Track day for the novices: (That was me)
I was late to the track, so didn't get to do the one lap orientation. I caught info about flags, however, which was helpful. I also did the class, which was great. They went over basics.
The rides were 20 minutes long, four in the morning and four in the afternoon. In between was classtime. When you were on the track, you got about 1/2 lap of observation from an instructor, and then a debreifing before the next class. Personally, I had one major gremlin which was taken care of by the instructor, and that made the entire instruction experience worthwhile.
On the track, if you have minimal skills, in the novice class you will have to pass to maintain speed. To avoid "trains", sometimes you will have to do a pit road pass, let them get a half a track ahead or so. Sometimes, there were "moments" like people slowing unexpectedly right in front of you on the straight way before the end in antipation of the chicane. This was not limited to novice, however, according to other DML members.Personally, if I had gone to intermediate, I would have been the slowest one in the group, and I felt I had more control overtaking other people. Novice class was perfect for me.
Chad's post on what to bring was perfect. Everything fell into place and the entire day was smooth.
Everybody was really friendly, It was great seeing Chad/Jeff/Nick speeddog/Nick GP/Devoe/Steve S4r (crashed)/James T./Balz and K.C./Rock/ and a host of other familiar faces from San Diego.
This was my first track day. It was so much fun I thought I was doing something illegal!
Regards,
Rideon