The only thing I can think of in the way of attitude was maybe just because I was totally worn out after non stop driving for two days...maybe I wasn't my "chipper" self all the time...lol. I took in everything the instructor told me and by the time I got fairly fast I was always smiling...no idea...lol.

There was an actual pro race Sunday that I could have run in, but my wife told me our Jeep broke down over the weekend so I decided to skip it and come home. Looking at the times of the actual real race Sunday, if I had stayed at my last best times I would have still finished near the bottom. Reality checks suck...heh. I was good for the school, but would only have been competitive in a pro race. Qual times in my class were all a few seconds faster than my best, and race pace I would have only been better than a handful of drivers. Of course I was gaining a second per session I drove in so who knows...

I'm so going to get myself an "I beat a real race driver at make-believe cars" sticker...

A eleven second gain in two days is very impressive Weas! The pros have a lot more practise. At your rate of improvement, who knows indeed!

Congrats Weasel. You finally took the plunge to becoming a 'track warrior'

If all goes well, I'm also thinking of signing up for an advanced driving course sometime before Christmas.

Great narrative, Jay. Will there be live timing we can keep our eyes on for the Nelson Ledges event?

I'm not sure yet Joe. Usually I think that race is kind of a big deal in that neck of the woods, so maybe.

There is a website that posts lap times after the event, unfortunately they didn't post the driver school times because it was only a big deal to us student drivers...lol.

http://mylaps.com/live/

You'll have to search Nelson Ledges after the big race.

Dang WK, that wasn't a "reality check" but just something to shoot for later. That was just the first weekend at it, and your times would have kept you well within sight of the field for the class in the pro race? Sounds pretty good to me.

Superb reading WK, thank you so much for taking the time to post it. It reads as being there myself, almost -

Wow, what a great read. I felt like I was right there in the cockpit with you.
This would make a great front page SimHQ article!

LOL, If I would have had pictures I would have made it a front page article...but I messed up and forgot to take any.