On the second day, we did a methodical trip around the track. The intent was to learn the line, braking points, and such about every curve.

Two of our students chatting with an instructor.

A group of Panoz workers.

When you weren't driving, you waited and rested.

Our class: 23 men and one woman. Here is the one woman, Paige.

A car coming out of turn 12.

For all of two laps, we had an instructor in the car riding with us. While we thought it was helpful, it is apparently the part of the job they hate (fear) the most.

When we were doing open sessions, instructors were at the key curves watching us. At the end of the session, you got some great feedback on what to improve.

Getting feedback and chatting with other drivers

I tried numerous ways to capture a car in motion and give the feeling of speed. It is much harder than I thought to get the blur of the background but keep the sharp focus on a moving car. Here are a few of my better ones.