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Originally Posted by q0192837465
How hard is it for someone with zero track experience to get the hang of driving on a track? I know the question is too general but I want to go have a try before I get old. Haha. I suppose having an instructor will help a lot.
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it really depends on you and on the instructor (since everyone learns and teaches differently)
i would definitely recommend attending vcmc auto-x or their driving school program first to get the basics down (you will be surprised how many people don't have the basics down yet)
if you want to jump straight into track days and skip auto-x then i would recommend taking a driving school as they will walk you through the course, braking points, apex, etc/
its also very informative to just sit in someone's car at the track just to see what they are doing vs what you think you would do and try to take some notes
as far of getting the hang of driving on the track.. it depends on how hard you push. for most people their first session or 2 starts very slow because they are scared - but as the day progresses you will start to get faster and faster as you familiarize yourself with track. it probably took me 2 track days? or so to fully start pushing at pacific raceways and maybe 2-3 track days to fully overcome The Ridge Motorsport Park elevation changes + blindspots