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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 06:49 PM
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First Time at Road Course Video

Went to to road course for the first time ever. Ran hot laps with an instructor. I made a few mistakes and missed a couple shifts but it was fun fun fun. So I Signed up for All Out Day with an instructor.

YouTube - Road race.MOD
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 07:01 PM
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brake brake! Brake! BRAKE! BRAKE!!!!


i'd probably suck at a road course but i want to do this so bad next year
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 07:06 PM
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I did the auto cross a few times also but I love the road course. Cant wait to go back up.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 07:06 PM
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I cringed a lot looking at that vid. I thought you were really going to screw up a couple of times. Looks like a ton of fun though, I really want to do this sometime. I wonder if Road America has something like this.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 07:08 PM
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I think all the tracks do cause they want people to come out and spend $$$$$
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 07:09 PM
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Welcome to BeaveRun motorsports complex
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 07:09 PM
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Nice driving man. Hope i'm as good when I go out for the first time.

Instructor is a good teacher.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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heres some pics

ROAD COURSE pictures by daddmann - Photobucket
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 07:36 PM
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man that looks like a blast.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 07:45 PM
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Brake brake brake brake Roflmao
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 07:51 PM
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hahahah! looks like you had fun
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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It was a great time

<div style="width:480px;text-align:right;"><embed width="480" height="360" src="http://static.pbsrc.com/flash/rss_slideshow.swf" flashvars="rssFeed=http%3A%2F%2Ffeed931.photobucke t.com%2Falbums%2Fad157%2Fdaddmann%2FROAD%2520COURS E%2Ffeed.rss" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" /><a href="http://photobucket.com/redirect/album?showShareLB=1" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.pbsrc.com/share/icons/embed/btn_geturs.gif" style="border:none;" /></a><a href="http://s931.photobucket.com/albums/ad157/daddmann/ROAD%20COURSE/" target="_blank"><img src="http://pic.pbsrc.com/share/icons/embed/btn_viewall.gif" style="border:none;" /></a></div>

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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 08:21 PM
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you have a lot to learn...everyone must start somewhere.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 08:48 PM
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onstar ftw! love it. i can't wait.
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Old Sep 11, 2010 | 10:44 PM
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Man that course is sweet...I wish I lived closer to beaver run. Never saw an onboard lap of it, looks MIGHTY fun for a cobalt to pushed to the limits. I love road racing and I would LOVE to run an onboard camera in my car while doing it too for learning purposes.
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 06:25 AM
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I felcroed it to to dash. Works very well. JVC Everio
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 07:00 AM
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brake!!!
i wanna do this
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 07:16 AM
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VERY, VERY, VERY COOL MAN!!!!! You did very good i think. It would make you nervous to have someone hollering at you but that is how they teach you under pressure. You had a very good instructor. I would love to try this. Oh yeah, very nice car too.
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 07:21 AM
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Thanks Much. I plan on doing it again soon. I have a tight schedule the next month but hope I can get out Oct 3rd for Flat Out Day with classes and instructor. 5 hour sessions with 3 classroom and 3 on track.
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 10:36 AM
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that was cool as hell, you should give them a copy for instructional viewing before getting on he course...
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 11:08 PM
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That video cam comes in handy
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Old Sep 12, 2010 | 11:19 PM
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so when can you just go and run your car like what you did? i'd be all down for that
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 07:18 AM
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Heres the link for the track. Theres a schedule in there. Theres all kinds of stuff going on

Welcome to BeaveRun MotorSports Complex
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Old Sep 13, 2010 | 07:24 AM
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did you install the cam in the car or did the track ?

does the track offer video ?
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