Off - roading can be just as challenging, scary and life - changing as a high -
speed track session with a supercar.
Not exact matches
In the afternoon, initial
speed out of the start proved to be the critical factor on a very shallow course that grew increasingly rutted throughout the
session to the extent that, by the turn of the men's and women's third teams, just negotiating the flume - like
track without mishap was a greater focus than setting a fast time.
Hold a rookie
session the week before where prospective drivers have to prove they can lap the
track safely at a competitive
speed, much like the sort of thing they have at Le Mans (for night driving) and at Indianapolis.
«
Sessions» mean that you are given certain times when you can go on
track — typically either twenty or thirty minutes long — and drivers of a similar
speed and experience are grouped together in novice, intermediate and advanced
sessions.
The
track sessions required a bit of manhandling, but the X6 xDrive50i is very willing to be tossed around tight corners at high
speed thanks to its electronic torque vectoring system.
The Touring
sessions will feature instructor / pace cars interspersed to maintain
speeds and mark the correct
track line.
Our first
session behind the wheel came, not at the
track, but on the road to Road America, a wide Interstate nearly devoid of traffic, except for a couple trucks and a few citizen sedans all cowed into submission by what was no doubt draconian enforcement of the ridiculous
speed laws in this state (55 mph???).
Secure and rapid during the heavy rain that plagued the first half of our
session, the Lotus picked up
speed as the
track dried beneath its Michelin Pilot Sport tires.
Brakes were strong for the majority of our time at Laguna Seca, with them easily scrubbing off
speed as we shot up towards the corkscrew and diving into turn two, but the pedal did eventually get a little squishy feeling during our last
session on
track.
PERFORMANCE DATA RECORDER Part gee - whiz technology, part
track trainer, this optional system records video of your driving
sessions plus data points such as
speed, how many g's you pulled in that turn and more.
Having previously driven a showroom - stock Challenger SRT Hellcat during lapping
sessions at Auto Club Speedway's sport car course, which includes multiple sections where
speeds can exceed 140 miles per hour and are immediately followed by heavy braking sections, I'd say that the standard pads are up to the job in all but the most extreme cases — like the near - constant everyday
track use that the cars at Bondurant see — and they're as quiet as can be, unlike most carbon ceramic setups.
If successful they will have access to
speed networking
sessions; use of the Buyers» Club lounge and meeting rooms; fast -
track entry and discounted travel, accommodation and entertainment.
Weekend Races: Players can create anything from a short race on a sunny go - karting
track, to a full endurance event complete with qualifying and practice
sessions that runs through the night and throws everything Mother Nature has against them.Players can even perform warmup and formation laps, accelerate the time of day up to 240x
speed, and choose exactly where they want to start on the grid.
Inexperienced players to the series may be a little lost but worry not for these practice
sessions are designed to get you acclimated to the
tracks, tire management, fuel management, and general upkeep for your
speed machine.
TraceSnow, for example, can
track session time, calories burned, altitude, maximum
speed and total distance.
When it comes to
tracking individual exercise
sessions you can setup the type of activity you want - with walking, running, cycling and hiking on offer - as well as setting a goal for
speed, distance or calorie expenditure.