I spent this past weekend at Buttonwillow Raceway instructing with VARA-U, VARA’s annual driving school. It was about a 70/30 split between street cars and race cars, with some students getting ready to earn their race license, while others were just there for some track instruction. Students age ranged from teenagers to others well into retirement, and [...]
The Vintage Automobile Racing Association has announced the schedule for it’s annual High Performance Driving School called VARA-U. It is held at the beginning of every race season as an opportunity to either get your provisional vintage racing license or enjoy a weekend of track-based instruction. Some drivers come every year for a fun and affordable weekend, [...]
Yesterday I instructed at Laguna Seca Raceway with the TrackMasters track-day club. Doug Gale runs a great event, and we shared the track schedule with the Zoom-zoom motorcyle track club. The June weather in the Monterey Bay area can’t be beat, cool and foggy until 8am, then clear and sunny until 6pm, with highs around 75. I signed [...]
It’s amazing, but yesterday I nearly got my fill of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca. After two days of continuous track time with Your Private Track Day, I actually went home saying I got enough laps. Phillip Holmes runs a great trackday club, and instructing with his club is a good time. The schedule ran with three groups – Beginning, [...]
From the latest edition of Vintage Motorsports – 2.17.2011 “”Phoenix Road racers in the Phoenix metro area will have one less circuit to play on starting in March. During a press announcement about the repaving of Phoenix International Raceway’s one-mile NASCAR oval, track officials revealed that the infield road course comprising 1.51-miles, 11 turns and 2/3 [...]
Yesterday I had my first opportunity to drive Infineon Raceway, aka Sears Point, Sonoma County Raceway. I ran with NASA NorCal’s HPDE group 4, and had a terrific day. This is one big club! Four HPDE run groups, a Time Trial group, and three race groups, with 30-50 cars per group, that’s a lot of cars. The great [...]
The west coast’s best driving school will be taking place next weekend, Jan 15/16, 2011. This school is hosted by VARA, the Vintage Auto Racing Association, and held at Buttonwillow Raceway near Bakersfield, California. The school has a very friendly and low key atmosphere, and is run by a mix of professional and volunteer club instructors. VARA-U can [...]
Last week I went to Laguna Seca for a track day with one of our great local groups, Your Private Track Days. We had good weather and lots of expensive toys came out for a day of lapping. Unfortunately the Race Wagon decided it didn’t want to play. On the third lap of session one I started [...]