New to road racing, and thus IT

[dhardison]

Dan, Kevin, Bill and anybody else fairly closeby:
I still need to get some safety equipment; namely helmet, gloves and shoes. Are there any speed shops around that I just don't know about that carry a decent selection?

For helmets, shoes & underwear Jeg's is close by (three locations in Cols). Their selection of suits pretty much consists of the two-piece type which is rarely used in road racing (for some reason).

Summit is a good choice as well (just father from Cols), but they carry a lot of the same items as Jeg's.

Dan

[boywonder]

Hmm, I was hoping there would be other options besides JEGS and Summit that I just wasn't aware of.

Jay05, I remember seeing you at lot of the races last year. I crewed for Jim in the silver/bright green ITC Civic that was always on your tail.

[RacerBill]

Ryan: There's TrueChoice here in Columbus, and Continental Motorsports in Mason (near Cincinnatti). Unless you are replacing a helmet with the exact make and model, I recommend a personal fitting as opposed to mail order. Oh, yea, make sure that if you are going to wear a head sock, bring that with you as well. Same with the suit, unless you are VERY average size. Other stuff, like undies you can get mail order. Continental Motorsports is generally about the same price as other mail orders (Pegasus, Racer Wholesale....) but they maintain a store at Mid-Ohio during the year (VERY convenient to replace stuff at the track!!!!). So when I have a choice, I throw my business their way, just to keep them in business. Both of these places have web sites so you can see what they carry.

[boywonder]

Aha, that's what I was looking for, thanks Bill.

[dhardison]

I crewed for Jim in the silver/bright green ITC Civic that was always on your tail.

Did he attend the driver's school in April '08 with that silver/bright green ITC Civic? The one that broke and you guys worked on well in to the night on Saturday? If so, we were paddock'd directly across from you with the black SSC Focus (and spare yellow '99 ZX2).

[jumbojimbo]

That was me, but we didn't break, other than spitting some trans fluid. My paddock partner Mike in the blue probe broke a knuckle (on the car) during the track day, but they got that fixed fairly quickly. The car that was worked into the night was a neon across from us. I think that was timing belt. They got it running but it didn't last thru Sunday.

So for the worst thing I've had happen is having the hood blow up on the way to an autocross. Doh.

And yes, I blame BillS and DaveG equally for making me think I can do this. So far they are right. Now if I can just learn to pass that blue Jetta I'll be happy.

jim

[R2 Racing]

Ryan, I get pretty much all of my stuff from saferacer.com. They have good prices, a great selection, and have a lot of stuff in stock so it gets to you pretty quickly. I believe, but you may want to check with them to be sure, that they will take stuff back if it doesn't fit properly and exchange it for another size. They also are great on the phone at helping you pick the right size in the first place. They've always been great for me.

[dhardison]

That was me, but we didn't break, other than spitting some trans fluid. My paddock partner Mike in the blue probe broke a knuckle (on the car) during the track day, but they got that fixed fairly quickly. The car that was worked into the night was a neon across from us. I think that was timing belt. They got it running but it didn't last thru Sunday.

jim

Ahh, that's right it was a Neon that was worked on into the night. I broke a left-front hub that day, so there was a lot of wrenchin' going on in that area.

Dan

[boywonder]

Oh yeah, I remember seeing the Focus and ZX2 now.

[jay05]

Now if I can just learn to pass that blue Jetta I'll be happy.

jim

And only if we could catch the X1/9 and the yellow Honda. I bet it's lonely up front.

[trobbins]

Ryan .
Welcome to ITC , good to see someone getting into the class . My brother Devin and I have both run ITC Civics in the past . I have since converted my car to H-Prod .

Lots of good info on this site .
If by chance you don't make your two school requirement Waterford Hills will be putting on it's annual drivers school this year too . Drivers School - April 25-26 .

You can check out our complete season schedule at www.waterfordhills.com
We are located just a half hour north of Detroit in Clarkston Mi .

[ITC Racer]

I too run an ITC CRX and with my smaller SUV tow vehicle, don't carry many spares. Basically spare brake pads, rear shoes, a set of front rotors and fluids. I do bring a good selection of tools so that I can repair other items, if needed and can find parts locally.

These cars are pretty bullet proof.