Car Club

But Mark, aren't you giving in-car instruction for Palmer?

It is legal in Massachusetts. Palmer Motorsports Park has in-car instruction at its schools. Many of their instructors are COM instructors including me). I think some other HPDE track day organizations have in-car instruction.

Seth,
I remember seeing you do an airborne flip over the berm leading into Namerow. I was amazed to see you not injured but you didn't really hit anything.

I see on Motorsportsreg.com there is NO camping. including Monday night? Tues. nite? This is rough.

WARNING: I found A7 245 to be wider that A6 and wider than specified on Hoosier Web site. Had to go to A7 225, ship 245s back.

almost all times when there is a spin to the inside wall the driver failed to "in a spin, two feet in". No, you can't save it. lock up the brakes and keep your spin on track. Attempt to lock em up even works with ABS if you are already sideways.

loud is fast

Since we can't have instructors in cars now, give this to all newbies:

The SCCA NER New Track Acquisition Committee originally owned the option for the track land. I worked with the SCCA in the time it received all permits from the Palmer, well before SCCA sold the rights to Fred. I wrote the SCCA business plan and was in the process of raising money. At that time the ...

Is trailer good for that weight? Did you make it back?

The SCCA Track Night in America lets anyone drive with no instruction or tech. WE must be the old ladies.

who is i8ur911?

Monty was the COM chief instructor in the 80s. He was known for his safety lectures. Each of the very few instructors would take their 8 students to a corner (all would drive their cars) and climb to a platform where the instructor would point our flaws of the drivers. If you were lucky as a first-t...