Hot Lap Rentals

10/22/2026

How to Use Hot Lap Rentals: Complete Guide to Renting and Listing Track Cars

How to use the Hot Lap Rentals directory. Browse published track cars, email the owner, and arrange the rental directly. Listing is free — email [email protected].

10/21/2026

JZILLA Friendsgiving is Saturday and Sunday, Nov 21–22, at Barber Motorsports Park outside Birmingham.

Plan on about two hours of track time each day, split into five sessions plus a bonus session. All makes are welcome, and novice drivers get instruction from JZILLA's instructors. You need to be 18 or older with an SA2020 or newer helmet, and the roster is limited. Registration on MotorsportReg closes Nov 17.

Find a car on Hot Lap Rentals, contact the owner, then register with JZILLA.

10/21/2026

How to Price Your Track Car Rental: A Guide for Owners and Renters

How much should you be paying for a rental track car?

10/20/2026

Hot Lap Rentals: Connecting Drivers with the Cars They Want to Drive

How a frustrating search for a track car in Colorado led to building a community-driven marketplace for the Southeast motorsport scene.

10/15/2026

Getting Your Track Car Ready for 2026: Winter is When Champions are Made

If you're serious about making 2026 your year on track, the time to wrench is right now.

10/14/2026

Southeast High Performance Driving Education (HPDE) calendar for the back half of October. JZILLA has Road Atlanta this week with October Open Track on Wednesday and Z Nationals on Friday. After that:

Thu Oct 15: SCCA Track Night in America at Atlanta Motorsports Park. Evening sessions with novice, intermediate, and advanced groups.

Fri–Sun Oct 16–18: Carolinas Region PCA HPDE at Carolina Motorsports Park.

Sat–Sun Oct 17–18: NASA Mid-Atlantic OktoberFast HPDE at VIR.

Fri–Sat Oct 23–24: Turn One two-day event at AMP, with HPDE students plus solo and advanced groups. Registration closes Oct 21.

Fri–Sun Oct 23–25: PCA Northern New Jersey at VIR. All makes, and you don't need to be a PCA member.

Sun Oct 25: JZILLA Exofest at AMP, powered by Exomotive. All makes are welcome, and novice drivers get instruction from JZILLA's instructors. Plan on about two hours of track time per group. It's a family affair.

Fri Oct 30: open lapping at Roebling Road, then a Just Track It two-day there Oct 31–Nov 1.

Fri–Sun Oct 30–Nov 1: NASA Southeast Haunted Horsepower at CMP.

Find a car on Hot Lap Rentals, contact the owner, then register with the organizer. Listings are free. No commission.

10/14/2026

Front-Wheel Drive Track Techniques: Mastering FWD Performance Driving

Master FWD track driving with advanced techniques for Honda Civic Si, VW GTI, Focus ST. Learn understeer management, left-foot braking, and FWD setup tips.

10/13/2026

Charlotte Motor Speedway Road Course Track Guide: Track Day Experience at NASCAR's Home

Experience NASCAR banking at Charlotte Motor Speedway track days. Complete guide to The Roval, banking technique, safety, rentals, and track day organizations.

10/09/2026

Southeast HPDE calendar for the next two weeks. Road Atlanta is busy: Peachstate PCA this weekend, then two JZILLA days next week.

Fri–Sun Oct 9–11: Peachstate PCA Oktoberfest HPDE at Michelin Raceway Road Atlanta. You don't need a Porsche. Friday is three solo run groups. Students join Saturday and Sunday with classroom time and a personal instructor. Oktoberfest social in the tower Saturday after the track goes cold.

Same weekend: Chin at Daytona Oct 9–11 and Chin at VIR Oct 11–12. Turn One is at CMP today, Oct 9.

Wed Oct 14: JZILLA October Open Track at Road Atlanta. Open pit lane with no run groups, about seven hours of track time with a lunch break, and a suite with lunch and drinks. It's for advanced and upper-intermediate drivers: red group, or more than five JZILLA intermediate days. Roster is limited. It's a family affair.

Thu Oct 15: SCCA Track Night in America at AMP. Evening sessions with novice, intermediate, and advanced groups.

Fri Oct 16: Z Nationals at Road Atlanta, powered by JZILLA. Nissan and Infiniti cars get priority. Z1 Motorsports hosts a free show day at its Carrollton HQ on Saturday.

Also that weekend: Carolinas Region PCA HPDE at CMP Oct 16–18 and NASA Mid-Atlantic OktoberFast at VIR Oct 17–18.

Find a car on Hot Lap Rentals, contact the owner, then register with the organizer. Listings are free. No commission.

10/08/2026

Best Intermediate Track Day Cars: Level Up Your Performance Driving Experience

Complete guide to intermediate track cars. BMW E46 M3, Porsche Boxster, Honda S2000, Corvette comparison. Rental vs ownership for intermediate drivers.