08-22-2013, 11:17 AM | #1 |
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Track or Driver's Clinic
Curious to know if there are tracks in the region where you can drive your car on a track. Do one-day clinics or drivers schools exist?
Looking to learn about driving efficiently and enhance skills. Also, looking to finally have some asphalt where I can unleash the car on a track or other terrain. |
08-22-2013, 11:45 AM | #3 |
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Sign up for autox school for this weekend and/or the 86 meet on Sept 8.
People used to be able to do it in Foxboro, but not for a few years. |
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08-22-2013, 11:49 AM | #4 |
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From what I can see on MotosportReg.com, the driver schools are starting to wind down.
If you're looking for advance driving techniques, there's schools that teach that stuff...but I think you have to use a supplied vehicle and not your own. The plus side is that you get to beat the s**t out of a Camry for half a day and you get a discount on your insurance! |
08-22-2013, 12:21 PM | #5 |
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I think at this point late in the season you are better off going to a local autocross and driving with an instructor.
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what would be the name of that discount from an insurance company? |
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I think it's called the Advanced Driver Training discount. The course is something like $300-350, and through my insurance company I can get up to 5% off so it would only take 3 or 4 years to offset the cost in savings.
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Try Chin Motorsports at Watkins Glen over Labor Day. Plenty of info on how they run their events on their website.
http://www.chinmotorsports.com/ |
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There are plenty of HPDE's left this season. www.Boston-bmwcca.org events at WGI & NHMS http://www.scda1.com/ LRP & NHMS http://www.comscc.org/events/ WGI & NHMS NHMS IMHO is the best track for a Green Bean to learn on. All the corrners are on/off ramp type speeds ala 30-70 mph. I have over 150 track days at NHMS. I teach for all the car clubs in NE and our cars are also a blast at NHMS. I took mine up once this season. I usually run my 400WHP 2011 EV0 X MR at the track. I also strongly suggest autocrossing with some of the local clubs, it will provide you a safe enviroment to flog your car and learn both its and your limits. The two big clubs in NE are Boston BMW and SCCA www.boston-bmwcca.org www.ner.org HTH HAZMAT PS At my BMW Auto X school their were at least 5-6 FT86's on 8/18. Who on this board was there?
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