Buttonwillow NCRC Event September 15 & 16

[Gitter Dun]

I pre-posted this on the Lat-G site a few days ago and am finally getting around to posting this here............

I stopped by Dave Mills house(owner/partner of Northern California Racing Club) the other day to pick up a hat and we got into the discussion of our meet at Butttonwillow last September. He really liked having us out there and offered to give us our own group and time slot. He also said he would set aside our own space in the paddock and that could label the event and he would post it on his site. I explained to him that there were other PT events throughout the year and that we were only interested in two events, one being the September Buttonwillow event and the other being a Thunderhill event. I put an e-mail into Bill Howell about the Thunderhill event and possibly getting Bill some help with that from NCRC. If I dont hear from Bill I will post NCRC Thunderhill event schedule and then we can try and choose a date from their schedule that best suits most of us.

Newbies to the track will be required to take the school/instructor course and the more experienced drivers will be put in the point by format group.

At this time I am only concentrating on the Buttonwillow event and in order to get our own time slot for this event I need to get a count on who would like to participate.

An early non-refundable commitment may be required and I will keep you all posted.

Price Scedule:

Track day $99
Timing $10
Transponder Rental $10
Non Member Fee $10

Let me know as soon as you can so that we can help Dave structure a schedule

Committed participants so far:

Gaetano Cosentino
Todd Akes
Carl Casanova
Dave Gordon
Steven Martinez
Chads1stGen
LM767

[Chad-1stGen]

Awesome legwork Gaetano. I'm down for the Buttonwillow event and depending on timing can probably do the Thunderhill if my car is back together.

[Gitter Dun]

Thanks Chad.

Update: Dave Mills has been following the thread on Lat-G and sent me another e-mail. He would like to structure it so that we would sign up for the "Chrono Series" which is basically a time trial group. We could have our own group within the chrono series and call it whatever we want. My take on this is that we would be running amongst other cars just like we did in solo, point by, and open.

My feeling is that he would probably need 40 plus cars and drivers with the same skill level in order to give us our own time slot. After all, he is running a business and it needs to make sense to him financially.

I say we play this out by ear at this time and see what kind of turnout we will get.

Anybody interested please post your interest and skill level(amount of open track days) so that I can help Dave try and structure this event.

[Flash68]

I'll bet we could fill a BW event a lot easier than a Thunderhill one... altho I am in for both!

[Gitter Dun]

I think we all know who will most likely show up for the Buttonwillow event and am looking forward to seeing all of you guys again.

Thunderhill will be a bit of a hike for our SoCal peeps but I'm hoping some will make it.

[Chad-1stGen]

I think we all know who will most likely show up for the Buttonwillow event and am looking forward to seeing all of you guys again.

Thunderhill will be a bit of a hike for our SoCal peeps but I'm hoping some will make it.


I've been wanting to run Thunderhill for a while now so if timing works I'll be there.

[Nessumsar]

You can put me down for a spot; I would think you could put Matt Briggs down for a spot as well. I have done a couple track type events and have completed NCRCs drivers school, and Matt has done a couple track type events as well as a motorcycle track day at Buttonwillow.

I had a great time last September, can't wait for this one. :cheers:

[Chad-1stGen]

You can put me down for a spot; I would think you could put Matt Briggs down for a spot as well. I have done a couple track type events and have completed NCRCs drivers school, and Matt has done a couple track type events as well as a motorcycle track day at Buttonwillow.

I had a great time last September, can't wait for this one. :cheers:

Hey Jon, Would Matt be bringing the 2nd gen? Does that mean there is an ETA on it becoming drivable?

[Nessumsar]

Hey Jon, Would Matt be bringing the 2nd gen? Does that mean there is an ETA on it becoming drivable?

He would, and hopefully the Camaro will be completed long before then. :)

[Chad-1stGen]

Cool!

[67zo6Camaro]

Looks like I have a dead line for my roll cage project. Im in and looking forward to it.

[Flash68]

Looks like I have a dead line for my roll cage project. Im in and looking forward to it.

Brett, this is excellent. And sometimes we all need goals/deadlines. LOL

[CarlC]

I can get 3-4 guys with modern 'vettes if needed.

[Gitter Dun]

Looks like I have a dead line for my roll cage project. Im in and looking forward to it.

Glad to hear your going to join us Bret. You may want to contact Dave Mills on the roll cage just to be sure you will be using correct diameter, design, and thickness.

[Gitter Dun]

I can get 3-4 guys with modern 'vettes if needed.

So far interested peeps are:

Gaetano C
Carl C
Dave G
Jon R
Steven M
Chad
Asif
Matt
Todd A
Bret
John S
Tom

Feel free to fill in anybody I missed but all in all this is a good start.

[ROBS6T8]

Count me in! No excuses now. Can I take the driving school then or will I need it before the event?

[MrQuick]

just a note geatano...I don't think the kids are saying "peeps" any more. Just a heads up.

[Gitter Dun]

Count me in! No excuses now. Can I take the driving school then or will I need it before the event?

It's up to you Rob. I think we will be a mixed batch as far as groups go. I will probably be in open group again. Most others in point by, solo, and school.


just a note geatano...I don't think the kids are saying "peeps" any more. Just a heads up.

I'm not a kid any more............well, at least not most the time. lol

[GOLDBERG]

If I'm not filming during that time I'm in! Sure Musto and his Daytona would be a willing participant.

[67zo6Camaro]

If I'm not filming during that time I'm in! Sure Musto and his Daytona would be a willing participant.

Very cool Bill, nice to see ya showing up at some of these local events and enjoying your rides. My son and I met you at the Del Mar event. Hope to see you at this one.

[Gitter Dun]

If I'm not filming during that time I'm in! Sure Musto and his Daytona would be a willing participant.

That would be fantastic!! You gotta give me a photo op with you!! Hell, a group photo!!

[MrQuick]

put bill in the back then it will be a group photo. standing up front? not so much.

[Flash68]

Damm!t.... my wedding is Sept 8..... I doubt my bride was envisioning a honeymoon in Bakersfield..... I gotta work this out..... what are my chances? LOL

[Gitter Dun]

Damm!t.... my wedding is Sept 8..... I doubt my bride was envisioning a honeymoon in Bakersfield..... I gotta work this out..... what are my chances? LOL

So your getting married on my birthday? Man, I feel so honored, lol.

Just kidding buddy. Congratulations and Best Wishes!!

Oh, and a little advise, if you cant make Buttonwillow the most romantic day of her life I suggest you dont even tempt to ask if you want to see anymore track days.

[Ron.in.SoCal]

Damm!t.... my wedding is Sept 8..... I doubt my bride was envisioning a honeymoon in Bakersfield..... I gotta work this out..... what are my chances? LOL

CONGRATS Dave!!! Oh and don't:


...DON'T invite the Ridetech guys to your wedding. They will drive all the way from Indiana in some loud hot rod, stay for the whole weekend and say something really embarrassing in front of your future mother in law.

[BlackPearl]

I am interested although I need to make sure my car and I can do this. Being a convertible, I need more safety features that I am working on now i.e roll cage. Additionally, I am new to racing cars so I probably would need to do "Solo group" if not other things that they may require. I don't know if that would help this effort but I'm game to participate in anything I can get to and qualify for. Heck, that's what I built it for.

Bob

[Flash68]

So your getting married on my birthday? Man, I feel so honored, lol.

Just kidding buddy. Congratulations and Best Wishes!!

Oh, and a little advise, if you cant make Buttonwillow the most romantic day of her life I suggest you dont even tempt to ask if you want to see anymore track days.

Well good thing we just changed it to Sept 22 then. LOL.

Luckily she knows the track days will continue... for now... it's once the kids starting coming is when to worry!


CONGRATS Dave!!! Oh and don't:

Ha, thanks Ron. Maybe I will have to invite Ridetech... spice it up a little? :)

[compos mentis]

Luckily she knows the track days will continue... for now... it's once the kids starting coming is when to worry!


No worries; how's your pitch pipe?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAKfYwVvdR4&feature=related

:D

[Flash68]

LOL... Skip, you are to videos what Amir/Vengeance is to GIFs. :)

[compos mentis]

LOL... Skip, you are to videos as Amir/Vengeance is to GIFs. :)

"These ideas are all in the air! They're in the air!"

lol

[ROBS6T8]

Hey Bob, they should have a school at this event for the first timers. I was going to do it last year but I couldn't get the time off from work. Let's be honest, Orngasm wasn't ready! But seriously, I couldn't get the time off. As soon as this one is set in stone, I will be asking for this weekend off.

Congrats on the marriage Dave! Congrats on the change of date! :)

[T/Aaron]

Glad you posted. I would have probably signed up with NCRC for that one and run their groups.

[sgernon]

Sign me up as well. I have a ton of other peoples weddings this summer...4 so far... but the Sept date seems to still be open.

[Flash68]

Congrats on the marriage Dave! Congrats on the change of date! :)

Thank you!