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TonyHuntimer
10-24-2008, 07:20 PM
I'm part of the Motor Press Guild and had a great opportunity to go to their annual Track Day. It was a blast! If any of you guys are writers for the auto industry...you have to become part of the guild!!!

The event was 2 days of driving some of the baddest 2009 production cars on a road course, an autocross or the city streets. It's their tires, their gas, and their cars. What else could you ask for? I still have a smile on my face. I probably got about 100 laps on the road course in 30 or so different brand new cars. My favorite by far was the Audi R8!

http://www.racehome.com/mpg08.htm

:firefire:
Tony Huntimer
RaceHome.com
Steve1968LS2
10-24-2008, 07:36 PM
You suck.. I so wanted to go but had too much to do at work...

I hate you... ;)
zbugger
10-24-2008, 07:43 PM
Wow. That sounds like fun. I guess I should learn how to write then.
protour73
10-25-2008, 04:22 AM
Tony............you didn't happen to see Mary Pozzi at this event did you?
TonyHuntimer
10-25-2008, 07:24 AM
Nope. I wasn't aware that Mary is a writer. If she is, she should sign up. :) Three other P-T.com members were supposed to go, but somehow made excuses not to come race against me. :naughty:

Tony Huntimer
RaceHome.com
Damn True
10-25-2008, 07:44 AM
What are the qualification criteria?
TonyHuntimer
10-25-2008, 08:05 AM
What are the qualification criteria?

You have to be a published writer for an automotive based publication a few times within 12 months of applying for the MPG. There's more info here:
http://www.motorpressguild.org/membership/JoinMPG.html

They are fairly strict and will check references. And if you want to drive in the Track Day, you have to be "Full-Journalist" status. PR and other members can only ride along on the track and street driving.

If you spin the car or go off into the dirt, you get you driving privilege revoked for the rest of the event. If you damage a car, you get banned for 2 years and you get "labeled" by your journalist peers. So driving at 9 tenths is not a good idea. You can have plenty of fun at 8 tenths. :)

Next year, you can bet that they'll have the New Camaro at the event in a few different model levels and maybe a ZR1. :drive1: ...but now I'm kind of messed up. After driving the Audi R8, I can't get the car out of my head. ...the fricken awesome feel of control on the track with the power and performance of the AWD.

Tony Huntimer
RaceHome.com
Bow Tie 67
10-29-2008, 01:01 PM
Sounds like alot of fun, although I'm sure with your experience you could have started at 8/10ths and worked your way up to 9.5/10ths. :)






If you spin the car or go off into the dirt, you get you driving privilege revoked for the rest of the event. If you damage a car, you get banned for 2 years and you get "labeled" by your journalist peers. So driving at 9 tenths is not a good idea. You can have plenty of fun at 8 tenths. :)


Tony Huntimer
RaceHome.com