About this event
Mohawk Hudson Region SCCA and Patroon Chapter BMWCCA invite you to attend or instruct at our Adult Car Control Clinic at the Fortitech facility in Glenville NY.
Parents of TRSS participants and other attendees, here is your opportunity to participate in a car control clinc. This clinic is based upon the same instruction and techniques that your teen learned in the Tire Rack Street Survival program. You will learn some basic car control techniques to help you in every day driving and for that unexpected challenge down the road.
This event will take place on Saturday Sept 21st, 2013 at the "Fortitech" facility on Rt 50 in Glenville. From 8:00 AM to approx 1:00 PM
This is actually part of the Schenectady county airport and can be accessed from Rt 50 by entering near the Airplane museum.
Event requirements
Requirements for the Car Being Brought to the Car Control Clinic
1. The vehicle must be in good mechanical condition and safe in the opinion of the instructor and there will be a brief safety inspection of the car before it is allowed to participate.
2. The car used at the event must be a legally registered, licensed and insured to participate. We will not accept any race cars or special use vehicles into the school.
3. No visible leaks of any kind.
4. The tires must have visible tread and not worn to or beyond the wear bars.
5. All four tires must have the recommended pressure as listed in the owners manual for the car. Do NOT over inflate the tires past the recommended pressures.
6. The car, including the trunk, must be cleaned of all loose items before participating. Please remove these items before coming to the clinic. If loose items are in the vehicle the morning of the clinic they will need be removed and set outside of the car until the end of the day.
7. The battery and spare tire must be secure.
8. Have plenty of gas in the car for the day’s event.
What if I drive an SUV or Truck?
SUVs, SAVs, Trucks, Jeep-type vehicles, Minivans and other High Center of Gravity vehicles (HCG’s) will need to be verified before being allowed to participate. Older HCG’s without electronic stability control (not just the electronic traction control) will not be accepted.
You can see their rating test at www.safercar.gov/Safety+Ratings.
This review is for HCG vehicles only. Passenger cars do not need to be reviewed.
Any vehicle with a listing of 3 stars or more out of 5 in the “Roll Over” test will be allowed to participate in our clinic. We are concerned about the Roll Over test on the HCG only. We are not concerned about the crash test ratings.
Any HCG vehicle listed as “not rated” in the Roll Over test will not be allowed to participate
If you have any questions or need additional information, please contact Jim Bucci jim_trss@hotmail.com 518 944-4371.