MFest VI Track Day Review

[Driven]

After resting a bit yesterday, finally have a chance to sum up my experience with the MFest track event.

As a preface, I've done the track day portion of MFest for the past three years now, but ran in the Speedventures groups. I had the black S2000 and instructed for a few folks.

Just some overall pros / cons.
Pros:
- Mfest and Speedventures staff were far more organized this year than previous years.
- Track etiquette, overall, was very good. Didn't see too many people holding up others. I ran in several groups, helping out students... so it was nice to see a lot of people's heads on a swivel.
- No engine failures that I know of... always a plus!
- No incidents, on/off track!
- The go-go dancers. EVERY track day should have go-go dancers!
- Seemed like a lot of people were having a good time, even if the temp was kicking much ass.

Cons:
- The Corvette and the white Caddy station wagon that decided to do a burnout/donuts in the back of the paddock... What's funny is, the Caddy had, previously in the day, tossed his car out into the desert at the end of turn 1. Least he took it on track, unlike the C6.
- the heat. Temp rose 10 degrees between thursday and Sunday!


However, the most memorable thing was, the yellow GT3. That guy was absolutely hilarious! I don't think he made it one session without finding his car somewhere in the desert! One session, he launched from the pit, made the right turn to get on track, and spun it off course. He never even made it on track and was already collecting rocks! The driver also managed to launch it into the air at the end of one of the turns before the straight. I've never seen so much determination and it was absolutely brilliant! Most drivers toss their car off track and it humbles them a bit...not the Porsche owner, he kept on going! I admire that level of passion and dedication to doing what we love, driving the piss out of our cars!

Also, to the Z3 coupe owner with the wing... you sir have an uncanny level of car control! well done!

Good fun Mfest!

[E90///M3]

After resting a bit yesterday, finally have a chance to sum up my experience with the MFest track event.

As a preface, I've done the track day portion of MFest for the past three years now, but ran in the Speedventures groups. I had the black S2000 and instructed for a few folks.

Just some overall pros / cons.
Pros:
- Mfest and Speedventures staff were far more organized this year than previous years.
- Track etiquette, overall, was very good. Didn't see too many people holding up others. I ran in several groups, helping out students... so it was nice to see a lot of people's heads on a swivel.
- No engine failures that I know of... always a plus!
- No incidents, on/off track!
- The go-go dancers. EVERY track day should have go-go dancers!
- Seemed like a lot of people were having a good time, even if the temp was kicking much ass.

Cons:
- The Corvette and the white Caddy station wagon that decided to do a burnout/donuts in the back of the paddock... What's funny is, the Caddy had, previously in the day, tossed his car out into the desert at the end of turn 1. Least he took it on track, unlike the C6.
- the heat. Temp rose 10 degrees between thursday and Sunday!


However, the most memorable thing was, the yellow Porsche Turbo (well, pretty sure it was the turbo, but could have been the GT3...or even both). That guy was absolutely hilarious! I don't think he made it one session without finding his car somewhere in the desert! One session, he launched from the pit, made the right turn to get on track, and spun it off course. He never even made it on track and was already collecting rocks! The driver also managed to launch it into the air at the end of one of the turns before the straight. I've never seen so much determination and it was absolutely brilliant! Most drivers toss their car off track and it humbles them a bit...not the Porsche owner, he kept on going! I admire that level of passion and dedication to doing what we love, driving the piss out of our cars!

Also, to the Z3 coupe owner with the wing... you sir have an uncanny level of car control! well done!

Good fun Mfest!

you're probably talking about Don... he's a racecar driver that was asked to drive the Porsche at the track. he was determined to try and beat the time attack lap record :p lol

[Driven]

you're probably talking about Don... he's a racecar driver that was asked to drive the Porsche at the track. he was determined to try and beat the time attack lap record :p lol
May not be the same person...

Though, the fastest time of the day I saw was a 1:57 out of one of the sponsor cars. I believe RTA's fastest recorded time was 1:43 with the +800hp NSX and a blistering amount of aero.

[L///MU Andr3w]

i was wondering about that as well...i was running with my buddy in the other yellow Porsche (the taped up one). everybody kept thinking it was us that kept going off lol. He never went off btw, i think we were in Intermediate B? idk if the other Porsche was in the same class

[Axvel]

Everything was well organized. I enjoyed it. It was my first Mfest and i loved it.

Since i attend a lot of A/X and D/E's I was really hoping for ride a longs.

None of the tuners wanted to give anyone rides. Unless of course they were females.

Thanks a lot. Says a lot about you guys.

I had a helmet in my hands and it looked like i was a little boy asking for money, running from a car to a car. Was embarrassing.

What's up with that? I'm the one who will purchase products from them, and not those girls.

Sorry for rant.

[Driven]

i was wondering about that as well...i was running with my buddy in the other yellow Porsche (the taped up one). everybody kept thinking it was us that kept going off lol. He never went off btw, i think we were in Intermediate B? idk if the other Porsche was in the same class
haha, whoever it was, they certainly weren't a great driver, but they were easily having the most fun!

Did your friend have the Turbo or the GT3? don't want the wrong person getting pegged as the offroader Porsche :)



Everything was well organized. I enjoyed it. It was my first Mfest and i loved it.

Since i attend a lot of A/X and D/E's I was really hoping for ride a longs.

None of the tuners wanted to give anyone rides. Unless of course they were females.

Thanks a lot. Says a lot about you guys.

I had a helmet in my hands and it looked like i was a little boy asking for money, running from a car to a car. Was embarrassing.

What's up with that? I'm the one who will purchase products from them, and not those girls.

Sorry for rant.
That sucks... I know Hard Driving was giving rides, but not sure who else was.

[L///MU Andr3w]

Turbo. He had the front end and some sides taped up in blue. I believe the one that went off was untaped and had MFEST numbers on the doors

[furbe]

Everything was well organized. I enjoyed it. It was my first Mfest and i loved it.

Since i attend a lot of A/X and D/E's I was really hoping for ride a longs.

None of the tuners wanted to give anyone rides. Unless of course they were females.

Thanks a lot. Says a lot about you guys.

I had a helmet in my hands and it looked like i was a little boy asking for money, running from a car to a car. Was embarrassing.

What's up with that? I'm the one who will purchase products from them, and not those girls.

Sorry for rant.

My friends failed to show up and after running the first session solo which was
no fun i needed a body to fill the pass seat.. i had an extra helmet and just before
the second session i found a guy walking past mypit and he got a 20min ride ontrack.
Third and fourth sessions same story only different person. You should have come down by the cadillacs..

[ZooyorQ]

Everything was well organized. I enjoyed it. It was my first Mfest and i loved it.

Since i attend a lot of A/X and D/E's I was really hoping for ride a longs.

None of the tuners wanted to give anyone rides. Unless of course they were females.

Thanks a lot. Says a lot about you guys.

I had a helmet in my hands and it looked like i was a little boy asking for money, running from a car to a car. Was embarrassing.

What's up with that? I'm the one who will purchase products from them, and not those girls.

Sorry for rant.

Awe man! :(

I was giving people rides in the LSB Drag car on Friday and Saturday night. Not as fun as the track but still a pretty fun experience for them I'm sure.

[E46transforM3r]

Glad you fellas had a pleasant experience at the track event :D

[E90///M3]

Awe man! :(

I was giving people rides in the LSB Drag car on Friday and Saturday night. Not as fun as the track but still a pretty fun experience for them I'm sure.

hahaha... i would've soooo gone for a ride

[omni01_k]

Everything was well organized. I enjoyed it. It was my first Mfest and i loved it.

Since i attend a lot of A/X and D/E's I was really hoping for ride a longs.

None of the tuners wanted to give anyone rides. Unless of course they were females.

Thanks a lot. Says a lot about you guys.

I had a helmet in my hands and it looked like i was a little boy asking for money, running from a car to a car. Was embarrassing.

What's up with that? I'm the one who will purchase products from them, and not those girls.

Sorry for rant.

+1+1+1+1+1 :mad:
The guys at HGM were the only ones that would give ride alongs. But I feel the same as you; I'd be the one buying the ish and if I wasn't thinking about buying it before I might have after a ride along. Was pissed about that myself as well.

[M3ANMACHINE]

Everything was well organized. I enjoyed it. It was my first Mfest and i loved it.

Since i attend a lot of A/X and D/E's I was really hoping for ride a longs.

None of the tuners wanted to give anyone rides. Unless of course they were females.

Thanks a lot. Says a lot about you guys.

I had a helmet in my hands and it looked like i was a little boy asking for money, running from a car to a car. Was embarrassing.

What's up with that? I'm the one who will purchase products from them, and not those girls.

Sorry for rant.

Totally agree. That was kind of retarded of the vendors TBH..

Turbo. He had the front end and some sides taped up in blue. I believe the one that went off was untaped and had MFEST numbers on the doors

The car you are talking about was the Yellow 996 TT. He is pushing north of 650awhp.
He was saying he slid off the track because he hit boost mid-turn and just kept on going! :drive2: LOL. That car is a beast though!

[biglare]

I was with the HG Motorsports/ESS/HRE crew. I did give a ride along and would have given more if the timing worked out better. The guy that I gave a ride along absolutely loved it and was amped up even 10 minutes after the ride was over. It was an awesome feeling to make someone so happy! :woohoo:

I did do a ride along with Casey in the Alpha 6 HG Motorsports GTR. Casey is an amazing driver and he did have the fastest lap of the day (1:57) with me in the car and the A/C blowing during the Tuner Shootout! :rofl: He was the only one to lap under the 2:00 mark all day long. I'm sure that he could have gone even faster without me in the car too!


:buttrock:

[Driven]

I was giving rides to people all day too... even had a "LVMS-Taxi" sign on the car for a bit :)

[600kris]

+1+1+1+1+1 :mad:
The guys at HGM were the only ones that would give ride alongs. But I feel the same as you; I'd be the one buying the ish and if I wasn't thinking about buying it before I might have after a ride along. Was pissed about that myself as well.

I feel you.. I was the other person walking around asking for ride alongs. HGM were doing them but later in the day.
I did finally go out in the Cadillac and loved it ..... Bob was killing it on the track.. D3 have done some amazing stuff on those cars. :D

[constantin]

Thanks for the feedback.

It will definitely be noted and we'll figure out a better way to arrange ride alongs.

[Driven]

Thanks for the feedback.

It will definitely be noted and we'll figure out a better way to arrange ride alongs.

Pssst...get magnets of this:
http://dailyderbi.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/12441_bmw_ring-taxi_images_01.jpg

Change it to "LVMS-Taxi"

Slap them on cars. :)

[omni01_k]

I feel you.. I was the other person walking around asking for ride alongs. HGM were doing them but later in the day.
I did finally go out in the Cadillac and loved it ..... Bob was killing it on the track.. D3 have done some amazing stuff on those cars. :D

dang i was thinking about asking Cadillac also. next time. Still had the time of my life though. Can't wait for the next one.

[g24]

I had a great time at MFest track. My fastest time was a 2:04 in my Stock motor M5 with Stock Breaks and factory break pads. I do have Kw's

Check out this video on YouTube:

MFest 5 Track e60 M5 with my friend Lawerence.MP4 - YouTube