I had a once in a lifetime chance to drive the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) road course last weekend. Mid-Ohio Region-Porsche Club Of America (MORPCA) sponsored the first HPDE ever held at IMS. The event was three days with plenty of track time. I felt very fortunate to be able attend as I had never attended a MORPCA event before and I was driving a Ford. Their intent was to have as many Porsches as possible and they succeeded. There was a smattering of Corvettes, Vipers, Audis BMWs, Miatas and five Mustangs. There were three Boss 302s; my Competition Orange 2012 and two 2013s. Of the 260 drivers entered, I had the only orange car. The track is very fast with nice twisty sections. My car performed well. I passed my share of Porsches as well as being passed by some very fast Porsches.
If you wanted a garage, you could have one at no additional cost. I shared a Grand Prix garage on the front straight with three Porsches. I received many compliments on the car color and how well the car performed. It was a great track for a Boss 302 with the long straights.
This was possibly the best run HPDE I had ever been to. The event stayed on schedule all three days and downtime due to track incidents was kept to a minimum. MORPCA and IMS did a superb job! Can’t thank them enough.
MORPCA included two nice bonuses; a private reception at the IMS museum and three touring laps of the oval. This event was a test for IMS to see if they would like to hold more HPDE events in the future. Hopefully they will as I would like to go back.
If you wanted a garage, you could have one at no additional cost. I shared a Grand Prix garage on the front straight with three Porsches. I received many compliments on the car color and how well the car performed. It was a great track for a Boss 302 with the long straights.
This was possibly the best run HPDE I had ever been to. The event stayed on schedule all three days and downtime due to track incidents was kept to a minimum. MORPCA and IMS did a superb job! Can’t thank them enough.
MORPCA included two nice bonuses; a private reception at the IMS museum and three touring laps of the oval. This event was a test for IMS to see if they would like to hold more HPDE events in the future. Hopefully they will as I would like to go back.