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I tend to prefer country rural roads. That said, I am not doing triple digits on those roads either. I just find them fun because traffic can be light, there are some turns and curves to entertain, and they can make for fun and relaxing drive!
A closed road course track is my favorite spot to really test the limits, but I have only had the opportunity to push a car in that environment a few times. Tons of fun however!
Depends. If you're new to racing, then you're probably better served by signing up for some local SCCA autocross events where they cone off a large parking lot somewhere. If you're lucky, you live in an area where it isn't too popular, so you can get multiple runs in for your car class. Other times, you have to wait hours just to get to do 2-3 laps, with each lap being 2 min or less. When I used to do those (15-20 yrs ago) the cost was cheap for an event, $20-25 or so. Becoming a member of SCCA is under $100 per year, and allows you to do events that aren't open to non members.
At that point, if you're looking to up your game, check around the local group scene. The BMW clubs where I live do more track days than any other group I know, followed by PCA (Porsche Club of America.) On a lot of their track days, the BMW guys will open it up to allow other makes/models of cars to race with them. The Porsche guys do that sometimes, but not as often.
Anyway, they'll rent out a track for a day, everyone pays a set fee to complete a certain number of laps (usually 8-10 or so) and cost is usually around $30-50 depending on how many people are signed up.
Above this is when it starts to get really pricey. Some people spend thousands of dollars a year to do track days on some of the best tracks in the country. Other options are to join a "country club" for cars. Instead of golf, it's car racing on a private track. To become a member at some of these places can exceed $10k easily. For that kind of money though, you get a lot more track time, usually a private garage to store a car at the track, along with your spare sets of race wheels and tires. Most of the guys at these places are in their late 40's to 50's, who have money to burn.
Anyway, try out one of the beginner options and see how you like it.
So we finally agree on something, good post.
Another good place to start is NASA but be warned open tracking can be addictive. NASA Mid-Atlantic » 2013
Highway entrance ramps are where I got to really open the car up. 0-80 in just a few seconds, and then taking the circle entrance ramps that you're supposed to go ~25 at 60+ are always fun.
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