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Caddyshack Pool or Pond for Carl Spackler LV Eric I think you know where you stand with Fortis! The pond is good for you!!

Fortis - you make me feel right at home!!! Hubby would have said EXACTLY the same!

Congrats! Looking forward to photos and details!

Do oysters attract cougars?

LUV

Gotta luv LP

Looks like you had a blast! Great to see dreams come true! Thanks for sharing.

Hoping it's sorted quickly and you return to 100% soon! Back pain can be disabling. Wishing you the best!!

cappy...I have just the thing to cure you - if only you’d unlatch the door

Enjoy in good health! Love the color! Wheels look like they'll be a bitch to clean

Beautiful! Sounds perfect! Update when you seal the deal!

I agree with Destructo^ The risk is there no matter where you go, and it varies depending on the track, the conditions, and who is around you and how they drive/respect rules/others etc. Your own attitude makes a big difference too. Are you open to instruction? Do you think you already know? What do you want to get from the experience (go fast? learn skill? experience car in a different way? etc). You can't control much of what will happen but if you choose a good club that runs a safe event, and a track with reasonable safety measures, and then pay attention to conditions and don't drive over your head you are mitigating risk to an extent. There are plenty of good venues and great instructors willing to take the right seat. You can also hire a pro-coach for the right seat (they are still out there). The majority of instructors will keep doing it. I'm in a tiny minority when you consider the number of clubs and tracks and DE's held each year. There is a lot to choose from: PCA, BMW, Audi, Chin, NASA, AutoInterests, Hooked-On-Driving, etc. I'd stay away from any club that lets you determine your own run group (I believe SCCA track nights does this). Many will overestimate their skill and nothing is more dangerous than a bunch of drivers who THINK they know what they are doing but have no idea (most just wanna go fast and that - combined with no skill - is recipe for disaster). A race school is a good idea too but you're driving their car (pros/cons to your own car). You want to choose a club that will pair you with an experienced instructor who has been to that circuit before. Preferably the instructor has some training, and the right motivation (in other words - not in it only for free/cheaper track time). Pairings are a gamble and there are times it doesn't work. If you are paired with someone you clash with (for whatever reason) - talk to the Chief Instructor or organizer and ask to be switched. It happens (not frequently) and no one should take it personally. You've paid good money to have an experience and the instructor is a huge part of the enjoyment (or lack thereof). LP DADDY planted the notion for me a long time ago about the risk I was choosing, and I've thought about it ever since.

Beautiful! Life is short! DRIVE IT!!! Enjoy!

LUV! What is the caliper color? If orange caliper - LUV even more! If red caliper - not so much but that's really personal, and calipers are easy to change as long. Then it becomes a question of interior trim and how far are you willing to go if you love the paint but not the caliper/trim color

I agree Jefferson is not safe and after being there once I’ll never return. I know several drivers who feel the same about that specific circuit. It’s possible improvements have been made (I don’t know) but it wasn’t a fun circuit so there was no reward IMO. I like the Summit Main circuit. Very technical and fun to drive with decent run off in several places. I’ve never driven their Shenandoah circuit but heard negative things and have no interest to find out.

Old thread but very current topic. I am done instructing high performance driving. I've had 7 great seasons in the right seat and I'm quitting while I'm ahead. I was at Roebling Road in Feb to sit in on an instructor training day. Next day a driver died and instructor was seriously injured and air lifted to hospital. It's presumed the driver had a major medical emergency (like heart attack) and was pronounced dead at the scene. They were in a 996 C4 with OEM 3 point seat belts. The instructor took the steering wheel to avoid hitting a car they were quickly gaining on. They avoided a collision but the 996 left the track and brake lights never came on. The car was launched in the air by an earth berm, and (from accounts I've read) came down on the roof - much like a whale breaching. This happened at the end of the front straight as they approached turn 1. Instructor was seriously injured - lots of broken bones. He is home after several weeks in hospital and is expected to make a very good (if not full) recovery, after an extended period with lots of PT and rehab. LP DADDY said a LONG time ago he would not get in the right seat as it's far too risky - and for what? As much as I enjoy being in the right seat, and the reward of helping someone enjoy a sport I've grown to love - I am not doing it anymore. I will continue to instruct car control. This week I was at the track Monday & Tuesday training police. It's intense and there is risk but not like the risk of doing HPDE instructing. I'm no longer willing to risk my personal safety to THAT degree by putting it in another driver's hands. I'm still at risk on the track when I'm driving - but at least I'm in control of the decisions I make on track, including when NOT to drive due to conditions, or too many @ssholes doing stupid things. I still can't control mechanical things that might fail (short of having the best equipment, well prepared and maintained) or environmental hazards like debris on track I might not see that can cut a tire. But if sh!t happens it'll be me driving my car - not sitting in some right seat.... I'm also done giving rides. I can't have the responsibility nor do I want the liability. I've read too many horror stories of law suite and insurance battles over what happens when someone is injured in a car on track. It took me awhile to come to this conclusion but I'm finally there. Thank you LP DADDY.

was just thinking about Chimay the other day when hubby brought a bottle of Chimay beer home

Thank you FrankD for offering your opinion and 13MM for sharing your experience. I have already learned quite a bit from the responses above. Can a good whack to the head - such as being in a rear end collision resulting in concussion - cause an injury to the macula or vitreous fluid or membrane that would result in this sort of wrinkle or pucker that distorts vision?

Anyone here a retina specialist willing to discuss/answer questions about vision problem suspected to be macular wrinkle? Thanks

Beautiful!! That’s a looooong wait!! Enjoy in the best of health!

Supercar Ace summed it up! EPIC!! Thanks for sharing!

Looking forward to the finished product! Sounds great!

You guys crack me up! Looking forward to the answer

Very sorry to hear of your experience. Hope it’s quickly resolved to your complete satisfaction. Waiting sucks but in the long term of ownership it’s much more important that the car is made right, or replaced.