How'd the track day go? I instructed for BMW, NASA, Porsche and a few others for years. My one-word thought on tracking it: "Heavy". I'm curious how it went. What organization did you run with?
I did not end up going though I'd hoped to do a PCA RTR event. Turns out NJMP does not allow EVs. Closest track that does is Pocono supposedly and I could not make any Pocono track day work with my schedule at that time.
I think it's awesome you want to 'explore the capabilities'. I really do. But one of the problems is in such a high horsepower car you can get into some real trouble real quick. It's one of the reasons I started moving away from instructing - first timers 'think' they're good drivers until they stab throttle too early, spin and stuff it into the wall saying 'what the f.. just happened'? We use the term 'you didn't run out of road, you ran out of talent'. Personally, my motto is 'learn to drive a slow car fast'. My first event was at Pocono in an E36 M3 (which I still have). A year later, I was in an E30 with half the HP and a cage. Track days can be a slippery slope. One day you're dreaming about seeing what the car can do and the next day, there's a tow vehicle, enclosed trailer and dedicated track weapon in your driveway.I did not end up going though I'd hoped to do a PCA RTR event. Turns out NJMP does not allow EVs. Closest track that does is Pocono supposedly and I could not make any Pocono track day work with my schedule at that time.
I do see there's an EA location in East Stroudsburg so maybe it's time to take another look as I was worried about charging to get home. Just want to explore the car's capabilities a bit more than I could on a public road. I suppose if I really got into the hobby I'd have to get an ICE car - and a bigger garage!
The Lucid service center at KOP would fill out a track day safety form as per the manager I asked last year. Didn't get as far as seeing if PCA would accept it.
Glad to have any words of wisdom from an instructor
As long as you're willing to believe you're exploring the limits of YOU and not the car, go for it!
Agree on the slow car fast philosophy.
