About this event
Friday at the Track (FATT) is an introduction to high speed driving. It is an instructional event where you can bring your street car out for a day at the track. You receive classroom instruction, skid pad instruction in our cars (including front and rear skid management), and four sessions of in-car instruction in your own car. It is a chance to go fast and have fun in a controlled environment.
This event is held on the Shenandoah Circuit.
The Shenandoah Circuit is a 2.2-mile (3.5 km) road course that first opened in 2005. It is a no holds barred technical challenge that will take years for drivers to master. The track contains a dimensional replica of the Nürburgring-Nordschleife's famous banked Karussell turn complete with 20 degrees of banking. The corners contain both positive and negative camber as well as increasing and decreasing radius turns with vertical drops. If you are truly up for a challenge to your car handling abilities, the Shenandoah Circuit is truly one of the most technical tracks in the country.
Event requirements
Review this page before each registration. The rules and policies will evolve as the program grows.
Vehicle Eligibility
- Street cars on street tires. Sorry, no SUV’s, Minivans, or Truck’s.
- Roll bars are mandatory for all convertibles. Removable Hard Tops are not for rollover protection.
- Functional factory or “pop-up” roll bars are acceptable such as Porsche Boxster or BMW Z3 with owners manual that confirms that they are “ROLLOVER PROTECTION” not “Style” bars. Honda S2000, Dodge Viper, Chevrolet Corvette, and Mazda MX5 convertibles and some other convertibles, not listed, are required to have an aftermarket ROLL Bar.
- Historic cars must have a minimum of three point belts. Belts must be safely installed and well anchored.
- Drivers and passenger’s seat must provide IDENTICAL protection, including seat, seat belts and roll bar padding.
- Some racecars from various sanctioning bodies are FATT, eligible, provided they meet all BSR tech requirements. This includes a passenger seat for all Group 1 and Group 2i participants.
- The sound decibel limit for vehicles is 103. Sound levels will be monitored. Vehicles found to be over the limit will be asked to correct on the first offense, then not permitted to participate on subsequent offenses.
General Rules
- Cars will be technically inspected for safety.
- Helmets are required. (SA2005/M2005 or higher rating – limited quantity available for loan) SA2010/M2010 required after Jan 1, 2017.
- Participants should keep safety equipment in proportion to performance modifications.
- Gate opens at 7:45 am.
- Everyone must attend the driver’s meetings. Registration closes at 8:45 am for Group 1, and 10:15 am for Group 2. Students should plan to arrive one hour prior to allow enough time for technical inspection. Students will not be able to participate if they miss the driver’s meeting.
