Buttonwillow - December 17th
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '07
Buttonwillow - December 17th
The event offers full instruction for those that want it. Instructors will take you through a short ground school session focusing on safety & performance driving techniques. In the controlled environment of the track, without the distraction of opposing traffic, practice: Controlled stopping and cornering techniques, Skid recovery, Skid pad exercises (for those interested) emphasizing car control and braking skills. When you are not driving on the track, classroom instruction is provided to you. While on the track instructors will be riding along with you. For beginners it usually starts out with an instructor driving a few laps to show you the correct line, then it is your chance to drive with the instructor in your car for as long as you like until you go out on your own. 99% of the instruction is on the track with an average of 2.5 – 3 hours of driving.
For those with experience who just want to get on the track and have fun they can do just that. In the morning the east loop is used for beginners and the west loop for others. After lunch they connect the two for one very large and fun course. Gates open at 8AM. Friends and family welcome to watch.
http://www.buttonwillowraceway.com/clinic.htm
Registration Fee - only $195
Includes Lunch and $15 Buttonwillow Gift Shop Credit
For those with experience who just want to get on the track and have fun they can do just that. In the morning the east loop is used for beginners and the west loop for others. After lunch they connect the two for one very large and fun course. Gates open at 8AM. Friends and family welcome to watch.
http://www.buttonwillowraceway.com/clinic.htm
Registration Fee - only $195
Includes Lunch and $15 Buttonwillow Gift Shop Credit
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This sounds like an excellent event. Thanks for posting, Ron. How many cars would you expect in total, and roughly by skill level? Is the afternoon divided into run groups by skill level in the typical fashion?
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Burning Brakes
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Event is limited to 65 entries.
In the morning all novices without track experience or those who want to attend will be on the east loop for a morning driving school with instructors.
While they are doing this there is typically 1 or 2 rund groups on the west loop. Last time there were so many novices there was open track all morning on the west loop if I recall correctly!
In the afternoon I think they break it up into 3 groups and then combine the two sides into the big track configuration.
It pretty much open to all. I just know I am bring along 7 Corvette friends that I have confirmed registered.
In the morning all novices without track experience or those who want to attend will be on the east loop for a morning driving school with instructors.
While they are doing this there is typically 1 or 2 rund groups on the west loop. Last time there were so many novices there was open track all morning on the west loop if I recall correctly!
In the afternoon I think they break it up into 3 groups and then combine the two sides into the big track configuration.
It pretty much open to all. I just know I am bring along 7 Corvette friends that I have confirmed registered.
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Originally Posted by qwik96GS
It pretty much open to all. I just know I am bring along 7 Corvette friends that I have confirmed registered.
EDIT - I see it says street legal only.
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Burning Brakes
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St. Jude Donor '07
Originally Posted by bruce1
How about safety equipment requirements?
Convertibles must have roll bars
Seat belts...
The standard stuff you should have at a track day event.
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Hi Ron:
I am going to try and swing this one, too. I am already committed to go to Streets of Willow with Speedventures on December 9th. I am not certain I can swing the schedule to hit the track again a week later.
I am going to try and swing this one, too. I am already committed to go to Streets of Willow with Speedventures on December 9th. I am not certain I can swing the schedule to hit the track again a week later.
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Burning Brakes
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For experienced drivers who have not attended this driving clinic in the past, but are attending this event you will need to talk to the head instructor to get a waiver to not have to attend the classroom portion in the morning per Buttonwillow Raceway Park. Just found this out this morning...
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Burning Brakes
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The down side is if you snooze you lose and last I heard the event is full with a 20 person waiting list. Alternatively I doubt all 20 people will so up at the gates!
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Burning Brakes
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Next event for me after this one will be:
January 28th - Big Willow Springs
then
February 25th - Buttonwillow
So there is plenty of others to come out too!
January 28th - Big Willow Springs
then
February 25th - Buttonwillow
So there is plenty of others to come out too!
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St. Jude Donor '07