About this event
Our Rally Sport Region PCA 2024 driving season starts May 14th! AND Registration is now OPEN!!!!
EARLY-BIRD STUDENT REGISTRATION CLOSES MAY 1ST AT 11:59PM!!!!
Have you seen our 2024 hero image? 2023 turned into a bright, sunny day with a dry Waterford track. Will it be the same for our 2024 Beginner-centric HPDE? Only if the weather gods so deem it. We can't do much about the weather, but you CAN be ready for whatever awaits. Are YOU going to be ready with your fine ride? PLEASE note that ALL drivers are welcome, not just beginners!
PCA's Rally Sport Region is continuing our tradition of holding a special program for low or no experience drivers. But this does NOT mean only beginners/novices are invited! ALL DRIVERS, 18 YEARS AND OLDER, ARE WELCOME!
PCA's Rally Sport Region and its team of experience, nationally recognized instructors will conduct a driver's education event at the technically challenging and recently repaved 1.4 mile Waterford Hills road course on Tuesday, May 14th. Come out and take part in this special Beginner's Day event and see how enjoyable a driver’s education event at Waterford Hills can be!
All drivers will be placed in run groups based on experience. If you are a beginner you will be on the track with other beginners and an instructor will be with you in the car. More experienced drivers will be placed accordingly.
SCHEDULE: Gates open at 7:30 AM. Registration opens at 8:00 AM, depending on traffic and caffeine uptake for the Registrar. Please bring your driver's license, A COPY of your completed technical inspection form, and helmet to registration. You will be asked to sign the Track Waiver and PCA Waiver if you didn't sign the E-waivers and then you will be given your packet which will have the schedule of the day and the numbers to put on your car window. A MANDATORY DRIVER'S MEETING will be held at 8:40 AM in the paddock. Your Instructor will do a final tech inspection in the Paddock.
Come on out to the track May 14th whether it is your first driving event or one of many.
PCA Members: $195 early bird registration (on or before May 1st)
Non PCA Members: $225 early bird registration (on or before May 1st)
Add $50 for registration after May 1st and before May 7th.
Please note: No Student Registration after May 7th.
Instructors: PLEASE try to get your registration in by May 7th so we can get Pairings done.
Early-Bird Registration for Students closed Monday, May 1st @ 11:59pm
Tech Inspection form is posted below and on the the club website.
TECH FORM MUST BE FILLED BEFORE THE EVENT!!!
PLEASE NOTE: even if you think this will be your only event this season PLEASE keep your original tech form at home and bring a photocopy of your Tech Form to each HPDE event.
SPONSORSHIP
We would like to thank our season-long title sponsors for their support to put on our 2024 HPDE Season. Please review their services, look to them to assist in preparing for your season, including your Tech Inspection, and thank them when you see them at any of our HPDEs this season.
* Stadium Auto Service, 2405 W. Stadium Blvd., Ann Arbor, MI 48103, 734.369.6787, www.StadiumAutoService.com
* Porsche Ann Arbor, 2575 S State St., Ann Arbor, MI 48104, 734.530.3442, PorscheAnnArbor.com
* Bloom Roofing, 12238 Emerson Drive, Brighton, MI 48116, 800.483.9932, www.bloomroofing.com
* J2 Protective Films, 28287 Beck Rd, Suite D8, Wixom, MI 49393, 248.997.5975, j2protectivefilms.com
* Finn's JM&J Insurance Agency/Auto Owners Insurance, 483 Little Lake Drive, Ann Arbor, MI 48103, 734.668.4050, www.finnsins.com
If you have questions concerning this event, please contact one of event team members listed below:
* Event Chair: Kevin Kral; kevinjkral@gmail.com or 630-795-9924
* Event Chief Driving Instructor, Arnie Spieker, arnie.spieker@gmail.com, 248-672-7890
* Registrar: Charlie Brown III; registrar.rsr@gmail.com or 734-358-2393
Event requirements
Pre-registration is MANDATORY!
Helmet MUST be Snell SA2015 or SA2020. Motorcycle helmets are not allowed in any group. Loaner helmets (all are SA2015 or SA2020) are available in limited numbers for Green group only, see below.
Minimum 3 point seat belts. Driver’s and passenger’s must be equivalent.
IMPORTANT RULE FOR 2020 and beyond: Driver and passenger must wear a HANS device (or equivalent) in any vehicle equipped with 5-, 6- or 7-point harnesses.
Driver(s) must be at least 18 years of age and have a valid driver’s license.
Long sleeve cotton shirt, cotton pants, and leather or canvas shoes with rubber soles.
Annual Tech inspection form MUST be completed prior to arrival at the track. STRONGLY suggest at least 1-2 weeks prior to allow time for any fixes required.
TECH FORM MUST BE FILLED BEFORE THE EVENT!!!
PLEASE NOTE: even if you think this will be your only event this season PLEASE keep your original tech form at home and bring a photocopy of your Tech Form to each HPDE event.
Open cars must have a roll bar and pass the "broomstick test."
NOTE: if you damage any track facilities -- e.g., Armco or concrete barriers, buildings, fencing, corner stations, picnic tables -- you are financially responsible for repairs or replacements per track policies.
Please Note: Continental breakfast, cold drinks, and lunch are provided Fuel will not be available at the track, but is available less than a mile away on Dixie Hwy.
Loaner/Rental Helmet Policy: Helmets are "loaned" to Green Group drivers only for a maximum of 4 events, cumulatively including previous years. Loaner helmets with bag MUST be returned at the end of the event. Don't make me hunt you down!! After the 4th loan the club reserves the right to "rent" the helmet to the driver for $35/event. Loaners will be tracked effective 2021, and will carryover to future years.
P.S. All loaner helmets are SA2015 or SA2020 and all have HANS anchors.
NEW for 2022: loaner helmet & HANS device number must be recorded on your Tech form, right hand at-track section.
Starting 2021 we introduced electronically signed waiver. When you receive your confirmation E-mail from MotorsportReg it will contain a link for the E-waiver. Once you click that link you will receive a text on your cell phone to initiate the process. Please make sure you sign both -- they appear sequentially.
May 14th Waterford DE PCA SpeedWaiver
This link covers the PCA Waiver:
* PCA Release and Waiver of Liability
This is our primary process to eliminate stacks of paper & handling/long-term storage of waivers.
PCA National has dictated that Minor Waiver must still be done via old-school papyrus. ✍️😢
* If you have issues with the electronic SpeedWaiver we will always have paper waiver(s) at the Registration table.
