Thunderbolt Raceway will open soon.

[Blacdout96]

several hundred is not a problem at all for me. I believe Lime Rock is 150 for an open track day. It is getting harder to find open track days, and tracks tend to try to stick with clubs and associations anymore. Hopefully this track will not turn their noses up at the general public wanting to get on the track and understand that there is a thirst for this track, and that this place could certainly bring alot of peopel together if done right, and not conservative towards big dollar racing instead of the local Joe who would like to turn a few laps.

[EchoMirage]

id like to see both happen, because with big time racing, ie: ALMS, NASCAR, etc, that promotes the area better then any club ever could. itll put NJ on the racing map, and might somehow give local clubs more exposure. on the other hand, they need to be more friendly towards open days, and letting the public in. im more then sure they could make a fortune on open track days, regardless of insurance.

side note, i really hope the snooty yuppie club alpine will close, if it ever opens for that matter. last i heard, they didnt even have/wany any plans for track days, club days, SCCA, ALMS, anything. JUST members only, and nothing else. how those ****ing yuppie retards ever thought theyd make money, let alone stay in business, is beyond me.

[unstable bob gable]

I'd have no prolly throwing in a couple of hun to bomb one of my heaps around a "real" race track!

[firebirdcrazy]

Man I would definately be down for this. I plan on going all the way down to Atlanta for the yearone experience just to get on the track. I wont have to if this opens up lol.

[2MCHPWR]

I don't know of any east coast road course tracks that people just come on and race. They rent it out to clubs like PDA or EMRA or PCA, etc.
Expect approx $250 per day per person for 2 hours of seat time.

Why not just go with PDA on their dates below? You will not be able to get the 50 to 100 people who will road race at $250 a pop from this site alone.

August 5th-6th Thunderbolt at NJ Motorsports Park HPDE
October 15th Thunderbolt at NJ Motorspots Park HPDE
October 16th Lightning at NJ Motorsports Park HPDE
November 7th Thunderbolt at NJ Motorsports Park Open Track
November 8th-9th Thunderbolt HPDE & Sprint Races

http://www.pdadrivingschool.com/inde...id=36&Itemid=1

[NJSPEEDER]

we will be reaching well beyond just the NJFBOA membership. there is an all f-body event put on at road america in elkart lake WI each year that i am using as the basis for the idea.

working with the clubs and attending their track rental days is certainly something that i intend to be a part of.

[2MCHPWR]

maybe you can make a poll (new thread) and let everyone choose which date would be best?

Autocross link-> http://motorsportsne.com/
HPDE, open track-> http://www.pdadrivingschool.com/

Date Course Type of Event
03/09/08 Test and Tune - no points Autocross
03/16/08 a/x Autocross
03/23/08 will run, in case of bad weather on 3/9 or 3/16. Autocross
03/28/08 Pocono North Open Track & Instructor Training
03/30/08 Autocross Autocross
04/06/08 Autocross Autocross
04/12/08 Lime Rock HPDE
04/15/08 Pocono Long Course Open Track & Super Comp School
04/19/08 Lime Rock Autocross
04/25/08 (Fri) - School – am, a/x -pm, Autocross
05/03/08 Pocono East HPDE
05/05/08 Watkins Glen HPDE
05/06/08 Watkins Glen HPDE
05/23/08 (Fri) school – am, a/x –pm, Autocross
05/31/08 Pocono North HPDE & Sprint Races
06/01/08 Pocono North HPDE & Sprint Races
06/06/08 (Fri) school – am, a/x – pm, Autocross
06/08/08 Autocross Autocross
07/14/08 Watkins Glen HPDE
07/15/08 Watkins Glen HPDE
07/18/08 Pocono 3 Courses HPDE
07/19/08 Pocono Long Double Infield HPDE & Sprint Race
07/20/08 Pocono Long Single Infield HPDE & Sprint Race
07/25/08 (Fri) school – am, a/x – pm. Autocross
08/05/08 Thunderbolt at NJ Motorsports Park HPDE
08/06/08 Thunderbolt at NJ Motorsports Park HPDE
09/06/08 Pocono North HPDE & Sprint Races
09/07/08 Pocono North HPDE & Sprint Races
09/15/08 Watkins Glen Open Track
09/16/08 Watkins Glen Open Track
10/03/08 Watkins Glen HPDE & Sprint Races
10/04/08 Watkins Glen HPDE
10/05/08 Watkins Glen HPDE
10/15/08 Thunderbolt at NJ Motorspots Park HPDE
10/16/08 Lightning at NJ Motorsports Park HPDE
11/01/08 Lime Rock HPDE
11/07/08 Thunderbolt at NJ Motorsports Park Open Track
11/08/08 Thunderbolt at NJ Motorsports Park HPDE & Sprint Races
11/09/08 Thunderbolt at NJ Motorsports Park HPDE & Sprint Races