Sal Sal Sal.... all ya gotta do to have fun is come play with me!!!
Road Course. Yup. Drag strip. Yup. Autocross. Yup.
although I prefer Road Course and Drag Strip. Don't care if i ever do autocross again. too hard on the car!!! My gears are long; never left first gear.... oh and you gotta watch those blasted cones....
You just need to hook up with some Driving Experiences. Tons of fun, what i call 'pretend' racing. Great instruction, lead/follow sessions, followed up with critiques... then on the track by yourself!! Anything from 'mom and pop' dragstrips, where you 'run what ya brung' to playing on the big boys' track, like at Texas Motor Speedway, or Gateway... And of course there are several road course tracks all around, and you just sign up with a driving course, school, track day, sport club, whatever! and off you go. Be cautious and steady at first. Confidence and speed come with practice.
I love track days because i can really go as fast as i want (too chicken to go really fast) but it's in a controlled circumstance- no lights, no traffic, no idiots on cellphones or putting on makeup... but it does take your entire concentration to run a full day.
I typically 'come in' a lap or two before the rest of my run group- my concentration starts to slip, my arms get tired of constantly pulling on the steering wheel on the outside corners of the big tracks, and man you don't want to lose concentration in a Cobra going pretty fast.
Anyway, there are a lot of experiences out there for you- now if you wanna step it up a bit... then do the NASA group, or any other 'more serious' track days. No, none of it has to be SCCA sanctioned, and if you get to that level then you are really serious about tracking. Our typical Cobras are not set up for that. You would need to beef up any suspension, get a roll cage, do some major changes, i'm sure. I'm sure Cranky, RacerX, John McMahon and others are at that next level. But the JoeQ that wants to get out and see what they/their Cobra can do on the track?? Lots and lots of opportunities.
Have fun!!!
oh, and London show has added track days... WSCB has added track days.... Tulsa midAmerica has track days... and of course my Favorite, Run N Gun is nothing but track time!!
Come on down to run n gun with Rick Lake next year. I promise a GOOD TIME!! and, I'll even let you win once.
Kristen