| This year's autocross school is going to be a bit different from anything we've done before. The Intermediate/Advanced School was on the calendar, and yet, we've had numerous requests for another novice school as well. Since there are only so many weekends in the year and to accommodate both requests, this year, we will be running a combined school for both novice and intermediate students.
Our event limits and requirements for entry will be:
- 20 Novices (7 events or less)
- 20 Intermediate Students (8 events or more)
We will also have 20 instructors, to maximize your time and the
consistency of instruction.
For the purposes of the school, a novice is somebody with an experience range between ZERO events and seven events. If you've done eight or more
events, including schools, then you can sign up as an intermediate student.
If you have been autocrossing for three, four, or more years OR you
routinely PAX in the top 25% of the event field, this is NOT the school for you. We are going to be focusing on novices and those who are just beyond the novice level. If you've PAXed higher than any of the autocross VPs or the Prez this year, you can't come to this one unless you are instructing! If you consider yourself an advanced student, you should contact Miles about instructing!
The cost for this event is $30.00, which includes lunch. You should still bring gallons of cold water to drink though!
Students will work with instructors in the morning and in the early afternoon. Of course you will be working for a part of that time as well. But in addition to your regular worker assignments during the school, this year, as a reward to our usually burned out, self-sacrificing instructors, we will be asking the students to work the course for a session after lunch while the instructors drive. We expect to dismiss the students around 4:00 in the afternoon.
Planned activities include:
- re-calibration of your senses (meaning you ride with the instructor in the instructor's car)
- course walking and analysis
- lots of runs with an instructor coaching you in your car
- timed and un-timed courses
- lunch time education
Registration information:
All students must preregister and prepay via PayPal. Preregistration is now open! Use the password from August. If you are a member and want to invite a non-member friend who is a NOVICE, please help him/her get signed up.
The schedule, details, and other info will be forwarded to you via email about a week before the school. Be sure you use a VALID and CURRENT email address when you sign up. If you are registered for a Permanent Number and have changed any of your information since you registered (email address, car information, etc.) please update it!!! It would be helpful if the car information was correct for the car you plan to drive in the school.
Thanks and see ya on course!
Your Event Chairs,
Miles Beam
Jim Feinberg
Kevin Allen
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