Cars, Security and a Peek into my Life
Am still vibrating.
Hosted by Pfaff Auto at Mosport’s Development track, it was my 1st Porsche experience (and 2nd track experience (same track last week with Honda.))
And I get “throttle steering” now, accidentally did that once. And the CAR. Like, it’s… just woah.
Had a great coach, thanks Brad.
Have plenty more photos, and a video. Will post that next week.
Thank you Pfaff!
Honda invited my blog to Mosport today, for their #TameTheTrack event in celebration of this weekend’s Indy race. Easily one of the best events I’ve attended.
First, I drove an open-wheel Formula F car.
Then a gokart race. I won my heat, and had the fastest lap time of the whole day.
Then, my first track time. A Civic Si around the development track for 45 minutes!
I have video, a ton of photos, and next week’s column is about mind control.
Because I’d put my concentration skills up against anyone’s, but by the end of that 45 I was losing it. And that these racers can focus intensely for 2 hours seems superhuman to me.
Thank you Honda! And how appropriate it was you to give me my first track time.
This past weekend I cheered on my friend Russ Bond, in his first NASCAR race.
He competed in the 1st race of 2014’s NASCAR Canadian Tire Series, held at Mosport.
Here he is mid-wave.
See the full wave here, which we find quite funny, but the internet does not, which makes no sense, and is like the ‘texting with this bear‘ thing all over again.
Non-car nerds: this is a tough race, because a NASCAR is designed to go around an oval track, left left left.
And this race is on a course which is clearly not, with a top speed of 260 km/h.
18th/30, probably would’ve been top 10 but for a small hiccup in the pits, ridiculously good.
Congratulations Russ!
Wrote a column about it.
… “It also serves as a wake up call to what 100 km/h actually feels like. With the technology in today’s cars, it’s easy to become complacent and forget that driving is really piloting a large, fast moving weapon.”
That above line is why I love driving so much.
The footage came out great eh; it was my first time using a GoPro.
Thanks for the duct tape security, Luke.
This is at the Mosport track. Come on, I’ll show you.
Make sure to chew gum when you go; your teeth will try to smash themselves together.
The owner and your host, Mike Salmon of SalmonShifters.com – 0 – 200 km/h in 6 seconds. Welcome to my blog, Mike!
You will be bruised, because there is no suspension, you are the suspension.
My lower left back was blue. I’d have posted a photo, but there wasn’t time, because I heal like Wolverine :|
The engine is a 6-speed Honda 125cc.
Only place I know of in Ontario where you can do this.
If ever the opportunity arises for you to go karting, shifter kart or not, say yes – you’ll emerge a better driver.
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Hands down the best, most exhilarating track experience I’ve ever had. I was at the Mosport track via Salmon Shifters.
This is a “shifter kart”:
It’s like a super-charged go-kart. You don’t normally shift gears in a go-kart; this was a pretty rare opportunity.
The most pure form of driving, really.
I have a video to edit, and will write an article for the newspaper about it, so that’s it for now.
