I haven't seen a $120 trackday around here in many years. $150-$200 a day ($275-$375 per weekend) is the norm.

What road course is in Huntsville? And what specific HPDE experience or roadracing credentials do you have?

They don't hold you in "staging forever"... you run on a schedule and show up a few minutes early to get in line on the cold pit road, then the 30-50 of you go out for your session until your time is up (number of cars depends upon the length of the circuit, it's usually at least 20 per mile of track.) Most open practice days are 2 to 4 groups of that size, alternating in sessions of ~20min to ~60min on the track.

More confused than before,

Jon