Where to get Pro driving lesson?
 

Hey guys! I'm interested in learning to take my car to the limits that wouldn't danger the lives of others. It's been about 1 week since I learned manual on the BRZ that i just got, I think I'm getting better and better at it! But eventually I'd like to get some lessons/advice on how I can improve my stickshift skills, and throttle, steering control to know more about the limits of this car on a track/autox.

Where might I find some pro driving teachers in WA? Thanks!

Also interested, I haven't looked into it but in sure PIR has some options!


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@CSG Mike He will fly in to teach you, but be warned this man is an animal behind the wheel

RAcing schools?

^ That is also a good start :bellyroll:

I mean I didn't say it to be a **** but one would assume that is where you start your search.


Kind of like if I want professional training/schooling in a specific trade (say masonry) then I would start looking at trade schools for said learning... Am I missing something? because I might be

There's a novice school coming up in a couple of months. Went to one auto-x day last year and was hooked. Couldn't attend more due to work but man, that was fun.

http://nwr-scca.org/solo/schedule.asp


Also looking at dirt fish rally school but need extra funds first..

http://www.dirtfish.com/rally-school...r-wheel-drive/

Is that real? Mike will fly out to anyone with a deep wallet (which btw puts me out of the running as I'm poor)

Yeah I am sure it was mike that does this. Honestly I think it would be worth it if you are at that level

I don't really track so not for me although if I had cash to spend I'd be all over that

Start autocrossing. You can sign up for the Starting Line School, and there's usually an evo school before SCCA National Tour in packwood.

But beyond the schools, you can usually find someone to hop in the car with you and give you some pointers. Also helps to ride in (fast) people's cars and see what they're doing. The most important mod is the driver mod, and that can only be developed with seat time.

Autocross is relatively cheap to start and generally has a welcoming community.

Best bang for your buck would be a practice weekend with essentially unlimited runs and you can swap drivers, cars, passengers, whatever. First one is in 2 weeks: https://www.motorsportreg.com/events...4#.VsTy-vkrKUk

. Not close to you, but worth exploring what options you have up in the Seattle area. NWAA also does a practice weekend at Packwood which I'd also highly recommend.

BSCC and NWR SCCA have beginner schools where they will put a seasoned instructor in your car for every run if you'd like.

BSCC schedule (novice school in March)
http://www.bscc.net/index.php/schedu...cross-schedule

NWR SCCA schedule (Novice school in May)
http://www.nwr-scca.org/solo/Schedule.asp

You will get a ton of seat time for your dollar and you will get a great idea where you can improve as a driver.

Check out Dirt Fish Rally School, they have a program for almost every budget. They also provide the car.

Www.dirtfish.com


Edit: Didn't see soulreapersteve already mentioned this. My mistake.

Dirtfish is a pretty big departure from more conventional performance driving.

The Lift>Turn>Brake mantra that they drill into you doesn't really apply for autox/track day driving, and left foot braking with manual brakes is pretty different from anyone's car.

It's a ton of fun, and I highly recommend it, but I think it's a bit different than what the OP is looking for.

This is all true, I just thought it would be a good foundation for any driver. I wish I could speak from expirence, I hope to go next year.

The largest competition road racing organization in the Pacific Northwest is the ICSCC, http://www.icscc.com and the Seattle chapter of that organization is here: (http://www.irdc-racing.com). They have a Driver's Training in April at The Ridge Motorsports Park. All of their instructors are current road racers, many of them current/past champions.

Signup:
https://www.motorsportreg.com/events...-events-347074

School entries go quickly, but if you have any questions, open that link and Mirko Freguia's email is there. He runs the school.



p.s. If you're enthusiastic about racing I recommend you volunteer in some sort of fashion at the next IRDC race. You'll be able to talk to lots of race drivers and racing officials and the knowledge that will be imparted to you will be both abundant and of the highest caliber. PM me if that sounds like something you might want to explore.

Start here: http://www.scca.com/events/1982238-starting-line-portland

The FT86 is a natural autoX car and the best way to learn how to control your car is right there in the cone course. After several autox/SOLO events you will be more than ready to take on a track with your car at a novice to intermediate level. The great thing about Starting line s the value. I copied and pasted what you get for $325.

• SCCA Track Night in America Event Entry ($150 Value) Track time in any of their locations which includes on of you area tracks.
• SCCA Tire Rack Championship Tour or Match Tour Entry ($110 Value) This is a blast and is usually in Packwood, WA.
• SCCA Membership ($85 Value)
• Regional Event Entry ($35 Value)
• Starting Line Hat
• SportsCar Magazine Subscription
• Grassroots Motorsports Subscription ($20 Value)

I've been autoX competitively in the Oregon Region SCCA for 2 yrs now and I can tell you that it makes you a heck of a driver. Some of us also do Chump car and Lemonz racing on the side. You will learn a lot about your car and how to modify it for different purposes.

My 2 cents!

I work on the racecars that prodrive uses at there driving schools at PIR. But they also do high performance days where you take your own car on track and a driving instructor goes with you.

The Ridge Motorsport and Dirtfish rally school