Are there any race tracks in north Louisiana to legally test the 0-60 MPH of my car (when I buy a car)?

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I completed driver's ed and got my license. I drove the driving instructor's car responsibly, no more than 60 percent throttle is the most I needed for interstate acceleration to merge, it sounded NICE at 4k RPM then I eased off the gas. Now my right foot has this "itch" to want to buy my own car and go to a racetrack to slam the gas full throttle 0-60 MPH. I want a car equivalent to my driving instructor's car. My driving instructor's car (2010 Toyota Avalon XLS) has: V6 DOHC gas engine, 160 MPH top speed, 2 exhaust pipes (1 under left tail light, 1 under right tail light). I could only wonder what that kind of car would feel like at FULL THROTTLE on a race track.

Update:

I don't want to lose my license, I want to legally slam on the gas pedal on a racetrack, and feel like WHOOOAAAAAAH, :) THIS IS A WHOLE LOT MORE POWER THAN MY GO KART THAT I HAD WHEN I WAS 10-12 YEARS OLD. :)

Anonymous · Answer

Toyota avalon isn't a sporty car but to just accelerate use an interstate or a highway with traffic lights and at the red when it goes green just floor it. Just to experience it.

? · Answer

Yes, it is called interstate 10.

Anonymous · Answer

You are just wasting time.  Millions of car owners see their vehicle as a transportation appliance, not something to get their egos bigger.

STEVEN F · Answer

You don't NEED a track for your stated purpose.
The on ramp for the interstate is MORE THAN ADEQUATE.

Old Man Dirt · Answer

Maybe "Twin City Raceway" https://www.twincityraceway.net/, which is a drag strip. I don't know if they will let the track be used just to do a timing run.
Other race tracks do exist:
https://www.racingin.com/track/louisiana.aspx
But again finding when they (or if they can be) used by the general public is a different thing.
Now I happen to like lateral G's (cornering). So I tend to look for Solo II events. These are put on by SCCA through the spring, summer and fall. These are events that allow you to race what you drive to the event. Only one car on the track at a time. So there is minimal risks to the driver. There are "drivers schools" for a small fee to SCCA members. But not required. I think the region you would want is this one:
http://www.rrrscca.org/
March 6th is the first event (Test and Tune).

The Devil · Answer

You  can enter most freeways that way. Press the damned gas pedal.

CB · Answer

You don't need a race track, just a stretch of 55-60 mph road out in the country a bit.  Turn around at a side road - go back to the stop sign, look both ways and when there are no cars pull out slowly, straighten the wheel and nail the throttle - stop when it hits 60 - no harm no foul. You will likely be disappointed in the experience overall.

Are there any race tracks in north Louisiana to legally test the 0-60 MPH of my car (when I buy a car)?

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