Thunderhill 8/3, 8/4 and 8/5

Anyone going to Thunderhill on Friday August 3rd, Saturday August 4th, Friday August 5th? Just curious as I am going up there on the Saturday and Sunday to 'watch' So if anyone else is going, it would be good to meet others from the Forum while there

I will be there on Friday, my car is a 2000 986S artic silver. Feel free to drop by !!!

Will do but will you be there on Saturday and/or Sunday as I won't be there Friday? I understand the Diablo club is on Friday and Golden Gate club over the weekend, is that correct?

Where is Thunderhill, in Cali I assume?

Yep - Northern California in Willows

Oooohhh to far for me, we "Zonies" do have a meet tomorrow in Scottsdale though. That will have to hold me over until the Nor Cal days come my way....

Who's running at Thunderhill???? That's a REALLY long drive for me, but I'm curious.

Yes, going to be there Sat-Sun.

Magnus, great I will look for your car number which I believe is 661.

Yup, 661 is the number, taped on with blue tape :-) And it's also correct that Diablo Region PCA is on Friday and Golden Gate Region PCA is arranging it over the weekend. See you there Steven.

friday is PCA diablo weekend is PCA GGR i'll be there all three days. #868

Excellent J.H. I will see you there

Just got back from two days at T'Hill with Hooked on Driving; great time but HOT! 98 to 100 with track temps even higher. Lots of fun, but drink plenty of water. Get there early and park under the canopy if possible. If not, park next to a tree and move the car as the sun moves.

Thanks for the information and water suggestion. What is Hooked on Driving?

i'll be there for 3 days...well... hopefully. I might have to work friday. Can't call in sick since i requested the day off. See you there, Carlos #747 TT7

Carlos, yep I already have you on my 'to meet' list, looking forward to it. mate BTW...just put the x74 susupension on my car, getting an alignment done this Friday, but the small drive I have done in it so far what a difference the suspension has made to my car.

Just got an alignment too. Next up is my annual GGR tech inspection. You'll find the x74 will be head and shoulders better than stock. Fellow rennlisters "earlyapex" and "family car" will be there too. You'll usually find us (and mooty) pitted next to each other.

I'll be there for the 3 days. My SC will finally be out of the shop on Tuesday after a "minor" oil leak. My new Jongbloeds are ready. I just have to do a little fender lip cutting to fit the 275's under the front fenders. Look me up. My SC is yellow and is pulled in a black 4-Runner.

Sorry I did not make it clear. I will be there on Friday only with PCA Diablo. Renaud.

Renaud, np maybe next time.

Kool, I will look for all of you then. I will be hanging out with car number 294 which is a boxster driven by Lori. I am staying with her and her family Saturday night in there motorhome. Looking forward to meeting and watching. Who knows what the experience will do to me and my new Porsche. I have already noticed a big difference with the x74 and I have not even pushed it yet because I want to get the alignment done first, I know it is off in the front, rear looks OK, but all wheel alignment coming up on Friday at Devek's. See you and everyone else this weekend then. Remember I am the guy with the cleanist Speed Yellow Porsche there with no numbers

Just curious, where'd you buy it??

From Gert at Carnewal...it's on sale! I will be posting a new thread shortly with photo's etc. so you can see what you get etc. Update: thread posted - https://rennlist.com/forums/showthre...ferrerid=54027

Hooked on Driving (HoD) is a group that organizes track days and provides instruction, or coaching as they call it. HoD offers well-structured safe events. Check them out at www.hookedondriving.com I coach with HoD, but am not paid, so this isn't really an advertisement.

which car were you driving? i was there last friday

And me on saturday. PJorgen if I can suggest maybe it's my 1st time with HOD but I can live with certain passing zones but the mandatory point by's can be a dangerous situation. I run with NASA 95% of the time and safety should be managed by the passer. I'm not condoning dive bombing but straightaways and people keeping their line it's a no brainer. I had no issues with advanced class with HOD on sat but I witnessed this Nascar type car at mixed and he was literally running 20-30 mph as soon as a corner comes-that' s a dangerous situation(Thill at T-1-wish I had a a video of that when he made a turn and everyone else piling up behind him. Regards. Mike

Steven: It's not much of a drive for me....I might pop in on Saturday or Sunday to do a little photo work. I'll look you up if I decided to show. Chuck

I'll be there Friday. Mooty et al, see you there!

Great looks like I will be meeting a few new people and Chuck if you can make it great. Looking forward to it.

I was driving the seal grey C4S, parked just outside the canopy by the Pepsi machine. Form your avatar, I assume you were driving one of the orange GT3 RS's. Very nice car!

Update: I will only be at Thunderhill Saturday and first part of Sunday morning. I have to leave as I am flying to Seattle Sunday afternoon from Oakland (business trip) So I will do my best to meet those of you that will be there.

Mike - Not quite sure what you mean. In A, B and C groups, point bys are only required between T6 and T8, just to ensure that the car being passed doesn't apex T7 and squeeze the passing car off track. Point bys are requested on the front and back straights, but not required. D group is for race prepped cars only with open passing and point bys required. Remember this is not racing. If someone is holding up traffic, you can always run through the hot pit to put some space between you and the slower car. These are not my rules, so I'm not defending them, only making them clear. If you observe something you think is unsafe, you should bring it to the attention of the group leader or one of the stewards. The organizers want it to be a safe and fun event for everyone.

i have ran with HOD several times. i like point by's b/c unless i know you well, i do not want to risk passing you and then having you turn into me for some strange reason..... i can wait. however, that said, in the advanced group, some drivers are really slow, i am not talking about slow cars, but slow drivers. i have no prob with that per se, but after a lap or two, you should know which cars/drivers are fast and when you see them coming 2 turns behind you, get ready and as soon as they are near you, stick your hand out and get them by. when i have to wait for 6-7 turns before i see a point by.... the car in front is not watching the mirror. when i see cars that lap 3-4 seconds faster than i do, i start to prepare and get out of their way when they are 3-4 turns behind me.

finally got the damn car ready. oil changed, tranny oil done, rotors installed and bedded, gassed up, new tires on (forgot to shave them ugh.....).... leaving tomorrow 6am. see you all out there.

Totally agree with everything you wrote - you're the kind of driver that will always be welcome at HoD events. As I wrote previously, if you have a problem with another driver, bring it to the attention of the group leader or steward.

I will also be there Sat. and Sun. also. Hopefully, will bump into some of you and get a chance to meet and hang out. Should be a fun weekend and according to the wearther report the temps should be reasonable - around 90deg; can't beat that in Aug. out there.