Track or Driver's Clinic

[Jertronic]

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.

[sklimo]

I think they offer that at Lime Rock but not 100% sure

[AznBRZer]

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.

[MannyO]

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!

[Tt3Sheppard]

I think at this point late in the season you are better off going to a local autocross and driving with an instructor.

[Wasabi]

Originally Posted by MannyO

From what I can see on MotosportReg.com, you get a discount on your insurance!

what would be the name of that discount from an insurance company?

[MannyO]

Originally Posted by Wasabi

what would be the name of that discount from an insurance company?

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.

[Wasabi]

Originally Posted by MannyO

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.

nice, thanks for sharing

[krl]

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/

[HAZMAT]

Originally Posted by Jertronic

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.

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?