About this event
N.W.A.A. presents DRIVE TO SURVIVE - COME HOME ALIVE!
2012 YOUNG DRIVER'S ADVANCE SCHOOL APRIL 20, 21, 22 2012
Our signature event is an advanced driver skill building day for young adults. This will be our 8th year providing a skill building experience for young people, in their own cars, to help save lives
This school is open to any licensed driver from 16-21 years old. The applicant needs to have a suitable car, we cannot allow lifted or high profile vehicles, but most street sedans and many 2 wheel drive trucks can qualify. We frequently get donated cars for students whose car cannot qualify for all maneuvers, but this is on a case by case basis. Students may share cars up to 2 per car
Friday evening our students attend a ground school. Saturday we pair the students up with experienced high performance drivers from racing, rally, and law enforcement, to spend the day in a series of extreme driving experiences. These experiences build from simple panic stops to emergency lane change and accident avoidance drills.
Event requirements
The training program costs are as follows:
Students (16-22) $15.00 maximum of 30
Adults (23 plus) $45.00 as space is available, (DO NOT pay online)
The training program locations and times are as follows:
Ground School : Friday, April 20th, Meet at Northwest Natural Gas in Astoria (176 W.Marine Dr) at 5:30pm for registration and techincal inspection of your car, class starts at 6:30pm. The class schedule includes; a presentation by Senior Trooper Jim Pierce, Vehicle Dynamics (Physics of what makes vehicles work - weight transfer - contact patch), and Safety and Clothing Issues ( flags, alertness, clothing, shoes, no flip-flops,helmets, and more.)
Skills Training : Saturday, April 21st, Meet at the Warrenton Les Schwab (1167 SE Marlin Ave) at 8:30am for registraion and tech inspection of additional vehicles, then group together and move to the Astoria Airport for most of the day, for various driving exercises.
Skills Performance: Sunday April 22nd, Ocean Run IX Autocross, an additional $30.00. Meet at Warrenton Les Schwab's at 8:00am to group together and move to the Astoria Airport for an autocross to apply the skills learned Friday and Saturday.
Additional information and forms are available at the NWAA website: http://www.nwautox.org follow the "Drive To Survive" items.
If necessary contact, Steve Newby at Northwest Autosports Association, C/O Pacific Public Safety, 89346 Dellmoor LP Rd, Warrenton OR 97146 Phone 503-861-9288 for information about the School, School Packet and special Waiver Forms.
