R Mackow

The Cumberland Valley Corvette Club is running and HPDE on April 16 & 17 at Pocono North Course. I will be instructing. If anyone is coming or thinking of coming as a student/beginner let me know. If you are new to this kind of event, I have been doing this one for about five years and can fill you in.
The CVCC policy for instructors is that they try to bring a student.

Rich Mackow
Lancaster County Corvette Club

TGiuliante

Whats the deal with this. I would come as your student. Why dont they assign you to a student? What course are they running?

davidfarmer

sounds like they are just trying to fill the event....make the "freeloading instructors" fill the empty slots.....

John Shiels

says North

Number 23

I went last year and got my license. It was a great time and lots of fun. Wish I could go this year.

R Mackow

You guys are right! There winds up being way more instructors than students. If an instructor "brings" a student (or has a student sign up for the event), then it takes the pressure off the event organizer.
Rich

rbl

This may become the "new deal" with most of the clubs.

Instructor needs to bring a student, else pay and drive.

TGiuliante

can you register for one day only?

Zenak

Is there a list of event that CVCC are running?
Do they have run groups like PCA does?
Do they allow passengers?

Thanks

John Shiels

google cumberland valley corvette club for their web site.

argonaut

They have three run groups: Student (full time instructor), Intermediate (instructor available if desired), Advanced (same). No passengers - if two people are in car, one must be an instructor. Note that they require a 5BC fire extinguisher with metal bracket.

Rich - I will be there in the Intermediate group and would appreciate some coaching if you have the time (I've done Pocono North many times but you can never get enough instruction). Brad.

R Mackow

Answers to some questions:
The event is a two day event: Check-in and tech Friday night; track opens at 7AM on Saturday and Sunday. There are 4 -20 minutes sessions each day. that's about 160 miles of track time. Students have instructors ride in the right seat and also attend classroom sessions. Inaddition to the beginners, there also are are intermediate and advanced groups. Cost for the weekend is $325, $300, and $275, respectively. What happens on Sunday, is that the run groups thin out, and are combines so you may find on Sunday you may get an extar one or two runs in. Actually, Dave Walter with the CVCC is the event organizer. Contact Dave for an application. If you wish me to mail you an application send me an email.

Only instructors can take passengers. If a student, I highly recommend riding with your instructor sometime on Saturday.

In my experience, a student usually gets "sign-off" on Sunday morning the can solo.
My primary suggestion is to bleed your brakes and put in fresh fluid and put on fresh pads. (I've been using ATE Blue and Carbotech XP8s. I run the 8's because I autox the car too.)
Rich