Ferrari Track Day in Huntsville October 14

We have the opportunity for a special charity fund-raiser (likely either for the Make-A-Wish or Children's Wish Foundation) at a *PRIVATE* track that is going to be opened up to the Ferrari Club for the first time. This is Dunlop Tire's motorcycle test track not open to the public, just outside of Huntsville Alabama. We are still working out the details, but at this point it will be exclusive to FCA member Ferraris, and will kept small and be limited to probably a dozen or maybe 15 cars maximum. The facility, including their offroad area, is the largest motorcycle tire testing facility in north America and has been featured in a number of related magazines and sports channel shows. We may actually have some magazine coverage for our event.

The paved track is shown below (courtesy of Google Earth). Since it is a test track, only one motorcycle at a time is normally on it, and the typical routing is includes overlap (figure-8) so we're going to work out something different for cars, taking advantage of the tight twisties and make it a real handling challenge. We hope to have some children brought in from the local hospitals so we can give them some rides.

Dunlop is making the track available for this event on Saturday October 14. They are donating the track time so I'm trying to work out the fee per car (I'm guessing $200 for the day at the most) with the focus that all money collected will go to the charity after we pay for refreshments and/or other incidentals.

I welcome feedback from you folks here who might consider attending and taking advantage this unique opportunity at a private venue to benefit charity. If you are *not* a current FCA member, you'll need to join (https://www.ferrariclubofamerica.org/pages/join.cfm) first in order to attend.
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Of course -- it will be first come, first served, until all the spots are gone. All Ferraris welcome! I guess we'll go ahead and settle on the $200 per car fee. I've set up a credit card payment page leading to a secure server of one of my businesses that will be handling accepting the payments, or you can send me a check (PM me for the address).

The credit card payment page is: www.TradeTutor.com/fca/

Refunds minus 3% processing will be available up to 30 days before the event date, so I suggest you go ahead and reserve your spot.

 

Mike, gotcha. I'm travelling at the moment but the payment was registered.

 

Johnny: Payment confirmed, you're in.

 

Samir, I'm not sure if Dunlop will open it to the public, but I think probably not since they're not really set up for it. However, I would be glad to list you on the media/press list so you can cover it for www.HuntsvilleCarScene.com

Mike

 

I had a meeting at the Dunlop Testing Grounds today with the site manager. Not only are we going to have access to part of the track to use as a handling road course, we'll also get to use their skid pad, both dry AND WET. They have a sprinkler system for the skid pad, and if you've never played on a wet skid pad, you're in for a lot of fun (*and* no tire wear in the process!). I've done that at Road Atlanta and it's a blast.

We'll also be getting a tour of their off-road motorcycle and ATV testing area (no, we will *not* be taking our Ferraris into there).

We also discussed that if this event goes well and with no safety incidents, we may have the opportunity to return in the future with access to more of their track, including some high-speed routing.

If you haven't reserved your spot already (see link in an earlier post in this thread), we have about 5 slots left.

 

That's fine; I've cleared it with Dunlop if you'll provide a CD with the photos you take and a release for their non-exclusive use.

 

If you won't authorize Dunlop use the pictures however they choose from the event (they ARE the host and sponsors), they'll just use their own photographer.

 

For this event, yes, spiders are allowed. No special equipment necessary except an SA2000- or SA2005-rated helmet (motorcycle or DOT helmets are not sufficient) and normal street type license, seatbelts and tires. Yes, you do need a pre-track inspection, but doesn't have to be by a Ferrari dealer... independents are fine. There's a link to the tech inspection form at http://www.tradetutor.com/fca/

 

And why aren't you signed up yet to bring one of your cars?

 

I *do* have a couple of "loaner" helmets that FCA-SE owns; if you need to borrow one for the event, please let me know.