[MAZOC] Official "Off-Topic" Discussion Thread

[jpkirk]

May 9th, is an SCCA level 1 school. Has anybody ever done one of these? I'm thinking about signing up to go.

WDCR will be hosting a Level 1 novice school on Saturday, May 9. Register here:
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All of our schools are located at FedExField in Landover, MD (Redskins Stadium). They are all day schools, and Brian Garfield, who runs our schools, sends out an email a couple days before to let people know what the schedule really looks like. But typically, the Level 1 school is from 7:30am - 3pm. A description of the school is as follows:
LEVEL 1
This school is designed to "get your feet wet" with information and time behind the wheel. As a new autocrosser, you'll learn how to prepare for the event including doing a tech inspection on your car, work the different positions of the event, walk the course and drive the course. One of our seasoned National level instructors will ride with you and help you navigate the course with great precision and get you started on your car control needs. With some of the largest events in the country, we have great courses and lots of friendly competition, this is your opportunity to see what it's like to be part of the SCCA Solo community. $200

[ZCarMan]

Originally Posted by jpkirk

May 9th, is an SCCA level 1 school. Has anybody ever done one of these? I'm thinking about signing up to go.

WDCR will be hosting a Level 1 novice school on Saturday, May 9. Register here:
Log In
All of our schools are located at FedExField in Landover, MD (Redskins Stadium). They are all day schools, and Brian Garfield, who runs our schools, sends out an email a couple days before to let people know what the schedule really looks like. But typically, the Level 1 school is from 7:30am - 3pm. A description of the school is as follows:
LEVEL 1
This school is designed to "get your feet wet" with information and time behind the wheel. As a new autocrosser, you'll learn how to prepare for the event including doing a tech inspection on your car, work the different positions of the event, walk the course and drive the course. One of our seasoned National level instructors will ride with you and help you navigate the course with great precision and get you started on your car control needs. With some of the largest events in the country, we have great courses and lots of friendly competition, this is your opportunity to see what it's like to be part of the SCCA Solo community. $200

Jim, I've never done the autocross thing, but I'd think it would be a fun time regardless. Don't forget that you can also do a "intro" type event to HPDE up at Summit Point. Its called a "Hyper Drive" and last time I checked it was $50.00 for half an hour, with an instructor and half an hour of class room right before.

[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by ZCarMan

Jim, I've never done the autocross thing, but I'd think it would be a fun time regardless. Don't forget that you can also do a "intro" type event to HPDE up at Summit Point. Its called a "Hyper Drive" and last time I checked it was $50.00 for half an hour, with an instructor and half an hour of class room right before.

This is correct, but I have only seen NASA offer the $50 hyperdrives. For around $250-350 (depending on the organization) you can get a full weekend HPDE at a road course like Summit Point in WV. It includes 4-6 25 min sessions on the track, with an instructor riding along, as well as classroom sessions.

I did my first and only HPDE 2 years ago and it was one of the most fun times I've had driving. Improved my driving skill as well and it was cool seeing my lap times get better over time in my recorded runs. I would highly recommend it.

I'm personally not a huge fan of autocross because it's usually like 30-40 seconds of driving and then a lot of waiting. Takes like all day and you get like 3 mins total driving time, at least that was my experience. It does cost significantly less per event (around $30-40) and doesn't require as much car prep. I prefer being on a big open road course where you can legally hit 130 mph instead of just a parking lot.