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Originally Posted by K-Fab
LOL on the PCA comment.
I’ve been an Audi club member for years, working my way up to HPDE Instructor over the years. Funny thing is So-Cal Audi chapter (group I’m with now since I left Hell - a.k.a. Ohio) hasn’t had any HPDE instructor training classes in a long time. I ended up having a couple of the higher ups in the Audi club, also PCA associated, call me this past fall and inform me that I was going to Spring Mountain for a PCA instructors training weekend.
So I’m crossed all over the place... Audi member instructing under a Porsche “title” and now driving a BMW. Confused equal opportunity driver.
Fwiw, the AZ chapter of PCA is extremely laid back and open to anyone that wants to play. Heck, they let me run my Radical with them. (Anyone interested in an SR8?) I’ve heard it’s not this way with all chapters, which is a shame if true. There are a couple of BMW drivers that instruct for the local chapter, too.
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There was no negativity intended in my PCA comment. They just happen to be about 90% Porsche with a mix of other cars, including maybe a few BMWs. So odds of another M2 showing up seems much lower. BMW, Audi, Alfa, and the private groups just attract a more diverse mix of cars in my experience.
I drive with PCA regularly, and they run great track events up here. In addition to their track events, I’ve been on a tour, and to a couple shows/social events. All were well run and the people were friendly. My other half drives a 718 Cayman on track and we just picked up a CPO Cayenne Diesel as a dog/winter/tow vehicle.
I’m pretty sure Ground control should be able to supply the parts needed to go from stock to coilovers at reasonable cost. Might be easier to call them than wait for email. I’m also using some of their stuff on my 2002 and they are known for customizing the coil over configuration for those cars. The spindle is part of the from strut so nothing is really off the shelf. I can’t imagine they’re only helpful on a weird old car that is probably one of their lower volume product lines.
Anyway, sounds like your track season will be ramping up soon. I’m considering a trip to Bottonwillow for an Audi Club SoCal event in November, so maybe I’ll see you there.