Noah Ertel

Name :    Noah Ertel

Occupation :    Law School Student

Where did you go to College :    Cornell University

Current Track Car :    1999 Mazda Miata

First Track Car :    1999 Mazda Miata

Daily Driver :    1991 Honda CRX.  She’s old and tired but she gets the job done!  Except when she doesn’t.

Dream Track Car :    Corvette Z06

Favorite Track :    Watkins Glen, although Lightning is a VERY close runner-up

Any Speeding Tickets we should know about :    I would be happy to answer any questions you may have and comply fully with your investigation in the presence of my attorney.

Most Memorable Track Experience :    Seeing a totally new Novice student progress so fast that he was getting slip angles around the Octopus on Thunderbolt on his first day.  

Least Memorable Track Experience :    Having a student forget to brake entering Turn 9 at NHMS, then grabbing the brakes mid way through.  The walls over there are conveniently sharp and pointy – on the passenger side of course.

Ultimate Track Goals :    Well, now that I’m an instructor I’ve successfully checked one goal off the list since I was featured as a student.  I guess that leaves racing and setting a lap record at the Nurburgring Nordschleife, which I’ll take in no particular order.  And not crashing.  That would be a worthy goal to add to the list.  

Tracks Driven :    NHMS, Lime Rock, Watkins Glen, Monticello, Thunderbolt, Lightning, Storrow Drive

Years Running with the SCDA, LLC :    6

Pets :    Ruby, my vizsla!

Favorite Food :    If it’s tasty, I’m in.  

Hobbies :    Competitive rifle shooting - small bore precision and hi power; photography; traveling; cooking

Anything else we should know? : It is better to drive a slow car fast than a fast car slow.