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.
Lunch from Subway is included for the registered PDE driver and instructors. It will begin following the conclusion of track activity for the PDE.
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.
Drivers Meeting begins at 8:15. Groups 1 & 2 will include three sessions on track with a Pitt Race instructor, plus two classroom sessions.
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Event requirements
PDE Group 1 and Group 2 Daily Protocols:
- Participants may enter the property 6:30 a.m.
- Locate a paddock spot in the North Track Paddock for you vehicle and equipment. Electricity equipped spots may be reserved in advance or paid for on site.
- Report to the Pitt Stop Pro Shop for driver check-in and to receive your information packet beginning at 7am.
- A mandatory drivers meeting will begin at 8:15 in the Event Center and it is mandatory for all drivers to attend all classroom sessions. If you arrive late you must see the lead instructor before you will be given access to the track.
- 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
- You will be required to sign the Pitt Race waiver upon arrival at the track gate.
- 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.
- No SUV’s, vans or trucks permitted. Call the track office if you have questions about your car's eligibility.
- No passengers in any cars at any time, excluding approved instructors riding with a student.
Driver Requirements:
- Drivers must be 18 years of age by the date of the event and have a valid, state issued driver's license.
- Shoes that cover the entire foot must be worn while on track. (No sandals, heels, etc.)
- Long pants and long sleeved shirts are required for participation.
- Helmets Snell certified with the following ratings are accepted: SA2015, SA2010, SA2005, SAH2010, M2015, M2010, and M2005. Note; The 2005 rated helmets will no longer be acceptable after 01/01/17
- Drivers must bring any existing Student Log Book to the PDE. 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. Proof of credentials may be required for opting into higher level run groups.
