About this event
This special event is a Ladies Only Performance Driver Education! Join lead instructor Carol Neal for a unique track event, the opportunity to meet new friends, and to share those experiences. There are NO afternoon PDE solo sessions. This event will run from approximately 9:15am - approximately 3pm with and includes a break for lunch.
Learn the art of driving fast in a safe and controlled environment. After the drivers meeting and classroom instruction, you'll head straight to the North Track to train with a Pitt Race instructor in your own car. The goal is to apply what you learn in class to develop your skills behind the wheel as you experience the range of your car’s performance. If you want to be a better driver with techniques based on high-performance driving, a Pitt PDE is for you.
Group 1 (Novice): Drivers wanting to get their first experience on our track. If you want to learn about high performance driving, but lack track experience, this group is for you. Drivers spend their sessions with our instructors and learn the basic skills of high performance driving. This group is meant to provide a supportive and instructional, low pressure situation for any driver to learn the fundamentals of performance driving in the safest way possible. Cost: $225 per driver
Group 2 (Intermediate): If you have some track experience, have been signed off from our Group 1 or our chief instructor approved your credentials, you fit this group. Group 2 provides drivers with experience a chance to continue honing skills in your car with an instructor Cost: $225 per driver.
Mandatory Drivers Meeting begins at 9:15am. Classroom and on-track sessions begin at 10am. Groups 1 & 2 will include three sessions on track with a Pitt Race instructor, plus two classroom sessions.
PDE Group 1 and Group 2 Daily Protocols:
- Participants may enter the property 7:00 a.m.
- Registration begins at 7:30 a.m., followed by a mandatory driver’s meeting at 9:15 a.m. It is mandatory for all drivers to attend the driver’s meeting and classroom sessions. If you arrive after the drivers meeting you must see the lead instructor before you will be given access to the track.
- Classroom sessions for Group 1 and the first on track session for group 2 begin at 10:00 a.m.
- No race engines may be started before 8:00 a.m. or after 6:00 p.m. PDE sessions times are subject to adjustments and modifications.
- Pitt Race determines the schedule based on enrollment. Pitt Race reserves the right to limit the number of participants on the track.
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Event requirements
Car Requirements:
- To ensure your safety and that of the other participants, a Self Tech Form must be completed for every car on track. The form must be surrendered to event personnel before being released onto the track. Forms are collected on the false grid (this will be explained in class and/or at driver’s meeting). A link to this form will be provided upon confirmation of registration.
- This program requires all drivers to use their own qualified vehicle.
- Convertible vehicles with operational factory rollover protection system are allowed. This includes factory roll bars, pop up rollover protection, and reinforced a-pillars designed to provide rollover protection. The car must be driven with the convertible top in the up and locked position. Arm restraints are recommended.
- All other convertibles require either an installed factory hard top or a four-point roll bar. If a roll bar is installed, the top of the driver’s helmet must be below the line from the top of the roll bar (not including padding) to the top of the windshield frame. Portions of the roll bar subject to contact by the drivers’ helmet must be padded with a non-resilient material with a minimum thickness of one-half inch. Arm restraints are recommended.
- Vehicles with a high center of gravity and narrow track, including SUV's, Cross-Overs, Mini Vans, and 4WD pickup trucks, are not permitted.
- No passengers in any cars at any time, excluding approved instructors riding with a student.
Driver Requirements:
- Drivers must be 18 years of age or older, and possess a valid state issued driver's license.
- Drivers under the age of 18 must complete the Pitt Race Parental Consent form.
- Shoes that cover the entire foot must be worn while on track. (No sandal, heels, crocks, etc.)
- Long pants and long sleeved shirts are required for participation.
- Snell certified helmets with the following ratings are accepted: SA2015, SA2010, SAH2010, M2015, and M2010. Note; The 2005 rated helmets are no longer permitted at these events.
- Drivers must bring any existing Student Log Book to the PDE. Proof of credentials may be required for opting into higher level run groups.
- Instructors will complete a Student Evaluation Form and it will be available for viewing on your Motorsportreg.com profile a few days after the event.
