KendtEklund wrote:
Just checked out the Chin motorsports site for VIR - $530 + $75 instructor fee
Somebody tell me it's worth it and I'll bite the bullet. Watching some video I took from NASA @ VIR made me think it would be worth the extra cash if it guaranteed smaller run groups.
Yes if you can afford it. No if you can't. They fill up fast for every event they run. So they must be doing something right. Like Steve said the Novice group fills fast. Since it is so limited with instructors there aren't that many slots. If you see a train at all, it'll be the one you pass and don't see again that session. Their format after Novice group is pretty open with liberal passing rules. You should get a good instructor as it's pretty much the same group that runs with most clubs.
You're paying for tons of seat time, plain and simple. Since you ran a NASA DE. Do the math. What did it cost you for entry fees? How much track time did you get? That is where you define for yourself the value. I usually get 6 hours and log 300 miles of seat time in a weekend with Chin. That's about 2 weekends with NASA. Nothing against NASA. Different strokes. If I run TT next year I'll go back to running with NASA just for the TT program.
Just to even out the discussion. If you want the event that has the best cost/payback with all things considered. Then you have to run THSCC events. Then followed by PCA. Use Chin for tons of seat time with little structure.
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