About this event
What is an HPDE like at Thunderhill Raceway?
It's a chance to drive your car in a fun, safe, learning environment, on one of the the most fun tracks in Northern California. It's a chance to learn more about yourself, your driving skills, and your car. It's a chance to meet and socialize with a diverse group of people who really enjoy our Audi brand of cars. If it is your first or your tenth time attending an Audi driving event you will have a great time.
High Precision Driving Events - Educating & Informing while having fun!
Novice drivers will spend a few hours on the morning of the first day in a classroom session, followed by an hour of exercises in a parking log where they will develop skills and learn the practical side of vehicle dynamics. The class and exercises are designed to enhance your car control skills by applying them to your car, in a controlled and safe environment.
After the car control sessions the balance of the learning is on the track. Students are aggregated into Run Groups which are established to allow students to be on track with other drivers of similar experience. Novice students always have an instructor in the car during on track sessions. To ensure that the club provides each student with a safe and secure environment, passing is allowed only on designated sections of the course, and under controlled circumstances. The race track does not have side streets, stop lights, pedestrians, or any of the other distractions that we must address while driving on public streets. Because of this, the time you spend on the track provides a great opportunity to safely learn advanced driving techniques and explore the capabilities of both car and driver. This Audi Club event will give you an opportunity to improve your driving skills and learn more about your cars capabilities in a safe and controlled environment. Leave the track on Sunday
night with driving skills that will enhance and improve your daily driving experience.
About Thunderhill Raceway
Thunderhill Raceway in Willows, CA is the location of the annual ACGG Thunderhill HPDE. Thunderhill is a 3.0 mile SCCA track that contains all types of corners that you are likely to experience in your day-to-day driving. This track includes several elevation changes, short & long straight-aways, and a number of technical turns, yet it is considered to be one of the safest, and best tracks in America for drivers to develop or improve their driving skills. This unique combination of safety and complexity create the recipe for a great driving experience. Thunderhill recently underwent $1.5 million dollars in improvements including repaving and a new covered area in the paddock.
Who are we? 
The Audi Club Golden Gate is a chapter of the Audi Club of North America (ACNA), which is a 501c(3) non-profit organization with the purpose of educating its members in driver education, driver safety training, and education about the Audi brand. The Audi Club Golden Gate serves the members in Northern California, and Northern Nevada areas, but our events are open to anyone. To support the educational experience, Audi Club Golden Gate offers a variety of different types of events for our members. In addition to HPDEs, we also offer our members access to new product launchs at local dealerships, technical seminars, fun drives, social events, tours, etc. Audi Club Golden Gate enjoys an excellent level of support and participation in our events from our sponsors. We often offer special arrangements with these Audi dealerships, and well recognized private service centers around the geographic proximity to Northern California. Many of our sponsors offer discounts to club members.
As a member of ACNA, you automatically become a member of the Audi Club Golden Gate if you live in the two states listed above. You will receive a quarterly magazine from ACNA, as well as periodic emails from us to keep you up to date on all the scheduled events happening throughout the year.
Information about Audi Club Golden Gate
Go to www.audiclubgoldengate.org for information about the club.
Lodging and other logistics
The headquarters hotel for the event is the Holiday Inn Express in Willows, CA. Be sure to mention you re with the Audi Club to receive a room rate of $109/Night, for 2 nights. To obtain this rate, you must call the hotel directly, and book through the front desk. You can reach the hotel at 530-934-8900.
Costs and other details
The cost of this event is $395 for students if you register by March 31st, 2012, and $495 for students beginning on April 1st, and continuing until registration closes.
The cost of this event is $195 for instructors if you register by March 31st, 2012, and $295 for instructors beginning on April 1st, and continuing until registration closes.
Note: For anyone who registered for this event, prior to Feb 4th (the date that we adjusted the earlybird discount), you will receive a voucher, which is worth $60 toward auction items offered at the event.
Registration closes on April 27th, 2012 at 4PM
Event requirements
Each driver must meet the criteria below
- Be 18 years of age or older, have a current drivers license
- Be a current member of the Audi Club North America as of the date of the event
Safety Information
Helmets are required and must be rated SA or MA 2005 or newer. Helmets can be rented when you register. Audi Club North America (ACNA) does not allow convertibles to participate in these events, unless they have an approved 4 point roll bar. See info on the Audi Club Golden Gate website wiki.
No pick ups or SUV, or open wheel car registrations will be accepted. All cars must must pass tech and have equal types of restraints for the passenger and driver.
Venue
Thunderhill Raceway Park
Willows, CA
Organizer
Audi Club NA - Golden Gate Chapter
More events from this organizer