can anyone recommend any racing school around seattle?

Here's what I know. If you join BMW or ALPHA ROMEO (sp?) car clubs you can do high speed driving days at Pacific Raceways with instructors. I have a friend who sponsers me for the Porsche club days. I am considering joining the BMW club to get more track days in. There is also advertisement (bill board) at the track for a "race school" but I do not have that information.

Before driving at the track is allowed (for the Porsche club at least) there is a driver's skill day(1), ground school(1) and car inspection(1 per year) required.

A lot of stuff up front to do but I've found the information offered useful.

The Porsche club is hosting a high speed education day on Saturday. I'm paid and signed up so it is a done deal. The event goes all day long (~9 to 4). To clarify this is not racing, just high speed training….no timing allowed.

I'm still a lower class track newby so I'm just figuring things out and having fun with the car.

@nikon_fm can you give more info on the education day? kinda intersted and want to read more on that. thanks.

I'd be interested in doing this this Summer as well.

One Day High Performance Driving | ProFormance Racing School

I found that link on the Pacific Raceways site. Anyone here don this?

proformance is kinda expensive. someone told me that there's a racing school thats much cheaper but i forgot to ask where is it.

I would be interested too. I'll be visiting Seattle in the latter half of August and it looks like there's a class on Mon Aug 16...unless these guys would do a 370Z group class and a different date can be set??? :driving:

MotorsportReg.com : Online registration management tools for driving and social events

The above link has a listing for all driving events……..everywhere, but you can narrow down the list by searching x miles from your zip code.

1. Register for a driver's skills day with the Porsche club….usually held at Bremerton speedway. The is the first step and is open to anyone/car. ~$80 including SA2005 helmet rental.

2. Join either the BMW or ALPHA ROMEO car clubs (they can run with the Porsche club at the Driver's Ed days….high speed driving at Pacific Raceways)…..cost is club dependent

3. Car inspection based on the Porsche Clubs criteria ~$100. More information can be found at:
Driver Education | At the Track | PNWR | PCA

4. Sign up for a high speed or drivers education day on: MotorsportReg.com : Online registration management tools for driving and social events and pay ~$200 ish
5. Attend the ground school "seminar/class" ~2 hours and $10 and you are good to go for the track.

Essentially this is not racing but training on how to drive your car fast.

What is really cool about the "classes" is that there are some seriously high end cars that come. These people just want to experience driving their cars quickly on the track and minimize the chance of rubbing paint.

There are definitely different options out there to get on the track but the above is most of the process I went through.

@nikon_fm
thanks for the info
anyone wants to join for the driving school?

I'm thinking about it. I heard the one in Bremerton is easy and cheap to get into.

Is Bremerton a "skills" event? Skills days are fairly cheap but not really track or high speed oriented, just handling related. Kind of fun though…typically slalom, throttle steering, auto cross, high speed braking, offset slalom and handling ovals are the mini drills for the whole day.

PoP! Was that you at Pacific Raceways yesterday? What a day that was! Sure had a great time despite how much running around I had going on.

Saturday Drive with ZCCW
 

Here's the info:

May 29th is memorial day week end. Would it be ok to do the drive then? I figure a 10:00AM show time @ Star lake park and ride, with a 10:30 leave time. Here is the link for the drive that starts at star lake, to Enumclaw (short stop for coffie and rest rooms.), to Eatonville (lunch @ Truly Scrumptious Cafe Bakery.), Yelm, Rochester (short break rest rooms/gas.), across Capital forest (Mima Mounds area) and on to Olympia Priest Piont. Good local places to eat and dine in Olympia. http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF8& ... 2b7ca2&z=9
The drive itself takes around 4-5 hrs.
Created by me
Star lk. P&R-P riest Point Park. Public
Start @ Star lk. P&R out to Enumclaw, regroup @ Railroad st.and stevenson ave. off to the right.(15min.)
(Local bake shops, coffie, etc).
From Enumclaw will head to Eatonville.
(little ruffride on mud mt. road.not bad though.) regroup @ Truly Scrumptious Bakery.(20-30 min. lunch.) (Bruno's didn't know if they would have room.)"Sorry"
From Eatonville will go to Yelm and on to Rochester to regroup @ Hwy Diner on the left(15 min).
From there will got to Priest Pt. Park for the end of drive. (Note that when on 4th ave. and turning left onto E. Bay dr. N.E. (actually Plum St. S.E) Use South entrance and meet by Rose Garden if possible, more parking on other side of bridge.
I've made a resevation at Fish Tale Brew and Pub if anyone wishes to join after Priest point. To get there is just two blocks down from 4th on Legion way S.E. and Jefferson st. S.E.
17 views - Public
Created on Jan 19 - Updated Mar 12Directions to E Bay Dr NE
Last Updated by brewchan
Starting from Unknown road
1 Head northwest toward 26th Ave S - go 85 ft
2 Turn left at 26th Ave S - go 495 ft
3 Turn left at S 272nd St - go 0.1 mi
4 Turn right to merge onto I-5 S - go 4.8 mi
5 Take exit 142A to merge onto WA-18 E toward Auburn - go 4.4 mi
6 Exit onto WA-164 E toward Enumclaw - go 0.2 mi
7 Turn left at Auburn Way S/WA-164 E - go 14.7 mi
Continue to follow WA-164 E (turn left @ Railroad st.- there is a big parking area for rest stop and regroup).(15min.)
8 Turn left at Roosevelt Ave/WA-410 E - go 4.9 mi
Continue to follow WA-410 E.
9 Turn right at SE Mud Mountain Rd - go 1.2 mi
10 Continue onto Weyerhauser Mainline Rd - go 0.7 mi
11 Turn right at SE Mud Mountain Rd - go 2.2 mi
12 Turn right at 284th Ave SE - go 0.1 mi **(watch for this turn!!! comes up quick)**
13 Take the 1st left onto SE Mud Mountain Rd - go 3.1 mi
14 Turn left at Enumclaw Buckley Rd/WA-410 W - go 1.5 mi
Continue to follow WA-410 W ( we will pull over on the shoulder to regroup until everyone is there, it's a hard road to get on sometimes, be carefull).
15 Turn left at WA-165 S - go 112 ft
16 Turn left to stay on WA-165 S - go 305 ft
17 Turn right to stay on WA-165 S - go 1.6 mi
18 Turn right at Pioneer Way/WA-162 W - go 8.8 mi
19 Turn left at Orville Rd E - go 9.2 mi
20 Turn left at Kapowsin-Lake Head/Orville Rd E - go 8.9 mi
Continue to follow Orville Rd E
21 Turn left at Meridian Ave E/WA-161 S - go 1.4 mi
Continue to follow WA-161 S (look to right after passing sign for Eatonville for Truly Scrumptious Bakery for lunch).(20-30min.)
22 Turn right at Larson St E - go 318 ft
23 Turn left at Mashell Ave S - go 0.3 mi
24 Continue onto Eatonville Lagrande Rd/WA-161 S - go 2.6 mi
25 Sharp right at Mountain Hwy E/National Park Hwy/WA-7 N - go 9.1 mi
26 Turn left at 352nd St E/Mc Kenna Tanwax/WA-702 W - go 9.3 mi ( also called Golden rd.).
27 Turn left at Spanaway McKenna Hwy/WA-507 S - go 2.9 mi
Continue to follow WA-507 S
28 Turn left at 1st St S/WA-507 S - go 14.1 mi
Continue to follow WA-507 S
29 Turn left at S Wichman St - go 0.3 mi
30 Continue onto W 6th Ave/Old Hwy 99 SE - go 8.1 mi
Continue to follow Old Hwy 99 SE
31 Continue onto US-12 W - go 6.5 mi (In Rochester off to left just past Albany St. is Hwy Diner for rest stop and regroup).(15min.)
32 Turn right at Moon Rd SW - go 1.3 mi
33 Turn right at Hunter Rd SW - go 0.3 mi
34 Continue straight onto Gate Rd SW/Mima Gate Rd SW - go 3.8 mi
35 Slight left at Mima Rd SW - go 3.1 mi
36 Continue onto Waddell Creek Rd SW - go 4.1 mi
37 Turn right at Sherman Valley Rd SW - go 322 ft
38 Continue onto Waddell Creek Rd SW - go 2.7 mi
39 Turn left at Delphi Rd SW - go 6.3 mi
40 Turn right at Mud Bay Rd NW - go 1.7 mi
41 Continue onto Harrison Ave NW - go 1.3 mi
42 At the traffic circle, take the 1st exit onto Olympic St W - go 0.1 mi
43 At the traffic circle, take the 3rd exit onto 4th Ave W - go 0.9 mi
44 Turn left at E Bay Dr NE - go 1.7 mi **(E. Bay dr N.E. is also Plum st. S.E.)**
Arriving at E Bay Dr NE Priest Point is on the right hand side.
Total: 149 mi - about 4 hours 15 mins (up to 4 hours 19 mins in traffic)

no that wasn't me i didn't go there this saturday

Who was that?
 

I met a person with a platinum/sports package 370Z with full Stillen bolt ons and including nose vents (those bloody expensive ones) at Pacific Raceways on Saturday and did not get his name. Nice guy wants to track his car...........Are you on the forum?

For anyone willing to brave the wet weather on a narrow-ish kart track, this friday night, Pacific Grand Prix is having twilight car lapping around their course from 5pm till 830. I thought about it but I've worked on the corners during their big race weekends and it will no doubt be VERY muddy off the track, better make sure you have your tow hook!

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